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Thanks Squid! A follow up on that, I'm just still a little confuse. Basically, what I'm asking is if I can use 1 graphics card to setup everything, then pass it through to a VM once the unraid is setup?

Thank for the reply. Yes I am aware that doing the copying the way I explain would make a time were my data would only be in one place. I think I may be getting an external hard drive for the peace of mind. For the graphics card, wouldn't I be able to use the graphic card I have for the initial setup of unraid, then somehow remove it from unraid and let the VM's use it? Then, just access unraid via browser on another computer? Quick silly question, can the VM's share the graphics card as well? If I have no choice but to use 2 graphics card, should the one for unraid just be a old low-end cheap card? I know a micro mobo was suggested, but wouldn't this also be an option so that I don't have to change the mother board?

Hello, I'm about to purchase unraid basic for my home server and I have been following some guides that raised a few questions. My hardware for this server is below: X79 EVGA FTW i7 4930K 16 GB DDR3 Ram GTX EVGA 1030 connected via 3gb SATA (2) 3TB HDD (data) connected via 3gb SATA (1) 4TB HDD (parity) connected via 6gb SATA (2) SSD 250GB (cache) 1) An LTT video suggest I get a 'LSI 9211-8i RAID Card'. Is this card needed if I'm using my mobo X79 EVGA FTW, and only intend to use the provided SATA slots? Wouldn't the raid controller and SMART reporting from the mobo work as expected? I think this card was only purchased because of the motherboard it was being used in, but I'd like to make sure. Link to the LTT video 2) I currently have my data in one of the 3TB drives mentioned above. What would be the best way for me to do this upgrade without having to buy an external drive to save the data meanwhile? Can I just do the install above minus one disk (the one with the data). Then, re-install the data drive, copy it to unraid, lastly add the final drive to the array. Would that work? 3) My motherboard does not support inboard graphics. Would I still be able to set everything up using the graphics card, then change it so that when I install a VM it can solemnly use the graphics card?