November 16, 201510 yr jbuszkie => Another thought ... have you modified the nr_requests parameter since you last booted? Since you recently upgraded to v6, you may have noticed that parity checks take somewhat longer, but this can be mitigated by changing nr_requests AND by disabling GUI updates. Have you done both of these?
November 16, 201510 yr I have done the nr_requests.. but how do you disable the gui updates? (I may have it open a on couple machines..) Jim
November 16, 201510 yr I have done the nr_requests.. but how do you disable the gui updates? (I may have it open a on couple machines..) Jim Settings - Display Settings - Page Update Frequency (set to Disabled)
November 16, 201510 yr I have done the nr_requests.. but how do you disable the gui updates? (I may have it open a on couple machines..) Jim Settings - Display Settings - Page Update Frequency (set to Disabled) Will that cover all open pages on all machines? I assume yes... Jim
November 16, 201510 yr Yes. The GUI will then only update when you do it manually by clicking on "Refresh" or by changing to a different tab. This made a BIG difference when I upgraded my old C2SEA system to v6. Initially parity checks took more than 30% longer than with v5. After disabling page updates that dropped to a bit over 10%. Once the nr_requests change was suggested and I did that, the speed is back to v5 levels.
November 17, 201510 yr I don't really mind low hard drive read/write speed, only reliability. Are these drives good for me? 97% of my data is blu-ray files. I am really intrigued by the price of these drives.
November 17, 201510 yr Only time will tell just how reliable these drives are, but the experiences noted to date have been pretty good. I have two of them, but not in any of my servers. I DO plan to use them for my next server, but simply haven't needed the additional space yet. Others who are using them have all reported good results -- I've not seen any reports of failures. And they do NOT have "... low ... read/write speed ..." ==> with their 1.33GB/platter density it's actually quite the opposite ... performance is quite good for a drive that rotates at a relatively low speed. The only issue is if you were using them in a manner that caused the persistent cache to get full ... THEN the write speed slows to a dramatic crawl. You can read a good bit about these drives here: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=39526.0
November 17, 201510 yr I'd never heard of Jet.Com before....my Drive showed up today in a NewEgg Box... I guess for the price, I don't really care!
November 17, 201510 yr I'd never heard of Jet.Com before....my Drive showed up today in a NewEgg Box... I guess for the price, I don't really care! Did you get a Newegg packing slip? If so, does it say anything different from a regular Newegg order?
November 17, 201510 yr I'd never heard of Jet.Com before....my Drive showed up today in a NewEgg Box... I guess for the price, I don't really care! Did you get a Newegg packing slip? If so, does it say anything different from a regular Newegg order? Packing List has "Jet" at the Top, but there is a "NewEgg SO#" and "NewEgg Item Number" (22-178-748) in the body of the List...
November 17, 201510 yr Packing List has "Jet" at the Top, but there is a "NewEgg SO#" and "NewEgg Item Number" (22-178-748) in the body of the List... Hmm, I wonder if that would still be Ok for warranty work if needed. I've heard that Jet isn't an authorized reseller since they don't actually stock anything.
November 17, 201510 yr I hope server parts are gonna be cheap this black friday. I'm thinking of buying 3 of these bad boys.
November 17, 201510 yr Jet is just a consolidator => they drop ship products from a number of vendors ... they have agreements with these vendors r.e. pricing and quantities -- so you never actually know who's going to fulfill an order you make with them. You might get a drive from Newegg this time, and some non-name distributor the next. Note that hard drive warranties aren't dependent on who you purchased your drive from -- in fact you don't need a receipt for the drive at all. The warranty is based solely on the serial number. The ONLY time you need a receipt is if you have a drive you purchased new from some vendor's NOS ("new, old stock") -- the manufacturer will honor the stated warranty length if you can prove that you purchased it later than the serial number would normally imply.
November 17, 201510 yr Note that hard drive warranties aren't dependent on who you purchased your drive from -- in fact you don't need a receipt for the drive at all. The warranty is based solely on the serial number. The ONLY time you need a receipt is if you have a drive you purchased new from some vendor's NOS ("new, old stock") -- the manufacturer will honor the stated warranty length if you can prove that you purchased it later than the serial number would normally imply. Good to know, thanks.
November 17, 201510 yr Author I'm almost finished building a new UnRAID setup with 3 of these drives (1 parity + 2 data). Just thought I'd share my numbers. My preclear time was just over 60 hours for the 3 drives. This was with the flast post-read flag set, although I may have messed that up. I'm almost finished with building my parity as well now. I'm about 11 hours in and 75% finished. The total time when finished should be about 15.5 hours total, which honestly isn't too bad in my mind considering the parity drive is 8TB.
November 18, 201510 yr My second drive from them was a dud! Wasn't recognized! :-( So back it goes. Jet wouldn't send me another. I think they figured I got the 20% off deal twice! but I had a 15% off code from them and the drive was a little more.. so instead of $177... I paid $195. Still a good deal, I think. Hopefully this one is better! Jim
November 18, 201510 yr My second drive from them was a dud! Wasn't recognized! :-( So back it goes. Jet wouldn't send me another. I think they figured I got the 20% off deal twice! but I had a 15% off code from them and the drive was a little more.. so instead of $177... I paid $195. Still a good deal, I think. Hopefully this one is better! Jim Please let us know how the return process works with Jet. Do they cover shipping to you and back to them?
November 18, 201510 yr zero issues with the return process. I even clicked the waive free return but the sent me a label anyway.. I did talk to them on the phone. The label does say bill sender... So I don't know if they will bill me? I don't know how they could? It seems like I could have done it online too pretty easy..
November 18, 201510 yr zero issues with the return process. I even clicked the waive free return but the sent me a label anyway.. I did talk to them on the phone. The label does say bill sender... So I don't know if they will bill me? I don't know how they could? It seems like I could have done it online too pretty easy.. Oh good, I'm glad to hear that. Do you think they would've sent you a replacement if they didn't think you used the 1-time coupon twice?
November 18, 201510 yr Oh good, I'm glad to hear that. Do you think they would've sent you a replacement if they didn't think you used the 1-time coupon twice? I think so.. But you have to call.. There was no option for "Replace" only "refund" Jim
November 18, 201510 yr I think so.. But you have to call.. There was no option for "Replace" only "refund" Jim Got it, thanks.
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