RE: Network Attached Storage as MP3 jukebox?

["Ian" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seconded - make sure the RocketRAID card is running on a current BIOS (the
older bios versions had some (ahem) issues!)=20

I'm running 5 x 120Gb, and looking to upgrade to 200s just asap :)

Also, consider using an older OS - I use Windows NT Server 4 and for speed
(both speed of booting, and speed of access) it's just miles ahead of any
later OS. Pretty damn stable with SP6a on it as well.

Ian.

PS> only provisio: Don't run NT4 exposed to the Internet - only behind a
firewall.


-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 04 January 2005 22:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Network Attached Storage as MP3 jukebox?



Something like a Highpoint RocketRAID 404 (will take eight IDE drives and
d=
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RAID5) will cost you about a ton (I use one) and 200Gb IDE drives are =A362
(*INC VAT* :-O ) from www.komplett.co.uk.

I was using 8 x 160Gb drives on one (as RAID0) for ages with no problems.

I have now moved all 16 x 160Gb drives out into some external 8 bay
firewir=
e
enclosures and need to start populating the Highpoint card with some bigger
drives again as I'm running desperately short on space.

Phil