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    8-port hardware RAID under Windows 7, /w 8TB drives

    Following up on that, it seems that a firmware update really did the trick. Initialization progress passed 20%, and the drives are still permanently busy.
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    8-port hardware RAID under Windows 7, /w 8TB drives

    We will find out :D I just did take the plunge and updated to P20, the latest firmware version that I know of. First thing to notice was that the controller reassigned my slot numbers: instead of 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 it's now 3,2,1,0,7,6,5,4. I'm sure it was well-intentioned. I'll have to wait...
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    8-port hardware RAID under Windows 7, /w 8TB drives

    Thank you for that find. However, the document's headline ("Report for IT SAS Gen 2.5 Controllers") suggests that it refers to the IT (i.e. non-RAID) versions of the listed controllers. I suspect the difference might be crucial. My drives' brand/model is ST8000NE0004 (Seagate IronWolf Pro)...
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    8-port hardware RAID under Windows 7, /w 8TB drives

    Hi, I need some advice for updating my computer. I've been using a Supermicro X10SAE "Workstation" (Xeon E3 with 32GB ECC RAM) under Windows 7 for several years now, with an LSI 9211-8i (IR) card as a RAID controller. This has worked brilliantly, until I decided to replace my 1TB hard disks...
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    Xeon laptop with ECC memory

    Why not buying the Lenovo P70 right there?: Do you know of any reasons to avoid, specifically, that company? It's most certainly the easiest way to get exactly what you want. Except if you want a portable computer ;)
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    Xeon laptop with ECC memory

    Some news: (1), the specs for the mobile Xeons are on Intel's website, and indeed it appears to be a souped-up consumer CPU with 4 cores max and 2 memory channels. (2), techradar's claim about the battery being non-replaceable might be untrue. The latter would be very good news IMHO. To me...
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    Xeon laptop with ECC memory

    At this time, I don't know more than what you can read in the article I linked. But: So, a screwdriver is not the solution to everything. Also, usually I run my laptop via mains/PSU, which is said to be poison for the battery of you don't remove it beforehand (due to inevitable, miniscule...
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    New MoBo after old one died: 1150 or upgrade 1151 ?

    It isn't, not for the one who buys yours. Intel's warranty covers only the original buyer, or, in France, l'acheteur original. Depending on the amount of RAM included in the kit, that might just work :) If you feel you can reasonably expect that upgrading to Skylake/DDR4 would improve your...
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    Xeon laptop with ECC memory

    It seems that lenovo decided to make the battery non-replaceable :rolleyes: Seems like I won't buy a P70 after all, then :( It is really beyond me how Apple managed to infect a whole industry with utterly moronic design decisions :mad: :mad: :mad:
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    Xeon laptop with ECC memory

    Why, it's true ... for some values of "ultimate" :D Seriously, I couldn't care less about the CPU's brand name, as long as it supports ECC RAM. Therefore, I would have liked a Core i7-3612QE in a laptop just as well, only nobody ever offered such a thing AFAIK. One nice thing about Xeons...
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    Xeon laptop with ECC memory

    Lenovo announced on August 10 the release of "mobile workstation" laptops with up to 64 GB ECC memory, optional RAID1 and self-calibrating 4K monitor. Quite the dream machine for photoshop users! AFAIC the ECC memory alone is very welcome news, I've waited years for such a product. At last!
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    Server board w/2 pcie-x16

    Very Good :D Not sure about this particular CPU, but in any case, you wouldn't have gotten 2 x16 slots with a Xeon E3, so an E5 was pretty much the only option here :)
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    Supermicro X10SAE - Xeon Haswell, C226, ATX manual:

    The fan spins up when its RPM fall below a defined limit, and you can set this limit with a supplied software tool called "SuperDoctor".
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    Supermicro X10SAE - Xeon Haswell, C226, ATX manual:

    The fan spins up when its RPM fall below a defined limit, and you can set this limit with a supplied software tool called "SuperDoctor". I don't think anyone sees a case for BIOS "correction". If you plan on buying from Newegg, you probably want to read this here thread "Newegg RMA...
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    Supermicro X10SAE - Xeon Haswell, C226, ATX manual:

    This is because there's no graphics chip on board. If you want to forego a discrete graphics card, you'll need a Xeon with integrated graphics. You can see here which have graphics and which don't. Not like the Supermicro -F boards. It does have something called Intel Active Management...
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