tweakstur

I mounted the Admin share to /mnt, which gives you access to every single drive (including USB flash) and the user folder. My guest account is named "nobody". I can't recall how to add new samba users, so just double check what version you're running and google it. The documents are pretty straightforward. Here's my samba-extra.conf. I believe I had to change it once I updated to v5.0 beta, so it may need to be adjusted. guest account = nobody map to guest = bad password [Admin] path = /mnt writeable = yes valid users = tweakstur create mask = 0777 directory mask = 0777 map hidden = no map system = no map archive = no map readonly = yes [Movies] path = /mnt/user/Movies guest ok = yes read only = yes

I created a share named "Admin" which requires a login and is mounted to "/mnt". One folder, one login, full read/write access to all my files. All my other shares are set to read-only and use a guest account that doesn't require authentication. The only downside to this method is that you have to manually create your shares in the smb-extra.conf file.

unRAID Version: 4.6 Pro Case: Azza Helios 910 Black ATX Mid Tower Case 9X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT 230MM Blue LED Fans & Window No PSU PSU: Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan *2 Year Warranty* CPU: AMD Athlon II 160U Energy Efficient Processor 1.8GHZ AM3 1MB Cache 20W 45NM OEM CPU Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM Motherboard: MSI 785GM-P45 785G mATX AM3 DDR3 PCI-E16 1PCI 2PCI-E1 HDMI VGA Sound GBLAN Motherboard Memory: Corsair VS2GB1333D3 2GB 1X2GB DDR3-1333 240PIN DIMM Memory Expansion Cards: 2x PCI-E to 2 SATA II Controller (JMicron JMB360/363) Drive Cage: 1x Coolermaster STB-3T4-E3 3X5.25IN to 4X3.5IN Drive Bay Convertor Silver Black W/ 120MM Fan Network Card: INTEL 8390MT PRO/1000 MT Gigabit PCI NETWORK CARD Total Cost: $300 CAD (after $20 MIR, shipping & taxes included) ** I used cables & a few fans from my previous build, so add a few more bucks. ** Drives: 3x7200rpm / 1x5900rpm / 2x5400rpm - Parity: WD20EARS - Disk1: ST32000542AS - Disk2: HDT72101 - Disk3: WD5000AAKS - Disk4: WD10EADS - Cache: WD3200AAKS Power Consumption: Boot Max: 136W Idle after Boot: 78W Idle Spin Up: 85W Idle Spin Down: 50W Parity Check: 89W Photos: Front No LED's! Inside Sata Cards Back Build Thoughts: Pretty happy with how this build turned out. Getting the Helios 910 for $45 after MIR (and free shipping) was a steal, definitely the nicest case I've used for a build in that price range (minus the blue led fans but wire cutters > that). Right now, the case can hold 8 drives, could easily hold 10 by using 5.25" -> 3.5" adapters (1 included with the case). I'm going to start replacing my 7200RPM drives with 2TB "green" drives instead of adding more. Lowered my power consumption by ~50% just by switching from a Celeron E3400 to the AMD 160u. Looking into Cool'n'Quiet support to save a few more watts, would love to see it in low 40's/high 30's while idle. I still need to place an order with monoprice and get some matching sata data & power cables. ATM I have 3 pairs which are all different sizes, hence the overkill on the zip ties. Overall, great bang for the buck, expandable up to 15 drives, low power consumption and relatively quiet. Now to put it back in the corner where it'll quietly do it's job and go unnoticed... till I need more TB's lol.

Everything but the case arrived last night. NCIX sold out of the 2x1GB kits so I had to settle for a single 2GB stick. Pulled the CPU out and instantly noticed bent pins, not too pleased. After 30 minutes of straightening them back into position, I finally got it in the socket. Almost as bad as the time at my old job where a client used adhesive thermal paste on his CPU. Always fun trying to save a cpu after it's been ripped out of a locked socket. Anyways, I set it up with some gear I had kicking around. Idling in Win7 with a Seagate 320GB 7200rpm drive, Sparkle 400W PSU (no efficiency rating) & no fans = 48 - 60W I'll post some more power consumption numbers with unraid running once the case arrives. Also, for anyone that's interested: I tried unlocking the 2nd core but was unsuccessful. It would post, started loading windows then crash. Didn't touch voltages but I might try it again as I'm new to this "unlocking core" scene.

I assumed this CPU would have a bit of a following amongst unraid users because of it's low TDP but that doesn't seem to be the case! I did look up some benchmarks on the CPU and for anyone that is interested, it seems to be a tad faster than a Sempron LE-1250. Should be more than enough for unraid and a few addons. Looks like a great alternative to the Sempron 140, we'll see when it gets here.

