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June 17th, 2022 23:00
DIY nas from T5810
I am trying to convert a T5810 with A34 bios to a DIY truenas and facing the following challenges:
The expected setup is dual ssd-sata boot drives in mirrored mode and four 3.5" hdd-sata in software raid (raid-z).
- Can I use the two ODD ports to connect the two ssd-sata boot drives ?
- Are all hdd-sata ports SATA-3 or a mix of SATA-2 and SATA-3 ? I found different articles saying different things, among which that ports HDD0 to HDD1 are SATA-3 and ports HDD2 to HDD3 are SATA-2.
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Can the power connector currently used to power the DVD drive, which will be removed along the nvidia quadro k4200 card, be used to power two 4~6TB HDDs (typical startup current 12v, 1.8A and Average operating power 4.80w for the 4Tb drive and 8.1w for the 6Tb drive) and two 120GB SSDs? If not, from where could I get power for these additional drives ? I was thinking to use power cable multipliers on the dvd power cable (the thick one, not the thin one).
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DELL-Cares
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June 18th, 2022 17:00
We tried reaching you on a private message asking for the Service Tag number to ascertain the warranty but did not receive a response. Please feel free to reply to the private message whenever you are available.
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June 19th, 2022 15:00
Hi, had some trouble opening messages in firefox.
My motherboard and serial number are: /F2SFDD2/CN7220061S01FC/
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June 21st, 2022 02:00
Hello @Reduce_Reuse_Recycle , if you notice that DELL-Cares asking the service tag to ascertain the warranty, and via private message. You shouldn't post it here but forum Mod will help to remove it.
For the questions you have, I will help with my understanding about this system:
1. Yes, you can use the ODD ports to connect to 2 SSD which you wanted to use as boot drive.
2. Yes, all 6 of SATA ports and ODD ports are SATA 3, running at 6Gb/s.
3. Yes, you can use the power connector located at the optical drive cage to power up a hard drive.
The remaining information in question 3 can be clear up if you would provide a little bit more about your intended setup. Here is the spec-sheet for your Dell Precision T5810. It has (3) drive cages for 3 of 3.5" drives, including conversion of the optical drive. When you use 1 drive cage for 2 of 2.5" SSD, where do you plan to install the (4) 3.5" hard drive?
Clarification needed for " ...which will be removed along the nvidia quadro k4200 card, be used to power two 4~6TB HDDs". What you plan to achieve by removing the graphics card?
A SATA power connector can provide upward over 50 watts of power and can be used to power two 4~6TB HDDs as you intended. A hard drive kit such of this one will provide SATA power splitter along with extra (don't use the molex to sata).