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Originally Posted by davidruth
Hello everyone,
I was just given a snap m4100. I put in 3 250gb hard drives. The os shows I have 128gb available on each drive. I have not configured it for Raid yet. I was reading that OS v4.0.860 would fix this. I tried to download the file from Adaptec but they won't let me download it cause it was too old.
How would I go about getting a copy of it? I tried to see what version I have but I don't show anywhere where the current version is.
This is my first time I have used the snap server so I appologize for asking stupid questions.
Thanks so much!
David
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Okay, I watched this train wreck long enough.
#1 The 4100 does not support LBA48bit, thus it is limited to 137 GB per drive.
#2 You read wrong or someone wrote wrong, OS 4.0.860 will not correct this limitation of the 4100.
#3 You click on the SNAP icon in the far upper left of your browser to see what OS version (among other things) you have.
#4 The OS download file that used to be available from Adaptec is an
UPGRADE PATCH, it
REQUIRES v4 OS already be installed to use it, it
IS NOT a full OS. This file has recently become not available for download from Adaptec anymore. The file you can download now is the FULL version, but requires "
entitlement" do download it.
#5 The SNAP OS upgrades are
NOT free upgrades from Adaptec and are
copyright.
#6 To get SNAP OS updates, you must have "entitlement". To get entitlement, you must be still under warranty, or you must purchase a maintenance package from Adaptec. For SNAP OS units, the minimum maintenance package is $200 last I checked.
#7 Yes, there are places on the internet to aquire these OS updates, but they are illegal pirate copies none the less. Roll the dice, take your chances. That's up to you.
#8 I am not going to provide you information where to aquire these illegal pirate copies, nor is anyone else on this forum going to be allowed to. Why? Because Adaptec does take this stuff seriously, as is their right, and they do pursue this matter, and have done so on this forum. If you had read the sticky message thread with the legal notice, you would have known this.
#9 After the couple zillion times it seems David (blue68f100) and I have posted this information, I can't believe not one other person on this forum could bother to let you know this information after a month. (and people then wonder why David and I are not as active anymore)
#10 After the couple zillion times it seems David (blue68f100) and I have posted this information, and a lot of it is in the FAQ also, I can't believe you had to ask these same questions again. Does anyone even both to search for an answer anymore? (and people then wonder why David and I are not as active anymore)
That about cover it? David, have you got anything you would like to add to that?