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Monthly Archives: May 2010
My NAS Server 2 (Part III) – Hardware
As promised, here’s my initial hardware for this NAS. Later posts will discuss how I went further and what hardware needed to change to accommodate. Motherboard A tough choice I had to make right at the beginning of the build … Continue reading
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My NAS Server 2 (Part II) – Case
When I started this NAS, I thought I was going to be using something like the Norco RPC-4020. This is a sever case with 20 hot-swappable SATA bays, so it’s an ideal form factor for a NAS. Having been made … Continue reading
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My NAS Server 1
After starting the series of posts My NAS Server 2, I thought I should take a few moments to write about the experiences of my first NAS server. It should help justify the decisions I made with second NAS you … Continue reading
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Power-on an ATX PSU Without a System
If you’ve got too many hard drives or other components connected to your computer, you may need a second power supply. In order to turn it on without connecting it to a motherboard you have to ‘jump’ it. It’s a … Continue reading
My NAS Server 2 (Part I) – Introduction
Throughout this series of posts, I’ll be describing the specifications of my home network-attached storage server (NAS). Before I get to the details in later posts, I’m first going to set out what I’m trying to achieve. Mass storage – … Continue reading