Recommand me 8 bay storage enclosures ?

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Airbander

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Hello

Had bad luck with Sans Digital unit so now i am back looking for hard drives 8 bay storage enclosures something with eSATA and Port Multiplier or USB 3.0

My system is an AMD system fyi


Reason: i dont have money i have few handred dollars my Max is around $350 USB with TAX to get a Unit , i have store credit from newegg.com and i am waiting for Newegg.com Gift cards

Please note: i have 2TB , 3TB, 4TB drives of difffrent make and mode but all are Sata 6Gbps and 64MB + some green and some normal : total is 14 drives

9 drives will go to my Home server pc and rest of the 8 will go to 8 bay storage

I dont mind NAS with 1GB nic but they are expanisve almost $1000 USD

Here is some info about my system:

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Case:
Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
http://store.antec.c...45-15238-9.aspx
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Ram:
Kingston Technology HyperX 16 GB Kit (4x4 GB Modules) 16 Quad Channel Kit 1600 (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX
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Motherboard:
ASUS M5A97 Evo - AM3+ - 970 - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX AMD ATX DDR3 2133 Motherboards
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Sata Card 1:
Rosewill RC-209-EX PCI 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz SATA Controller Card
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sata card 2:
Rosewill RC-212 VIA PCI SATA 1.5G / IDE ATA 133 Controller Card / Supports Raid 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, non-RAID mode
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SSD:
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

I have second 120 or 128 GB SSD as spare just in case something happen anything to sanDisk Extreme
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CPU Color:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+
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CPU:
amd phenom ii x4 945
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Power Supply:
RAIDMAX RX-850AE 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

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Hot Swap Module for DF-85 4 of them or mybe 6 not very sure need to open the box to see
http://store.antec.c...45-30757-4.aspx
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Antec Easy Swap USM External Hard Drive Dock + SSD bracket using 1 at this moment and i have 2 spare not in use in original box
http://store.antec.c...45-30750-5.aspx
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I already have plan for my backup and all the other things i just need a system to buy
something that works with AMD


Thanks
 
Why do you keep cramming more disk onto that box. Why not get a 16 or 20 bay case like Norco 4020, add a cheap cpu and MB and build a NAS. All this should run you just over $400. You should have done this ages ago while your HD count grew.
 
ezno_matrix said:
Why do you keep cramming more disk onto that box. Why not get a 16 or 20 bay case like Norco 4020, add a cheap cpu and MB and build a NAS. All this should run you just over $400. You should have done this ages ago while your HD count grew.
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Dont have space for it that is a 4U unit i thought about it + what would i do with my current antec case which is 149.99 ?

+ i dont know what kind of Controler i will need to get 20 Drives connected to

If i can find something that is not side ways then i can consider

Thanks
 
You don't have a closet where a 4U unit would fit? Couldn't you stack it with your Antec case on top? You will need to replace the fans of the norco case if it is going to be where humans or animals reside. You can use the onboard sata ports plus your existing sata controllers and you will need SFF8087 cables. You can get the cables for a few dollars on ebay. I am not sure of the cost on 16+ vertical towers but they do exist. If you must continue to attach drives to your antec system, sorry, I have not suggestion.
 
ezno_matrix said:
You don't have a closet where a 4U unit would fit? Couldn't you stack it with your Antec case on top? You will need to replace the fans of the norco case if it is going to be where humans or animals reside. You can use the onboard sata ports plus your existing sata controllers and you will need SFF8087 cables. You can get the cables for a few dollars on ebay. I am not sure of the cost on 16+ vertical towers but they do exist. If you must continue to attach drives to your antec system, sorry, I have not suggestion.
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Hello how to search for 16+ vertical towers because then i can look into it

Thanks
 
http://www.u-nas.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17617

I built one of those up for my friend, it just takes any old mini itx (with pcie slot) and you have to provide a card and sas/sata cables. I used a supermicro AOC-USAS2-L8i software raid card. And he had drives to put in.

Its a bit of a pain to put together because its so small, (just a bit bigger than a synology 8 drive) but it is working great for him. The PSU is seasonic so its not some random wha fong daddy thats going to die on you in 2 weeks.
 
DeFex said:
http://www.u-nas.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17617

I built one of those up for my friend, it just takes any old mini itx (with pcie slot) and you have to provide a card and sas/sata cables. I used a supermicro AOC-USAS2-L8i software raid card. And he had drives to put in.

Its a bit of a pain to put together because its so small, (just a bit bigger than a synology 8 drive) but it is working great for him. The PSU is seasonic so its not some random wha fong daddy thats going to die on you in 2 weeks.
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Thanks for the reply but i dont think i can built one as i dont have the proper knowlage on building a system like that

Thanks
 
Hello

I am looking between NAS system or External Hard Drive Enclosure
the max i can spend is $550

I would love to buy Synology DS1513+ Network Storage for $ 800 USD but i dont have the money for it and i cant find older model of it

My next option was drobo 5n $550 more or less but one problem i read this http://www.macdrifte...nology-nas.html which indcate my hard drives will be not avilable on other systems which is big no no

so then my other options are USB 3.0 and eSATA i have 2 unit in mind both are 8 bay

first one is :
Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox 8 Bay
Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 3.5" Black USB3.0 & eSATA ProBox 8 Bay External Hard Drive Enclosure

Second Option is :
Rosewill RSV-S8 8-Bay
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816132016

again my system is X64bit and it is AMD

Can someone advise me on which option will be better or if you guys know a unit that will work better that will be great


Thank you
 
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