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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 993647" data-attributes="member: 76888">I use snapraid, but that is only because my fileserver and htpc are on the same computer.&nbsp;If I was to build a standalone fileserver, I'd go with something like unRAID and I would build my own PC. I'd go with a case that can hold 8x HDDs, as 4x HDDs would require me to upgrade HDD size too frequently. My HTPC has space for 9x HDD.&nbsp;The reason I mention unraid is1. works with different sized drives2. only one disk is spinning when accessing a single file (ie. no striping, parity only)3. you don't need striping for a media NAS, parity is enough.4. you can add additional HDDs to the array at any time. with striping you can't do this.&nbsp;With regards to condensation&nbsp;1. If your fileserver is 'always on' you probably wont get any condensation&nbsp;2. If you fileserver sleeps when it's not in use you should get an Asrock B75 mobo.&nbsp; It's a really cheap board with 8x SATA and has a dehumidifier mode when in S3 sleep.&nbsp;[media=youtube]-mQfFVT4tT8[/media]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 993647, member: 76888"] I use snapraid, but that is only because my fileserver and htpc are on the same computer. If I was to build a standalone fileserver, I'd go with something like unRAID and I would build my own PC. I'd go with a case that can hold 8x HDDs, as 4x HDDs would require me to upgrade HDD size too frequently. My HTPC has space for 9x HDD. The reason I mention unraid is 1. works with different sized drives 2. only one disk is spinning when accessing a single file (ie. no striping, parity only) 3. you don't need striping for a media NAS, parity is enough. 4. you can add additional HDDs to the array at any time. with striping you can't do this. With regards to condensation 1. If your fileserver is 'always on' you probably wont get any condensation 2. If you fileserver sleeps when it's not in use you should get an Asrock B75 mobo. It's a really cheap board with 8x SATA and has a dehumidifier mode when in S3 sleep. [media=youtube]-mQfFVT4tT8[/media] [/QUOTE]

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