From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 11 03:49:33 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 966FC106566C for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:49:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron3-mailrl.sfsu.edu (iron3-mailrl.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.122]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77FD38FC21 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:49:33 +0000 (UTC) X-Inbound-SFSU: False X-onepass: IPPSC X-From-SFSU: True X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvsEAF8Dc0uC1B9c/2dsb2JhbACaenSwagEJBYQ7iFWCX4F2BIMTgR+BWoUS Received: from edg03.sfsu.edu ([130.212.31.92]) by iron3.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 10 Feb 2010 19:21:00 -0800 Received: from EHB04.ad.sfsu.edu (130.212.31.28) by edg03.sfsu.edu (130.212.31.92) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.0.682.1; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:59 -0800 Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu (130.212.10.100) by ehb.ad.sfsu.edu (130.212.31.28) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.0.682.1; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:59 -0800 Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.4HF59) with ESMTP id 2010021019205837-478 ; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:58 -0800 Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:58 -0800 From: KAYVEN RIESE To: Dan Langille In-Reply-To: <4B737401.5080105@langille.org> Message-ID: References: <4B737401.5080105@langille.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.4HF59 | August 11, 2009) at 02/10/2010 19:20:58, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.4|March 23, 2009) at 02/10/2010 19:20:58, Serialize complete at 02/10/2010 19:20:58 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a file server for home X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:49:33 -0000 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 *----------------------------------------------------------*