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  1. rhubarb9999
    I am a big fan of Giganews. Been using them for years.
  2. rhubarb9999
    Not sure what the issue is with these drives. I have been running 2 in my setup since September. Never did a firmware update and they work great (one is parity, one is data .. mixed in with other Samsung drives). Looks like I will be picking up two more
  3. rhubarb9999
    I now have two running in my unRAID .. one data, one parity. No issues. Cool and quiet. Speed is good.
  4. rhubarb9999
    My Samsung 2TB finished its parity set up last night and I can report that it is running fine. I am getting 20-25Mb/sec transfer time, which is about average for my unRAID array (might be a little faster than normal). The 2TB is replacing a 1.5TB Samsung (also 5400RPM I think). I replaced a 750GB data drive with another 2TB this morning. Should know how it handles in about 16 hours.
  5. rhubarb9999
    I have one formatting up as my parity drive right now. I will report back as soon as it is done.
  6. rhubarb9999
    So .. if they need jumpers, which pins? Does anyone know for sure if jumpers are needed?
  7. rhubarb9999
    Outstanding .. I was just looking at 2TB drives yesterday .. but I am partial to Samsung. Just picked up two!
  8. rhubarb9999
    Thanks for the tip .. I just ordered one!
  9. rhubarb9999
    Just ordered 2 x Samsung 1.5s. Site shows they are $109 w/ free shipping .. but they came up on sale at $99 each in my cart ... plus got the $10 for the code $189 for 2x1.5GB delivered ... I'm happy!
  10. rhubarb9999
    Around here we call them 'Deathstars' .. not a good track record with the Hitachi or when they were IBM.
  11. rhubarb9999
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152101 I have two unRAIDs running with Samsung drives and have been VERY happy.
  12. rhubarb9999
    I have been using a GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 with absolutely no issues.
  13. rhubarb9999
    PM sent on mobo
  14. rhubarb9999
    The Popcorn Hour is getting a lot of positive chatter http://www.popcornhour.com
  15. rhubarb9999
    I am using this board (as are others) and it is working great. GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Check the "Motherboards" forum for more info
  16. rhubarb9999
    I don't need the Xbox to use NFS, but I would like to try it with Vista x64 and GigE switching to see if my copy speed between Vista and unRAID gets any better. From what I have read, unRAID either talks NFS OR samba, meaning all devices that attach to it need to use the same protocol. If I have this wrong and unRAID can appear on the network with BOTH NFS and Samba, then I don't need to worry about NFS and the Xbox ... is the mud clearer?
  17. rhubarb9999
    Does the refurb they send you as a replacement still only have the 90 day warranty?
  18. rhubarb9999
    I would like to try NFS on my setup at home. However, I have both PCs and Xbox's running XBMC that need to access the unRAID server. Does XBMC have an NFS client? Can unRAID run both Samba and NFS at the same time?
  19. rhubarb9999
    Added a 500Gb SATA and a 320 IDE this week and all is well.
  20. rhubarb9999
    It has been running for 2 weeks. I have been adding drives one at a time and doing crash/recovery tests (while all my data is still sitting on it's original drives). It's up to almost 4TB right now .. 6 SATA drives on the motherboard and 2 SATA drives on a 4 port PCI card. I'll be adding a 500 Gig IDE drive tonight to the mix.
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    Just build an unRAID box with this board and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Under $120 for both and it is working great so far. Another one to add to the list.