bw1 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514 On sale again with promo code: EMCKJHE85 along with rebate through 1/31. Promo code: EMCKJJG27 Note: Today (1/16) is the last day of the rebate, although the $10 off code is good for 3 more days - until 1/19. Rebate was extended through the end of the month, so this deal is still good until 1/19 1/31. Link to comment
Rajahal Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 The promo code actually takes $10 off each drive you order, not just $10 off the total! The MIR is also good for up to 5 drives. Link to comment
bw1 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yes, I ordered two. I'm hoping that I can get more for this price or better from Amazon. Link to comment
Printingdude Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I ordered one! W00T! Link to comment
Rajahal Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hopefully it doesn't need to be said again, but REMEMBER THE JUMPER. Link to comment
BRiT Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hopefully it doesn't need to be said again, but REMEMBER THE JUMPER. Or wait until after unRAID 4.7 hits and not bother with the jumper(s). Link to comment
Rajahal Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 That too. Still, I would rather just install the jumper now and start burning in the drive. Even after unRAID 4.7 comes out, the performance with and without the jumper will be the same. Link to comment
Printingdude Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I already knew about the jumper for the EARS drives, but just for good measure, can we say here really quick which jumper to do what with, or point to a thread that covers it? Link to comment
Rajahal Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Add a standard 2.54mm jumper to pins 7-8. That's it. Advanced Format Drives Link to comment
ChaOConnor Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm confused, according to that faq, advanced format drives are already supported in 4.6.1... I've been pre-clearing 4 x 2TB drives for 24 hours now... do I need to kill these tasks and restart w/ a jumper installed? Thanks! Link to comment
Spectrum Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Unless you have 4.6.1 as a pre-release you should if you want optimal performance. Limetech hasn't released 4.6.1 out into the wild yet.... Link to comment
BRiT Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Actually, it will show up as 4.7 (RC) then 4.7 final according to the roadmap. It shouldn't be long now. Link to comment
kizer Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 You can use your jumpered drives in newer builds along side with unjumpered drives when the time comes. There is no reported indication of performance or stability issues with a Jumpered drive in unRAID. I'm currently running 2 and I intend on running those 2 in the newer builds Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Also a note about the preclearing you did. That script is not designed to and setup for use on the 4K sector drives. JoeL has a version he is working on but has not released it yet. You have 2 options: 1. Cancel the preclear, install jumpers, restart the preclears 2. Wait for JoeL's new preclear, wait for 4.7, DO NOT install the jumper Link to comment
ChaOConnor Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Okay, i'm just going to wait on both accounts, for the new preclear & 4.7. Seems to be the best way forward. Thanks! Link to comment
BRiT Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Or you can keep the jumper removed, run the existing preclear script to exercise and tests your drives, and when the new script version is released run the new version once or let the new unRAID 4.7 advance format the drive. The preclearing of the drives take a while and it's good to run the process at least twice, and preferably 3 times. It shouldn't affect it running it twice on the old format and then once on the new format. Link to comment
Joe L. Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Okay, i'm just going to wait on both accounts, for the new preclear & 4.7. Seems to be the best way forward. Thanks! Both are now out (or, at least the 4.7beta1) Get the new preclear script from the original post in the Customizations forum. See this post: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=10202.0 Link to comment
internetfriend Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 So uhh, fingers crossed I get a good batch, because I just bought some! Looks like you can only use the promo code once. I tried to order a 2nd set and the code was refused. (1st order was with an amex gift card) EDIT: also you can revise the OP, the rebate got extended to the end of the month so this is still good till the 19th. Link to comment
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