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Home Software RAID 6 Array in my PC - Enquiries - 12-02-2024
Hi.
I have quite powerful PC with 8 onboard SATA ports. I have planned to use it as a "NAS" since I built this PC, now I have the money to do so. The “NAS” in quotas as this is my working desktop used to stream some media when working in home environment like Video streaming to a TV (not PLEX, rather KODI + win SAMBA directory share)
I wanted a RAID config to replace my JBOD 16 different old HDDs plugged directly into an adapter one by one when needed:/
Problematic Setting:
- 6SATA ports from a Chipset, 2 SATA ports from separate on-board controller
- Windows 11 PC used daily but not 24/7
Questions:
- is Software RAID 6 an OK solution (But I don’t know the software to do so yet)
- Which drives to use in non 24/7 env, 20TB drives would be perfect.
Desired Outcome:
- Work under Windows 11
- No so Loud
- Daily On/Off wont demage Drives
- Extendable (with PCI-Express card or M2-> Sata converter) I would like to add drives to the same array in the future, if possible)