OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Setup & Installation
ArcaOS and Storage - Discussion
Greg Pringle:
--- Quote from: ivan on April 14, 2023, 05:44:23 pm ---Hi Greg,
Do you really need 8 disks? I have 5 on one of my Ryzen test units, the sixth place is a DVD unit and I have never had to disconnect any of them when I update the OS.
The smallest drive is a 1 TB unit all the others are 2 TB units which give more than enough space for storing data and programs. I think you might have shot yourself in the foot with the extra eSata cards.
What motherboard is it? My MSI B550-A Pro board has as standard 6 disk connectors as well as 2 M2 slots so no lack of disk space (see specifications section of attached manual). It can also have 15 USB ports though I don't have them all attached.
I can't attach the manual as it is too large but it is easy to download from the MSI manuals site.
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I have lots of data and some are used as backups of others. I also have hot-swap cages to add and remove drives, that requires bringing down the system to change drives. The problem with needing to remove drives for an install is required if there is more than one drive. The total number does not matter, except for the unplugging of everything.
Eugene Tucker:
Remy, Been there and I have done that too.
ivan:
Hi Greg,
From what you say it sounds as if what you really need a large NAS setup with 4 TB, or larger, drives. That would save you having to mess about with the drives on your computer.
I do not understand why you need to remove drives for an install. All of my computers have more than one drive installed and I have never had to remove any to install OS/2 - ArcaOS or Linux Mint (can't comment about Windows because I don't use it other than as a dumb terminal for a data logger).
I get the impression that you are your own worst enemy, confusing the computer with removed drives and then having to reset the bios to reflect the changed drive arrangement (you do change the bios when you change the drives I hope).
Martin Iturbide:
Note:Hi. I slipped this topic, since it changed from a "why ArcaOS 5.1" topic to a "Storage Discussion". I hope I didn't screw it up.
Regards
Pete:
Hi Eugene
--- Quote from: Eugene Tucker on April 19, 2023, 12:55:02 pm ---Pete I do go to the install with my own selections and it just quits after that.
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Any idea where it is quitting?
Been a while since I last did an ArcaOS install but I seem to recall that you can select to show drivers loading which may give an idea where it is quitting - sometimes last driver listed onscreen or the next driver that should get loaded from the config.sys.
Regards
Pete
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