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[skytech76]

Yes, you can set up a software RAID in FreeNAS between any two drives. Normally, it's not recommended to mix and match speeds for performance reasons. 5400RPM vs. 5900RPM isn't going to be a problem though.

Hi mfenn, i need help if you can. I setup my server and this mb BIOSTAR TH67B, the sata3 port is not work under Freenas, but the other 4 sata2 port are fine. Is there any bug in Freenas 8 that can not use sata3? I test the sata3 port by installing Windows 7 and it worked. I might have to install whs 2011, but I already move 1.5 tb of movies and other data on my freenas server.

Thank you.

 

[mfenn]

The SATA 6Gb/s ports are on an addon chip, so most likely FreeBSD (which is the OS the FreeNAS is based on) doesn't have a driver for that controller yet.

You can try switching the controller to IDE mode and using it at 3Gb/s until FreeNAS is updated. Or if you don't need those ports right away, you can just use the other ports until it is updated.

 

[skytech76]

The SATA 6Gb/s ports are on an addon chip, so most likely FreeBSD (which is the OS the FreeNAS is based on) doesn't have a driver for that controller yet.

You can try switching the controller to IDE mode and using it at 3Gb/s until FreeNAS is updated. Or if you don't need those ports right away, you can just use the other ports until it is updated.

Thank, I will have to just wait then.