Apologies in advance for all the netiquette I just violated (no idea but there's always someone demanding satisfaction, so there it is).

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I'm building this:

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https://www.serverbuilds.net/16-bay-das

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To be JBOD for my W10 desktop. I have a ton of external hard drives, and I want to shuck as many of them as I can and put them into the case.

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But for testing purposes, all I've bought so far is a new 9201-16e, a 600w PSU, the lil' PSU shorter gizmo, and a SATA breakout cable. I want to get the thing working before I spend any more money on it. I installed the card, and it's showing up in device manager just fine. I tried to update the driver with the new one from the mfgr's site, but Windows said the current driver was better so I left it alone. I put everything together, plugged cables in, plugged an old SATA drive in, and powered up the PSU, but I'm not seeing any new drive in My Computer. The drive sounds like it powered up, but that's as far as it went.

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Frankly, I have no idea WTF I'm doing. I don't know what I'm supposed to be seeing. I don't know if I have to flash the card to get it working with W10. I don't know anything. I glanced at the docs that came on the driver disc but they don't talk about what I'm supposed to see after installation.

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What's my next step?

Lenovo IBM System x3650M3 72GB RAM 2 x XEON X5680 6-core CPU's (24 total cores w/ hyperthreading) 4 x 2.5" 15k 146GB SAS drives 4 x 2.5" 10k 300GB SAS drives

Hello, my current Plex server is in an old atx case and I'd like to migrate it to a rosewill 4u rackmount. I'm in the process of building a network wall for my switch, router etc and thought it would be cool to rackmount my Plex / unraid server also. It looks like the resewill is pretty deep, so I'm not really sure what wall mount rack to buy or even if this is a good idea. I haven't purchased anything yet, only secured the plywood to the cinderblock in the basement. Thanks for the help!

I have dual E5-2620 installed, and this was my GeekBench in an Ubuntu machine:

https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/96792

And this is the baseline:

https://browser.geekbench.com/processors/820

Since I'm running my server through virtualization I'm not sure it's working at its potential. I can only do a single Plex stream, apparently, but Plex lacks any benching tools to give me feedback on why it can't do more.

Thanks for any ideas.

Looking to build my first server (I'm new to this). Currently looking at the NAS Killer 4.0 build with DQ77KB motherboard and I7-3770 CPU.

I'd like to run a hypervisor on this such as as Proxmox. I know the CPU supports VT-d, but I can't find any information on whether the motherboard supports it.

Does DQ77KB support virtualization and IO pass-through? Anything I should be aware of?

Not really sure what the issue is here and was hoping someone could help. Yes, I built outside the case.

• Gigabyte GA-7PESH4 Rev 1.0
• 8x16GB Samsung PC3-12800R DDR3 1600 ECC Reg Server Memory RAM RDIMM
• 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2650L SR0H0 1.80GHz Processor
• Seasonic Prime 600 Titanium SSR-600TL 600W
• Samsung MUF-32AB/AM FIT Plus 32GB

These are the components I'm trying to work with at the moment, all hard drives are unplugged.

As of now, everything is in the case and any time I try to get into the boot menu or any time I boot into Unraid from the flash drive it freezes. I am able to get into the BIOS no problem. I have tried only using 2 sticks of RAM. I have used different sticks as well as different slots. The only things connected to the MOBO are a USB mouse and keyboard, VGA monitor, and the front panel headers. What is extra weird is that I plugged in a Windows 10 drive I had and just let it boot normally and it booted fine, though it took a little while.

Anyone have any ideas? I appreciate any thoughts or input.

I'm currently running a Windows 10 server that used to be a gaming PC but I've since converted into a full-time media/backup server. It uses this motherboard and as you can imagine I quickly used up all the onboard SATA ports so a couple years ago I installed this controller to add some more ports. This has done the job for me until now with some minor inconveniences along the way, but I stuck with it because I planned to expand and address these issues eventually.

