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I'm having the same issue with my Gigabyte G31M-ES2L. I mentioned it in my last post to my thread here. I searched Google and found several links mentioning this issue. The second link mentions MSI and ASRock boards as more compatible with the M1015. As mentioned in my other thread, I'm...

Thanks for the replies. The M1015 arrived on Friday. I installed it in my WHS and started it up an ran into this error: "Windows NT has found only 0K of low memory." I read about this error here and on a couple of other websites. So it looks like LSI cards don't like Gigabyte motherboards...

I picked up a M1015 and 8087 forward break out cable on eBay. Should get here sometime next week. What would be the best way to stress test/burn in this card from Windows (I'll be testing from my WHS)? Any issues with expanding an existing zpool using a different sized raidz vdev? Thanks!

Thanks for the replies! I've been testing this in a VM. I added 6 disks, 3 x 102.4 MB and 3 x 204.8 MB. 102.40 MB x 3 raidz = 146 MB usable / 307.2 MB total = 47.52% 204.80 MB x 3 raidz = 352 MB usable / 614.4 MB total = 57.29% If I try to create a raidz using different size drives (102.4...

I'm thinking about revamping my WHS and moving to ZFS on Solaris 11 Express. Here are my thoughts. Use cases: Media server (stream DVDs, etc.), NAS (backed up to the cloud with CrashPlan) I have: E3300 Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 4 GB RAM 2 x WD10EADS Intel EXPI9301CT I need to purchase: Boot drives...

I'm going to go with the S12II 380W for this build. It'll give me enough power for about 8-10 drives, which is plenty for now. I actually picked up most of the items on sale for this build at MicroCenter today when I went to redeem a coupon in got in the mail for a free 2 GB SD card...

I've a little bit of research on power supplies. I think I'm going to stick with the Seasonic S12II 380W. I found a review of it over at silentpcreview and it seems fairly efficient at low power loads. http://www.silentpcreview.com/article753-page4.html But then I read this review of a 625...

I agree. I think this case will have to be a day 2 item though, costs almost as much as the entire new build. I think I am going to use the case my XP-M system is in. Its a Chieftec very similar to this case they sell now (http://www.chieftec.com/dg-01sld-u.html but it has 6 3.5" bays...

I was looking at getting a backplane for the 5.25 bays, but its not a requirement. I really like that 4U case you posted, but I don't see myself having 20+ drives...would be nice to have the option though. What board are you using? What voltage and speed (fsb & multi) are you running it...

I found out that the Athlon XP-M I have in this machine is a 45W processor...pretty nice. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Mobile%20Athlon%20XP-M%202600%2B%20-%20AXMG2600FQQ4C.html Then I read your post...you make a very good point. To use this XP-M box I would have to buy the following...

I have some old hardware lying around...a P3 733 Coppermine on a Tyan board w/ 256 MB of RAM....and a Athlon XP-M 2600+ on a Abit NS7-S w/ 1 GB of RAM. I know this hardware is powerful enough...but my only concern would be the power consumption of this older hardware compared to a newer setup.

I originally looked at an Atom based build but I don't think it hits the performance per watt sweet spot I'm looking for. I'll probably use this machine to do some occasional encoding and I don't think the Atom will perform as well.

I was considering buying a MediaSmart server but I figured I could build a more efficient and capable machine for a comparable price. As a benchmark for efficiency, I'll be using the power consumption information for the MediaSmart servers found here...