Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:58 -0800 From: KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> To: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a file server for home Message-ID: <Pine.SOC.4.64.1002101920360.7249@libra.sfsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4B737401.5080105@langille.org> References: <4B737401.5080105@langille.org>
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What about the wire? On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Dan Langille wrote: > This is a continuation of a post I started in -stable. > http://marc.info/?t=126560537900002&r=1&w=2 > > I'm going to be running FreeBSD 8.x with RAIDZ. Most of what I've decided > upon / has been suggested is at > http://dan.langille.org/2010/02/10/the-file-server/ > > In short, I'm pretty much decided upon this case: > > * Athena Power CA-SWH01BH8 Pedestal case > * http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811192058 > * contains 2 SATAx4 Hot-Swap HDD bays > * sounds like good value for a case with hot swap > * got a better case? > > Various suggestions have been made for the motherboard and HDD. I'm asking > you folks for suggestions based on what you know. > > Here's the list of items to be selected, but feel free to suggest stuff not > listed: > > * mother board > * power supply > * hard drives > * RAM > * perhaps a caching SSD > > If the motherboard lacks the SATA connections, I'm probably going to use the > Syba PCI Express SATA II 4 x Ports RAID Controller Card SY-PEX40008: > > http://www.amazon.com/Syba-Express-Ports-Controller-SY-PEX40008/dp/B002R0DZWQ/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258452902&sr=1-22 > > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > *----------------------------------------------------------* Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics) (415) 902 5513 cellular http://kayve.net Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org *----------------------------------------------------------*
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