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Building a Budget Storage Server

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the long-term-storage-for-your-flicks-and-chicks dept.

An anonymous reader noted an article running over at Firingsquad talking about building a budget storage server. Talks about cooling, power, RAID, expandability, etc. Good overview type article, with practical application.

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  1. Re:a tip by RevDobbs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Jebus, where is my "-2, Redundant AND Wrong" mod option?

  2. Re:a tip by jaavaaguru · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
    Vendor Vend"or, n. See Vender.
    A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.

    "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
    Vender Vend"er, n. From Vend: cf. F. vendeur, OF. vendeor.
    Cf. Vendor.
    One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of
    possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his
    agent, for a price or pecuniary equivalent; a seller; a
    vendor.

    "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
    Manufacture Man`u*fac"ture, v. t. imp. & p. p.
    Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing. Cf. F.
    manufacturer.
    1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery,
    or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails,
    glass, etc.

    So there you go. A manufactrer makes, and a vendor sells. One vendor can sell goods from more than one manufacturer.

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  3. Re:he's right... by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What KVM switch do you use and does it distort any at 1600x1200@85Hz?