XPEH Posted June 24, 2014 Share #451 Posted June 24, 2014 PS: i have a 4tb HDD with a lot of movies, music... in nl54, will i lose it? If you are planning to install XPEnology on this drive, it will be formatted and erase everything on it. To save your files, either first copy them to another storage for backup, or remove this drive, install xpehnology to another disk(s) first, then connect your 4TB drive via USB, copy all the files to NAS. Finaly install drive back and add it XPEnology as separate volume or extend existing volume to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san_narula Posted July 5, 2014 Share #452 Posted July 5, 2014 Hi Guys, Can someone please tell me what is the most stable release of Xpenology for HP Microserver N40L. Has the USB issue been fixed now where the USB had to be taken out before restarting the server. I would like it to just work without any tinkering. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poechi Posted July 6, 2014 Share #453 Posted July 6, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2015 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_lok Posted July 20, 2014 Share #454 Posted July 20, 2014 I am using N40 L with trantor 4.3, when I boot with nanoboot 5.0.3.1 in upgrade mode, I encountered eth0 not RUNNING and seems there is no IP obtained. May I know if anyone can help? Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoneyyy Posted July 29, 2014 Share #455 Posted July 29, 2014 Hey guys, on the N40L does the HDD's spin down and go to sleep okay? Im thinking of using the latest build of DSM 5.0. I assume performance is good with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poechi Posted August 13, 2014 Share #456 Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2015 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oochiewallie Posted August 26, 2014 Share #457 Posted August 26, 2014 My Adaptec 3405 RAID 5 array is not detected by DSM 5.0-4493 (update 4) on Nanoboot 5.0.3.2 on my N40L. Is this because the drivers are not included or am I doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted September 1, 2014 Share #458 Posted September 1, 2014 I have issues adding a third data disk to DSM. It shows up correctly in ESXi, but it doesn't show up in DSM. Are there specific SCSI "coordinates" to use for it to work ? And I checked the BIOS, SATA IDE Combined mode is on Disabled. :-/ I also posted a topic on the main page, but I figured I would get more specific answers on this topic, considering I'm using an N54L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shteve Posted September 2, 2014 Share #459 Posted September 2, 2014 Have you added it to the xpenology VM? Either by RDM or creating a new datastore/ vmdk on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted September 3, 2014 Share #460 Posted September 3, 2014 Hello shteve and thanks for taking the time to answer me. I've found the solution to my problem. The thing is, I used a wrong .pat file for the installation of DSM, and I ended up emulating a DS214Play NAS, which is only able to handle two disks... After upgrading to the correct version of 5.0 4493, I can add more disks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordimans Posted September 5, 2014 Share #461 Posted September 5, 2014 Hello, I have a problem since some weeks, with one bay. The disk is unplug, plug during the day.... I tried to change the disk by another, but the problem come back after some hours.... See : Any idea ? I have this problem since i updated to 5.0, but i think it's not related.... So for now, my partition are damaged, and i cannot repair .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennie-M Posted September 7, 2014 Share #462 Posted September 7, 2014 I have had something simular. What I did was, I unplugged the drive, formatted it on another computer, plugged in the empty drive and added this drive to the pool. It started to recalculate and distribute all the files and the filesystem is working again. I use the SHR-1 'filesystem'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordimans Posted September 7, 2014 Share #463 Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks you. I will try. You just formatted with Windows or with another complete tool ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordimans Posted September 9, 2014 Share #464 Posted September 9, 2014 It worked One extended test with WD LifeGuard. The test found bad sector, and it repaired them. I plug on Syno, and the parity checking was finishing without problem. But, the Smart status is bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennie-M Posted October 10, 2014 Share #465 Posted October 10, 2014 I received my Microserver Gen 8 yesterday, I just put in the usb stick in the onboard USB slot, put in the hard drives in the same order and booted the machine. everything seems to be working just awesome. I still have to test the usb3 connectors to see if they work and give good speeds. In other words, very happy about this purchase! Just one quick question, and I hope no one minds me asking, is there such a thing as an iLO4 advanced keygen? using remote administration is not needed that often but it is awesome and could come in handy when updating the software and I don't want to attach a monitor . edit: I didn't post this to brag or anything. I just wanted to let you know that the system works in case you want to upgrade your N36L, N40L or N54L microserver. It uses more power but its a lot faster. I can watch a full hd (sin city) from my iphone using plex. This was undoable on