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Hi all, I hope someone can direct me towards the right path, I have an Abit AN8 SLI and I am going to use it to build a NAS drive to stream HD content to my main TV.
I am going to start with the onboard 4 sata's available then get a couple 8 X sata controllers and would like to know how to set up Raid, I was hoping to use raid 5 to protect my data in case of disc failure but just realized that the onboard Raid does not support Raid 5 as much as I can tell.
Should I set the Raid as software Raid and then when I am ready to get the sata controllers I would get one that support Raid, would I be able to do this and change from software to hardware Raid or is there another way to set this up differently for better and easier results?
Can you also please advise me on a good (green if possible, are they less power hungry?) reliable set of HDD's to get? I am pondering over which one's to get for best bang for bucks, the 1.5TB or the 2TB as I believe you can not mix drive sizes with some software/ Raid set ups.
Lastly what software to use with the NAS, pretty confusing here as there are a multitude with different flavours/ functionality, recently I thought about using the NAS also for downloading and save having my main PC on as well, which I usually leave on all night.
Ideally a software that I can use remotely as the NAS will be in the Attic without monitor.
Sorry for blabbing on too much, your help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
I am going to start with the onboard 4 sata's available then get a couple 8 X sata controllers and would like to know how to set up Raid, I was hoping to use raid 5 to protect my data in case of disc failure but just realized that the onboard Raid does not support Raid 5 as much as I can tell.
Should I set the Raid as software Raid and then when I am ready to get the sata controllers I would get one that support Raid, would I be able to do this and change from software to hardware Raid or is there another way to set this up differently for better and easier results?
Can you also please advise me on a good (green if possible, are they less power hungry?) reliable set of HDD's to get? I am pondering over which one's to get for best bang for bucks, the 1.5TB or the 2TB as I believe you can not mix drive sizes with some software/ Raid set ups.
Lastly what software to use with the NAS, pretty confusing here as there are a multitude with different flavours/ functionality, recently I thought about using the NAS also for downloading and save having my main PC on as well, which I usually leave on all night.
Ideally a software that I can use remotely as the NAS will be in the Attic without monitor.
Sorry for blabbing on too much, your help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.