Hello.
I was wanting to build a RAID NAS box with 4 drives at 2TB each. (total storage of 4 TB).
They were gonna be RAID 1 + 0 configuration.
I am still looking for hardware but I imagine the HDs will be either WD raid drives or seagate somethings but I am planning on them being SATA.
Do I really need to get a mobo + CPU + RAM + DVD/CD drive or is there a RAID controller that I can get that fits into the box and I would only need a PSU to power everything? I mean, how do they get the buffalo NAS boxes and other name brand NAS boxes so small? They only seem to have one card inside plus the hard drives.
If I must get a full computer setup then I guess I will but it just seems so much simpler if they made a motherboard that had the BIOS level raid and networking configuration and all you have to do is turn it on and wait about 15 seconds and it is good to go.
Until I find something like that I am panning on a case + ram + mobo + cpu.
I was thinking of going with a mobo with a built in CPU like http://www.directron.com/gad525tud.html
Then I guess the RAID controller could be an adaptec 1430sa.
Then I see the Linux OS being talked about and all but do I really need to install any OS or could it boot and configure from a CD? I am thinking that when the mobo dies on me or the cpu or ram that I want to be able to replace that part or the entire thing and have no problems on booting up again and 0 data loss.
This is a new project and I have just begun doing some reading on it but it seems that most of the articles I have found are from 2004, 2005, 2006... Like nothing has been written that was newer? Even the article here is August 1, 2006 for how to build a cheap n fast raid 5 nas.
Anyways, I thought that maybe I could ask and get some better information then what I have found so far.
Thanks for any input.
Oh yeah, I wanted to keep this as CLOSE to $300 as possible for the hardware minus the hard drives. It does not mean I will not go over, but my wallet is thinning so I am tryinjg to watch what I spend.
I was wanting to build a RAID NAS box with 4 drives at 2TB each. (total storage of 4 TB).
They were gonna be RAID 1 + 0 configuration.
I am still looking for hardware but I imagine the HDs will be either WD raid drives or seagate somethings but I am planning on them being SATA.
Do I really need to get a mobo + CPU + RAM + DVD/CD drive or is there a RAID controller that I can get that fits into the box and I would only need a PSU to power everything? I mean, how do they get the buffalo NAS boxes and other name brand NAS boxes so small? They only seem to have one card inside plus the hard drives.
If I must get a full computer setup then I guess I will but it just seems so much simpler if they made a motherboard that had the BIOS level raid and networking configuration and all you have to do is turn it on and wait about 15 seconds and it is good to go.
Until I find something like that I am panning on a case + ram + mobo + cpu.
I was thinking of going with a mobo with a built in CPU like http://www.directron.com/gad525tud.html
Then I guess the RAID controller could be an adaptec 1430sa.
Then I see the Linux OS being talked about and all but do I really need to install any OS or could it boot and configure from a CD? I am thinking that when the mobo dies on me or the cpu or ram that I want to be able to replace that part or the entire thing and have no problems on booting up again and 0 data loss.
This is a new project and I have just begun doing some reading on it but it seems that most of the articles I have found are from 2004, 2005, 2006... Like nothing has been written that was newer? Even the article here is August 1, 2006 for how to build a cheap n fast raid 5 nas.
Anyways, I thought that maybe I could ask and get some better information then what I have found so far.
Thanks for any input.
Oh yeah, I wanted to keep this as CLOSE to $300 as possible for the hardware minus the hard drives. It does not mean I will not go over, but my wallet is thinning so I am tryinjg to watch what I spend.