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- Mufasa - 2012-02-27
Looks like the motherboards for recipes #3 and #4 are no longer being stocked.
What are the chances of getting an update from a trusted (eskro / poofy) source?
- eskro - 2012-02-28
Mufasa Wrote:Looks like the motherboards for recipes #3 and #4 are no longer being stocked.
What are the chances of getting an update from a trusted (eskro / poofy) source?
http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=1029869&postcount=52
- Mufasa - 2012-03-04
Quote:but here's another good candidate for a 12-to-18 drives unRAID server
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157292
with this board, no major expenses from 0 to 12 drives,,.
That motherboard is now out of stock too.
So I guess the next best thing is to pick one of the Asrock motherboards, that has an extra PCI slot for a video card, but still maintains the Micro ATX form factor?
- Mufasa - 2012-03-04
How about this MB?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157277
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157261
Looks like it is fairly new, has 6 sata sockets, and a PCI Express for the add-on card.
Is there anything this board doesn't have that I SHOULD be looking for?
It says it doesn't have onboard video, but it has VGA and HDMI, so it has to have some video.. right?
- eskro - 2012-03-04
they both have Realtek 8111E LAN Chipsets...
not good for unRAID.
(you need to use v5.0-beta14 AiO for Realtek 8111E support)
those are FM1 motherboards, the video is on the processor itself.
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - mgb_ - 2012-03-13
Thanks for the great info!
I currently deployed and have very limited/poor internet services. Is there a all-in-one guide for configuration of unraid (primarily for XBMC playback with XBMC/HTPC related addons) similiar to the building guides you and Poofyhairguy have posted? I'd like to be able to print everything off and bring it with me while i'm configuring it since i won't be able to just hope on a computer and search the forums.
Also- Ive installed XBMC, is there a basic configuration guide, or recommended addons i should do? I can't seem to find a great all-in-one guide for this either! Thanks!
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - Monkeypox - 2012-03-13
You could try the first part of this thread.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1294647
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - squishee - 2012-04-04
I just wanted to say thanks eskro!
I stumbled across this section of the forum by chance when I was looking for a RAID solution. At the time I was looking into purchasing a $400 RAID card and was going to end up with one HTPC/Server. I spent about $150 and created an unRAID server with a mixture of hardware I had laying around, a new case and new modular power supply.
It's running great, super quiet and now that my storage is taken care of by the server, I can shrink down my HTPC from a mid-size case to something smaller which will make my basement look a lot nicer.
Still on the basic license though. I'm planning on upgrading to the plus/pro version soon.
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - eskro - 2012-04-05
FTW squishee!!
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - jthacker48 - 2012-04-05
I'm looking to convert my desktop pc to an unraid server. Luckily and ironically, my hardware is very similar to the 10HDD build that you have outlined. Here is my current hardware:
Case: Antec Three Hundred
Mobo: MSI 890GXM-G65 link
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 830 link
RAM: (4) Kingston HyperX DDR3 4GB RAM = 16GB Total link
PSU: Corsair CK430 PSU
I plan on running Sab, Couchpotato, Sickbeard, and Plex. Potentially Headphones too.
Do you see any issues with any of the components? Should I reduce the amount of RAM?
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - eskro - 2012-04-05
1 stick of 4GB should be more then enough.
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - jasmill1969 - 2012-04-11
I am leaning heavily to the 12HDD build and I plan to use MySQL Database, SABnzbd, CouchPotato, Sick Beard, Torrent Client. Could someone recommend a CPU and RAM upgrade to handle the additional apps?
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - evanl81 - 2012-04-14
I am doing all that with the cpu suggested in the build plus 2x2gb ram.
It runs great.
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - fishypops - 2012-04-24
Are there any mini-itx mobo's that i could use for a 10 hdd setup?
RE: Looking to Build Your Very First unRAID Server? - fishypops - 2012-04-24
Is there any merit in going for the AMD Sempron 130 Sargas 2.6GHz, when building a 10 HDD NAS ?
Thasnk