Hello all

 

I have just completed a new unRAID server build using a mini-itx chenbro ES34069 NAS Chassis

 

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=42#ES34069-180W

 

and a Gigabyte GA-D525 Motherboard fitted with 2GB of DDR3 ram

 

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=71

 

This motherboard has 4 onboard sata ports which have my parity and 3 data drives attached.

It also has an onboard IDE connector,which currently has nothing attached to it.

 

Do you think I would benefit in any way by adding a small cache drive to this port using a 2.5" laptop drive ? Say 80 to 100GB

or would the performance gain not be worth it ?

 

I have read of course that a cache drive should normally be the fastest drive in the system, naturally it would not in this case.

 

I have a couple of IDE 2.5" 80GB drives lying around.

 

Any thoughts would be welcomed.

 

Regards

 

Pete

 

 

 

Maybe just try it...

 

The main reason I use my cache drive is to hold some other programs I run.

 

Peter

I've tried it with an old 60G 2.5 IDE laptop drive and it was slower than writing to my array of newer 1.5TB/2TB drives.    But, give it a go.

Thanks for the thoughts so far.

 

Jamerson9

That is what I think may happen too.

 

My array drives are all new 1.5TB units.

Given the hassle to dismantle the case and fit the 2.5" drive now, I may not bother.

 

Pete

What are your write speeds to the array?