Building a powerful, cheap and silent linux nas and htpc. I finally settled on a chenbro es34169 case mated with zotacs h55itxae motherboard which in turn carried intels new core i3530 2. Fancy a good looking case for your windows home server, then look no further than the chenbro es34069 miniitx home server chassis. Oct 11, 2007 chenbro es34069 miniitx home server chassis. In my previous post, i was detailing the process for building an nas network attached storage system using the gigabyte ga6kiehrh mainboard in the chenbro es34069 miniitx server case. Chenbro es34069 miniitx 4x hotswap sata server case. This case is for itx motherboards and has 4 hotswap sata bays.
The dell poweredge expandable raid controller perc 9 series of cards consist of the h330, h730, h730p, and h830 cards. Itx motherboard with 1ghz via c7 cpu and pciexpress. Looking for a minimum of 6 sata ports 8 would be nice with raid 5 support in a miniitx motherboard. On hardware layer, it could be single disk or hardware raid. Power button, reset button, optional sdms card reader. Hello, basic under windows means it is not software raid in windows. Personally, i wont ever use a cheap desktop raid card again. Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 support windows only hf model has ipmi 2. Raid 5 and its cousin, raid 6, have been the default way of protecting data and system uptime for costconscious organizations since the late 80s. I have the whs software and ive some experience building pcs previously some time ago. When we first brought in the chenbro es34069 nas case, we were a little unsure as to how popular it would be with our customers. Windows base local operation remote host rm31408 raid card figure1 supported os windows xp 2000 server 2003 vista utility installation download zipped utility file chenbro cmb utility.
The perc h330 is a general purpose raid solution card. Chenbro 4u 24 bay server w dual e52560,32gb freenas server. However, as i assembled the rig, i ran into space issues. Power led hard drive activity led 2x network activity leds system overheat led.
Chenbro 4u highdensity storage server chassis launched. Intel dq45ek miniitx lga775, 4 sata, 1 esata, 1 pcie x1. If your server is not booting from the raid system for example, the operating system does not appear andor you get messages about the system trying to boot from the network, or possibly it the system boots into the efi shell there are seven main possible reasons. Nor do we know which raid controller card the user manual shows in the installation pictures. I keep my backups on separate drives that most of the times are not powered. Computer cases free delivery possible on eligible purchases. All will have 56 sata and msata pcie mini card ssd support on the fusion board ports with onboard raid to take full advantage of this cases storage options. For redundant units such as raid 1, 5, 6, 10, and 50, the 3ware raid controller essentially has two copies of your data available.
For applications that require custom chunk size, manual configuration is offered. All of them are different level of hardware and software windows. Detach the low profile slot bracket from rear window. A1 installing riser card the pci card mounting bracket must be detach and connect the cables before install. This server will be for home use and will be mostly for backing up my main computers and streaming movies and music. Supports intel s2600wt or s2600wf family mb, adopting modular and toolless designs in hdd cages, fan brackets, addin card retainer bracket best for the virtual performance features require. With an e8400 c0, 4gb, chenbro hsf, and the two 60mm case fans. But, if the windows 10 installation was done using raid instead of ahci, it may very well bsod when trying to boot from the cloned ssd. Clone hdd to ssd switch from raid to ahci windows 10. The board was the easiest to install software on that i have done in quite awhile. Add to this a pciexpress sata raid card and 4 hard drives and it should equal a small energy efficient nas if you install freenas or windows home server. Raid arrays are setup in the vantec 2port sata ii 300 pcie host card wraids bios. After installing new raid card i cant boot to my os. I hear great things about the chenbro es34069 case, looks great to me, and would like to build a brand new home server with it.
So i want to get one of their sas expanders to try it out. Chenbro es34169 miniitx case meets zotac h55itxae board. It not only includes 4 hotswap drive bays but also supports a slimline dvd drive, external power. You may have noticed that the motherboard has only two sata ports. Intel esb2 sata raid setup guidelines page 1 intel esb2 sata raid setup guidelines after all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure intel esb2 sata raid settings before you install the windows operating system and other software drivers. The chenbro es34069180w arrived and i was able to assemble it during lunch.
