Building a FreeNAS Mini ITX Storage Appliance

Samkear.com has a nice post complete with parts lists and photos about building a small FreeNAS storage device. The writer specifically compares his build to a commercial build available at http://www.ixsystems.com/storage/ix/home-office-storage/freenas-mini.html, the "FreeNAS™ Mini".

Some interesting hardware choices in the do it yourself build:

Form Factor 4 Bay Mini ITX Chassis with 4 Hot Swap Bays
Processor Low Power Intel Dual Core
Memory 8GB DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Network Onboard Gigabit
Raid Support RAID-Z/RAID-Z2
Storage Capacity Available in 4/8/12TB
Power Supply 200 Watt
Dimensions 8.5″W x 12.5 “D x 8.0 “H

Parts List

Below is a list of all the components you will need to build the mini NAS.

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WHS 2011 Build

Interesting forum thread over at homeservershow.com discussing building a Windows Home Server 2011 (WHS 2011) box. The discussion covers finding a small case and what type of CPU should be needed for streaming and non-streaming applications. The discussion starts with the original poster linking to this Newegg wishlist - Mini ITX WHS 2011 Server:

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