therobmyers
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As the title says. I am looking for some of you experts when it comes to setting up a NAS server. Recently I came across a good deal for the Lenovo TS140 so decided to pull the trigger.
Here is what I have:
Lenovo TS140
2 x 4TB WD Red hard drives
16GB thumb drive for the OS
4 GB Crucial ram to up it to 8GB
I have another 4 GB external HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=samsung_4TB_External-_-22-152-420-_-Product)
My question is this. I have literally 2,000 movies (About 4.8 TB worth right now, growing weekly) Is there a way to install my hard drives so that I get the full 8TB worth? I know if you do like RAID 5 or whatever it literally halves your storage in half. If I have to cut my storage in half, would I be alright to take the 4 TB HD out of the enclosure to make it 3 x 4 TB hard drives giving me a total 12TB? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have everything sitting here in boxes waiting to get educated on the matter.
Here is what I have:
Lenovo TS140
2 x 4TB WD Red hard drives
16GB thumb drive for the OS
4 GB Crucial ram to up it to 8GB
I have another 4 GB external HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=samsung_4TB_External-_-22-152-420-_-Product)
My question is this. I have literally 2,000 movies (About 4.8 TB worth right now, growing weekly) Is there a way to install my hard drives so that I get the full 8TB worth? I know if you do like RAID 5 or whatever it literally halves your storage in half. If I have to cut my storage in half, would I be alright to take the 4 TB HD out of the enclosure to make it 3 x 4 TB hard drives giving me a total 12TB? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have everything sitting here in boxes waiting to get educated on the matter.