My iStarUSA server bits

[garycase]

That's a nice unit as well -- basically the same as the Vantec unit I've used.

 

A SFF UnRAID with 640GB total storage is indeed small -- but can still hold a reasonable collection of movies ... and for what you've outlined as the use it should be just fine 

[mrow]

That's a nice unit as well -- basically the same as the Vantec unit I've used.

 

A SFF UnRAID with 640GB total storage is indeed small -- but can still hold a reasonable collection of movies ... and for what you've outlined as the use it should be just fine 

 

Yep, and what will be nice is that with Plex is I'll be able to tell what they've already watched so I can just delete that stuff to clear space when needed.

[mrow]

Just checked the mail to see if the 2 bay laptop drive cage came. It wasn't 5.25 inch, it was 3.5. Oops! 

 

Luckily this SFF case also has one exposed 3.5 inch bay so it fits in there. Preclearing the drives now.

[garycase]

Fortunately you had an available 3.5" slot 

 

For future reference (as I suspect you already noticed), the Vantec unit I use is for a 5.25" bay.

 

(I hadn't noted that the one you bought was 3.5" either)

 

[mrow]

Fortunately you had an available 3.5" slot 

 

For future reference (as I suspect you already noticed), the Vantec unit I use is for a 5.25" bay.

 

(I hadn't noted that the one you bought was 3.5" either)

 

I originally found this on FrozenCPU website and then ordered it through Amazon. The problem is FrozenCPU's website says it's 5.25 inch when it really isn't.

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12136/hdc-78/Kingwin_Dual_25_Single_525_Bay_Internal_Tray-Less_Hot_Swap_Rack_w_Key_Lock_KF-251-BK.html#blank

[garycase]

Fortunately you had an available 3.5" slot 

 

For future reference (as I suspect you already noticed), the Vantec unit I use is for a 5.25" bay.

 

(I hadn't noted that the one you bought was 3.5" either)

 

I originally found this on FrozenCPU website and then ordered it through Amazon. The problem is FrozenCPU's website says it's 5.25 inch when it really isn't.

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12136/hdc-78/Kingwin_Dual_25_Single_525_Bay_Internal_Tray-Less_Hot_Swap_Rack_w_Key_Lock_KF-251-BK.html#blank

 

Ahh -- easy to understand the mistake.  The picture does make it fairly obvious that it's 3.5", but I'd have probably missed that as well.    In fact, I DID miss it a couple years ago when I bought a fan controller (also from FrozenCPU as it happens) that SAID it was for a 5.25" bay, but was actually for a 3.5" one [and as luck would have it, the system I needed it for did NOT have any external 3.5" bays].