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    Virtualized file server with physical disks?

    No, I was talking about the VM itself. I figure if I build an entirely new system I could just back up the virtualized server and move it to the new PC along with the drives and have everything up and running in minutes. Snapshots are just a convenience I've grown to like for experimentation.
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    Virtualized file server with physical disks?

    Well, I have a DNS-323 right now but i'm not exactly happy with it. I like it's features but it's performance is lacking, and it has some annoying bugs. I'd like to get rid of it, hook up the drives with higher performing eSATA, and replicate the NAS's features with a Linux server while adding...
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    Virtualized file server with physical disks?

    Is it possible to set up a virtualized server to use physical disks? Here's an idea of what I mean (this would all be part of one PC): HDD1: Windows host and Linux guest. HDD2 + HDD3: Storage/Media, for the Linux guest to serve to the rest of the network. The idea is to have two external...
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    Offical Calibrated Monitor Profile Thread

    Still nothing for the LG 204WT?
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    Virtual appliances: I don't see the point

    I get the basic idea behind a virtual appliance - take something you'd build a separate computer for and virtualize it, saving on space, noise, and power - but some of these uses seem really impractical. Take a NAS, for example. I've seen NAS's listed as a great use for a virtual machine...
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    Offical Calibrated Monitor Profile Thread

    Sorry to bump the thread, but... yet another request for an LG 204WT profile.
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    Planning to build a RAID 5 NAS box, have all sorts of questions

    Thanks a lot for the input guys. One more question, this time about FreeNAS. If I set up a RAID-5 NAS with FreeNAS with three drives, and then later on I decide to add a fourth drive, will the extra space automatically get added to the array or will I have to reformat and rebuild the entire thing?
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    Planning to build a RAID 5 NAS box, have all sorts of questions

    Yup, software RAID. Alright, i've talked to some people and Gigabit definitely seems like the way to go for this sort of thing. What switch do you guys recommend? Yup, maybe 3 max, if that.
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    Planning to build a RAID 5 NAS box, have all sorts of questions

    Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions. Most of what i'm planning to use the NAS for are PC backups and media serving, so that means transferring multi-gigabyte files and streaming. Right now as far as CPUs go, I can get a Sempron 3400+ (1.8GHz) for slightly less than $40 or an Athlon 64 3800+...
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    Planning to build a RAID 5 NAS box, have all sorts of questions

    Looking to do software RAID 5 with FreeNAS, so... 1. What kind of CPU power should I be looking at for a 4-drive setup? Would a low-end dual-core be overkill or would a 1.8GHz Sempron be more than enough? 2. RAM, 512MB or 1GB? 2. I'm having a real hard time picking out a case. Ideally...
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    [H]ard Flash Drive? (Looking for recommendations)

    I'm thinking about picking this up myself in a few days, but i've been hearing bad things about write performance.
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    Nforce3 RAID drivers for Vista

    I'm running an nForce3 board as well, i'd like to know what's going on with Vista support.
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    Password Management

    Sorry to bump the thread, but i'm looking for a freeware Roboform alternative that has the same features (Firefox integration, auto password insertion, Safenotes) and can work from a flash drive with Portable Firefox. Anyone have any suggestions?
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    Compact Flash to IDE adapters from eBay

    Interesting, i hadn't thought of that. Unfortunately I only have two IDE ports available and one's taken by my burner. Would these dual adapters work? What kind of performance would I be looking at?
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    Compact Flash to IDE adapters from eBay

    Actually, now that I think about it, what would be the best use for flash in a Windows environment? Should I try installing Windows directly on it? Or maybe use it to install things that don't do many writes (games)? Maybe something else?
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