Recent content by FromageTheDog

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

@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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...