The MMetzger istarUSA WOS-990 Build

This is a cool build from M. Metzger.  You can also follow this build in the forums here.
The Old — The ex475 (7 2TB and 1 500GB drives) mirrors the ex495 (5 2TB and 3 1.5TB drives)

The New –
During assembly

And in the cart (istarUSA WOS-990)

Case – Norco 4220
Motherboard – Intel S3420GPLX
Processor – Intel X3450
Memory – [...]

Gigabyte P55-USB3 Intel RAID vs. GSATA2 or JMicron RAID in Windows Home Server

The following is a test of the Gigabyte P55-USB3 motherboard’s RAID capabilities.  The hard drives in use are not speed demons.  They are the Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS 250GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive.  The real test is to see how the different RAID chipsets on the board perform.  These tests [...]

Vail Test Server Build

What is the goal of this build.
The primary goal is to build a Vail test server.  A secondary goal would be to either use it as my WHS once Vail is released or sell it as a desktop PC or WHS.
Why did I choose these parts?
I got the two 2.5” drives to test RAID setups [...]

Chris B External Drive Setup

Chris B. is using the external drive that I recommended way back in December.
Take a look at the drive in action!

Chris Says:
“I do wish that it would work without external power like the Samsung drive can.”
“But, I probably would have still ordered the HP even if it would have known about the [...]

Roberts Cooler Master Build

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP computer case
2 X SILVERSTONE FM121 120mm Case Fan
Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
ASUS M3A76-CM AM2+/AM2 AMD 760G uATX AMD Motherboard
3 X Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
2 X VANTEC MRK-200ST-BK EZ Swap 3.5″ SATA Removable Hard drive rack Kit, with [...]

Robert N. WHS Build

Being a Mac user predominantly the decision to move to a Windows Home Server took some consideration and it has been a long journey.
My main requirement for my WHS box was a file server.  A file server where I could easily expand the storage available to me, starting with the drives that [...]

Paul’s Low Power WHS Build

Low Power Windows Home Server
I’ve been a WHS user since my participation in the original Microsoft Beta Program.  Until recently my server hardware had consisted of a recycled Dell Dimension 4600 P4 machine with a variety of PATA and SATA drives totaling about 750GB.
Its primary functions had been as a file server, [...]

Pat C’s Windows Home Server and Media Center Home Integration Build

Background
My adventures with Vista Media Center (VMC) and Windows Home Server (WHS) integration started rather accidentally about 18 months ago. I had read mixed reviews about the earlier versions of Media Center and hadn’t given much thought to using it. One day while looking for something else on my start [...]

Nicholas C Shuttle Build

Hi Dave,
In response to your request for information on readers’ systems I thought I would pass on details of my recent home server build. As it was my first venture in to the server field, despite having built a number of desktops in the past, I decided to stay with a simple [...]

Neal’s Home Build

I thought I would list the parts for my home server.   Its been almost a year since I started putting it together, so all the parts seem dated, even the parts I bought new.  Not so interesting as newer builds you’ll hopefully hear about.
Case: Antec Sonata III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024&Tpk=Antec%20Sonata%20III
(currently $110 at newegg, often on [...]

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