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    Fitting 4 (+?) 3.5" drvs in the Shuttle SH87R6?

    Hi I move around alot but am not a fan of laptops so got a Shuttle SH87R6http://global.shuttle.com/products/productsDetail?productId=1707 which kind of suits my needs. The one thing that is bugging me is its factory drive capacity setup. Two things I'd like to consider: #1 Find a 5.25" bay...
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    Small 5bay cases/systems?

    Despite this being the DIY section I am actually hoping to find a somewhat premade solution but am not totally against putting something together (just haven’t had a lot of time lately). I am hoping to find a system that is minimal in size (think 5bay drobo-ish in size) that is linux/bsd...
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    Adding drives with data to WHS?

    Hi, I have been looking around and haven't been able to find any postings/info that clearly says (I am sure it is out there): If a drive, with data on it, is added to a WHS using drive extender, will that data be lost or be added to the "pool" of data? (assume the drives to be added contain NTFS...
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    Best solution for redundant use of various disks (sizes, speeds, brands)?

    Hi I have a drobo and a dns-323 and love them but they have a finite drive capacity so everyone once in a while i end up swaping out smaller drives and adding in larger drives but as a result I have lots (lots is relative i know) of smaller drives (750, 1tb 1.5 etc) that I would love to be able...
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    WHS Drive Extender + Addonics Mini Storage Tower?

    Hi, I have an Addonics "Mini Storage Tower" (with an esata/port multiplier). I previously just used the setup for spare drives but i recently found out about Windows Home Server "Drive Extender" which sounds like a nifty way to get a faux software RAID 5 of sorts but I was unsure if WHS DE would...
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    Possible to use different sized drives in a DIY NAS and still have redundancy?

    I have a whole bunch of hard drives ranging from 750gb to 1.5tb and I was thinking about putting together my own NAS RAID-5 (or 6?) problem is I would like to use all these drives but have some redundancy, perhaps like raid 5/6? Is this possible? I read something about Windows Home Server's...
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    Mirroring two drives separately in the same NAS?

    I have posted a bit about recommendations for 4bay NAS boxes in various places and have gotten a few responses. One thing that hasn’t been clear to me (I am a noob so perhaps I am just not understanding the obvious) is that of the 4 bay NAS boxes I have looked at they don’t really seem to...
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    Best way to sync NASs directly (not through computers)

    I just finished reading Kevin's "How To Back Up Offsite for Free with rsync" article and it was pretty useful *but* it dealt with doing rsync using a computer and i got the impression that it relied on using a static address (maybe there is no other way, i was {niavely?] hoping there was). My...
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    Any "Economy" NAS/DAS that supports 2tb internal drives?

    Any "Economy" NAS/DAS that supports 2tb internal drives? (Addonics?) Hi, i searched the forums for "WD20EADS" (western digital's 2tb internal drive, the only 2tb drive out until Segate starts selling their i think) and only got two hits from Tim (thanks Tim!) about the Synology and QNAP...
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    Ways to sync a NAS with a DAS over the internet?

    Hi, i have a DLink DNS-323 and will probably get some sort of eSATA DAS (NAS is too slow for my needs, will post DAS question later). I am planning on leaving the NAS with my non-techy brother and keep the DAS with myself. The thing is I want to make sure we have off-site backup, that is have...
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    Noob looking for Rock solid, No thrills, Raid 1, 4 bay NAS recomendation?

    I have been reading through the forums trying to figure out which NAS best fits my needs. At first i was dazzled by the ReadyNAS setups but then about fell out of my chair when i saw the prices, then started thinking about RAID5 to get a bit more space but many of you guys seem to recommend...
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    Small, Cheap, 4-bay NAS

    I am looking to get a 4 bay nas that is relatively small (not too uch bigger than 4 drives stacked together) and relatively cheap (I have seen a few in the $300 range but i can go into the $400 range). I have seen alot of reviews for a non-NASdrive the "drobo" which *seems* tempting but the...
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