[SOLD] Small/Compact Server - Hot Swap, Supermicro, Chenbro, Dual Core


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Fully tested and runs rock solid

 

Wanted to build a small/portable unRAID server. Built it, tested it and now for sale.

 

Case:

Chenbro ES-ES169

http://www.chenbro.com/corporatesite/products_detail.php?sku=167

(Internal PSU, Hot swap Hard drive cages, Really easy to change out drives, small size, Has to be special ordered if you can find it)

 

Motherboard/CPU:

Supermicro MBD-X7SPA-HF

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA.cfm?typ=H&IPMI=Y

Full Compatible and tested with unRAID: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hardware_Compatibility#Motherboard

Dual Core 1.66ghz Atom. Great features: IPMI. Expandable, can support up to 14 drives with additional card!

 

Memory: Crucial 1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)

unRAID running on: Corsair Flash Mini 4GB

SilentX iXtrema 60mm Case

Does not include drives.

 

Capacity potential:

Basic Version Installed, Need plus license to use all 4 drives with parity (protection)

Max storage using 2TB drives: 8TB (unprotected) 6TB (protected)

Max storage using 3TB drives: 12TB (unprotected) 9TB (protected)

Expandable to support 14 drives if used in a larger case.

 

The case has 4 x 3.5" hot swap trays and 1 x 2.5" internal tray that can be used for a cache/scratch disk.

 

$650$550

This is brand new, I have all of the receipts. This is less then the cost of the parts.

 

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Hot swap bays with lockable door. (Sorry for the low quality pictures)

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Protective plastic still on.

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Very small foot print.

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I have this exact same setup with 4 GB ram, 4x 3TB Hitachi drives (9TB usable) and a 7200rpm 320GB laptop cache drive.

 

Rock solid setup and very low energy usage.

 

You can cheaply add an Esata port for about $3.

For big spenders, an SSD will fit perfectly in the cache drive spot.

 

 

 

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Looks like a nice, compact server.  Why are you selling it?

 

Basically built it as little project/challenge based on the idea of a fully functional unraid server yet portable and low energy usage. I was curious if I could piece together a unraid server that could be used as a very large portable hard drive. Something that would be good to say bring to a cottage or in a RV, so you could bring a large media collection with you. I was also hoping that I could find someone that would be interested in unraid, xbmc, media center related things and setup a complete solution for them. I figured this was a good build also for if/when I found some interested I could easily show a complete system hooked up at their house. This server and a ion zbox running xbmc. Everything is energy efficient yet powerfully, easy to use, reliable and takes up little space. So I built it, tested it, boxed it up, project/challenge completed. Now its just looking for a good home.

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