How do you guys host your storage?

**eblaster101** · 15th November 2011

you can put an additioanl 2x drives on the top section easily

**reverend** · 17th November 2011

A bit of a random update but I've just fired up the new N40L, installed Windows 7 SP1 x64 on there and then used the onboard SATA to flash a LiteOn with the LT2.0+ firmware so if you're ever thinking of trying that then it works fine

Also on that note about putting two drive bays in the top, PC World are doing the cables for 4 quid each for a Molex to 2x Molex splitter and then 4 quid each for the Molex to SATA power converters, I was in a rush so couldn't be bothered grabbing them online!

**copey123** · 17th November 2011

Just ordered one of the N40L Microservers for 239.99 from Dabs (�100 cashback + �5 quidco). Also got a Low Profile Radeon HD 6450 to bung in it which I'm picking up tonight from CCL. Gonna use it as a combined NAS/XBMC machine with SABNZBD/Sickbeard/Couchpotato/Headphones etc and display it on my Optoma HD200X 1080p Projector. Will probably use Windows Home Server 2011 as the main OS. Busy weekend ahead for me!

**Rob** · 23rd November 2011

Finally decided to order one from Dabs.....not ordered any hard drives yet as I'm hoping the prices should start to drop once production in thailand picks up again. In the mean time I'll just get it up and running with the software so then it's just a case of dopping in the drives.

Has anyone setup these via wireless? I know for streaming it's better to go cabled but in the short term I want to test it out.

**tronads** · 23rd November 2011

Originally Posted by Rob

Finally decided to order one from Dabs.....not ordered any hard drives yet as I'm hoping the prices should start to drop once production in thailand picks up again. In the mean time I'll just get it up and running with the software so then it's just a case of dopping in the drives.

Has anyone setup these via wireless? I know for streaming it's better to go cabled but in the short term I want to test it out.

Well Mine is connected to my network via cat5e (upstairs computer room), Wifi (central floor bedrooms), and Homeplugs (downstairs). My Samsung Bluray player streams 720p mkv's fine over wifi, but it is very close to the router...I would imagine its about on the limit for streaming.

**BertRoot** · 21st December 2011

Hurrah my cashback turned up today. Took a few weeks but surprised as the offer wasn't open to staff.

**Geko** · 21st December 2011

Ordered mine. Should be with me tomorrow.

**eblaster101** · 21st December 2011

you have to get UNRAID seriously anything else is shit compared to it. It allows sabnzb and all other beautiful services.

**Rick Sanchez** · 21st December 2011

FreeNAS?

**Rob** · 21st December 2011

Originally Posted by BertRoot

Hurrah my cashback turned up today. Took a few weeks but surprised as the offer wasn't open to staff.

I got the email confirmation a couple of weeks back and I'm just waiting on the cheque to come through, hopefully it doesn't take too long.

**Tim.Lad** · 2nd January 2012

Originally Posted by eblaster101

you have to get UNRAID seriously anything else is shit compared to it. It allows sabnzb and all other beautiful services.

Windows 2008 R2 works good for me

Im getting 140mbs from this over my network and thats software raid5

**Geko** · 3rd January 2012

Got mine. And my cashback email confirmation. Haven't had a play yet.

**Rob** · 17th January 2012

Finally got my cheque

Although it's still in the box as hard drives still seem to be on the pricey side!

**reverend** · 17th January 2012

Yeah it's a pain about HDDs, I put off buying some Samsungs when they would have been near on 200 quid for 8TB and now it's nearly 100 quid a disk - Amazon were knocking them out at Christmas for 65 quid but max 2 per customer. Scan dropped them to 90 quid each yesterday but it's still a way off - think I might try and hold out for the 3 or 4TB to come down in price - deleted a load of stuff though as the other one was full!