Unraid 6.8 - Replaced 2TB HDD with 8TB HDD Server won't boot


TDA

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Hello Everyone,

 

I've tried to add an 8TB HDD but with this connected the server won't start.

My configuration is following:

 

- MB : GA-7PESH2

- CPU: 2x E-2560V2

- RAM: 128GB

- PSU: EVGA 750W B3

Usually the server drain around 220W; so I don't think it's power related (maybe).

 

With this disk Configuration it boot:

8TB WD RED PARITY

4TB WD RED ARRAY

4TB WD RED ARRAY

4TB WD RED ARRAY

4TB WD RED ARRAY

8TB WD RED ARRAY

2TB WD RED ARRAY

 

I then tried to replace the 2TB WD disk with a 8TB WD RED; and after the first bios check (where it check the LSI CARD), the server won't pass the next GIGABYTE screen. Can someone please help?

 

Thanks in advice!

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10 minutes ago, Squid said:

Reset the BIOS?

Haven't done it yet - cause if I reconnect the 2TB instead of the 8TB it works.

 

A thing worth mentioning is that the disks are connected to the PSU with the following:

 

4TB

4TB

4TB

4TB

2TB

With a split cable which goes into the PSU

 

8TB

8TB

With another split cable which goes into the PSU with another cable.

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2 minutes ago, trurl said:

Seems like something about that disk or the way it's connected doesn't agree with your hardware.

I've 2 other 8TB disks (same model) and they're working.

I don't know if maybe it's draining too much power... but it shouldn't as I know with those 5-SATA SPLIT people achieve 14TBx5.

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42 minutes ago, trurl said:

Here is another recent thread that might have some useful information:

 

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/87075-how-many-drives-on-one-power-cable

 

I've tried following but without luck:

Disconnected ALL DISKS and connected only the offending DISK.

Still same problem.


I then though ok, maybe the disk has some issue - but connecting the disk to WINDOWS works just fine.

 

The disk itself cannot be the problem, since I have other 2 disks in my system that are the exact same model and size and it just works fine.

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1 hour ago, trurl said:

Here is another recent thread that might have some useful information:

 

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/87075-how-many-drives-on-one-power-cable

 

Ok a the end I found a solution myself.

I write it down - cause, you never know - maybe someone could encounter the same behaviour.

 

So first of all, I've never seen such a behaviour.

I connected the drive to Window to check if atleast there weren't problem.

In fact the drive on windows worked perfectly.

I then runned a couple of tests (W/R, SMART, ... ) and was all fine.

 

At the end I though ok, last try:

I formatted the drive from EXFAT to NTFS and I put the disk in the same exact place where it wasn't working (so insted of the 2TB disk).

It's working perfectly.

 

So the unconventional solution for such a problem was to FORMAT THE DISK IN NTFS.

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33 minutes ago, TDA said:

I formatted the drive from EXFAT to NTFS and I put the disk in the same exact place where it wasn't working (so insted of the 2TB disk).

It's working perfectly.

Seems an odd quirk of the BIOS. Unless it was somehow in the boot order I wouldn't think it would care. Was exFAT the format of the disk when it was purchased?

 

Of course, neither format will work in the array, but it doesn't matter what format it has if you are replacing/rebuilding another array disk since it will be overwritten with the filesystem of the original disk.

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52 minutes ago, trurl said:

Seems an odd quirk of the BIOS. Unless it was somehow in the boot order I wouldn't think it would care. Was exFAT the format of the disk when it was purchased?

 

Of course, neither format will work in the array, but it doesn't matter what format it has if you are replacing/rebuilding another array disk since it will be overwritten with the filesystem of the original disk.

Of course it was EXFAT; also the other 2 8TB were EXFAT and with these I hadn't problem.

Wathever, now I'm preclearing the disk ;-)

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