The chenbro 4u rm43260, rm43348, and rm43160 rackmount chassis provide stateoftheart features that ensure optimum performance in server storage applications, with multiple redundancy for ultimate data protection. Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive. Get the best deals on chenbro server rack and chassis when you shop the largest. Es34069 bk180 chenbro fancy a good looking case for your windows home server, then look no further than the chenbro es34069 miniitx home server chassis. Great for benchmarks, not so much in the real world. Jun 09, 2008 i am making a small file server and have a few questions. Intel or lsi hardware raid controller system not booting. Its small and sexy, but at the same time, the geek factor is high too. Raid 10 uses raid stripe a common ssd raid 10 stripe size is 128 or 256 kb and mirroring to provide fault tolerance with a minimum of four ssds.
Ever since my former desktop machine gsa died and i started using only laptops at home, i noticed a need for a home server for storing all my mp3s, holiday pictures, games, and backups of my other machines. Looking for a case similar in size to the chenbro es34069 with either room for 2 more hot swap drives or room for a matx motherboard or both. We work with some of the most advance and reputable technology companies in the industry such as intel, amd, microsoft, nvidia, supermicro, hp, seagate, ibm, asus and many more. Chenbro es34069 tower mini itx series sign in to comment. So, ive been thinking about building my own nas, and the chenbro es34069 case is tempting. The pcb of a hardware raid controller is an oftenoverlooked component to the equation. Chenbro es34069bk120 black secc pedestal server chassis 120w 6. Chenbro storage server chassis with 4drive sassataii backplane 80h103124005 with led module 80h033215002 ver. It was only a few weeks ago that asrock announced their newest ultra quad m. Apr 22, 2016 chenbro 4u highdensity storage server chassis performance, flexibility, and reliability. Chenbro es34069bk180 180w psu or chenbro es34069bk120 120w psu.
Refer to the raid cards user manual for the detail pin definition. Two of them our now set up at raid 1 and as the boot drive. To see yout internal storage hardware setup, install hp acu in windows, it will provide you gui to check and manager whole smararray controller and disk setup. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Unfortunately, there is no current driver support for windows vista for the onboard silicon image 3114 raid controller, so if youre hoping to get. Es34069bk180 chenbro fancy a good looking case for your windows home server, then look no further than the chenbro es34069 miniitx home server chassis. Es34069bk180, es34069 black mini server chassis, 3. It is ideal for highly compatible and scalable cluster application at 6gbs transfer rate, as well as frontend storage subsystem of cluster, san and nas applications. This was done during the lifecycle controller setup, where after setting up the raid 1, i installed windows 10 pro. My next post will cover the performance and mainboard raid support.
Card reader and ir options are nearly impossible to find. Buy chenbro es34069bk120 black server case with fast shipping and toprated customer service. Professional product managers in chenbro are willing to share their valuable experience learned from the design and application process of these cases, making their communication with customers more focused and efficient. For some reasons it does not work with windows 7 x64. I had to take the raid card adaptec 5405 running 4 1tb drives in a raid5 in and out many times because i kept finding wires that i needed to install under it in the chenbro, but i expected that with the chenbro. If the raid card is installed in riser 2, or in the bottom slot of riser 1, with only one cpu is installed, the following can happen.
I needed a mobo with at least 4 sata ports because i could not fit a raid card. My mind always tries to tell me that input should be an in from a daisy chained disk chassis. Chenbro es34069 mini itx 4x hotswap sata server case. Chenbro ck12803 28port sas expander card storage controller upgrade card overview and full product specs on cnet. Chenbro storage server chassis with 4drive sassataii backplane. If one was doing a freebsd based build with the os on a usb drive, four storage drives in raid z, raid z2, or raid 10, and two lowcost ssds for l2arc, then this would be a great six drive enclosure. Super micro x7spah motherboard intel atom d510, ich9r.
Please note you may have to register before you can post. Entry diy storage server buyers guide, october 2011. Use the avagolsi windows utility to manage it and not the intel raid web console, which is the same exact program rewritten in java for a webpage interface and is complete garbage. I surfed around on store and stumbled upon the naslike es34069 case from chenbro featuring four sata hotswap 3. I should be able to make it fit in the case with the above pcie riser card, but im not sure howif ill be able to secure it. If looking at a 24 drive system, this is an ideal case. For the original spec, all i had to buy was the chassis. Low profile cards are generally used in 2u systems, but can be found in larger systems also. As for the card reader, the slot appears to be an afterthought addition to the case with. Backplane can be a bit finicky about properly seating the drive. One of those is redundant array of independent disks raid configurations, the classic way of protecting data from hard drive failure. I found an earlier thread about the chenbro, but it was locked. The 3ware raid controller supports a feature called dynamic sector repair that allows the unit to recover from certain drive errors that would normally result in a degraded unit situation. I am making a small file server and have a few questions.
