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  • SNBForums Code of Conduct

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    was thinking about buying a netgear ready nas

    The thing about E350 is that if you spend trivially more (like ~2-30 bucks), you can build a I3 powered one and all the speed that goes with it. (I3 540 with an el cheapo ECS H55 mini ITX board).
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    Looking for tips on building a large capacity file server

    Excuse the bad pun but I'm not buy that. Even with the consolidation, the 2 giants will still rub horns instead of collude. IMO media prices is nothing to worry about, as they still have to face the ever increasing densities of solid state media. The only advantage magnetic media has is density...
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    Swap out LSI card for Adaptec - Will I lose data

    One can always opt for linux RAID if they haven't invested in a proper RAID card (or toss it like I have). The portability between different kernel version may or may not work, but you can just keep a copy of the exactly bootable version on a thumb stick to recover the array if need be. But to...
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    Looking for a new NAS

    I, too, built my last 2 NAS with spare parts (had a Q6600G0 powered one). In addition to above suggestions, see how low your Q66 can underclock+undervolt (200FSB should give you 1.2 to 1.8GHz and you shouldn't need more than 1V). Alternatively if your mobo can support a Penryn generation chip...
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