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  1. Hi johnnie, I have now replaced the cable (after some struggles with the SFF 8087 connectors!) and no joy - still getting read errors. I then changed the port on the card and no joy - still getting read errors so I have changed the slot the drive is in - now the drive is on a different backplane using a different cable connected to the other card in the server and no joy - still getting the read errors. I have attached the revised logs - any more advice? tower-diagnostics-20180819-1523.zip
  2. Sounds good to me, as usual, many thanks for your sage advice, I will post an update when I know more
  3. Well I have spare cables so I could try that first then if nothing then I can swap drives. So what would I do after powering down to swap cables? Restart and run a parity check to see if any errors occur or just restart and see what happens?
  4. I've been waiting to get my server relocated before updating - that was to do this weekend. The drive is on a backplane with 4 others - it#s essentially a Norco RPC-4224 http://www.norcotek.com/product/rpc-4224/ Which is why I wasn't thinking it's a cabling issue...
  5. Here you go tower-diagnostics-20180815-1739.zip
  6. A little while ago I upgraded my setup to a new case with 24 hot swap bays so I could expand my array having reached maximum capacity in my existing case. At the same time, I added a second controller for the number of disks. All good. Everything transferred over smoothly. After making sure it was all behaving properly, I dug out one of my older disks that I had previously replaced with a higher capacity one, popped it in the new array and pre-cleared it. All went well, it passed. Did SMART tests etc everything passed. Today I got some read errors reported off the disk (67 iirc). I appreciate it was a risk to add in an older disk, but there was nothing wrong with it when it was replaced and the preclear/SMART testing all passed - in fact the SMART testing still reports it as passing. What would the best thing be to do with it now? I presume just clear it off, remove it and shrink the array back down. There is only a small amount of data on it (I made sure of that) and none of it is irreplaceable so I'm not worried about the data on it - just a bit loathe to bin a disk (definitely past it's warranty) unless I have to...
  7. Yeah - mine also is attracted to the tape - but I overdo it by a lot so he just can't get it off - if the button isn't flush, I've found a bottle cap works well...
  8. It may not help you that much, but I have taken to using black masking tape and 50 pence pieces taped over all such buttons to stop my 2 year old pressing them and turning computers (and server) off. The next step is moving my server to the workshop/garage well away from him - but in the meantime the coins taped over the buttons works for me.
  9. Now that is a much better idea! Too late for me in this instance, but definitely should be the way forward.
  10. Now that you mention it - I have configured notifications - I do get emails through with the various test results etc and parity checks and array healthy messages were all coming back as positives - up until the last set of issues. Although, I am now thinking that a cable loosening (that started it all) may in fact be attributable to my nearly 2 year old and the fact that the server is in the lounge and he loves to climb...which will all be resolved in the next week or so when I remove the SATA cables entirely for the new case in the new workshop/garage location...
  11. Well I am currently in the process of copying all the data from disk 5 across to the server - it's taking time due to work and family issues but I am nearly there. Then I can look at the Dynamix plugin and see what I can do regarding checksums and disk 11
  12. thanks for the input - sort of where I was thinking ballpark-wise... Actually, with a bit of re-arrangement of the workshop/garage to accommodate the new bikes our boys got for Christmas I have freed up a pair of small wooden storage units. I think I will fix them together and add some bracing to the legs and top and use that - with the benefit of being able to use the lower tiers for more storage of tools and other general bits and bobs... New case has ow arrived, now just waiting for the new HBA card and cables then I'm good to start the process...
  13. Thanks for the answers. The case has 24 hot-swap caddies in the front so I will definitely be fitting the beast and then adding the drives so at least I will still have my back intact...Just concerned about making sure it is in one piece after I fit the last drive!
  14. This is true - I was thinking allowing say 800g per drive and at least 24 drives - 19.2kg added to the 19kg case gives 40kg - plus PSU etc so a good 45kg allowance should do the trick - I was hoping someone with the real world experience would be able to chime in...
  15. As my latest issues seem to be revolving around SATA cabling again - I am looking to bring forward my long term plans to relocate my server into a new case and new location. I have permission from the wife - so I can mount the new server on the wall in the workshop/garage. I am looking at a logic case sc-4324 (which is pretty much the same as a norco rpc-4224). From the look of it, the case itself weights in at around 18kg - I know my current case (Fractal Design Define XL) weighs about 16kg and with the 16 drives in it is a really weighty beast. My question is - how heavy will it be when fully populated - I need to design and build a shelf for the server to sit on and any guidance from you fellows who have been here would be much appreciated as the last thing I need is for the server to come crashing down to the floor!