Want to make my own NAS, I'm thinking http://www.odroi

>>56326802
do I just need a 5V/2A Power Supply?

>>56326802
>What PSU should I get for 4 bays?
go off 30W per hdd, they will use much less when in use/idling, but they can draw around that much when spinning up
>>56326893
that's probably enough for the odroid, but no hdd's
just use an ITX/ATX computer psu, you can power the odroid directly off of it as well

>>56326934
Never bought a PSU like this, is this the type of one I need?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-ITX-M2-Power-Supply-PSU-Car-PC-150w-8v-24v-/302050109990?hash=item465396ea26:g:Z1EAAOSwl8NVYb0b

>>56326802
>no SATA
Are you building a shark NAS?

>>56327010
well that's for use in a car, presumably you'd want a mains psu

they're called sfx psu's, they're designed for itx cases, which are smaller than common atx cases

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182254425705

>>56326802
just buy a drobo

>>56327093
>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182254425705
Thanks a lot, makes much more sense.

Would that Odroid be able to stream at 1080? How about emulation?

Would a XU4 be the better choice?

>>56327084
>shark NAS
Presumed I could just use the USB

>>56327176
get something with at least a usb3 or sata port, and gigabit ethernet
using fast ethernet or usb2 will limit your throughput severely

>>56327228
any suggestions?

>>56327228
>>56327469
the XU4 has 3.0 and gigabit ethernet

http://www.odroid.co.uk/hardkernel-odroid-xu4/odroid-xu4

Just buy a prebuilt, it will prevent all the headaches

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Sorry for using your thread OP but it's kinda related.

I have an old ass EEE serving a few things, including file sharing (for media and stuff), but I want to add 2 or 3 old SATA disks to it. What's the best method? A USB dock?

>>56327517
Whats the cheapest thing which is 4 bays supporting up to 12tb

>>56327817
probably. it will work. make make sure the drives are formatted properly and mount properly on boot.

>>56327817
I also use an eeepc (fucking love this little thing) and a sata dock for internal drives. It works fine, it would have been nicer if my netbook had usb 3 but it works well enough for streaming media from the drives through usb2

I'm using a 2 slot 2.5/3.5" combo dock from a brand called Sabrent, although I would think just about any brand would work fine

>>56327517
I'd spend £250 on a NAS that could support 12 TB, that mobo is £80, PSU is £20, usb Sata are cheap. I already have a case & drive holders holders so it would be half price.

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>>56327879
>>56327933

Thanks bros, that's what I wanted to hear. It's just for streaming music and 1080p video, so I guess the USB 2.0 interface will be enough. The ethernet port is only 100Mb/s anyway...

>(fucking love this little thing)
Right? That little shit was useless as a portable PC but as a server it's serving me files, contacs and calendar (Owncloud), email, my VPN, seeding about 400 Torrents on qBittorrent all while pulling only 13 Watts from the wall.

>>56328107
streaming media will be ok, but transfers will be slow

using fast ethernet caps you at ~12M/s max
gigabit but usb2 at about 40M/s (unless the device has multiple usb2 host controllers, in which case higher throughput is possible)
gigabit and usb3 can do 125M/s

it seems a waste to assemble a raid and severely limit your access to it in the interest of shaving a few dollars off

>>56328213
>shaving a few dollars off

But the EEE is only 100Mb/s and obviouly not USB 3.
What solution is there other than throwing it away?

>>56328280
thought you were op
start your own thread next time

>>56328377
Sorry brah, It was kinda related.