Just looking at making my server even more energy efficient and stumbled across this CPU: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59347 I tried quickly searching the forums but nothing really came up. In comparison to the Sempron 140, it doesn't seem that much different other than it's core speed. Anyone have any experience with this cpu running unRaid? I'm almost ready to pull the trigger and buy the following: AMD Athlon II 160u 1.8GHz 20w MSI 785GM-P45 785G Corsair XMS3 2X1GB DDR3-1333 Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Azza Helios 910 Black for $220 shipped to my door + another $20 MIR on the case, so $200 even. Seems like it would make a great unraid system (besides the onboard lan, known issues) with room to expand up to at least 15 drives.

Just signed up for this plan. After using astraweb for a year, their service is pretty good. Had a few speed issues a few months ago but switching over to the EU servers seemed to fix it. As for usenet clients, the best free one for windows i've found is Alt.Binz. On my macbook, SABnzb gets the job done.

Just added some power consumption numbers. I have a i3 tower to build for a friend and since shes paying for shipping, I'm adding a E3400 cpu and a CM 3x5.25" to 4x3.5" drive cage to the order for myself. Then hopefully before the end of the month, place an order with monoprice for some matching SATA cables and 2x Sil3132 controllers. New pics then

I'm not too experienced with commercial NAS solutions but I want to say that they can't handle transcoding, which is my only concern. I sold my E8400 that was in my HTPC, regretting that decision now, haha...

I was hoping that someone has a similar setup and could share their experience. I just noticed newegg.ca has the E3400 in stock once again and I'm tempted to pick it up. Between my unRAID server running 24/7 and my workstation (i7 920 & 2x Dell 2209wa monitors) that's on for at least 8 hours a day, my electricity bill has been getting out of hand. Need to cut back so I can spend my money on more TB's!

Here's my first unRAID server, code name: Dusty (who is currently 8.5 hours into a transfer). Just an FYI: It was a suse/samba/no-protection-against-drive-failure server in it's past life. The only thing that's "new" are the 2x 2TB drives that I bought boxing day. Specs: - unRAID Pro 4.6 installed on a Lexar FireFly 4GB - Antec 300 Case w/ 2x Antec 3 speed 120mm (Upfront), 1x Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm (Rear) & 1x Antec 3 speed 140mm (Top) - CoolerMaster RP-650-PCAR 650W PSU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz CPU w/ AC Freezer 7 Pro Heatsink - Asus P5K-E Motherboard - 2x 1GB OCZ Platinum PC2-6400 Memory - Gigabyte HD4350 512MB PCI-E Video Card - Intel PRO/1000MT Network Card - Western Digital WD20EARS 2TB (Parity) - Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB - Western Digital WD10EADS 1TB - Hitachi HDT72101 1TB - Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB - Western Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB (Cache) Case Capacity: 10 drives Motherboard Capacity: 8 drives (6x Onboard, 2x eSATA) Power Consumption: - Spun Down: ~119W - Spun Up: ~152W - Parity Check: ~172W - Boot: 234W (peak) Primary Uses: - Media Storage / Computer Backups / Digital Hording - PS3MediaServer Future plans/upgrades: - Put the original 4GB Kingston PC2-8500 HyperX ram kit back in, currently one stick is out on "loan". - Order matching SATA data & power cables along with some some zip ties - Get a single rail PSU - Look into getting a "GREENER" cpu - IcyDock MB455SPF-B Backplane - 2x 6' eSATA to SATA cables - 2x Sil3132 PCI-E 1x Controllers - Find a PCI video card kicking around and free up the first PCI-E 16x slot. - Upgrade my desktop to SSD's then add my 2x 1TB WD Blacks to the array - Buy a new case, add more drives, horde more... More Pics: - You'll have to excuse the amount of dust as I haven't had a chance to clean it. My air compressor died and it's cold up here in Canada. - Missing a bay cover. Hopefully soon to be replaced with an IcyDock - Side shot showing a bulge of cables. I went a different route with the front panel cables this time. After 20 or so builds using this case, I decided that I was going to try to get all the cables through a small hole above the 5.25" drive cage, turned out pretty well. Another picture below shows the actual drive cage. - 6820GB. It's the first build that I felt the need to actually label the SATA cables - Used a 4-pin P4 power extension that I had kicking around from my HTPC build. Didn't have any zip ties at the time so I had to get a bit creative to keep all the wires tight. And for anyone that's interested, towards the top right of the photo, you can see the front panel cables. With a bit of patience, you can route them out of plain sight.