Me too, nice easy software to use and of course free, their Partition Master beats the M$ utility hands down as well :D
Me too, nice easy software to use and of course free, their Partition Master beats the M$ utility hands down as well :D
As per topic.. whats the best way to convert from HDD to SSD without reinstalling. Are there downsides to doing this over a fresh...
Ofcourse! it was a Adaptec 5805ZQ ink BBU. New from eBay, really cheap!
Other spec of the pc:
Fractal design chassi ("mini tower")
Corsair 500w psu modular
Z87 gigabyte m-atx
i5 Haswell 3,2ghz
16 (2x8) GB RAM
Adaptec 5805ZQ
Samsung 840 120GB SSD (sys)
6x4 Seagate 4TB 5900rpm RAID5
5,25 to 4x hot swap 2,5" in front (dont know what to...
Ofcourse! it was a Adaptec 5805ZQ ink BBU. New from eBay, really cheap!
Other spec of the pc:
Fractal design chassi ("mini...
My HTPC streams its content from the file-server in my flat (multi-seat setup). I have made a video of the file server; this thread...
Yes, precisely.
No benefit putting a recording on SSD.
You want your OS and MP app on it.
Ideally have a seperate SSD for timeshift, or RAMdrive.
I put Timeshift on same SSD but I have the free space using XP.
Yes, precisely.
No benefit putting a recording on SSD.
You want your OS and MP app on it.
Ideally have a seperate SSD for...
I'm playing with the idea to replace my system HDD through a SSD Drive.
SSD: Windows, MePo ProgramData, Backdrops, DB...
Hi there,
If want a decent SSD (non PCIe card) then look at STEC or Pliant (massive overkill for a HTPC)
I'll have an array of 10 pliant drives soon to play with...IOPs anyone? :D
J.
ps - Agree with the above, GC is getting better nowadays... so TRIM is less important on certain drives.
Hi there,
If want a decent SSD (non PCIe card) then look at STEC or Pliant (massive overkill for a HTPC)
I'll have an array...
Hi all,
can you recommend any particular SSD 30-60GB?
Please don't advise me to google it - I read a lot about those things in...
- Poll
1Gbit/sec == 125MByte/sec. But the useful throughput will be less, because of the "house-keeping" that has to be done to manage the flow of data along the cable. Also, I don't know whether networking follows the disk convention (1G == 1000*1000*1000), or the RAM convention (1G == 1024*1024*1024).
-- from CyberSimian in the UK
1Gbit/sec == 125MByte/sec. But the useful throughput will be less, because of the "house-keeping" that has to be done to manage...
Hello, i must buy 5 Disk for my NAS.
This one is an Synology DS1512+, buy 2years ago, but never Powered ON.
My first Model was...
You're right it's a lot of space, and it's more than I ever actually use. This is a dedicated HTPC with an SSD for the OS, MePo and plugins, and a few utilities, so it starts up, and resumes from S3 standby as quickly as possible. It also has a mechanical HDD for recordings and media files because I can't afford a 2GB SSD. This left...
You're right it's a lot of space, and it's more than I ever actually use. This is a dedicated HTPC with an SSD for the OS, MePo and...
Hello,
currently I use a RAM Drive for TV Cache. Now I have an "old" SSD for which I have no use anylonger (and on eBay it does...
How about this board for a NAS idea..
VIA Launches First Ever Dual Core Pico-ITX Motherboard
The CPU at 1ghz should be enough for mp tv server and some hdds
How about this board for a NAS idea..
VIA Launches First Ever Dual Core Pico-ITX Motherboard
The CPU at 1ghz should be...
Hi Guys,
I have been doing some clearing out of 'junk' (this is what the GF calls it; I say it is useful stuff just set aside...
Ok I set VLC to use gpu accelleration and it fixed it.
By this I mean, my tvserver pc is not using as much CPU now, so feeding the tv buffer to the client is running fine now.
Ok I set VLC to use gpu accelleration and it fixed it.
By this I mean, my tvserver pc is not using as much CPU now, so feeding the...
is it still an issue with SSD an timeshifting with the modern version of MePo 1.2.0 final?
or are the write actions killing for...
For a client I'd recommend one if the Gigabyte AMD boards with built-in CPU and graphics, dead easy to put together a system, just clip in some RAM, plug in a hard disk and screw it into a little case with a brick-type PSU. Lots of choice on the mini-itx.com site, for instance.
For a client I'd recommend one if the Gigabyte AMD boards with built-in CPU and graphics, dead easy to put together a system, just...
Ok, so I know that Hamlet was not concerned with Hard Drives, but I am.
I have currently got my operating system running off a...
