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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.
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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.
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## Hardware
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- 8x 4TB WD HDDs
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- 1x LSI MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e PCIe card
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- 1x Semi-Modular ATX PSU
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- 1x ATX Breakout Board
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- 2x Mini-SAS 26 pin to 4X SATA 7 pin breakout cable
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- 2x ATX PSU 6 pin to 4X SATA 15 pin power cable
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- 1x 40mm 5v USB fan
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- 1x 3.5 inch HDD enclosure holding 8 drives
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## Overview
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## Overview
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USB fan plugged into PC port and bound by silicone adhesive to heatsink cools RAID card
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USB fan plugged into PC port and bound by silicone adhesive to heatsink cools RAID card
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RAID controller / array is managed from within the Linux OS utilizing MegaCLI
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RAID controller / array is managed from within the Linux OS utilizing MegaCLI
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## Hardware
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- 8x 4TB WD HDDs
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- 1x LSI MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e PCIe card
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- 1x Semi-Modular ATX PSU
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- 1x ATX Breakout Board
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- 2x Mini-SAS 26 pin to 4X SATA 7 pin breakout cable
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- 2x ATX PSU 6 pin to 4X SATA 15 pin power cable
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- 1x 40mm 5v USB fan
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- 1x 3.5 inch HDD enclosure holding 8 drives
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