mike1061

That's funny. I don't know what virtualization is, and I'm not sure I care. I'll google it tonight. All those possabilities don't intrest me. I'd be so happy, if all my music was in one place, it's not funny. And to have a raid system, woo hoo. I'd be a happy man. I think I'm going to get one of the boxes, and get started. Thanks MIke

The Xen part is where I could run Windows on the same computer if I needed? I never herd that term either so I googled it too. I don't mind spending a little on quiter fans if I needed. But I don't think I want to re-engiener the whole thing. I had no idea what IPMI was, so I googled that too. I have to say it looked intresting. Thanks Mike

Thanks for the reply. Why would you need "multiple NIC ports" I goolged the the term and found it was a card for connecting to a network. Why would you need more than one? The trimming would be on the back plane? Thanks Mike

This looks great to me. A pretty cheep way to get started, without having to design the whole project. Am I wrong too? The OP model is no longer avliable but this guy has lots of them, so would any of these work for a basic Un-raid system? I just want watch videos and listen to music stored on this server. One person not several people watching different things at t he same time. No virtualization. The things I care about are the ability for the drives to power down when not in use. Also speed when transfering files, checking files and re-building the array after a new drive is added. These are some he has right now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Rackable-Quiet-Server-2x-Intel-Xeon-E5430-Quad-Core-16GB-RAM-4-Bay-S5000PSL-/151296067305?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item2339f2c6e9 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Rackable-Server-S5000PSL-2x-Intel-Xeon-E5430-32GB-RAM-SATA-Hard-Drive-Bay-/141278905271?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item20e4e103b7 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Supermicro-X7DBE-2xIntel-Quad-Core-E5420-2-5Ghz-16GB-12-bays-SAS-w-Rail-KIT-/131186612880?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item1e8b54da90 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Supermicro-CSE-826TQ-R800LPB-SuperChassis-12bays-SAS-SATA-w-800W-PW-/151301351711?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item233a43691f http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Supermicro-X7DBN-2x-Intel-Quad-Core-E5310-1-6Ghz-16GB-12-bays-SAS-w-Rail-KIT-/141285442624?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item20e544c440 Thanks MIke

"Hope this helps!!!" What, are you kidding? That's outstanding. I think this ought to be a sticky or part of mandatory tutorial. Thanks Mike

Yes it's disks not mbs or gbs. The power usage is impressive, do Green drives use less power than reds? Thanks for the rest of the info. Mike

Ok, thanks. I don't see much difference between any of them.

I didn't see it before, the Motherboard is out of stock already. I think I got the parts on my list from "the beast". At least that's where I started or one of those type posts. Thanks Mike

I do have experiance building and repairing computers. I built 3 complete and many many repairs. I don't know anything at all about linux or typing code. Though I've wanted to learn. Every post that has a code as an answer scares me. I don't even know where to start with it. I'll see if I can find 4TB drives. Thanks for the reply. You see any other problems? Will the parts all work together? Thanks Mike

I hate posts that say help me build a computer but I can't figure this out. The main things I want are: Raid protection. If was a way to double or triple protect that would even be better. Lots of storage, for audio and video files. I don't know exactly how much, but I have somewhere around 200,000 worth of cd's and DVD's. Low power usage, relitivly. I need the disks to power down when not in use. Quiet, relitivly. Cost is last on the list. I will take a little time and build what ever is needed, 1, 2 or 3 towers. I was originaly thinking about one big tower but the idea of several with smaller arrays seems a good idea. 3 towers of 10 disks would give better protection than 1 tower with 30 disks. Is it worth it? I'm a bit scared to put hard drives in those 4 in 3, or 5 in 3 cages because of the heat. These are the latest parts I've picked, will they work? Mother board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182253 processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115083 Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139077 Controller cards http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101358 Hard drives http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136874 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149397 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236380 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136939 The hard drive I picked is no longer avliable so I quickly picked some more. In fact I've made around 10 lists of parts but they go out of production so fast I have to start over again. I've also read every page on this site more than once. Thanks Mike

I have no idea what that means, sorry. Thanks Mike

Thanks guys. #7 above is a great idea, that I didn't think of. I was planing on pratcing with just a few disks to start, including keeping the original files. I'm also leaning far towards buying the complete set up. My biggest complaint is the case. What is a "uber-array"? Mike Uber = the best, the top, the supreme ... in this context the most maxed out array with all the addon functionality possible. Don't try to get there on day one. Got it, thanks Mike

At the moment I don't have them connected to the router, so they are isolated from the internet. The reason why is I want the computers free of everything. No spyware, adware, virues's or anything. Just the operating system, and the programs I like to use for editing, listening, burning, you know what I mean. I installed Windows XP, and then deleted everything extra. Just the basic operating system, then I also don't have conflicts. No need to reinstall windows every 4 months. Thanks Mike

Thanks guys. #7 above is a great idea, that I didn't think of. I was planing on pratcing with just a few disks to start, including keeping the original files. I'm also leaning far towards buying the complete set up. My biggest complaint is the case. What is a "uber-array"? Mike

I like that idea. I'll still have to make sure the rest of the settings are such that I'm isolated from the net all together. I'm sure it's not hard to, I've just never needed it. Thanks again Mike