HP WHS w/ 8TB and SSD

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vischo

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Any input on the following. I would like to stuff an SSD (as OS drive) into the HP WHS, then fill with 2TB drives for a solid 8TB of storage. The biggest concern is will the SSD fit somewhere inside the HP case, can anyone chime in?

HP MediaSmart EX485 WHS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105420

Kingston SSDNow V-Series 2.5" 128GB SATA II MLC SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139007

(4) WD Caviar Green 2TB 32MB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136344
 
The SSD will fit but you wont have ports to feed it.
 
vischo said:
There are no ports available internally?!?! Nuts.
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there is no need for them, the thing is so tiny that they never expected anyone to think of putting a drive in there.
 
Can't you use the eSATA port for the SSD or move one of the 2TB HDD's to a eSATA enclosure?
 
The idea behind the build was cramming as much storage, stability, speed as I could into one small, power efficient box. Might be a way to rig the SSD connect back out and around to the ports on the back........
 
vischo said:
The idea behind the build was cramming as much storage, stability, speed as I could into one small, power efficient box. Might be a way to rig the SSD connect back out and around to the ports on the back........
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If you're that eager to mod, do a mini-ITX DIY build. It'll be much more fun...
 
vischo said:
The idea behind the build was cramming as much storage, stability, speed as I could into one small, power efficient box. Might be a way to rig the SSD connect back out and around to the ports on the back........
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I don't think it's worth all that effort. You will need to drill holes, stuff an ssd in there, run power to it, etc.
 
Blue Fox said:
The Chenbro mITX case is right up your alley...
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Yea that was my first reaction but I dont know of a ITX board that has more than 4 SATA :eek:
I guess you could get a expansion card but that limits your space for extra drives
 
Blue Fox said:
The Chenbro mITX case is right up your alley...
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Those Chenbro cases are nice but cost way too much money. For not a whole lot more money you could get a Norco 4020. I know they're not in the same league but the Norco offers a lot more for close to the same amount of money.
 
nitrobass24 said:
Yea that was my first reaction but I dont know of a ITX board that has more than 4 SATA :eek:
I guess you could get a expansion card but that limits your space for extra drives
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You can use an expander.
 
That's not mITX though. A very similar version is present in the 8 bay VIA NAS barebone that we were discussing a while ago.
 
WHS is installed and up and running. So far so good. It took a little elbow grease to get all the mobo drivers installed. The graphics driver for the Intel 945GC chipset was a pain, so much so that I don't remember exactly what worked. Same with the driver for the Marvell 88SE6145 chipset for the daughtercard. I ended up using a driver from Intel that was intended for the Bad Axe mobo - worked fine.
 
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