RAID Harddrive Test Results
Well, I have tested all six Western Digital WD800 drives using the WD DLGDiags tool and the one Samsung SP8004H drive with the Samsung HUTIL tool. Of the six WD...
Tag: Openfiler
MegaRAID Update
So, just because I didn’t have anything else to do this morning I did the following to my Openfiler box: Replaced the power supply (an old ‘Sparkle&...
MegaRAID i4 Makes Me Stabby
It’s official. The MegaRAID i4 is a true Pain In The Ass. Last night I upgraded the firmware in the hope that it would solve my drive rebuilding issues. N...
Openfiler – CPU Upgrade and Rebuilding (again)
The heatsink for my 333MHz Pentium II processor came in the mail today, so when I removed the cover from the Openfiler box to plug in a floppy drive to flash th...
Openfiler RAID – Grrrrr
Well, it built to 60%, then it said it was finished. Then it failed the drive. The new one. Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot? So I powered it down and swapped the IDE cabl...
Openfiler RAID is rebuilding… Slowly
Got the new drive in the Openfiler box and it’s rebuilding slowly. It’s about 48% done right now and it’s been running the rebuild since about...
Wiring the house for sound – Update
I discussed this concept with Liz last night and she thought it was a great idea! I plan to implement it in several phases and I think the kicker was that Phase...
Wiring the house for sound
Ever since I won my iPod Shuffle, I’ve been getting more and more excited about the ability to play MP3s in various ways and places. I’m having fun ...