February 13, 201115 yr hi new here been looking for a good way to build a server for hd and sd movies for wdtv live.came across unraid in another fourm looking for just a cheep server now.would like have about 6 hd want to start with basic for now. looked hardware compatibility having trouble deciding atom itx or mirco atx which is better for video? also the free software is limited 3 hd does one fo the hd have to be a parity drive.thnaks for any help
February 13, 201115 yr hi new here been looking for a good way to build a server for hd and sd movies for wdtv live.came across unraid in another fourm looking for just a cheep server now.would like have about 6 hd want to start with basic for now. looked hardware compatibility having trouble deciding atom itx or mirco atx which is better for video? also the free software is limited 3 hd does one fo the hd have to be a parity drive.thnaks for any help Yes, one has to be the parity on the free version. You can start out with the free version and by the time you fill up the 2 data drives you can decide to buy or not. unRAID stores the video like a NAS. cpu speed has no impact on video streaming speed. Minimal cpu, ram needed.
February 13, 201115 yr Usually best to figure out how many drives you may need in future and base a motherboard size on that. A full size ATX will allow the most expansion slots and thus more drives. If you max out with something like the Norco case it will fit a full ATX board so I think unless there is a specific motherboard you find start looking around the ATX size. If you don't think you will ever need that many drives then smaller boards will do fine.
February 13, 201115 yr The OP said he was wanting about 6 drives. Clearly a micro-ATX would be fine. Look for a board with 6 sata ports. Most of them have a PCIe x16 slot that will take a 8-port sata adapter which would get you to 14 hard drives. Check out the Hardware Compatibility page and Recommended Builds for some ideas.
February 13, 201115 yr Sorry, misread, I thought he meant he wanted to start with 6. Anyway with a smaller board with the right slots can get you around 15 drives without too much problems. Josh
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