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    Modular server build, with SAS external enclosure

    Due to a product promotion, I may just pull the trigger on the following LSI controller now: 9211-81. However, I probably wouldn't get the remainder of the system for a couple months. If you read the posts above, I since decided an 8 drive array (if I could use 3TB drives) would suit my...
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    Potential tower enclosure - for 15 drives

    On the slim chance I get this case, I definitely would replace the PS. I would likely end up doing the same if I got the Addonics case.
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    Potential tower enclosure - for 15 drives

    I am just looking into case options. In another thread, I mentioned the only suitable tower I found (basically, the only bare-bones tower I found for just HDs with a small footprint) was the Addonics Storage Tower IX. The case from the pictures above is advertised as a 9-bay optical drive...
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    Potential tower enclosure - for 15 drives

    There's no reason this 9-bay tower wouldn't work for a 15 drive tower, is there? (Using 5-bay HD trays/enclosures). Just for the HDs. . .no server. It's about 17.3" x 7.5" x 16.7" Thanks, Paul
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    Server Basics - Question re Streaming vs. File Access

    Nothing, yet. I am just clarifying a few things before I jump into my first server build. I do plan on HD streaming, so I do know I'll need a decent processor for transcoding, encoding, etc. I may end up using a slightly undervolted and underclocked AMD 1055T (with maybe even 2-cores turned...
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    Server Basics - Question re Streaming vs. File Access

    OK, so it simply comes down to how I set up the server. I'm assuming then both scenarios could be true for the same server. So, I could just access a movie from my desktop PC and then stream a movie to an HTPC, correct? Thanks again, Paul
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    Server Basics - Question re Streaming vs. File Access

    Sorry. . .to clarify, I'm not asking if it always sits there streaming files. I mean, when I access a file using another networked PC from the home that is on the server's storage (say, a movie), will that movie be streamed to the PC or will that movie play from the server simply as if it is...
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    Server Basics - Question re Streaming vs. File Access

    Forgive me for this basic question. . . OK, say I have a home server loaded with movies. Does the server ever simply (or can it) act like an external hard drive for networked PCs? Or, does it always stream files? Thanks, Paul
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    Modular server build, with SAS external enclosure

    I will simply add SAS ports for connectivity, break-out cables and if I go for the expansion route, an expander card. The site itself doesn't have these, but the case has several punch-outs and room for all of this (and then some). Again, if I do get this case, I would just get the...
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    Modular server build, with SAS external enclosure

    packetboy - I have seen those SansDigital towerRAIDs. After thinking things over, I think I will go with a tower larger than and 8 HD capacity (such as the Addonics Storage Tower IX. This can hold 15 drives (via 3 5-bay units) and is 7.5" x 16.7" x 17.2". It costs $139 (empty, w/ just a PS)...
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    Modular server build, with SAS external enclosure

    I had already read that article and learned a lot from it. Thanks! Of course, the route suggested in your post would mean 2 cables going to the host per 4 drives and additional cards in the host (and more cables) for further expansion. I have considered that route, as I think it would take...
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    Modular server build, with SAS external enclosure

    I've been wanting an external storage solution for awhile. After plenty of research, I plan on going with an external SAS solution. I do not want a rack-based solution and am therefore going to build a mini-tower storage unit. This build will be for a future WHS home network (streaming...
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