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    Lion Breaks Time Machine NASes

    Just a follow-up note: many users are noting in this thread on the ReadyNAS forums that a final manual reboot -- after the update process itself reboots the machine -- is required before everything starts working properly. Be warned: the add-on installation process appears to be broken with...
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    Lion Breaks Time Machine NASes

    Looks like my vitriol wasn't entirely warranted: Netgear posted a firmware update -- a beta release -- for sparc (600/Duo/NV/NV+) users today that resolves the Lion issues.
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    Lion Breaks Time Machine NASes

    I'm amazed how uniformly lacking support for Lion + Time Machine has been across the various NAS manufacturers. Lion has been in beta for how long? And they couldn't have a fix ready for release day? Pathetic. At least Netgear made half an effort and had their newer x86-based stuff up to...
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    Green or fast drives for a low-end NAS

    To add one data point: I'm now about to replace a drive for the third time in as many years in my home NAS. Desktop drives (in this case, Seagate 7200.11 1TB units) are NOT up to the task. I wholeheartedly agree with claykin -- step up to the enterprise class drives and save yourself a bunch...
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    Intel Johnstown (D945GSEJT) ATX12V power

    The Samsungs seem generally well regarded vis-a-vis reliability. I've just had very good experience with Seagate so tend to stick with that brand.
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    Intel Johnstown (D945GSEJT) ATX12V power

    My personal experience with WD drives has been pretty abysmal. Now that Seagate has finally jumped on the "green" bandwagon with their Barracuda LP drives, I don't think there's any motivation at all to risk running WD hardware... If you're wondering about whether or not it's a good idea to...
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    Intel Johnstown (D945GSEJT) ATX12V power

    @Jay_S - totally missed this. You're absolutely right; I've since experimented with a DC supply and indeed, the reported power draw for the motherboard is right where it should be. The NAS has since transitioned to a ReadyNAS Duo, which hovers around 25W with the 7200.11 drives. It's slow as...
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    NETGEAR Stora

    The recent incentives on the Duo were a pretty good indicator that something new was around the corner... The PR copy is missing at least one important detail: Time Machine compatibility. The limitation to RAID 0 and insistence that "experts need not apply," suggests something more like the...
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    Intel Q45 or nV 9x00 as base for NAS/GP Server

    Full disclosure: I have no experience with the Q45. That said, I have *never* had a problem with an Intel chipset. VIA, SiS, AMD and nVidia have all burned me at one time or another with flaky north/south bridge chipsets. A modest amount of Google searching will reveal any number of articles...
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    Intel Johnstown (D945GSEJT) ATX12V power

    Solution, sort of... So I ended up just hacking it, and getting a little lucky. :D The case that I used, the Chenbro ES30068 (2-bay, cold swap) has a DPST pushbutton switch in back with the three attached wires terminating at a plug labeled "LED VCC." I soldered together the adapter shown...
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    Intel Johnstown (D945GSEJT) ATX12V power

    Well, I've actually already got a nice enclosure on order (Chenbro 2-bay w/150W PSU), so it's not a matter of cost -- money's been spent already. I was so excited to see that Intel finally did the whole Mini-ITX Atom thing right, I went ahead and pulled the trigger without really thinking...
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    Intel Johnstown (D945GSEJT) ATX12V power

    Recently bought a D945GSEJT motherboard for my FreeNAS box, but have been staring at it wondering what to do vis-a-vis power input. There are 2 options -- a 12V DC input jack on the back panel, and a 2x2 ATX12V socket on the board itself. Since the on-board SATA power header is only...
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    Choosing a Low Cost/Low Power/Hackable NAS

    pfennigcat -- appreciate the response. We're in complete agreement -- based on what's available now, it is by far the most cost-effective and neatly packaged Atom (NAS) solution. I just get frustrated when manufacturers unnecessarily (my opinion) produce proprietary layouts and lock you in...
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    Choosing a Low Cost/Low Power/Hackable NAS

    Whoa! That's not at all a fair statement. With Intel, Gigabyte, MSI and others getting in on the mini-ITX + Atom bandwagon, it's only a matter of time -- and probably not much time, given their popularity, even at this early stage -- before there is an affordable STANDARD mini-ITX board not...
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    Choosing a Low Cost/Low Power/Hackable NAS

    All I can say is "join the club!" :-) I'm having the exact same dilemma. The MSI Wind PC-based Atom NAS seems like a nice solution, but I'm wary of buying into something with a proprietary case/motherboard layout -- no way to recycle parts for possible future use. And while power consumption...
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    Thecus is looking for your NAS wishlist

    My $0.02 for a personal (RAID-1) NAS: With the D-Link DNS-321 on the market for ~$130 and offering 99% of the features that the big boys bring to the table, any new offering should focus on being price-competitive! Especially considering that rolling your own with Atom-based hardware yields...
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    Move Over DNS-323: D-Link DNS-321 Reviewed

    These have been going in and out of stock at Amazon for the last couple weeks, which implies to me that they are selling reasonably well. Like many people, it seems, I'm also waiting and watching for what happens re: updated firmware before deciding whether or not to buy. If you go by what the...
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