While setting up the system, i hit upon a snag when i tried to get the gigabyte boards onboard sata raid controller to work in windows xp. As for the os i am using windows 7 x64 with no raid config. After a long search and trying different configurations i come up that chenbro es34069 is the case. Storage raid hba cards raid hba adapters external connections to sassata jbods or backup devices 8lane pciexpress interface 8 ports, upto 12gbs per port total aggregated performance of 9. Setup a r320 with 4 independent disks no raid jump to solution os will be windows server 2008 r2 sp1, this is a perc h300 controller, i tried installing strait from the media and didnt see any disks either, that was before turning off raid in the bios though. Acer easystore h340 2tb nas box the register forums. I might go the option of using a sata card to get an extra 2 ports. Im also worried about underboard clearance for something like a bottommounted cf card. You get what you pay for and paying for a server class raid card can be very expensive, but it should last the 45 years youre looking for. The card is available in adapter low profile and full height, mini monolithic, and mini blade form factors for internal storage and tape devices. Raid 0 striping this raid array to be used on newblank hard drives.
Normal expansion cards tend to fit best in 3u and 4u systems. Biz forums home forums sales, deals, and trades for sale for trade want to buy chenbro 4u 24 bay server w dual e52560,32gb freenas server. If one was doing a freebsd based build with the os on a usb drive, four storage drives in raidz, raidz2, or raid 10, and two lowcost ssds for l2arc, then this would be a great six drive enclosure. Some raid controllers are fullheight while others are low profile. Mar 12, 2009 the chenbro es34069 180w arrived and i was able to assemble it during lunch. Chenbro is a leading company in design and manufacturing of rackmount server and storage chassis for hyperscale datacenter, enterprise, iot, education, and surveillance applications. I was told by the support unit when purchasing the server that i could easily setup the.
All of them are different level of hardware and software windows, linux, freebsd, mac os x, etc, but all of them need a storage space. Why the best raid configuration is no raid configuration. The chenbro includes a bracket to hold the pci card in place, but the cases that we have do not come with a pci riser card. Identified w two red stars cannot be used w nonsmci system. It would be awesome if logic supply could look in to this board.
Looking for a miniitxdtx motherboard with 6x sata and raid. I would also like it to download torrent files occasionally, and possibly provide remote access to. Building a powerful, cheap and silent linux nas and htpc server. Looking for a miniitxdtx motherboard with 6x sata and raid 5. Is there anything i should do before trying the fixes below. I bought a few and they all died within a years worth of low usage, wasnt even using the drives in an array either. Pci raid card install the pci card with riser into the slot gently. Another interesting option is the fractal design array r2. And i also want a filtering web proxy at home again. Chenbro es34069 miniitx 4x hotswap sata server case page. It not only includes 4 hotswap drive bays but also supports a slimline dvd drive, external power adapter, lockable front door, ir and a memory card reader. Feb 10, 2009 i hear great things about the chenbro es34069 case, looks great to me, and would like to build a brand new home server with it. View and download chenbro rm312 user manual online. Thats certainly the case when youre benchmarking sequential performance.
Chenbro makes a special pci riser card and face plate for this, but its limited to 32bit pci only, and only one recommended motherboard hint. Solved after installing new raid card i cant boot to my. Super micro x7spah motherboard intel atom d510, ich9r chipset. Ensure the board card combination is a compatible one. Mike938 are you pretty happy with the performance of the chenbro sas expander. No post with raid controller card addon pcie hello, welcome to asus republic of gamers official forum. So it might even be possible to make use of all the leds on the chenbro es34069. Rackmountpro designs and builds top quality rack mount servers, storage, chassis and accessories for businesses of all sizes and industries. All of them are different level of hardware and software windows, linux. Chenbro es34069 miniitx home servernas chassis fum da. Chenbro 4u 48 bays dual processor high density storage server. A better alternative to raid 5 or raid 6 may be to use an ssd raid configuration at level 10.
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