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From what I researched there does not exist a consumer-grade external USB drive bay that supports RAID and can house as many drives as I wish to connect (8). Consequently I began to blueprint my custom RAID storage solution. I had two demands from the solution, #1 that it functions, and #2 that it is affordable. From what I researched there does not exist a consumer-grade external USB drive bay that supports RAID and can house as many drives as I wish to connect (8). Consequently I began to blueprint my custom RAID storage solution. I had two demands from the solution, #1 that it functions, and #2 that it is affordable.
## Hardware
- 8x 4TB WD HDDs
- 1x LSI MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e PCIe card
- 1x Semi-Modular ATX PSU
- 1x ATX Breakout Board
- 2x Mini-SAS 26 pin to 4X SATA 7 pin breakout cable
- 2x ATX PSU 6 pin to 4X SATA 15 pin power cable
- 1x 40mm 5v USB fan
- 1x 3.5 inch HDD enclosure holding 8 drives
## Overview ## Overview
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USB fan plugged into PC port and bound by silicone adhesive to heatsink cools RAID card USB fan plugged into PC port and bound by silicone adhesive to heatsink cools RAID card
RAID controller / array is managed from within the Linux OS utilizing MegaCLI RAID controller / array is managed from within the Linux OS utilizing MegaCLI
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## Hardware
- 8x 4TB WD HDDs
- 1x LSI MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e PCIe card
- 1x Semi-Modular ATX PSU
- 1x ATX Breakout Board
- 2x Mini-SAS 26 pin to 4X SATA 7 pin breakout cable
- 2x ATX PSU 6 pin to 4X SATA 15 pin power cable
- 1x 40mm 5v USB fan
- 1x 3.5 inch HDD enclosure holding 8 drives