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Recent content by Armornone

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    Need Big cheap system for massive video files

    I have considered what you said carefully and I see your point. I am looking at the DIY options and there seem to be 2 major options for the software, FreeNAS and unraid. My next question is why was FreeNas recommended vs Unraid? Does it must have to do with cost or are there other...
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    Need Big cheap system for massive video files

    Hello. I need a big massive system for storing video files in a home theater environment. I do not need any corporate raid system bells and whistles. Just cheap and large. I am thinking at between at least 8 drives and no limited on the max numbers of drive. Even something as large as 24...
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    Can you add more drives using standard RAID?

    It does not say that Xraid uses Mdadm, It said that its expansion abilities are also possible using Mdadm. Perhaps they accomplished the same outcome using 2 entirely different methods? QUOTE: Infrant (now part of Netgear) X-RAID offers dynamic expansion of a RAID5 volume without having...
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    Why does Thecus not have their own section but Qnap and Synology do?

    So Qnap and synology are more popular and sell more NAS units than do Buffalo and Netgear? I don't know anything about NAS until recently and I ended up buying both a Buffalo and a Netgear readynas and thinking of getting a Thecus N7700 if they come down in price. I know that the...
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    SATA port multipliers used in RAID systems?

    Would the system be more likely to recognize a PCI card SATA controller installed on the motherboard than SATA port multipliers? I have a really old readynas that is basically a relic and I open up the case and found a single PCI slot on the motherboard. I am thinking of maybe getting a SATA...
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    Can you add more drives using standard RAID?

    Do you know how Drobo and Netgear work? Do they break up data by sector instead of by drive? Like raid 5 on a smaller level, so they can shuffle data across to different places and expand the array? Second question, when these company say they have raid migration/expansion, what exactly do...
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    Can you add more drives using standard RAID?

    DVD were only feasible for me when backing up songs and pictures back in 1998-2000 time period. Now that I have much my High def video cameras, super megapixel cameras, etc.. DVD seem like they are like floppy disk use to be. Tape backup technology, is that 70's tech? My company used tape...
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    Can you add more drives using standard RAID?

    How does " RAID level migration and online RAID expansion work" ? It was my understanding that only customized version of RAID would allow for this such as with Drobo and Netgear/Infrant XRAID type of RAIDS) which were kind of proprietary raid formats unique to these companies. How can...
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    Can you add more drives using standard RAID?

    How are you suppose to backup a 8TB system without getting another 8TB system? Its not like you can buy a 8TB drive to backup your array. The reason I use raid 5 in these arrays is to provide some protection against having these drives randomly fail. Its one thing to back up a few files but how...
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    SATA port multipliers used in RAID systems?

    Hi. I read that SATA port multipliers will allow you to have several SATA connections from a single SATA port. Do you know if these sata port multipliers can be used in a RAID5 system? Do you know if you are able to take a device such as a Readynas, Buffalo, Qnap,etc... and give it...
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    Buffalo Terastation pro vs live in performance(transfer speed)

    You are able to upgrade to 1.5TB without problem because you have a Version 2 machine instead of a version 1 machine. What does the iSCSI allows you to do that having a virtual network drive won't? The iSCSI lets you see the drive on the network as if it were attached with a USB right? I...
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    Why does Thecus not have their own section but Qnap and Synology do?

    Maybe people don't post because they don't see the appropriate forum for the product the have a question about? Just a guess. I thought Thecus was about the same size company as Qnap and Synology?
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    Can you add more drives using standard RAID?

    I was wondering if it possible to add more hard drives to an existing raid allowing the array to then incorporate the new drives to the array without deleting your data? I know that Netgear( XRAID) is able to do this and Drobo( Beyond RAID), but what about standard raid? The reason I ask is...
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    Why does Thecus not have their own section but Qnap and Synology do?

    I was just wondering why Thecus does not have their own section on the forums but Qnap and Synology do have their own sections? Thanks.
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    RAID Card that allows you to add more drives?

    Hi. I realize that traditional Raid5 format requires that you build the entire array all at once however there are some products like the Readynas from netgear that you can actually start out with lets say 2 drives, then slowly add more drives as you need them until you machine is filled...
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