Build for as cheap as possable

Space monkey 12 · Sep 27, 2015

I want to build a backup server that has got 4x4tb drives for storage and a small drive for the OS it deffinitly does not need to be state of the art it will do no transcoding or file sharing will just be online monthly to do a full network backup of data stored can you please recommend me some builds for as cheap as possible without drives thanks

could people please recommend

kanewolf · Sep 27, 2015

I assume you want the drives in a RAID 5 config. -- I would get a used 4 bay NAS on E-Bay. Synology, Thecus or QNAP. Less than $300 ready to go.

Space monkey 12 · Sep 27, 2015

kanewolf :

No I just want 4 individual 4tb drives no raid I already have a Nas 4bay that can store 12tb data and I want a backup of that data from the nas you no just in case plus if the nas fails I can't recover my data off the working hdd's because of how it formatted the disks so I want file level copy's stored on these drives

kanewolf · Sep 27, 2015

You don't have to RAID them. I would still get a used 4 bay NAS and use rsync between them.

Space monkey 12 · Sep 27, 2015

I agree it could be the best idea my problem is that my nas encodes the drives in a way that Windows can't access. anything happed to my nas would mean data loss as Windows couldemt access the disks and when you put a hdd in my nas it formats the data so another data loss do you no of a nas that if I pulled the drives I would still be able to access the data via a Windows machine I don't like not being able to access my data directly off a hdd if the nas failed

Space monkey 12 · Sep 27, 2015

If you did it would have to be cheaper than building or repurposing my old tower that is annoying me not being able to handle a 4tb drive or a would just use that

kanewolf · Sep 27, 2015

Space monkey 12 :

All you have to do is boot a Linux CD to access simple EXT3 or EXT4 file system disks.

Space monkey 12 · Sep 27, 2015

But my mb would need to be able to access 4tb drives and how simple would this be just a plug in load something like Ubuntu and see my files sort of thing if my mb could access 4tb disks wich it can't

and what about the software raid wouldent that stop me seeing my data because I don't no the raid parameters btw it's a readynas 104

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