Cheap Atom (or AMD equivalent) board for file server

jhu

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Needs to have at least 3 SATA ports and support 8GB RAM. What are my cheapest options? Looking for Atom-based or Jaguar-based but so far haven't seen any with 3+ SATA ports.
 

Jimzz

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Most low power AMD/Intel only have 2 SATA ports unless there is another controller chip.

This is a AM1 board with 4 SATA ports...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157490

That plus a cheap AM1 CPU should work and be less than $80 or $100 depending on the CPU.

If near a microcenter they have the A6 Dual core bundles (AM2+) for less than $100.
 

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jhu

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I'll probably get the second AMD board posted since I have extra DIMMs I can throw in there instead of having to buy an SO-DIMM.
 
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