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    ARECA Owner's Thread (SAS/SATA RAID Cards)

    I'm sorry to hear that 😞 I'll admit I haven't tried mixing things up with different brands. I initially started this journey 7 years ago, when I purchased the controller as used - though the guy who sold it to me mentioned it was pretty much brand new, it was stored in its box as a back-up and...
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    ARECA Owner's Thread (SAS/SATA RAID Cards)

    This is going to sound embarrassing... but I tried again and it worked. Same cable, same port, same enclosure, same drive. The only reason I could think of why it didn't work in the first place: - either I didn't properly insert the SFF-8087 cable in the controller's port - either I did insert...
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    ARECA Owner's Thread (SAS/SATA RAID Cards)

    Hi everyone, I'm in need of help/advice once more. I have an ARC-1882ix-24 controller with multiple SAS drives attached to it: 14TB WUH721414AL5204 (SKU# 0F31052) and 10TB HUH721010AL5200 (SKU# 0F27352) They're all working flawlessly for years, connected using Norco SC-H500 hot swap drive bays...
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    ARECA Owner's Thread (SAS/SATA RAID Cards)

    Well, just to answer my own query, I did pick up 8 of the above drives which are now running for a week 24/7 in a RAID6 array. No timeout dropouts, no issues whatsoever. The controller recognized them from the start and I was able to initialize the array. I was pleasantly surprised to find out...
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    ARECA Owner's Thread (SAS/SATA RAID Cards)

    Has anyone tried any of the 14TB HGST drives? I've got an Areca 1882ix and wanted to soon purchase some drives with model WUH721414AL5204 (i.e. P/N 0F31052) and hook them up. They're not on the compatibility list but that means no one tested them, it doesn't necessarily mean they don't work. I...
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    ARECA Owner's Thread (SAS/SATA RAID Cards)

    Was wondering, does anyone know what is a safe threshold for CPU temperature? I've got an Areca 1882ix-24 and during the summer time when it's very hot outside it does go up to 70 degrees Celsius. Should I be worried? Also, wanted to share some knowledge. I've got the above mentioned controller...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    Hmm... then it's strictly regarding the manufacturer's BIOS. Guess it's time to start sending some hate e-mails to Asus. Thanks for all the replies, they've been really helpful in identifying who and what is to blame.
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    I initially tried installing on the BIOS the board came with, which was 0807 - the one which (similar to your AsRock board) offered support to 2nd gen Threadripper. Then I flashed to the latest one which was 0808. It only offered improved stability. I've got no problem in installing and booting...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    Ah sorry, I misunderstood your previous post. I thought you said installation failed on Ryzen, too. Ok, then it's quite clear. If the Ryzen PC also had an NVMe SSD and you successfully installed in UEFI then it's not the drivers or the NVMe SSD itself. It's the blasted TR4 socket :mad: And why...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    AXm77 : Thanks, that's very useful info. It reassures me that it's not just me and my setup. Well actually, now that you mentioned it, maybe it has to do with installing on NVMe SSDs? Perhaps there's something wrong with the NVMe drivers which we anyway have to manually slipstream into the Win7...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    In UEFI mode, that would be a no. I even tried burning a new DVD9 with a Win7 x64 MSDN image into which I've personally slipstream'd all the updates up to this point (simplix update pack). Behaves just like the antique Win7 DVD I had and refuses to boot in UEFI. Right now I'm using it in Legacy...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    Tried 2 other things today, both to no success. I ordered for myself a new flash drive, a Patriot Supersonic Rage XT USB 3.0 as I've read good things about it. It behaves exactly as the other no name one I used the other days, same error when trying to boot in UEFI with GPT partition format and...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    Well, I need to actually boot to the Windows installer in order to be able to do that :) Until I figure out a way to do that - starting to actually wonder IF I'll figure out a way with this blasted mobo - no point in formatting the SSD. But thanks for the tips, I'll be sure to do that. Internal...
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    Unable to install Win 7 x64 in UEFI mode on ASUS MoBo (TR4 socket)

    Thanks for the tip, but I've actually already tried that. As mentioned above, I used the untouched MSDN image of Windows 7 SP1 x64 which has an install.wim that's less that 4GB, injected USB3.0 and NVMe drivers, made a bootable USB with GPT partition scheme and FAT32 file system. Same error. And...
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    Threadripper and Windows 7

    It's not that, I've already done that and was successful otherwise I wouldn't have been able to install in MBR - Legacy mode. I think it's BIOS related and I can't figure it out...
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