What card (the cheap one you mention) are you using?
just a siI 3132 based card
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What card (the cheap one you mention) are you using?
why do you have your server automatically reboot everyday? Aren't servers supposed to be as little reboots as possible?
how about some rubber/silicone grommet silencers for the fans?
Hi everyone,
Does anyone use Win7/RAID 1/RAIDxpert in this system?
I am having some issues that I would like to have some advices.
Info: Windows 7 64 installed in RAID 1 (2x2TB)/HP Microserver/2x4GB ECC/ATI 6450
1) RAIDxpert configuration doesn´t match with RAID bios.
- I plugged 2 3TB HDs(Hitachi), then I created the RAID 1 in the bios (RAID 1, read ahead, writeback, etc).
- In the next boot, the Windows didn´t see the logical drive, just 2 physical drives. (I don´t remember what happened when I first installed the windows with 2x2TB. I may do it all over)
- The RAIDxpert didn´t show the new logical drive. I had to create it again using the RAIDxpert.
2) RAIDxpert doesn´t allow me to change the cache settings. I can´t set read ahead and writeback for the logical drives.
Does anyone has a clue?
Thank you for the help.
Joselito Maciel.
I don't know what went wrong, or if you overlooked something. But I will say that I have Win7 64 running on mine with 4 x 2TB Samsung drives with two mirrors. Runs perfectly, so I can tell you that running Win7 shouldn't be an issue. If that helps any.
Ok, thank you for the info.
Did you have to recreate the RAID in RAIDxpert or it recognize the initial setup made in BIOS?
AMD says "Once the user has configured the logical drives, the option ROM will store the configuration information in a proprietary format on the hard drives"
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/emb-386-raid.aspx
So, the RAIDxpert, through the RAID driver, should be able to read this stored information and recognize the RAID.
Next weekend I am going to rebuild the system using the original 160GB HD for Win7 and 2x2TB for RAID. I am starting to think that the problem is related to 3TB HD size.
Thank you,
jbmaciel.
Does drive spin down work with WHS 2011?
I only had to create the Mirrors in the BIOS. Didn't have to touch RAIDXpert at all for things to work correctly. You may be correct, it could have something to do with the HDD size, or just the model in general. I'd do some looking to see who's running the same 3TB drives and with what OS.
I too have bought a P400 only to realise the SFF8484 to SFF8087 is no good and what I need is a SFF8087(f) to SFF8484(f) like pedigree used, only problem is I can't find anywhere that sells them. Any chance Pedigree or someone else could point me in the right direction?
Thanks
Thanks for the prompt reply.
I shall flash the latest IR BIOS and check. I purchased the card in order to use a RAID setup which is supported by VMware ESXi, so hopefully i can get it working.
I have the latest HP BIOS applied to the Microserver, so if the latest LSI BIOS does not resolve the issue, my method of last resort is to place the card in my i5 desktop and attempt to configure the card with the drives attached to it whiles powered up via the Microserver!
Any chance a custom HP BIOS may resolve the issue?
I have got a cuestion about this new machine. Is it mandatory change the firmware to the russian guy? Can I use the six sata in ahci mode in the new release without changing it?
Thanx in advance
Just started getting interested in a NAS after trying the built in feature on my WNDR3700, to stream movies to my PS3, and realizing what a a flaky mess it is.
It looks like newegg has the 40L with a copy of WHS for $350, pretty good no? Or would you suggest doing a linux based solution of some kind, even for a noob?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859107052
Or would you suggest doing a linux based solution of some kind, even for a noob?
On sale today for $250.00
If you want to try a Linux-based NAS solution, I'd suggest giving OpenMediaVault a try. It's a very promising Debian-based NAS project. I'm currently using it myself, although not on a MicroServer, to copy files from my Windows desktops and I'm very happy with it.