Fast 4TB Raid for $1500
Penguin October 8th, 2008
LifeZero has a nice rundown on how to setup a fast 4TB RAID system for $1500
Detailed instructions on setting up RAID
The Hardware
- $520×8 – 8x fast hard drives (buy)
- $550 – The PROAvio EditBox 8ML (buy)
- $35×2 – 2x Infiniband cables (buy)
- $275 – 1x great PCI-Express RAID card (HighPoint RocketRAID 2322 – buy)
Total: $1420 + SH
The Setup
After you setup all the hardware, and follow the instructions, open a browser and log in to your RAID.
Browse to: https://localhost:7402
Login: RAID (case sensitive)
Password: hpt (case sensitive)
Create an array, then format it to your filesystem of choice. And that’s it!
Now you have a great and super fast external RAID configureable to RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10
+ RAID directions
+ Buy 500GB Western Digital Hard Drive
+ Buy Express Sata II Raid Controller
+ Buy External Mini Sas To Infiniban
+ PROAvio EditBox 8ML
-Penguin
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