Updated with 4 x 2Tb WD EARS harddrives

twitch wrote:Could you potentially use another virtual machine and run win7 for htpc? I also have technet so I have the apps.

I dont think HD-material would run smooth inside af VM...

Ramses wrote:Looks good and still spacious enough inside! How is the noise level from 5 HDDs + fan? Any noticeable harmonic vibration?

It is pretty low noise, i can only hear the fan in the PSU when the harddrives a idle. When the harddrives are working, then i notice them.

No vibration what so ever.

Why a virtual Linux server inside Windows 2008? Seems like a waste of money buying the Windows license when you could do all the file serving work with Linux. Also, why an SSD in a NAS? Is there some sort of performance advantage? Unless there's something I'm likely missing... I am using the server...

Hi I just finished building my new fileserver/NAS. I had a synology 207+ before but i wanted a real server and space for more than 2 harddrives. Here's what i ended up with Housing: Fractal Designs Array (rev 1) Motherboard: Zotac NM10 DTX Memory: 2x2GB Corsair DDR800 Harddrives: 4 x 2TB WD EARS + 1...

I went with a Fractal Design "Array" Case after i read the review on spcr. Here is the other specs Motherboard: Intel D510MO Memory: 2x2Gb of Corsair (1.8v - VERY IMPORTANT) Why? Promise raidcontroller: TX4310 That costs something like twice the mobo. Are you using RAID 5? 10? Which are the perform...

Is it possible to squeeze any more disks in this - perhaps in the space for the second PCI slot? I'd really like to be able to get 8 disks on an 8 port controller, plus a 2.5" on the mainboard for the OS. It's a little difficult to see where the spaces are in a photo. You can squezze in 2 more disk...

I also got this case after reading about it here. Great case for a DYI NAS-box.

I went with a Fractal Design "Array" Case after i read the review on spcr. Here is the other specs Motherboard: Intel D510MO Memory: 2x2Gb of Corsair (1.8v - VERY IMPORTANT) Promise raidcontroller: TX4310 Disks: 4x 750GB Seagate + 120GB 7200 rpm 2.5" (OS) + 640GB Seagate for nonimportant stuff Futur...