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    new DIY NAS project, lots of questions!

    Just a quick update on my build and experiences with the components I ended up going with: Intel G620 cpu Intel DH67GD motherboard 2 sticks of 2gb Kingston RAM Fractal Design Define R3 case Seasonic S12II-330Bronze 330 watts 80plus power supply 5 Hitachi 5K3000 2TB drives(5900rpm low power...
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    new DIY NAS project, lots of questions!

    Did more research on the drives issue. Definitely looks like the WD Green drives are out of consideration for my NAS.... Actually saw on the spec sheet that WD say its fine for RAID0 or RAID1, but anything more complicated than that, its not designed for it(and have seen some posts from WD...
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    new DIY NAS project, lots of questions!

    Hmm yes...that sector size issue seems to be quite a bugbear... I'll have a look at the Samsungs and Hitachis, thanks. Slightly higher power consumption is a small price to bear for the drives to work properly! I've pretty much settled on an efficient power supply too. Managed to source a...
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    new DIY NAS project, lots of questions!

    Yeah thanks for the headsup on the WD drives, I've been doing a bit more research into that as well once you pointed it out. Seems there are some fixes for them, such as turning off intellipark, and aligning partitions, so its not too bad. Still, I've had quite a few responses recommending the...
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    new DIY NAS project, lots of questions!

    Hi all, I'm looking to build my own NAS and would appreciate some thoughts or comments on my proposed build. Am posting this in several forums which all have their own specialty(ie. silent computing specific, network, australian, etc..), so looking to collate everyone's thoughts and hopefully...
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