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Hardware Recommendations Guide
Community hardware recommendations for FreeNAS servers, oriented towards new users.
Ericloewe
Updated:
Jan 24, 2021
Detailed newcomers' guide to crossflashing LSI 9211/9300/9305/9311/9400/94xx HBA and variants
Making sense of the software, the process, getting it to work first time. Includes EFI and OEMs
Stilez
Updated:
Jun 4, 2017
Fan Scripts for Supermicro Boards Using PID Logic
Scripts for fan fans and fanboys
Glorious1
Updated:
Aug 20, 2020
Disk Price/Performance Analysis Buying Information
Excel Spreadsheet of many NAS/Desktop dsk drives providing buying information on price/power usage,
farmerpling2
Updated:
Apr 30, 2019
So, you’ve decided to buy a Supermicro X11 Xeon E3 v5/6 board...
A guide to popular Supermicro X11 motherboards.
Ericloewe
Updated:
Nov 26, 2018
Disk Price/Performance Analysis Buying Information
Excel Spreadsheet of many NAS/Desktop dsk drives providing buying information on price/power usage,
farmerpling2
4.90 star(s)
Updated:
Apr 30, 2019
10 Gig Networking Primer
Introduction to 10GbE in its various forms
jgreco
5.00 star(s)
Updated:
Apr 26, 2017
Hardware Recommendations Guide
Community hardware recommendations for FreeNAS servers, oriented towards new users.
Ericloewe
5.00 star(s)
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Jan 24, 2021
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FreeNAS® Quick Hardware Guide
A small FreeNAS hardware list with Links
Ericloewe
4.38 star(s)
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Nov 2, 2019
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Hardware Recommendations Guide
Rev 2a) 2021-01-24
Ericloewe
Oct 3, 2016
Community hardware recommendations for FreeNAS servers, oriented towards new users.
5.00 star(s)
30 ratings
Downloads
333,002
Updated
Jan 24, 2021
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Detailed newcomers' guide to crossflashing LSI 9211/9300/9305/9311/9400/94xx HBA and variants
Stilez
Jun 4, 2017
Making sense of the software, the process, getting it to work first time. Includes EFI and OEMs
5.00 star(s)
18 ratings
Updated
Jun 4, 2017
Fan Scripts for Supermicro Boards Using PID Logic
2020-08-20, previous one was missing a file
Glorious1
Mar 3, 2017
Scripts for fan fans and fanboys
5.00 star(s)
10 ratings
Downloads
71,813
Updated
Aug 20, 2020
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Disk Price/Performance Analysis Buying Information
01-May-2019
farmerpling2
Jul 31, 2017
Excel Spreadsheet of many NAS/Desktop dsk drives providing buying information on price/power usage,
4.90 star(s)
10 ratings
Downloads
95,138
Updated
Apr 30, 2019
So, you’ve decided to buy a Supermicro X11 Xeon E3 v5/6 board...
Ericloewe
Oct 4, 2016
A guide to popular Supermicro X11 motherboards.
5.00 star(s)
9 ratings
Updated
Nov 26, 2018
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How To: Change IPMI Sensor Thresholds using ipmitool
Ericloewe
Apr 16, 2017
Introduction to IPMI sensor thresholds and ipmitool
5.00 star(s)
9 ratings
Updated
Apr 16, 2017
Hard Drive Troubleshooting Guide (All Versions of FreeNAS)
joeschmuck
Oct 29, 2016
Basic information on how to troubleshoot hard drive failures using SMART data
4.80 star(s)
10 ratings
Updated
Nov 1, 2020
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10 Gig Networking Primer
jgreco
Apr 26, 2017
Introduction to 10GbE in its various forms
5.00 star(s)
8 ratings
Updated
Apr 26, 2017
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Configuring UPS support for single or multiple FreeNAS servers
Spearfoot
Mar 31, 2017
Details on configuring the NUT UPS tools for use with FreeNAS servers connected to a UPS
5.00 star(s)
8 ratings
Updated
Sep 7, 2020
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FreeNAS® Quick Hardware Guide
Rev 2a)
Ericloewe
Sep 28, 2016
A small FreeNAS hardware list with Links
4.38 star(s)
8 ratings
Downloads
105,713
Updated
Nov 2, 2019
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List of known SMR drives
Yorick
Apr 16, 2020
A list to help identify SMR drives that are not clearly labeled as such.
5.00 star(s)
4 ratings
Updated
Apr 16, 2020
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Building, Burn-In, and Testing your FreeNAS system
jgreco
Apr 26, 2017
Proper procedures for pre-production testing of servers
5.00 star(s)
4 ratings
Updated
Apr 26, 2017
Supermicro X10 and X11 motherboard FAQ
Ericloewe
May 28, 2016
Listing of common questions regarding Supermicro X10 and X11 boards and answers to those questions
5.00 star(s)
3 ratings
Updated
Feb 18, 2019
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EasyStore Drive Shucking like a pro ... by a pro
jgreco
Nov 24, 2022
Save hundreds of dollars especially on Black Friday
5.00 star(s)
2 ratings
Updated
Nov 24, 2022
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What's all the noise about HBAs, and why can't I use a RAID controller?
jgreco
Apr 9, 2020
There seems to be an uptick of this question, so...
5.00 star(s)
2 ratings
Updated
Apr 9, 2020
Specific build changes to upgrade as high as 512GB of RAM
Chris Moore
Mar 3, 2019
Better FreeNAS
5.00 star(s)
2 ratings
Updated
May 17, 2019
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Don't be afraid to be SAS-sy ... a primer on basic SAS and SATA
jgreco
May 6, 2017
A primer on the basics of SAS and its relation to SATA
5.00 star(s)
2 ratings
Updated
May 6, 2017
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Expanding FreeNAS Beyond a Single Chassis
jro
Jul 15, 2019
Using HBAs with external SAS ports to scale your FreeNAS system
5.00 star(s)
1 ratings
Updated
Jul 15, 2019
Informational videos, mostly about SAS hardware
Chris Moore
Feb 9, 2019
SAS controllers, expanders and performance
5.00 star(s)
1 ratings
Updated
Apr 24, 2019
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How to: Avoid dead ASRock C2x50 D4i boards by disabling the watchdog
nickt
Oct 22, 2016
Disabling the watchdog on ASRock C2750 / C2550 D4I boards to avoid fried BMC flash memory
5.00 star(s)
1 ratings
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Oct 22, 2016
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