tal
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RE: Common questions and Answers

When a single HDD fails, I doubt most people replace every single drive in their array. The free version of SoftRAID allows you to swap out the failed...

2 years ago
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RE: Common questions and Answers

In your 10 years of ownership, how often did you create a brand new raid volume? The standard "free" softraid license does essentially almost everythi...

2 years ago
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RE: RAID 5 Disc replacement with a larger capacity HD

@smayer97 I think that is kinda what the support was saying: Once they switch to all 10TB drives, they can resize the volume to get full usage fro...

2 years ago
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RE: macOS 13 (Ventura) public beta

@syd I read this comment that another user posted and think you might find it relevant: It’s not uncommon to have to upgrade software periodicall...

3 years ago
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RE: Softraid 6: OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual with 4x ADATA SX8200 2TB very slow performance, unstable

@thotha Each bay of the U.2 dual is x2, so a total of x4 (2+2). The point being is to use slot A and B in RAID0. Since the total bandwidth of Th...

4 years ago
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RE: Softraid 6: OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual with 4x ADATA SX8200 2TB very slow performance, unstable

Hey Thomas- heads up that the DeLock enclosure is PCIe 3x2 (2 lanes). This is a limitation of Thunderbolt as Intel will only certify empty enclosures ...

4 years ago
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RE: Softraid 6: OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual with 4x ADATA SX8200 2TB very slow performance, unstable

Try using AJA SystemTest 16.1 on the M1 as it is optimized for M1. You can get it as part of the AJA Software Installer v16.1 - Mac: Your Mac m...

4 years ago
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RE: SoftRAID Volume Missing more than 1 Disks??

Follow these instructions: to ensure that the built in PCIe card and SAS cables are seated properly. No need to replace the card, just uninstall and ...

4 years ago
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RE: Monterey Other issues

Hey @JeffJohnson - Just a small recommendation, but I always think it's a great idea to have a backup of data no matter if you plan to make changes or...

4 years ago
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RE: Watchdog kernel panics - only with RAID'd SSDs

I've personally found that cleaning TB ports with IPA helps solve many TB issues. If you can use a lint free q-tip (and be extra careful not to damage...

5 years ago
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