can this be used to build a NAS server, with a bootable O/S via a usb thumb drive set up internally dirrectly to the motherboard??
1577674
That depends more upon your selected motherboard than the case. This case has plenty of room inside and cooling fans to serve as a NAS server.
1577675
WOW!!.....I view this case as a better than aveage mid-tower...nothing more...I suggest you email/call antec for a more defined answerI think it could be dependant on your motherboard and the software you're using Good Luck and Good Health
1577676
Tom, a case would not really determine any of the factors you've mentioned - But yes, this system does have capabilities of both storing hard drives for a NAS server, as well as capability to hold a motherboard with USB ports. The real functionality that would matter would be the motherboard that you choose. I personally would recommend something smaller than this tower for a home or small business NAS server (this is quite big).
1032421
I don't see why not, assuming you use the external power supply. The actual data I/O should work without any issue.
1206101
I am not sure what you mean by 'connect this to a server'. Think of this as a PC case. You still have to add a motherboard, power supply, etc. just as if you were making a tower desktop. The only difference with this case is that you need to connect the SAS backplanes of this to the motherboard. This is done with SFF-8087 forward breakout cables from HBA or RAID cards or SFF-8087 reverse breakout cables from SATA/SAS ports on the motherboard itself.
620152
SSD isn't suitable for NAS...Due to SSD haven't enough read/write lifetime...I think WD's red disk is better.you can buy it at WD Red 2TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD20EFRX
2077345
Check out the manufacturer's website, synology.com. It already lists a 5 TB Seagate NAS drive as compatible.
491985
The drive was used in a nas-synology.. Works fine even as a media storage.. Not too sure abt htpc though..
2035794
This server supports boths hard drives... Also motherboard lets you install up to 4 hard drives on this server...
1536738
Nope. Well, it didn't work for me and unfortunately I threw away the box and was unable to return it. I had to buy an alternate card which worked fine with FreeNas. Have a look on their site for compatible cards.
1176156
Running freenas (freeBSD) on it without problems. Don't see why Linux would be any problem.
1889894
Physically there is no problem. The N40 does SATA just fine. You will probably have to remount the drives in the provided caddies, which are not hot-swap. WHS may require a re-install, or at the minimum re-entry of the license key since there may be significant differences in drivers/etc., so I hope your data is is in a different partition on your boot drive than windows is. If your drives are RAID, there may be problems - I don't trust any RAID that isn't on a $400+ hardware only card. If you do have to re-install windows, there are 4 external USB and 1 internal USB ports - use one of those with a cheap USB drive for boot since a media server does not need a lot of performance on its boot device. If you like to tinker, this is a good platform. There is almost no internal room for expansion for cards, but I flashed the BIOS to support 6 drives, installed the SATA and power splitter cables, bumped RAM to 8GB, and it has been rock solid with Ubuntu 12.04 as a file server and backup. With 6 drives, so the 150W power supply is not a limiter for my middle of the road 2TB drives. There is a lot of how-to information on the internet. Good luck. Oh - and it is very quiet.
685806
It's not listed as compatible, your best bet is to use a drive listed as compatible from the NAS category of drives, purpose built for use in a NAS.
996721
Just grab something with the z97 chipset and you'll do just fine. Other factors will narrow it down like SATA ports, 3.0 headers, sli/crossfire support, and such.
765517
No you would need two of these:HighPoint Internal Mini-SAS to 4SATA(SFF8087 to SATA), 1M (3 feet) Int-MS-1M4S
2080194
That should not be a problem where the hardware is concerned. However, keep in mind your partitioning scheme. You will want to do a GPT partition table (as opposed to MSDOS partition table) with any partitions over 2TB. How you go about that will depend on the OS that you are using.
728817
I don't think you can. This unit uses its own proprietary file system (a pain, IMHO), and formats the drives at install.It's a decent unit if you know your way around linux and have time to configure it, but I have to say that overall it's not a system you can easily jump into and set up quickly...
491984
Yes you can. It is supposedly specifically designed for the rigors of NAS storage though, in that it is designed to be run continuously. It is probably not necessary to pay the premium for this drive to use in HTPC setup. If the price is not really a concern, I would go with a faster drive, such as the WD Black range or the WD Velociraptor.
535266
It should work just fine. I'm using one in my Gigabyte Z77 based ESXi server with no issues.