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    RAID Controller Suggestions

    Hi All- I currently have a SuperMicro SAS-MV8 with 4 Seagate ST32000542AS 2 TB drives. I was running Server 2008R2 Software RAID 5 and having lots of problems. The drives don't support ERC was causing disks to drop. After lots of fiddling with drivers and using smartctl to set the ERC on...
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    Is there a reliable 2TB drive for RAID use?

    I've not heard too many reviews on the Hitachi's. One of my buddies just ordered some of the Samsung HD204UI's so I'm interested to hear his feedback. Just to reiterate my experience - Stay away from the Seagate LP's. In addition to not playing nicely with RAID, one of my drives is...
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    Which OS for HTPC/Storage ??

    Personally, I'd suggest getting a small dedicated HTPC (I have a zotac) and run xbmc with either ubuntu, win 7, or xbmc live for the os. Then you can have your server focused on storage. I personally run win2008r2 with 4 2tb seagates in RAID 5. Plenty of solid non-windows storage server...
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    Is there a reliable 2TB drive for RAID use?

    So after many many hours of frustration I think I've finally solved my problems. I moved my 4 2TB Seagate LP drives off my SASLP-VM8 controller card and connected them directly to my motherboard's sata ports. In this configuration I was able to successfully use the smartmontools to set the ERC...
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    Is there a reliable 2TB drive for RAID use?

    Ughh. I suppose the windows-based raid is contributing to need for tler/erc support.
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    Is there a reliable 2TB drive for RAID use?

    What OS are you running? I am getting a number of Event ID 11 and 15 disk errors in the event log.
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    Is there a reliable 2TB drive for RAID use?

    Has anyone actually changed the TLER (actually ERC) settings on Seagate LP drive? I have four ST32000542AS drives connected to a SuperMicro SASLP-MV8 configuration in RAID 5 by Windows 2008r2 (software raid). I having disk errors in the event log that often cause a "failed reducndancy" of the...
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    SATA Card Recomendations

    Thanks for the input Phoenix. I RMA'd the card and put in a new one last night using the latest 4.xx driver. So far I've had a single error "The driver dectected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk8\DR8" but otherwise no other errors or bluescreens. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that...
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    SATA Card Recomendations

    I am using model LP ST32000542AS with the latest firmware. I've read that several people have had success with the drives in a RAID configuration so I have to think its a card issue. The Areca sounds nice, but is a bit out of my price range. I was hoping to stay <$500 for 4 2TB drives and the...
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    SATA Card Recomendations

    Hi all: I currently have a SuperMicro SASLP-MV8 in my system that is giving me some issues. System is an i5 2400, 8gb ram, 64 bit 2008r2, 4 2tb seagates in raid 5. I keep getting intermittent disk errors and eventually get a blue screen about once every other day. I'm troubleshooting with...
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    i3 2100

    I was also considering picking this up for $100 as well. I currently have a Core Duo e6420 proccessor in my 2008r2 which does ok running HyperV. Any thoughts if I would notice a significant performance increase if I upgraded to the i3 2100?
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    PCIe SATA card

    Not sure about your motherboard PCIe issues, but I've got the SASLP-MV8. Initially I had a few issues with having disk dropouts, but have since upgraded the driver and everything seems stable.
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    Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 and disk drop outs

    New driver avaialable that seems to be helping me: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1595664http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1595664
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    New Driver for SASLP-MV8

    I wanted to quickly share that there is a new driver for this card. I was having issues with "disk plugged out" errors on my 2008r2 64bit server that have been causing "failed redundancy" issues with my raid partitions and called the company this week. As per thier FAQ ID 11449, there is a...
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    PSU Upgrade Recomendations

    Hi all: My current server has a 380W PSU that cam with the case. My previous configuration was: -2 GB RAM -3 SATA drives -1 Sata DVD drive -1 IDE Drive -1 Case Fan -1 E6240 w/ cooling fan I've upgraded to: -4 GB RAM -7 SATA drives -1 Sata DVD Drive -1 IDE Drive -2 Case Fan -1...
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