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I want to build a storage system

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Darvil

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Since those IDE and SATA drives are so cheap, like 115 for a 300 gig as a normal price, I was thinking of building myself a storage server/case.

I was looking at what options I have. I don't really want one where it'll have its own boot motherboard chip etc. I was wondering if there's anyway I can get something where I can attach a bunch of IDEs and just connect it to the PC. Access it thru USB or something.

I think there are cases like that where you just attach the HDs but I see that they're expensive. I'm looking for a cheaper solution.

I also see those 4U rack deals. I am wondering if I can use those?

Anyway can someone give me a link to the cheapest solution possible? I actually google it but alot of it seems to be the NAS option.. which obviously I'm not interested in since its really expensive.

I just want a cheap cheap solution lol.
 
I could be wrong but I have never heard of a drive array that is for IDE drives, just SCSI.

Look on eBay, you can get used arrays with 10+ SCSI hot swap drives for cheap, all you need then is a SCSI controller that will do raid 5 and a SCSI cable.
 
Originally posted by: Trinitron
I could be wrong but I have never heard of a drive array that is for IDE drives, just SCSI.

Look on eBay, you can get used arrays with 10+ SCSI hot swap drives for cheap, all you need then is a SCSI controller that will do raid 5 and a SCSI cable.
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I've seen them.. well and I lost a link to them .. but they're too expensive. It's probably cheaper to get a server case and get a mobo and install it that way.

Won't the SCSI drives be really expensive? I'm not really concern with speed. I just need storage.
 
Well if you don't care about reliability (because IDE drives are well... IDE drives and they are not, well SCSI) then a cheap case with a bunch of IDE drives is the way to go, a 100 megabit hub inbetween them (or even a crossover cable if you will never have a third PC around) is the way to go.

Yeah SCSI stuff is exspensive new, but most companies replace their stuff every few years and sell it off before it's really worn out. The prices on eBay are great compared to new stuff. A new array of say 14 100GB scsi drives would be 10k or more.
 
Yeah, that will work... but save yourself some money/allow-for-upgradibility, for only a little more effort. Buy a really cheap computer, gut it, put it in a cheap case of ebay with a lot of drive bays, like a PII era server case, add in a 2 channel SCSI RAID card you get from ebay, add in 8 or so older SCSI drives from ebay, set up RAID 5 array, enjoy.
 
If you do go the SCSI route, make sure the controller has a good ammount of RAM on the controller, it it'll be sloooowww..
 
Originally posted by: Darvil
Ummm I just found a nicer solution.

I can pick me up one of these barebone systems

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=151611

and just stuff 4 IDEs in there.

I wish I can afford SCSI but its just not feasible for me. I'm not really putting important info in these anyway.
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😕 but you still need a CPU, RAM, a video card, and to install an os which would at least require a cd drive
 
Originally posted by: KrazyBabaGanoush
Originally posted by: Darvil
Ummm I just found a nicer solution.

I can pick me up one of these barebone systems

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=151611

and just stuff 4 IDEs in there.

I wish I can afford SCSI but its just not feasible for me. I'm not really putting important info in these anyway.
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😕 but you still need a CPU, RAM, a video card, and to install an os which would at least require a cd drive
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Umm I think it all comes with that isn't it? Thats why its a barebone.
Well minus the cdrom.

I think newegg also have nice deals on those.
 
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