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If you'd like to see the genesis of this script, check out my original thread here Since I finally got my PowerShell script running, and I thought I'd post it here in case anyone else might find it helpful. SYNOPSIS: Script will move files from one DrivePool to another according to FIFO policy REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE: The expected layout is a DrivePool consisting of two DrivePools, one magnetic and one solid state. The main variables are pretty obviously documented. I added the file archive limit for people like me who also run SnapRAID Helper. That way the script doesn't trip the 'deleted' file limit (I'm assuming moves would trip it, but I didn't actually test it). Warning, I've obviously only tested this on my system. Please test this extensively on your system after you have ensured good backups. I certainly don't expect anything to go wrong, but that doesn't mean that it can't. The code is full of on-screen debugging output. I'm not a great coder, so if I've done anything wrong, please let me know. I've posted the code here so that you can't C&P it into a script of your own, since Windows can be annoying about downloaded scripts. Please let me know if you have any questions. Set-StrictMode -Version 1 # Script drivePoolMoves.ps1 <# .SYNOPSIS Script will move files from one DrivePool to another according to FIFO policy .DESCRIPTION The script can be set to run as often as desired. The expected layout is a DrivePool consisting of two DrivePools, one magnetic and one solid state. .NOTES Author : fly (Zac) #> # Number of files to move before rechecking SSD space $moveCount = 1 # Path to PoolPart folder on magnetic DrivePool drive $archiveDrive = "E:\PoolPart.xxxxx\Shares\" # Path to PoolPart folder on SSD DrivePool drive $ssdSearchPath = "F:\PoolPart.xxxxx\Shares\" # Minimum SSD drive use percent. Below this amount, stop archiving files. $ssdMinUsedPercent = 50 # Maximum SSD drive use percent. Above this amount, start archiving files. $ssdMaxUsedPercent = 80 # Do not move more than this many files $fileArchiveLimit = 200 # Exclude these file/folder names [System.Collections.ArrayList]$excludeList = @('*.covefs*', '*ANYTHING.YOU.WANT*') # Other stuff $ssdDriveLetter = "" $global:ssdCurrentUsedPercent = 0 $fileNames = @() $global:fileCount = 0 $errors = @() Write-Output "Starting script..." function CheckSSDAbove($percent) { $ssdDriveLetter = $ssdSearchPath.Substring(0, 2) Get-WmiObject Win32_Volume | Where-object {$ssdDriveLetter -contains $_.DriveLetter} | ForEach { $global:ssdUsedPercent = (($_.Capacity - $_.FreeSpace) * 100) / $_.Capacity $global:ssdUsedPercent = [math]::Round($ssdUsedPercent, 2) } If ($ssdUsedPercent -ge $percent) { Return $true } Else { Return $false } } function MoveOldestFiles { $fileNames = Get-ChildItem -Path $ssdSearchPath -Recurse -File -Exclude $excludeList | Sort-Object CreationTime | Select-Object -First $moveCount If (!$fileNames) { Write-Output "No files found to archive!" Exit } ForEach ($fileName in $fileNames) { Write-Output "Moving from: " Write-Output $fileName.FullName $destFilePath = $fileName.FullName.Replace($ssdSearchPath, $archiveDrive) Write-Output "Moving to: " Write-Output $destFilePath New-Item -ItemType File -Path $destFilePath -Force Move-Item -Path $fileName.FullName -Destination $destFilePath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable errors If ($errors) { ForEach($error in $errors) { if ($error.Exception -ne $null) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Exception: $($error.Exception)" } Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Error: An error occurred during move operation." Remove-Item -Path $destFilePath -Force $excludeList.Add("*$($fileName.Name)") } } Else { Write-Output "Move complete." $global:fileCount++ # Increment file count, then check if max is hit If ($global:fileCount -ge $fileArchiveLimit) { Write-Output "Archive max file moves limit reached." Write-Output "Done." Exit } Else { Write-Output "That was file number: $global:fileCount" } } Write-Output "`n" } } If (CheckSSDAbove($ssdMaxUsedPercent)) { While (CheckSSDAbove($ssdMinUsedPercent)) { Write-Output "---------------------------------------" Write-Output "SSD is at $global:ssdUsedPercent%." Write-Output "Max is $ssdMaxUsedPercent%." Write-Output "Archiving files." MoveOldestFiles Write-Output "---------------------------------------" } } Else { Write-Output "Drive not above max used." } Write-Output "Done." Exit

GetdataBack Simple is working for me -- i could get a dir list at least and see the files. It's gonna take days til i'm done the deep scan, but i hope i can recover most things.

As noted before, I'm using a RAID controller, not a HBA, so you'd need to explore the f/w, drivers & s/w for your card. That said, a quick google search & there's this - - however, as far as I can see, 4&83E10FE&0&00E0 is not necessarily a fixed device ID - so you'd need to look in the registry for the equivalent.

Now, the manual for the HBA you were talking about states "Minimum airflow: 200 linear feet per minute at 55 °C inlet temperature"... ...which is the same as my RAID card. Beyond that, all I can say is that, even with water cooling the CPU & GPU (& an external rad) so most of the heat's already taken out of the case/ the case fans are primarily cooling the mobo, memory, etc, then I've had issues without direct cooling with all of my previous LSI RAID cards - both in terms of drives dropping out & BSODs without there being an exceptional disk usage. (it's not that I'm running huge R50 arrays or something - primarily that I simply prefer using a RAID card, vs a HBA, in terms of the cache & BBU options) Similarly, the Chenbro expander I have - which, other than the fans, drives, cables, MOLEX-to-PCIE (to power the card) & PSU, is the only thing in the server case - came with a fan attached which failed; & again I had issues... ...so it's now got one of the Noctua fans on instead. So, whilst you 'could' try it without & see, personally I would always stick a fan on something like this. I couldn't advise you on monitoring for PWM as that's not how I do things - since I'd far rather have the system being stable irrespective of whether or not I was in a particular OS or not. Well, not that dissimilarly, whilst the rad fans are PWM, for me it's about creating a temp curve within the bios for the CPU (& hence, by default, the GPU), & so is entirely OS independent. So, whilst I couldn't recommend anything specific, 'if' I were looking for a fan controller then I'd want something which I could connect a thermal sensor to (& attach that to the h/s above the IOC) AND I could set the temp limit solely with the controller.

Unfortunately, no, there isn't. It's been asked before, but we don't have any plans on adding an option, since it introduces too many potential issues.