I have 3 drive possibilities on the HP-SFF - sata 5tb hdd, and two nvme 2tb drives (one on the x16 pcie slot. )

I am a total newbie in setting up a server so unRAID may raise questions for me that are obvious once I have got going. 
 

Do I need a pool as I have only one SATA drive? Same thing for nvme drives. The 5tb sata is the largest drive, and 2 nvme at 2tb. 
 

I want to set up a media server, and have a windows 10 vm using the activation already on the computer. Or can I have the windows on one of the nvme drives separate from the unRAID?

 

This pc is on my desk and won’t be on unless I need access to music or a movie. It’s not too noisy but I prefer to run quietly rather than quickly. 

 

I would prefer to have the LAN network independent of internet, as my isp has cut us off doing works locally and it is a pain relying on our modem to share local data. 

I am with Virginmedia in uk. 
 

I don’t have an internal USB so will put my 16gb USB 2.0 drive in a USB 2 port on the back. 
 

Last, can I get a raincheck on the cyber weekend sale while I’m taking a trial?

 

 Thanks for reading 

Patricia 

On 11/24/2023 at 1:03 PM, PatriciaP said:

Do I need a pool as I have only one SATA drive? Same thing for nvme drives. The 5tb sata is the largest drive, and 2 nvme at 2tb.

The only requirement is that you have at least on data array device assigned, all other assignments can be as you prefer or need.

And the required Array device requirement will probably disappear in the coming months/years.