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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    Just formated 4 more, another 16 disk array finished !
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    Engenius ECW230 (Wifi6 4x4 AP) - $125

    EXTRA tempting..........
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    Just FYI, formatted another 4 drives in my array to 512 without problems. Using Windows Server 2016, sg3_utils-1.46mgw64.zip from The sg3_utils package Sg_scan to see avaliable drives and then: sg_format.exe --format --size=512 PD# Cheers !
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    MAYBE there is, but it's really difficulty (it was common on very old drives AFAIK) I sucessfully used a SAS 3008 fury to format mine.
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    It's the same 3.84TB SAS SSD that we all know. IF they come formatted in 520B, you will need a compatible HBA and sg_format to convert them.
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    Managed to format them in 512B with the HBA. Working just fine in my array, cheers.
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    Just bought another 4 for my RAID and......... they are 520B , dammit. :( My LSi 9361-16i does detect them, but as "unsupported" because of the 520B block format: Tried to change it with the SG_format but it only detects my Raid Controller: I also tried to sanitize the drivers, but it...
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Just for the record, any chance to get these cables cheaper ? I would need 4 of them and man they're expensive.
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    FS: 4x Samsung SSD PM1643 3.84TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A

    Very resilient drives, i have a bunch running for years without issue.
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Sure, here's the results: Yes, i believe the cable being single path is the culprit. Guess i need a new controller first, because all my ports are populated. Thanks guys.
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Mine is showing like this: Should it have more than one path enable ?
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Very interesting, i managed to enable MIPO on mine, but only saw a marginal upgrade (margin error) in speed. Time to get a 12 port HBA i guess :p
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Interesting, i have the same (or so i believe) cable but with 4 output ports. Where in the MegaRAID software can i check if Multipathing and RR are active ? I can confirm it says 12Gbps SAS but nothing else.
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Right cable ? I thought that the only option was SAS 12Gbps :confused: Which cable you are using ?
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    Isn't 12Gbps = 1500MB at least ?