- Mar 15, 2001
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So I have some leftover cases, cards, etc and I realized it would be nice to have a secure data server for my family so I don't have to worry so much about people losing data on their laptops/desktops.
What I have:
Video
Case
Ram 1gb
380w Seasonic s12 PSU
1.8ghz single AMD 3000+
LANPARTY UT nF3 ULTRA-D
Canon USB printer/scanner/fax
What I need:
raid card?
hard drives
I've built plenty of desktops, so that's not an issue. What I need to know is what's the best budget solution I can implement to maximize data integrity. I'm not gonna bother with tapes/firesafety so I guess my limitation is that the data is all going to sit on this computer. Speed is not really an issue, as this will be a storage system. Additionally, uptime isn't really critical--just need to have the data still there when I reboot. What kind of Raid setup am I looking at and will my motherboard be able to handle it or do I need an external pci card?
What I have:
Video
Case
Ram 1gb
380w Seasonic s12 PSU
1.8ghz single AMD 3000+
LANPARTY UT nF3 ULTRA-D
Canon USB printer/scanner/fax
What I need:
raid card?
hard drives
I've built plenty of desktops, so that's not an issue. What I need to know is what's the best budget solution I can implement to maximize data integrity. I'm not gonna bother with tapes/firesafety so I guess my limitation is that the data is all going to sit on this computer. Speed is not really an issue, as this will be a storage system. Additionally, uptime isn't really critical--just need to have the data still there when I reboot. What kind of Raid setup am I looking at and will my motherboard be able to handle it or do I need an external pci card?