Do It Yourself NAS http://www.diynas.com build your own network attached storage device Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:24:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New NAS Comparison Guide http://www.diynas.com/2012/04/15/new-nas-comparison-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-nas-comparison-guide http://www.diynas.com/2012/04/15/new-nas-comparison-guide/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:23:16 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=147 Find a NAS is a site I setup to help sort through the large number of prebuilt NAS devices on the market. I’m intending it as a jumping off point for those wanting to get a feel for the market.

FindaNAS.com

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2012/04/15/new-nas-comparison-guide/feed/ 0 Building an Ultra-Low-Power File Server with the Trim-Slice http://www.diynas.com/2012/04/02/building-an-ultra-low-power-file-server-with-the-trim-slice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-an-ultra-low-power-file-server-with-the-trim-slice http://www.diynas.com/2012/04/02/building-an-ultra-low-power-file-server-with-the-trim-slice/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:01:02 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=143 Linux Journal builds a low power NAS with an Arm-based server and USB hard drives.

As an experiment, and finally to get rid of that large, inefficient and ugly tower case, I decided to use the new Trim-Slice as the base for an ultra-low-power, ultra-small replacement file server. The Trim-Slice is built on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform, and the specific model I purchased features a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 32GB SATA SSD.

via Linux Journal.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2012/04/02/building-an-ultra-low-power-file-server-with-the-trim-slice/feed/ 0 FLOSS Weekly Episode 198: FreeNAS http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/floss-weekly-episode-198-freenas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floss-weekly-episode-198-freenas http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/floss-weekly-episode-198-freenas/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:39:13 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=139

We talk with James Nixon from the FreeNAS project which lets you have a disk storage system on your network at home.

via TWiT.TV.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/floss-weekly-episode-198-freenas/feed/ 0 How-To: Set up a home file server using FreeNAS http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/how-to-set-up-a-home-file-server-using-freenas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-set-up-a-home-file-server-using-freenas http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/how-to-set-up-a-home-file-server-using-freenas/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:27:16 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=137

What is FreeNAS you say? Put simply, its is an operating system based on FreeBSD that brings with it a snazzy web interface for management, and all the protocols you need to share files between Windows, Mac and Linux. In other words, a perfect solution for your digital bookshelf. Lets get to it.

via Engadget.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/how-to-set-up-a-home-file-server-using-freenas/feed/ 0 Compact Network Attached Storage from Synology: DiskStation DS411 Slim http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/compact-network-attached-storage-from-synology-diskstation-ds411-slim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compact-network-attached-storage-from-synology-diskstation-ds411-slim http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/compact-network-attached-storage-from-synology-diskstation-ds411-slim/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:14:55 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=135

This compact product working with 2.5”hard drives brings low power consumption “green” solution, quiet operation, reliability and easy disk replacement in a small size. The operating system, Synology DiskStation Manager 3.0, delivers rich features for multimedia, Internet sharing, data protection and energy-saving options. Read more in our review.

via X-bit labs.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2012/02/04/compact-network-attached-storage-from-synology-diskstation-ds411-slim/feed/ 0 QNAP TS-659 Pro II Review http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/19/qnap-ts-659-pro-ii-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qnap-ts-659-pro-ii-review http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/19/qnap-ts-659-pro-ii-review/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:15:52 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=133

We have been playing around with the QNAP TS-659 Pro II unit over the last month or so. Based on the Intel Atom D525 platform, it has 6 bays and dual GbE ports, making it a candidate for the high end SMB market.

via AnandTech

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For the hardware, I ended up with a fanless MiniITX motherboard Intel D510MO, which has a Atom processor, Gigabit ethernet (all my home network is Gigabit, so it does make a difference). I am also using a 2GB 800Mhz Kingston RAM memory, and both two SATA connectors. The MOBO has up to seven 2.0 USB and one mini PCI Express, in case I want to add more SATA drives in the future.

via DanielAndrade.net

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/05/diy-home-ubuntu-nas-server/feed/ 0 Thecus N2200XXX Review http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/05/thecus-n2200xxx-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thecus-n2200xxx-review http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/05/thecus-n2200xxx-review/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:16:45 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=129 A quick review with a few benchmarks.

Thecus is the first dual-bay NAS box manufacturer we’ve seen to ditch the usual ARM or Marvell processors found in mainstream models in favour of a fully fledged 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 CPU.

via bit-tech.net

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/05/thecus-n2200xxx-review/feed/ 0 File Server Builder’s Guide http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/04/file-server-builders-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=file-server-builders-guide http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/04/file-server-builders-guide/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:53:18 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=126 AnandTech published a great overview of building your own file server, with overviews of current operating system and hardware options.

Whether your budget and storage needs are modest or extensive, we have you covered in the latest builder’s guide to file server systems.

via AnandTech

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2011/09/04/file-server-builders-guide/feed/ 0 Thecus Rolls Out Core i3, SAS Rackmount NAS http://www.diynas.com/2011/08/19/thecus-rolls-out-core-i3-sas-rackmount-nas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thecus-rolls-out-core-i3-sas-rackmount-nas http://www.diynas.com/2011/08/19/thecus-rolls-out-core-i3-sas-rackmount-nas/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:15:50 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=124 A professional rackmount version of a DIY NAS, with link aggregation and redundant power:

The N8900 is based on a dual-core Intel Core i3-2120 processor with 8 GB of DDR3 memory and Thecus Dual DOM flash memory.

via SmallNetBuilder

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