my N36L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shteve Posted October 11, 2014 Share #466 Posted October 11, 2014 Nice. The N54 is apparently 70% faster than the N36, and the Gen 8 about 70% faster than the N54. I'm able to watch 1080p shows on my LG G2 with my N54 as the server as there's no recoding required. Maybe worth a new phone rather than a new server if you need to transcode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjf Posted October 12, 2014 Share #467 Posted October 12, 2014 The fan on the Gen8 appears to be very noisy. I just saw this fix, just in case you are interested: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1377-page9.html edit: You can brag, as long as we learn something new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennie-M Posted October 17, 2014 Share #468 Posted October 17, 2014 shteve, i have an iPhone 5 but possibly some wrong settings in the plex server. Because I got 100% cpu usage on the nas if I used the plex HT system on a laptop connected to LAN. fjf, thanks for the link! I'll have a look at it! I don't find it very noisy at idle speeds.. But it does make a LOT of noise when on full speed. We'll see how it goes when the summer returns! Also, I tried a usb3 mobile harddisk and it worked very good! I cant tell you how fast it was but I copied some games and that went a lot faster then usb2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderben25 Posted October 19, 2014 Share #469 Posted October 19, 2014 Hey guys looking for a USB 3 expansion card for my N54L. It must: -be compatible with nanoboot and DSM 5 -fit in the N54L -provide enough power to plug in a 2.5" hard drive (WD MyPassport for example) without external power Any recommended model in 2014? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtrlAltDel Posted October 19, 2014 Share #470 Posted October 19, 2014 You could take a look at this tread http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2690. See Robjo's post and link for a cheap card - here is an up to date link to the same seller PCIE low profile USB3 with NEC Chip. It works in the N40L using the latest Nanoboot, so it should work in the N54L without an issue. You will also need a power cable to connect up to the Molex on the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderben25 Posted October 20, 2014 Share #471 Posted October 20, 2014 Awesome, thanks for your answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderben25 Posted October 25, 2014 Share #472 Posted October 25, 2014 You could take a look at this tread http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2690. See Robjo's post and link for a cheap card - here is an up to date link to the same seller PCIE low profile USB3 with NEC Chip. It works in the N40L using the latest Nanoboot, so it should work in the N54L without an issue. You will also need a power cable to connect up to the Molex on the card. Just to report back, I installed it this morning, it works flawlessly out of the box (DSM 5.1-4528 on latest nanoboot, bare metal installation). I used the ODD molex cable to power it, not sure if it's really needed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtrlAltDel Posted October 25, 2014 Share #473 Posted October 25, 2014 You could take a look at this tread http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2690. See Robjo's post and link for a cheap card - here is an up to date link to the same seller PCIE low profile USB3 with NEC Chip. It works in the N40L using the latest Nanoboot, so it should work in the N54L without an issue. You will also need a power cable to connect up to the Molex on the card. Just to report back, I installed it this morning, it works flawlessly out of the box (DSM 5.1-4528 on latest nanoboot, bare metal installation). I used the ODD molex cable to power it, not sure if it's really needed though. Good to hear you got sorted out. I assumed it would be OK without the additional power but I had issues without it - which is why I mentioned it in my reply. If you try it without the Molex I would be interested to know if yours works as expected. Mine wouldn't even work with low power devices (USB thumb drives etc.) without the power connected. There is also a similar card now with an internal extension header which could be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmill Posted October 25, 2014 Share #474 Posted October 25, 2014 Hi guys, I've been following this PCI-E card 'from the shadows' - glad to see it worked I presume you are using the white connector on the card to provide the additional power - what is the black connector for? Also - as you are running DSM5.1-4528 baremetal, as I am now, have you had any issues with the drives not spinning down? My seem to refuse to spin down and I'm not sure why... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderben25 Posted October 26, 2014 Share #475 Posted October 26, 2014 Hi, Yes I connected the white molex connector to the ODD power cable (I had to remove a cable tie), the length was perfect. I didn't try it without it, and I'm a bit lazy so I don't think I will try it to disconnect it to see if it works The black connector purpose is to provide external USB 3.0 ports on cases that offers those ports on the front panel for example. It's not usable in the N54L. About your spinning down issue, I'm sorry but I won't be of much help, I run Transmission on my NAS with about a thousand torrents on it, so the drives are kinda always busy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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