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    Cheap "dumb" motherboard for SAS Expander

    http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1035347825&postcount=287
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    Build-Log: 100TB Home Media Server

    unraid would be good, but that also has a drive limit of I believe 20.
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    Newegg - sigh

    newegg's oem harddrive packaging is notoriously bad. They often just place drives in bubble wrap alone in cardboard boxes. It's kind of funny because I looked into replacing a hitachi hard drive through manufacturer warranty, and they require that you ship it in its own special foam packaging...
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    HP SAS Expander Owner's Thread

    cool, thanks. I have read through a lot of this thread, but not all 40 pages, and I guess I missed that. I think at some point huge threads actually make it harder to find information rather than easier, trying to sift through almost 800 posts now.
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    HP SAS Expander Owner's Thread

    nvm it's 1.47 firmware, just for some reason it says v1.0 in the web interface overview. and yes, my point was that you apparently need ses2 disabled for the 1680 series and it would helpful to have that info in the first post.
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    HP SAS Expander Owner's Thread

    @odditory, can you please put something about disabling SES2 on an areca 1680 series back in the first post? I just spent a few hours trying to debug mine, only to see that mentioned in treadstone's build thread, as well as an earlier version of your post copied to another forum. I am using an...
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    Build-Log: 100TB Home Media Server

    Don't know if you answered this already, but have you tried daisy chaining the sas expanders? IMO you're not done until you have the full 128drives that the areca supports. but impressive nonetheless.
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    My Storage/Backup/Server Woes

    WD greens are slightly higher $/GB but will save more power, and if you keep them running long enough, they should also save you money in the long run
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