jerryjharrison
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diedrichg, I see you are using the same motherboard, with the SATA DOM. Anything I need to know as I start this build?
First, If you mirror with two DOMs then you will be limited to (4) drives on your SATA ports unless you use an expansion card.diedrichg, I see you are using the same motherboard, with the SATA DOM. Anything I need to know as I start this build?
Uhmmmmm... Lack of knowledge. I had no idea that I was wasting performance with only one DIMM. Actually I assumed the opposite.
I probably will just add another 32G Dimm to the build, instead of dropping to two 16's. Not that big of a difference.
I really wish people would get off the dual channel/triple channel/quad channel bandwagon. Unless you are trying to saturate multiple 10Gb network links, you will be unable to realize any kind of performance that is missed because you are missing one (or more) channels.
If someone is buying one larger stick versus two smaller sticks they are almost always making the much smarter long-term solution.
Also, SATA DOMs are pretty darn reliable. I, personally, would never try to do two in a system as a mirror for home use. The odds of seeing it fail before you want to discard the system are pretty small. ;)
Lesson learned, thanks!I really wish people would get off the dual channel/triple channel/quad channel bandwagon. Unless you are trying to saturate multiple 10Gb network links, you will be unable to realize any kind of performance that is missed because you are missing one (or more) channels.
Do you/can you post photos? All my cords reached my board without issue, and a few other users havent reported this issue either.I hit another odd snag while installing the motherboard. The power supply cords from this Supermicro case won't reach the receptacle on the motherboard. Frankly, I don't see how the cords at this length could reach almost any motherboard.
Do I need to get some kind of "extension cord" or something? That isn't something I would think Supermicro would want to encourage, but I'm not seeing how else this would be accomplished.
You can buy those, but it's weird that they're that short.I hit another odd snag while installing the motherboard. The power supply cords from this Supermicro case won't reach the receptacle on the motherboard. Frankly, I don't see how the cords at this length could reach almost any motherboard.
Do I need to get some kind of "extension cord" or something? That isn't something I would think Supermicro would want to encourage, but I'm not seeing how else this would be accomplished.
Sure, here it is. The cords in that picture are stretched out almost as far as they'll reach with the necessary downward bend. I could maybe another half inch out of them with some tension.Do you/can you post photos? All my cords reached my board without issue, and a few other users havent reported this issue either.
Ouch, individual SATA connectors? That must be painful to work with.For what it's worth, the backplanes on these Supermicro QT cases are indeed just a simple passthrough of the sata connections to the mainboard. FreeNAS can see each of the 10 bare drives as well as the boot SSD. I did run into a few build snags here and there during the build process, and I've documented those within my first post as a case study. If nothing else, the screw fiasco might save someone time should they read about it.
Maybe? It's all I've ever known, so it's hard to compare. The one big benefit to it is that it all but guarantees compatibility.Ouch, individual SATA connectors? That must be painful to work with.
There's a version that bundles them up into SFF-8087 ports, for easier handling.