[plug] New Linux Raid-6 Box

[Craig Foster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf Of Brad Campbell
> Sent: Sunday, 6 March 2005 1:14 PM
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] New Linux Raid-6 Box
> 
> Timothy White wrote:
> > Brad Campbell wrote:
> > 
> >> Ok, finally got around to snapping some pics of my new Raid-6 box.
> >>
> >> It's not the fastest on the planet, but fairly roomy :)
> >>
> > Just curious. Why? How Much? And Where can I get one?
> 
> Why? Because I'm stuck in an oppressive country and need 
> something to do in my spare time.
> 
> How Much? This box cost about 15K AED all up. At current 
> exchange rates is about 5K AUD.
> 
> Where can you get one? I built it myself. Hardest was finding 
> a midi-tower case that had 9 bays exposed. This one was a 
> duplicator case that happened to have an ATX rear end, but no 
> motherboard tray. I had to add some appropriate standoffs to 
> bolt the board to the other side of the case. The PSU needed 
> some internal re-wiring to export the extra 12v-15A rail in 
> the right place.

Why the choice of motherboard? 

> 
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> 
> Regards,
> Brad
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