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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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I've already tried that. I used the untouched MSDN image of Windows 7 SP1 x64 which has an install.wim that's less that 4GB, made a bootable USB with GPT partition scheme and FAT32 file system. Same error. Changing BIOS to boot only from UEFI device makes no difference. Based on what I found...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to fight the Win10 current and install Win7 on my new Asus Prime X399-A mobo. Problem is I've only managed to succeed with MBR partition scheme, but what I want is to be able to install with GPT partition scheme and NTFS file system. I'm unable to boot with the flash...

Hi everyone, It's been a long time since I've posted here, but last time I did I received very pertinent and helpful answers. Hoping this will happen once again now, and also maybe help others with the same issue. So my problem is when I try to install Windows 7 x64 in UEFI mode on my new Asus...

Thanks for the reply. I've opened a separate thread here and after a lot of troubleshooting I've sorted things out and all is fine now. Using second PCIe 2.0 which operates at x16, same as the primary one holding the GPU. Not that it's too relevant, controller doesn't do more than x8 anyway. My...

Right, so I've figured it out. Two things: 1. Like I've mentioned, I have an older motherboard which only has PCIe 2.0 slots. All firmwares later than 1.50 have a new option introduced in System Controls => System Configuration, called PCIE Gen3 with Enabled/Disabled options... I had to set it...

Thank you both for those contact details! Kevin is not answering, but I'll keep trying. mwroobel: If you have 10TB SAS drives, are they the same model as mine? If yes, can you please check if firmware is the same as mine (A21D)? MRFSYS: Since we're on totally different time zones (mine is...

I've isolated the problem... finally. Actually with the help of the person I bought this from. He told me that what I'm experiencing is most likely an incompatibility issue between controller firmware and HDD firmware. And he was right. After flashing the controller to every single firmware...

I bought the above mentioned cables and bypassed the enclosure. Drives are now connected directly to the controller. Nothing changed... same timeout errors. It's true they're not as often, but they haven't gone away. I'm really starting to get worried now :( Do I have a faulty controller? P.S...

Thanks for the advice, I will buy the cables and see how everything behaves. In the mean time, here's the most recent Areca log I have. I do hope controller temps are appropriate. And also voltages. The System Information =========================================== Main Processor : 800MHz...

They are SAS drives, but if you'll have a look at the link here, the enclosure has only SATA connectors on the outside. Yes, it's strange they build these only like that even though the enclosure accepts both SAS and SATA drives. Since the link does specify they are compliant with any RAID...

Well, I've got Default, Disabled, 5 seconds, 6 seconds, 7 seconds. I wasn't really sure what to set it to, so just left it as Default.

All 3 drives have firmware A21D. That's the only thing I can't test because I don't have cables to connect directly to the SAS drives :( I did also PM Areca about a week ago, no reply... Tried again this weekend, waiting till tomorrow. Should I be increasing the Timeout Setting to more than 8...

Consistency check finished. No errors. I tried changing the cable just to see if it might be faulty. I've inserted the SFF-8087 in the same controller port as the previous one and connected SATA cables in the exact same order as before. Same behavior, all 3 disks drop out of the array. P.S...

So here's my setup... Controller: ARC-1882ix-24 (bought as used, but seller said it was a back-up card and it mostly stayed on shelf, in the box; stock fan replaced with Noctua A4x10 FLX) BBU: ARC-6120BAT121 (same as above; bought together) RAID5 array: 3 x 10TB HGST (model HUH721010AL5200...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and new to HW RAID (or any kind of RAID for that matter), and recently bought a used Areca 1882ix-24. Haven't installed it yet, still waiting for it to clear customs (taking forever!). So I have some questions about setting everything up. For starters, I bought 3 x...