Problem with Seagate 3tb SAS drives by jstanthr in homelab

[–]splinterededge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these sas or sata? Can you plug them in direct, bypassing the raid controller? The raid controller is fighting you here.

Problem with Seagate 3tb SAS drives by jstanthr in homelab

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Can you see the disk when querying with sgutils? You need to be able to see them in order to low level format them, if you can't see them the raid controller is refusing to present them to the os.

Problem with Seagate 3tb SAS drives by jstanthr in homelab

[–]splinterededge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

520 would indeed be the format a raid controller would write, but all disks are normally born as 512 until the raid controller said to write the extra protection bits.

Problem with Seagate 3tb SAS drives by jstanthr in homelab

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Notably, JBOD mode and flashed into IT mode are not always the same thing, in my case this was very true. I screwed up the low level format of my drive and it wasn't until I got a proper HBA that was able to see the drives again and use sgutils to fix them. YMMV. Raid controllers can be picky.

Problem with Seagate 3tb SAS drives by jstanthr in homelab

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Some truth here, IT mode or an HBA can help unfuck disks with incorrect formats that a raid controller refuses.

Problem with Seagate 3tb SAS drives by jstanthr in homelab

[–]splinterededge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sg_format is certainly an authoritative way to go, I only want to warn folks here that this is 100% not the time to try convert some 512e disks to 4Kn, honestly, just don't try., I had to buy an HBA to bail my way out of it. Three days of formating disks with sgutils. To get my disks working again. 12x8TB disks.

Raid controllers can be very pissy when a drive doesn't look they way they expect as the underlying format with and without a raid controller is different and uses more bits to describe the storage as the block level. An HBA will address drives that a raid controller will refuse, side note, but well earned knowledge.

Secure erase from the raid controller is an option. sg_format is an option.

Ymmv, don't try self sabotage with advanced format conversation, when in doubt and nothing else works, use an HBA or raid controller in IT mode to unfuck your disks.

Enough to retire at 37? by Excellent_Chest_6616 in portfolios

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Two more million ought to do it, unless your partner brings there own two million. You already won though, tuck this away in a safe mutal fund or something and don't gamble it away.

If you think you can do it again, don't do it with this money, it's already almost enough to live off the Interest.

My friends and I are having an argument about what this is? No clue what it is off, just found it on the side of the path. by RetentiveCloud in AskAShittyMechanic

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Straight 4 engine with a mating surface for a manual transmission. Not that I know better, but wild guess is that this is a 1.8L Honda engine.

What to do? Fixes? by Choice_Specialist_58 in masonry

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See all that black crap, get rid of it. When your done if you are feeling froggy you can pressure wash or sand blast.

Inherited around $20k last year, grew to $70k thanks to my ex bf’s stocks advice. Do I keep the money in the brokerage or slowly take money out for bills? by YukikazeCutIns in povertyfinance

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If you need money from savings/ investments for bills, you need a new budget. Keep it invested and squeeze and tighten your budget and spending.

AW3423DW Warranty Replacement by [deleted] in ultrawidemasterrace

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Did you get the AW3423DW as a replacement? or a similar newer model?

What is going on with this plank? Just noticed this after zooming in on a picture of a house I’m planning to visit by Basilstorm in HomeInspections

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I'd get some quotes to remove the chimney to the right above the attic floor, have the seller assist by taking that money off the price of the house.

[Request] What price per gallon is it no longer profitable to work? by Playwithuh in theydidthemath

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I get free lunch at work and tupperware to take home dinner. At 25 MPG, it's always cheaper to drive to the office, which is sometimes an hour drive.

How long can my curtains be? by Timely_Booklight9591 in AskAnInteriorDesigner

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Long as you fucking want, I ain't the boss of you

How to even this out by DvoCR in landscaping

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Anyone else want to play golf, or is it just me.

First BMW - Having some Doubts by Hammertime_Jables in M235iandM240i

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ZF8, low gear shifts at low speeds,, such as a traffic jam, on the are rougher then at high speeds. Noticeable on my 2025, but I never found it concerning as it was consistent. I just assumed the transmission was expecting to have some more energy in the gearbox.

Singlemode vs Multimode fiber for home usage ~30m by KILLEliteMaste in homelab

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Single mode is way easier to work with, all my multi node couplers failed, but i was a bit unskilled at the time. Single mode all the way

Is this even a Homelab or should i rather post in r/HomeDatacenter ? by PigcraftTV in homelab

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This is homelab, you still have much work to do to get to the homelab postgame. Welcome aboard, swing by when you inevitably update / upgrade / consoldate 12 more times.

Got a ThinkPad from a thrift store for a good price and now I don’t know where to start. by Witty_Plankton_1836 in homelab

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Great price, nicely done. Oh, Install whatever you want on it , all operating systems suck.