Hello, I began having problems with my WHS server which I think are due to a failing system drive. The setup is SM X8ST3-F, using the onboard LSI SAS controller, flashed to IT mode. The SAS controller is ported into a HP SAS expander, then into a Norco 4220. there are currently 14 Hitachi TB drives running. This has operated flawlessly for 9 months. However, recently the server has been freezing up, requiring reboots, blue screening, and posting various error messages. Smart data on the system disc shows a critical number of bad blocks.
So I am trying to do a reinstall, and let the tombstones rebuild. Apparently, when WHS is reinstalled, it needs to see a drive with 0 address or it will try to do a fresh installation, and erase all data.
This is the problem. During the install, the setup will recognize the SATA drive as 0, and then ask for drivers for any other drives installed. When the LSI 1068e JBOD drivers are provided, all 14 hitachi drives are discovered, but the SATA drive is lost, and the setup defaults to fresh install, with no reinstallation option.
I have also tried to install the SATA in AHCI, thinking maybe that I could get the Hitachi drives discovered, and then give it the AHCI driver, but this won't work. the closest I have gotten is getting the SATA discovered as 0, with only 3 or 4 of the Hitachis discovered
anyone have any ideas or suggestons? thanks
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So I am trying to do a reinstall, and let the tombstones rebuild. Apparently, when WHS is reinstalled, it needs to see a drive with 0 address or it will try to do a fresh installation, and erase all data.
This is the problem. During the install, the setup will recognize the SATA drive as 0, and then ask for drivers for any other drives installed. When the LSI 1068e JBOD drivers are provided, all 14 hitachi drives are discovered, but the SATA drive is lost, and the setup defaults to fresh install, with no reinstallation option.
I have also tried to install the SATA in AHCI, thinking maybe that I could get the Hitachi drives discovered, and then give it the AHCI driver, but this won't work. the closest I have gotten is getting the SATA discovered as 0, with only 3 or 4 of the Hitachis discovered
anyone have any ideas or suggestons? thanks
s