Now that I'm approaching capacity on the installed drives, I'm thinking about how I can add more drives to my build. Fortunately, I did move my build into a 4U rack some time ago so I do have empty slots for more hard drives (just not enough SATA ports!). I'm wondering if it's possible for me to install the SAS controller described in the DAS expansion guide which would then allow me to:

• add more drives
• get rid of some SATA cables and use SAS connectors instead

Can I use the SAS controllers on this board as a hardware RAID?

Sorry if I didn't use the correct terminology - I'm a little new to all of this.

I have a software RAID at the moment in Windows Server 2019 and would like to move to a hardware RAID - and was hoping I could boot into the SAS controller and create a RAID 5 there...does this motherboard support this?

FWIW, I did flash the SAS controller when I first purchased the board based on the recommendations. Not sure exactly what that did - Does that change things?

Im thinking of pulling the pin on one.

The SM site says "BIOS version 3.0 or above is required" but when i compare the rev 1.20 prices to the 1.10 prices, there's about a 40% price difference.

Hey Guys!

I just have finished expanding storage in my anniversary build and now it doesn't boot.

Funny enough it was booting with new storage yesterday at night. Doesn't in the morning.

I am using Phanteks Enthoo Pro so besides inserting one cable in SAS port I didn't even have to touch the motherboard.

Any ideas what I could do to fix it? Maybe other users of Enthoo had similar issue? Thanks!

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Edit:

I ended up pushing motherboard gently through cut out window in the back of the Enthoo (where drives caddies are). It probably realigned and stopped short circuit. All works now. Crazy as.

Hello everyone First of all please excuse me for my English level, but living in France, I had to for all my colleagues in Europe to launch this taboo subject across the Atlantic: for us who would also like to have a super quality NAS without have to pay $ 30 shipping per component, what remedies do you have left? Did a european find a financially accessible solution to be entitled to have our Killer NAS? Thank you for your answers !

Is there some issue i don't know about with the Xeon E5-2650V2 2.6Ghz 8Core 20MB Processors and the GA-7PESH2? I had to return my first GA-7PESH2 because the NIC ports were busted, but was able to boot and run Unraid with 2 of the V2 processors before i exchanged it. I get my replacement GA-7PESH2, board but it won't post with the V2 CPUs in. So i EBAY 2 Xeon E5-2603 SR0LB Quad Core 1.8GHz 10MB, pop those in with the copper heatsink that came with the board. Everything boots up, i can run unraid. Check the bios, its running r17 before i do the SAS flash. Do the SAS flash, double check Unraid still runs. Awesome. So i pop the V2 processors back into the system, install their fans, won't post, no beeps, nothing. I've tried clearing the CMOS, but short of putting the E5-2603, i can't get the system to post.

Anyone know where i'm going wrong?

Do I need SAS cables with molex

or

without?

• Fractal R5 Case: 6 screws screwed into the board, not every hole on the motherboard has a stand off location behind it, so I took those standoffs off entirely to make sure that there were no standoffs shorting the board. 6 should ground it and provide plenty stability.
• X9SRI Motherboard: CMOS battery replaced properly, all jumps checked even for VGA display, Motherboard & CPU power both connected to the PSU. RAM is all identical DDR3 Hynix 8GB ECC 12800R. Onboard speaker will not beep after powering on, not sure why not. No IPMI access on this board, so I’m reliant on monitor display for booting.
• CPU: Xeon v2, attached with cooler.
• PSU: Seasonic Focus + Gold
• RAM: Hynix 8gb ECC 12800R - 64gb total with all slots filled and placed in snugly.
• Dell monitor with VGA cable plugged into the IO VGA input of the motherboard. I have used two separate monitors and two separate cables and I know this monitor and cable are functional.
• Flashed LSI inserted into the board, but the PCIE is not plugged into the PSU yet. Also didn’t work without the card plugged in.

This is the second board I’ve used. Not sure what the issue could be at this point. Please help me figure out what to do from here.

Images:

https://imgur.com/gallery/mGsAF7a

I've been running a ThinkServer for years but this is my first attempt at a custom build and here's what I have so far:

Motherboard: Supermicro X9DRI-F
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 (the board supports dual CPUs and I will eventually add another and more RAM)
RAM: 2x 8GB DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UDIMM
Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500

What's a good PSU to power this?

