sammybaines
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Hi guys,
Haven't posted on here in ages, well since i built my first computer in 2008 but the members here were awesome then so im coming back for more advice.
As the title suggests i'm attempting to build my own NAS unit as nothing on the market is quite what I need except for the uber expensive options - so I'm attempting to build my own for cheaper than one of these.
The main points i'm considering when building this NAS is that it needs to be very efficient and eco-friendly (as it will be for the most part on 24/7 and thus don't want huge electricity bills or to damaged the environment too much).
Secondly its going to be using something similar to unRaid or FreeNAS as an operating system running from a usb drive as the boot drive.
My questions are as follows:
1. Has anyone else on here made one? Can they offer any advice?
2. Is it worth using an unRaid or FreeNAS OS over something like WIndows Home Server or even Windows 7?
3. Hardware related - as im going to be using HDDs in Raid i realise they need to be the same drives in terms of size, etc. I'm looking at WD Caviar Greens (due to the eco-efficiency thing) do they need to be the exact same drive/model number so the WD10EARS for example can it be used in Raid with the WD10EADS?
4. Finally is the best option for a motherboard and processor the intel atom due to its low power usage and efficiency or a more standard motherboard with an old intel processor (less power consumption again basically)?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
SB
Haven't posted on here in ages, well since i built my first computer in 2008 but the members here were awesome then so im coming back for more advice.
As the title suggests i'm attempting to build my own NAS unit as nothing on the market is quite what I need except for the uber expensive options - so I'm attempting to build my own for cheaper than one of these.
The main points i'm considering when building this NAS is that it needs to be very efficient and eco-friendly (as it will be for the most part on 24/7 and thus don't want huge electricity bills or to damaged the environment too much).
Secondly its going to be using something similar to unRaid or FreeNAS as an operating system running from a usb drive as the boot drive.
My questions are as follows:
1. Has anyone else on here made one? Can they offer any advice?
2. Is it worth using an unRaid or FreeNAS OS over something like WIndows Home Server or even Windows 7?
3. Hardware related - as im going to be using HDDs in Raid i realise they need to be the same drives in terms of size, etc. I'm looking at WD Caviar Greens (due to the eco-efficiency thing) do they need to be the exact same drive/model number so the WD10EARS for example can it be used in Raid with the WD10EADS?
4. Finally is the best option for a motherboard and processor the intel atom due to its low power usage and efficiency or a more standard motherboard with an old intel processor (less power consumption again basically)?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
SB