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## Hardware
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- 8x 4TB WD HDDs
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- 1x LSI MegaRAID SAS 2208 PCIe card
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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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- 1x 3.5 inch HDD enclosure holding 8 drives
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## Overview
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```
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ATX PSU and SFF PC receive power from mains
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ATX Breakout Board activates PSU
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6 pin power supply cables provide power to SATA drives from ATX PSU
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SATA breakout cables connect from drive data pins to external facing SAS ports on 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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