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Recently upgraded my file server and am having some trouble with PCI card temps. Its built an old cooler master Stacker case which has served me well for the last ten years and I wonder if its time to look to upgrade or if another fan in the right place could help? The system is used in a...

This is my "old" media server. Dragged it out of storage and it powered up, luckily it verified ok...once I figured out I couldn't initiate a check from the HTML login via the onboard port of the Areca card, hat do to it from the BIOS login. Anyway, I think I built this around 7 or 8 years ago...

I just ran HD-tach out of interest on my array and it produced the following graph - is this normal? Any comments? System: Q6600, Server2003, Areca 1231, 11*Seagate 1TB drives

Dont you just love computers!? Every year at this time I take advantage of the time off work and upgrade a few components, ensure firmware's are up to date and generally make sure my systems are reliable and fully functioning. On Tuesday the 23rd I ran a check on my Areca 1231ML 7TB RAID 5...

Hi guys, I wanted to protect my server from power outages so purchased a APC RS1500 redundant power unit. http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500 Either Im really thick or the unit is DOA and I just want to confirm this is the case before I package it up to...

Hi guys, I could do with some expert advice before embarking on expanding my RAID array. Im using a Areca 1220 8 port RAID card with 5 * 500Gb disks configured in a RAID6 array, 3 data disks = 1.5TB plus 2 redundancy drives. Option 1 Given I have 3 ports spare, I think I can just an...