Posted February 11, 2016 i have an old pc lying around so was planning to build a NAS using free NAS but only one of its SATA ports is working so do i need a RAID card or just a SATA card, i will be doing RAID. Will the SATA card be able to use intel raid controller? specs are- Core 2 Duo E7500 at 2.93Ghz Intel DG41RQ mobo kingston 4GB value ram(ddr2) 550W PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 I would doubt the onboard would be able to use a sata card, I would also advise against trying if the ports are going bad. One advantage of a proper raid card is the raid information is stored on the card so if that motherboard dies you won't lose the raid. If a raid is lost all data on the discs will be unreadable. - Silverstone TJ08B-E - Gigabyte Z87M-D3H - i7 4770k @ 4.0GHZ 1.2v - 16gb Kingston HyperX Black 1600 - Gigabyte GTX 770 OC 4GB - - Silverstone Fortress FT02 - MSI Z77 Mpower - i5 3570k @ 4.0GHZ 1.09v - 8gb Mushkin Blackline 1600 - MSI GTX 670 PE - - Lenovo T430 (1600x900) - i5 3210m - 8GB DDR3 1333 - nVidia NVS5400M - 256GB mSATA OS - 320GB HDD- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 You need a HBA card. FreeNAS doesn't play nice with RAID cards (SMART info and so on). Moreover, think about power consumption of that thing. LGA775 isn't really known for its power-saving features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 28 minutes ago, TurkarYash said: i have an old pc lying around so was planning to build a NAS using free NAS but only one of its SATA ports is working so do i need a RAID card or just a SATA card, i will be doing RAID. Will the SATA card be able to use intel raid controller? specs are- Core 2 Duo E7500 at 2.93Ghz Intel DG41RQ mobo kingston 4GB value ram(ddr2) 550W PSU You're gonna want 8GB. Their site recommends that. I would find a new mobo. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 For freeNAS you need/highly recommended ECC RAM, and get an HBA, basically a standard sata card rather than a RAID card. It'll save you money and works better with freeNAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 Author 1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said: You're gonna want 8GB. Their site recommends that. I would find a new mobo. their site says that for older versions 4 gb is ok and I may only put 2-3 discs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 Author 1 hour ago, Rahnie said: You need a HBA card. FreeNAS doesn't play nice with RAID cards (SMART info and so on). Moreover, think about power consumption of that thing. LGA775 isn't really known for its power-saving features. power is not really an issue its cheap where I live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 Author 1 hour ago, bobhays said: For freeNAS you need/highly recommended ECC RAM, and get an HBA, basically a standard sata card rather than a RAID card. It'll save you money and works better with freeNAS. will I be able to setup raid? I don't think my motherboard supports it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 30 minutes ago, TurkarYash said: will I be able to setup raid? I don't think my motherboard supports it FreeNAS handles the RAID so your motherboard doesn't need to support it. Just make sure your motherboard supports ECC RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 Author 2 hours ago, bobhays said: FreeNAS handles the RAID so your motherboard doesn't need to support it. Just make sure your motherboard supports ECC RAM. it doesn't if my data is not very important can I go with non ecc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 11, 2016 1 hour ago, TurkarYash said: it doesn't if my data is not very important can I go with non ecc? Yes, you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 12, 2016 Perhaps try openmediavault or rockstor as OS, no need for ECC and less RAM usage. Go with a Software RAID so you don't have to rely on the mobo/RAID card, but it's eventually slower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 12, 2016 8 hours ago, TurkarYash said: it doesn't if my data is not very important can I go with non ecc? If your data isn't extremely important, you can just use something with far less ram requirements (like windows, or a linux install). There are also free solutions designed for a nas that don't require ecc but I haven't looked into them that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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