[mythtv-users] NAS mobo
Mw
meatwad2021 at gmail.com
Sun Aug 24 00:11:08 UTC 2008
Yan Seiner wrote:
> I found a case that will take 20 SATA hard drives. Cool! So now I'm
> looking for a mobo that can use all 20 drives. I can get (relatively
> inexpensive) 4 and 8 port SATA cards, so I need something that uses
> little power, has fast ethernet and can sustain the data transfer rates
> that 20 hard drives can generate.
>
> I'm thinking server class, but at the same time, all I need is ethernet
> and disk throughput.
If you're not ashamed of assembling a FrankenSAN, have you considered
pulling the guts out of a KuroboxPro and adding the PCIe card? You'd max
out at 8 (12?) drives on the card and the two Marvell ports onboard.
Otherwise it's got all you need at very low power consumption.
Specs and hacking at http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php/KuroBoxPro
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mw
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