Hello,
I'm looking for some advice on building an NAS, I've looked all over the internet but I'm having trouble finding hardware to match what I already have that's definitely compatible with what I want:
I have an mATX case, 4x1TB 3.5" HDDs, a 40GB 2.5" HDD, 2x1GB DDR2 800HMz RAM and a 400W Corsair PSU. I'm hoping to be able to use all of these in the build.
Can anyone recommend some fairly cheap hardware compatible with what I already have and compatible with an OS with a ZFS file system so that I can run software RAIDZ? I'm hoping to spend less than £200, preferably as close to £100 as possible.
I'm having trouble finding anything more than part answers online and I'd really really appreciate any help. I've been wanting to do this for ages but I don't want to buy a MB just to find out that there are no operating systems that support ZFS and RAIDZ with drivers for the NIC or whatever.
Thanks very much in advance.
I'm looking for some advice on building an NAS, I've looked all over the internet but I'm having trouble finding hardware to match what I already have that's definitely compatible with what I want:
- Some form of redundancy, RAID5, 01 or Z, preferably Z based on my research
- As low power consumption as possible
- Ease of setup and use, I've only ever used Windows before
- At least 2.5TB storage space
- The ability to play music files and videos on my main PC (Win7 64-bit) from the NAS
- To be able to set up folders with different permissions so that my house-mates can access my media files but not my personal documents
- To be able to remotely maintain the system so that I don't need to keep a monitor etc. attatched
I have an mATX case, 4x1TB 3.5" HDDs, a 40GB 2.5" HDD, 2x1GB DDR2 800HMz RAM and a 400W Corsair PSU. I'm hoping to be able to use all of these in the build.
Can anyone recommend some fairly cheap hardware compatible with what I already have and compatible with an OS with a ZFS file system so that I can run software RAIDZ? I'm hoping to spend less than £200, preferably as close to £100 as possible.
I'm having trouble finding anything more than part answers online and I'd really really appreciate any help. I've been wanting to do this for ages but I don't want to buy a MB just to find out that there are no operating systems that support ZFS and RAIDZ with drivers for the NIC or whatever.
Thanks very much in advance.
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