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Say i dont care about data backup and setup raid0 and run out of sata ports on my mobo. If i get a non-raid sata controller card i can use it to add more HDD to my array? One more query, say i want to have some sort of data redundency what would be the best way to go about without loosing out...

Is the necessary to setup the hdd in Raid if connected via sata controller??

Guys i had a little query, If i attached a PCI/e Sata controller card and attach 2-3 HDD through the card does it mean those HDD need to be in RAID to be accessible? What i mean to ask is that connecting those HDD through the sata controller is no different then connecting them directly to the...

Cant we use freenas as an OS and use JBOD or any other raid config? Afaik Freenas does not need zfs compulsorily?

I also have one more query, is it possible to use 1 of the external Sata3 I/O ports as internal using some kind of cable etc? This is for future provision incase more HDD need to be added.

Budget is flexible but around 20-30k (without HDD) my main concern is that i dont really have much space to keep the cabinet in my house. It would have to be kept near my current cpu and that wouldnt look really nice so i need a good cabinet. Keeping the nas elsewhere is not possible as any...

Hello, I am planning to get rid of my Buffalo link station and replace it with a small DIY nas. Built using a budget mobo+cpu stacked in a small cabinet. I wanted some suggestions from you guys as to what would be the best combo to get hold off? I would need atleast 4-5 sata ports on the mobo...