CHBMB Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 You need to mount the disk in Unassigned Devices before you can see the SMART report... Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 You need to mount the disk in Unassigned Devices before you can see the SMART report... Thanks! Doesn't look good, yes? Quote Link to comment
archedraft Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yeah, don't use that drive. Quote Link to comment
mr-hexen Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yeah, don't use that drive. He was only going to use it as a cache drive I thought. If that's true. Go for it. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yes...just as cache; and I guess to host PLEX...which is the point of the OP. One says go this way, the other says go that way (and this guy...he's like "what do you want from me" I need a consensus. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Get another disk unless it will break the bank. If you do go with the old disk be sure to back it up frequently so you can recover your plex library and whatever else you are keeping on it. If you were only using it to cache user share writes that would be different. Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 One says go this way, the other says go that way (and this guy...he's like "what do you want from me")LMAO at the goodfellas' reference. Pretty much my favorite movie. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Get another disk unless it will break the bank. If you do go with the old disk be sure to back it up frequently so you can recover your plex library and whatever else you are keeping on it. If you were only using it to cache user share writes that would be different. Nah; of course not. I just wish, you could buy something small these days. I mean...even 250 is serious overkill, right? Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 One says go this way, the other says go that way (and this guy...he's like "what do you want from me")LMAO at the goodfellas' reference. Pretty much my favorite movie. Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Get another disk unless it will break the bank. If you do go with the old disk be sure to back it up frequently so you can recover your plex library and whatever else you are keeping on it. If you were only using it to cache user share writes that would be different. Nah; of course not. I just wish, you could buy something small these days. I mean...even 250 is serious overkill, right? Which is one reason why most people are using a 250GB SSD as a cache drive. It's ideal for a plex library that has thousands of small files. Quote Link to comment
archedraft Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Nah; of course not. I just wish, you could buy something small these days. I mean...even 250 is serious overkill, right? If you're only using the cache drive for plex and you do not have a crazy amount of movies then 250 is a on the higher end of space you need. If you will be doing other things with your cache drive, like other dockers or VMs or actually using the cache drive to get better transfer speeds, then 250 will not cut it. If you plan on messing with VMs or using the cache like normal get between 750 to 1 TB, IMHO. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 OK, thanks guys...as always! Lemme get a cache; we'll get that straight...and then, not lose sight of the OP. Getting PLEX loaded and working efficiently (which, in hindsight...was probably not an installation or operator error; but for the record...I do have a decent movie library, and I was hosting PLEX on a full drive ) See ya soon. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Oh...this is gonna sound stupid; but I think that ship has sailed How do I properly, take this drive out of the "loop"? Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Guys...I'm trying to keep this purchase; on the cheap. Looks like between $50-60, ought to get the job done. For that money...would you go 500G 3.5, or like a 128G SSD? Thanks Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Guys...I'm trying to keep this purchase; on the cheap. Looks like between $50-60, ought to get the job done. For that money...would you go 500G 3.5, or like a 128G SSD? Thanks Spend an extra $5 and get a 240GB SSD. http://amzn.com/B016JREGAC/ Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Guys...I'm trying to keep this purchase; on the cheap. Looks like between $50-60, ought to get the job done. For that money...would you go 500G 3.5, or like a 128G SSD? Thanks Spend an extra $5 and get a 240GB SSD. http://amzn.com/B016JREGAC/ Right; or... http://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-SP550-240GB-ASP550SS3-240GM-C/dp/B013J7Q338/ref=sr_1_87?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458700373&sr=1-87&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797518011 http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Storage-Solutions-Trion-TRN100-25SAT3-240G/dp/B0106AOB7G/ref=sr_1_90?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458701899&sr=1-90&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797518011 Quote Link to comment
mr-hexen Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I have two of those adata ssd's they're good. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 I have two of those adata ssd's they're good. Good; that's what I ordered Quote Link to comment
ijuarez Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I have two of those adata ssd's they're good. adata is a good brand Quote Link to comment
RobJ Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Guys...I'm trying to keep this purchase; on the cheap. Looks like between $50-60, ought to get the job done. For that money...would you go 500G 3.5, or like a 128G SSD? Thanks Spend an extra $5 and get a 240GB SSD. http://amzn.com/B016JREGAC/ Right; or... http://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-SP550-240GB-ASP550SS3-240GM-C/dp/B013J7Q338/ref=sr_1_87?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458700373&sr=1-87&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797518011 http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Storage-Solutions-Trion-TRN100-25SAT3-240G/dp/B0106AOB7G/ref=sr_1_90?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458701899&sr=1-90&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797518011 I haven't seen recent SSD reliability reports but previous ones had OCZ at the very bottom, FAR worse than the best SSD's (I think IBM and Samsung were the best then). I personally would not trust them until I saw far better reviews than in the past. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 I bought the ADATA, and have it in unidentified drives. Now? Quote Link to comment
RobJ Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I bought the ADATA, and have it in unidentified drives. I saw that. I only wanted to comment on the OCZ reliability for the sake of others. Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 I bought the ADATA, and have it in unidentified drives. I saw that. I only wanted to comment on the OCZ reliability for the sake of others. Sorry. So...steps to assign this cache; and then ta loadin' PLEX! Quote Link to comment
CDLehner Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 R'uh R'oh; my peeps, aren't going to abandon me in the home s t r e t c h now....are they? Quote Link to comment
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