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    NAS / eSATA multiplier compatible with my box?

    Hi! In this, the latest installment of the telling of my quest to obtain more storage, I want to ask about eSATA multipliers. Previously, I'd written a post inquiring after the right type of NAS for my needs: http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=4989 And a post asking...
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    Best solution for redundant use of various disks (sizes, speeds, brands)?

    Is this true? I'd just written out an entire usage scenario (http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=5010) based on the assumption that one would have to manage distribution of RAID arrays over the available drives oneself. Could you show me some links about this feature of ZFS...
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    DIY X-RAID2/Hybrid RIAD: scenarios?

    I'm new in the NAS/DIY community, and have just received notice that my old fileserver, a Linux machine hosting Just a Bunch of Disks, is obsolete. I want to replace the old clunker with a solution that is reasonably inexpensive in both hardware acquisition and running costs - low power usage...
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    advice on 4 bay NAS

    Some nice pictures and animations to go with that: http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_Synology_Hybrid_RAID%3F http://www.readynas.com/?p=656 Very handy for small home users like me who don't feel like purchasing entire arrays of same sized disks all in one go...
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    advice on 4 bay NAS

    Thanks for your response! As it happens, the drives in my old fileserver are quite new WD's, and are on the approved list of all Netgears, Qnaps and Synologys I reviewed. As for disksize and RAID: Netgear has X-RAID2, Synology has SHR and Drobo has beyondRAID, software RAID management that...
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    advice on 4 bay NAS

    Hi! My girlfriend is unhappy about the power bill, and so I've decided to replace my linux fileserver with a dedicated NAS solution. I'm not interested in mailservers, webservers, streaming media or anything else; those things are already handled by a HTPC tasked as home server. All I really...
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