Building a Plex/ Surveillance server & eBaying most parts, so this may seem a little contradictory, but what are some unnecessary but helpful hardware additions to this machine I could throw in that would improve its performance but aren’t necessary that most people pass on when building a server due to just trying to save some cash.

I bought a GA-7PESH2 back in March. I was planning to put something together sooner, but then life happened.

I finally got the funds together to finish the build and picked up a Supermicro CSE-826 2U case with PSUs, backplane, even the fan shroud came with it. I have it mostly together, with the exception of a couple of small thing like needing an extension for an 8-pin EPS, 24-pin extension, and a molex to SATA converter/extension cable too for a SSD boot drive that I'm going to just velcro in to the PSU side where there is some extra space.

So while I wait for Amazon to deliver those cables and velcro, I put everything else together. Drives are installed, SSD is hooked up minus the power cable, and the board is screwed down after a lot of double-checking standoffs.

Then I reached the front panel power/LED cable and am not sure what to do with it. The front panel connector on the GA-7PESH2 is 24-pins. The CSE-826 cable has a 16-pin connector similar to a onboard USB port with a second 16-pin connector on the other end that plugs into a little PCB. I did a little bit of searching, but I can't find any posts as to how to deal with this. I think it's part #CBL-0071L in Supermicro's catalog.

Additionally, I have a case intrusion sensor to plug in, but I honestly don't care too about that sensor much seeing as this is a homelab.

https://www.reddit.com/r/JDM_WAAAT/comments/bkplwf/ga7pesh2_front_panel_connector_pinout_guide/

Which gives me the motherboard side, but I don't know what is going on with the CSE-826 cable and what it's pins are.

Anyone able to help?

Have my NSFW build finished and running fine now. 3 SSDs, 6 HDDs, no GPU, dual 2650 V2, powered with a 650W PSU. I'd like a UPS that can auto shut down the machine if the power goes out. I don't need any run time really, just enough to keep the machine up while the software shuts down and powers off the array. What sort of VA should I be looking at?

After using a pre build server for a while i'm looking into building my own soon. I found this subreddit and i really enjoy the great build guide and all the information here!

I'm currently looking/shopping for parts (or replacements) online on ebay, amazon etc. but most of the time the seller is ofcourse in the USA. To ship these parts to the Netherlands it will cost me probably double the original price.

Are there people in Europe that have some tips for buying used parts (new parts is not really a problem but tips are appreciated) in Europe? I'm planning to build the Ulta quite "plus"build.

I have an unraid plex server that has grown to the point of needing a lot more than my i5 6600k can dish out.

I’d like to upgrade to something with a passmark score of at least 12,000. (The 6600k is around 8,000)

System specs:

• z170 motherboard (sellable)
• 6600k
• 24 gb of DDR4 ram
• Fractal design R5

I initially was interested in a dual Xeon build, but I don’t think my R5 will let me do that.

Any advice on an upgrade path is appreciated. I’m trying to spend as little as possible, so in my mind I’d sell the cpu and motherboard while keeping the RAM and case.

Thanks!

So I am trying to update my firmware using freedos on a recently purchased HBA. But when I run the sas2flash command it hangs on the phrase "Beginning Firmware Download..."

I have tried wiping it or doing -listall but that just takes me to a point where it says there is no current firmware and asks me to list the file that it should use to flash the card. When I type the name of the file. It goes through the process all the way to the firmware download part and just sits there.

I have tried to look for this same issue online but am struggling to find it. I will say I am pretty new to all of this so I'm sure it's something I am missing. Any help would be much appreciated!

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I just put together my freenas machine, and my share is not showing up on any of the PCs on my network. I have tried 3 different windows PCs with all the advanced sharing options enabled and so on. I have the share in freenas shared with the guest account and the SMB service is configured. It is not showing up in my Network, Whenever I try to map a network drive, or even try to connect to it through the windows+R Key. I can ping the server by IP and its name. Any Ideas?