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## Hardware
- 8x 4TB WD HDDs
- 1x LSI MegaRAID SAS 2208 PCIe card
- 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
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ATX PSU and SFF PC receive power from mains
ATX Breakout Board activates PSU
6 pin power supply cables provide power to SATA drives from ATX PSU
SATA breakout cables connect from drive data pins to external facing SAS ports on 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
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