Check out the thread from Last July (2011), it started as: [Discuss] Small Linux server recommendation? and became: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures
I bought an HP Microserver N36L which has been replaced with the N40L Model, it is not silent but is very quiet, the loudest aspect is when the drives initially spin up.
It is an AMD Neo 64bit Processor, mine has 8GB ECC and 4x2TB of disk in RAIDZ, I am running FREENAS on it. It is possible to add a SSD for the SIL files if you want by using the SATA cable and bay for the optical drive. It also has USB and an eSATA port, and a couple of PCIe ports available.
You can add a SAS card (for Hardware RAID to the backplane) or for external storage as well.
It has been quite stable for me. -Ben _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
