Re: RAID recommendations?

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,=20
Thanks, any reccomendations!!=20
Im also having trouble choosing motherboards, the Highpoint raid card
is PCI X so obviously I need a compatible motherboard, most boards
seem to list PCI E which I assume is for Express and therefore the
same but all literature seems intended for PCI Ex graphics cards!=20

I anyone can reccomend me a suitable motherboard (or choice of) with
Gigabit LAN, ideally AMD 239 i think  (just going for a basic AMD 3000
I think, and onboard graphics if possible altho thats not essential.

ref power supply, silence or near silence would be a major benefit!!

Once I have these items sorted I will have hopefully my spec and will
post it up for opinions!!

Hope some of you can shed some wisdom!

Thanks
Noel

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "johnandrewsinfo" <groups@j...>
wrote:
> Noel
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> Don't forget to get a very good power supply too, otherwise you may=20
> get unusual errors - i.e. drives going offline etc.
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "noel_pilot" <HA@a...> wrote:
> > Perfect! exactly what i was after!! and the RR2200 is only =A3188
on=20
> scan!!
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> > http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=3D220845
> >=20
> > Think I'm settled on the same case as Mark used in the Jukebox=20
> server
> > guide, just got to start looking into motherboards and caddies=20
> now!!!
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> > Paul - any reasoning on your choice of drive size? or is it just
a
> > sensible compromise between size without having to pay price=20
> premiums??
> >=20
> > I am correct in assuming that all drives need to be the same
size??
> > Thanks
> > Noel
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> >=20
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul@p...>
wrote:
> > > Ah yes, - good spot...
> > >=20
> > > I definitely *do* want the online expansion ability, - since
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> know I'm
> > > not going to be able to afford that many 400GB drives all in
one=20
> go, so
> > > I definitely plan to start of with probably 4x400's in RAID
5=20
> (1.2TB
> > > volume), and then add more 400GB drives over time as/when=20
> required.
> > >=20
> > > Since I reckon I'm going to be OK until about Christmas, I
may=20
> put off
> > > buying until then, since I'll have more spare cash by then,
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> I
> > > expect the prices will have dropped a little more by then
too...
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> > > I'm also tempted to hold out for a PCIe version - since I
don't=20
> reckon
> > > there's much future in the PCI-X bus now that PCIe is
here...
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> > > Paul G.
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> > <SNIP>