Awesome! Make a video! I'd love to see your Norco in action. I've made one for my RPC-4220 (20 SATA drives) file server. Vid is here:
20TB Fileserver (YouTube)
Awesome! Make a video! I'd love to see your Norco in action. I've made one for my RPC-4220 (20 SATA drives) file server. Vid is...
I've been running mediaportal roughly for a year and i love it!!
Currently my HTPC/Workstation:
AMD Phenom x4 Quad Core (2.6ghz)...
Yeah, I am having no problem with this. If hdds sleep and are beeing accessed for a media playing, the wait time is ok for me. What bugs me is the delay on MP-startup.
Yes, will do that!
Mine two are parallel too, but I see huge hdd access after resume. But maybe you are right and its doing something else. Will investigate further...
Yeah, I am having no problem with this. If hdds sleep and are beeing accessed for a media playing, the wait time is ok for me. What...
As the title says, I am looking for a good NAS in the 8TB usable space range. I'd love to use 3TB WD Red HDDS, in a 4 disk NAS that...
Didi you get any further with this project?
I am looking at using a Fusion 430 case for my brother-in-law's build and want to be able to use one of the (limited) drive bays for storage rather than OS. A Compact Flash card would be a great way to free up the case real-estate....
Didi you get any further with this project?
I am looking at using a Fusion 430 case for my brother-in-law's build and want to be...
Hi all,
I'm new to MediaPortal, coming from windows media center.
During experimenting i found out that's it's possible to run...
I have added this to the Useful Posts thread under the newcomers forum.
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/newcomers-forum-240/useful-posts-50062/
I have added this to the Useful Posts thread under the newcomers forum...
Dear Community,
I would tell you a short story about my Segate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB HDD. Some days ago, my HTPC...
If you haven't found a solution I have it here: NeroDriveSpeed (http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/CD-DVD-Rip-Other-Tools/Nero-DriveSpeed.shtml). For setting this up, put a dvd in the drive and if you have multiple drives remember to select the correct one. Choose options and add the lowest speed and delete the rest.
Also set...
If you haven't found a solution I have it here: NeroDriveSpeed...
I need to slow a DVD/Blu Ray drive to make it acceptable for use in a media centre.
All the utilities I can find seem to be...
Let me say this first, I'm not done playing with it lol
I had set it up, setup my samba shares, ftp etc. I setup ftp to transfer all my existing media to it. (Copying within Windows is horrible) I let it go all night. Next morning I went to a mapped share I had done and it told me it didn't exist? So I logged into the nas machine...
Let me say this first, I'm not done playing with it lol
I had set it up, setup my samba shares, ftp etc. I setup ftp to transfer...
Hello, I've tried searching here and at AVSforums for some answers, but can't find anything definitive.
I'm in the midst of...
Dansta et al,
Please take a look at my Media Server solution. It may help you managing your shares!!!!
https://www.team-mediaportal.com/files/Download/Plugins/Utilities/MediaServer/
Thx,
Yohay
Dansta et al,
Please take a look at my Media Server solution. It may help you managing your shares...
Evening all,
So I've got my client up and running in the livingroom and all is well :)
Currently I have all my HDDs in my...
Yes, up to the maximum number of bays that the NAS has. To increase space further, you then have to replace smaller disks with bigger disks, or buy another NAS. With a drive pool, you simply need a free USB socket, and no disks have to be replaced.
Example: if you purchased a two-bay NAS to contain your two 2TB disks, and you later...
Yes, up to the maximum number of bays that the NAS has. To increase space further, you then have to replace smaller disks with...
Can anyone give me any pointers on a new server i want to build. I recently networked our house with Cat5e cable as i want to build...
What would the best alternative be if this doesn't work fluidly?
What would the best alternative be if this doesn't work fluidly?
Recently my main SSD on my HTPC died, taking away the main OS and MP along with it.
How I was using it was to store the media...
Hi polarie.
For years I use for timeshift Compact Flash card with IDE interface. Speed and throughput is lower than USB 3.0. Maximum test load (4x Live TV clients simultaneously) without any problem.
Now I have tested new TV server (2x double DVB-T USB stick) mSATA 60GB SSD disk for system, 2,5" SATA III SSD disk for recording...
Hi polarie.
For years I use for timeshift Compact Flash card with IDE interface. Speed and throughput is lower than USB 3.0...
I am currently using an internal SATA2 HDD for live-tv timeshifting. This drive is also the primary OS drive with a small partition...
I have messed around with this for awhile and am finishing my final setup now. I dont trust raid5 its just me, I wont trust my movies to raid at all unless there is a complete backup somewhere else which is what I am doing. The Clown used windows raid5 but you cannot expand a raid 5 array in windows you have to rebuild it over again...
I have messed around with this for awhile and am finishing my final setup now. I dont trust raid5 its just me, I wont trust my...
Hi all.
