Recent content by Couj

Thanks for the input guys. I'll certainly give the choice of case some more thought. Given that I shouldn't continue to need a graphics card after I've set the server up, I thought I'd insert one when setting the server up and then take it away (to save on power) once the unit is up...

Hi WEH I appreciate the idea. This case wasn't something I had initially considered as it does not appear to be directly available in Australia. However, I have found it on Ebay. However, the cost of this shipped to Australia is US$550. So I'll have to balance that against the local cost...

Updated Parts List This list of parts should provide me with a system that can cope with the next version of WHS (potentially 64 bit) and a huge amount of storage. And (not including hard drives) it will cost around $2300 (Australian dollars) – about the same price as the NETGEAR Readynaspro 6...

Thanks for the response 00Roush. Clearly some things to think about. I'm also looking at the Corsair VX power supplies as they may be a bit more flexible for this application.

I'm wanting to build a media server using WHS. The main duties of this unit will be to store and serve movies (either as ISOs or VOB files), music (lossless) and photos. But I will also be using the unit for laptop backups. While I am attracted to some of the 4, 6 and 7 drive systems from...