I've been racking my brains on my little problem now for ages. Basically I am a Media Portal fanatic. The only time I...
Hi,
I stand corrected - I tried to record three progammes last night and watch a fourth recorded one, but for some reason the laptop hard drive could not handle it - I got lots of jumps in the recorded files.
I tried recording to my F4 for the first time and it worked flawlessly - even better than the AV-GP drive that I was using...
Hi,
I stand corrected - I tried to record three progammes last night and watch a fourth recorded one, but for some reason the...
HI there,
Speedfan has just told me that there is a problem with Hard Drive and is on its way out (this is the drive that I use...
Not a bad idea at all, really like the design, wouldn't mind buying something like that with a couple of changes.
- Like you've mentioned I'd want it to be easier to swap out the drives.
- Better cooling for the HDDs, perhaps by adding fans across the top of the case.
Not a bad idea at all, really like the design, wouldn't mind buying something like that with a couple of changes.
- Like you've...
Hi folks, have a look at this guys' solution....
Watch: Black Dwarf Video Worklog Pt.1
Watch: Black Dwarf Video Worklog Pt.2...
Mine's not fixed unfortunately (or I have a different problem as well). I might try flashing again to see if that helps -some people report that the problem goes away after flashing twice...
Mine's not fixed unfortunately (or I have a different problem as well). I might try flashing again to see if that helps -some...
In case this is happening to anyone else, if you have a Crucial M4 and have found your system freezing recently at random (usually...
The latter, due to spinning up and down. During spin up/down access to other drives seems to be blocked. So, if you are timeshifting with the recording HDD spun down, then a recording starts (which causes the recording HDD to spin up)... you might expect to see a pause and/or glitch while timeshifting.
The former - different...
The latter, due to spinning up and down. During spin up/down access to other drives seems to be blocked. So, if you are...
Hi folks,
i would like to hear your recommendations for a new HDD for my MP Server. Im running a multi-seat environment. The...
Sorry I have only just seen this thread.
I have two of these cards in a server that I have just built. They do come with the full height brackets. They had the half height ones fitted and i just had to swap them over.
Just make sure you get the right cables to connect your drives.
I got 2 cables for each card. Mine required mini sas...
Sorry I have only just seen this thread.
I have two of these cards in a server that I have just built. They do come with the full...
Does anyone know of any 8 or 16 port Sata II cards for pci-e? Not raid, just a sata controller. I can find lots for pci-x, but...
Might it not be cheaper to get two seperate CF > SATA cards and then set the RAID1 through the motherboard? Here they sell'm for 15 dollars with free shipping.
Might it not be cheaper to get two seperate CF > SATA cards and then set the RAID1 through the motherboard? Here they sell'm for 15...
This smart DIY SSD adaptor looks flash to me.
Excuse pun.
Couple of cheap 4GB CF cards, and you're away with silent, low...
Well OMV is front-end to Debian (Squeeze), so it has the same features as a normal Debian installation. However far from everything is managable from the web gui.
Well OMV is front-end to Debian (Squeeze), so it has the same features as a normal Debian installation. However far from everything...
A replacement for FreeNAS, OpenMediaVault is based on Debian.
Check it out; OpenMediaVault - Home
OK, there are various faster non-hard-drive methods (SSD, RAMdisk, other kinds of flash memory) that should theoretically be better than cheap USB sticks, but what I'm saying is that a cheap USB stick is working perfectly for me (and has been for over a year) and cost hardly anything. And I'm using both DVB-S and DVB-T, SD and HD...
OK, there are various faster non-hard-drive methods (SSD, RAMdisk, other kinds of flash memory) that should theoretically be better...
i have tried a few USB Flash drives, with limited success - stuttering etc.
My reserach indicates that some flash drives are...
Hi.
I like to introduce you the next step in the evolution of my PC- infrastructure. Maybe you remember the first step:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/my-powerful-htpc-in-a-drawer.127432/
You may noticed that I like and prefer unusual computer cases there already. This project takes this to the next level. More about it...
Hi.
I like to introduce you the next step in the evolution of my PC- infrastructure. Maybe you remember the first step...
Hi.
I like to introduce you the next step in the evolution of my PC- infrastructure. Maybe you remember the first step...
Windows (exp. Windows Home Server) and FlexRAID...
or Linux with FlexRAID
...I prefer Windows since I make my 24/7 machine do soooo many additional things (torrents, streaming from TV or from my MP3/video collection etc.)
the things that made me run away from unRAID don't necessarily mean they should drive away other people too
you...
Windows (exp. Windows Home Server) and FlexRAID...
or Linux with FlexRAID
...I prefer Windows since I make my 24/7 machine do soooo...
hi guys,
i currently own a big HTPC case (silverstone grandia) running 5 HDD, 1TB each.
as my 5TB are reaching their limits i...