Hi All
I have got all the components for my first OMV build up together and I am about to start actually building
The bits I have to hand are
Flash drives
Several of them mostly Sandisks from 4G to 64G USB 2 and USB 3 on with OVM install image ready to go
SSDs
1 60G OCZ vertex plus SATAII 1 120G Drevo X1 SATAIII
HDD
1 Seagate 1TB desktop 3.5" SATA III 7500 (this is just for testing I will be using WD Reds in the finished NAS)
Mobo
Asrock 970 Pro 3 R2.0
Processor
AMD Phenom II x4 955
Memory
Corsair Vengance Black 2x 4GB ( underclock to 1333MHz)
PSU
500W Evo Labs (just for testing will probably use Thermaltake modular in the finished NAS)
Case
Nexus Prominent 9 (good case for this job worth checking out EBay 223036253919)
Drive Cage
this ( EBay 332630521766) 4 bay drive cage still on it's way from China
Grahpics Card
256 MB Sapphire Radeon X550
Now A few queries Members might be able to help with
O.S. location
I am undecided whether to put the O.S. on a flash drive and use the flash memory plugin or to put it on one of the SSDs via SATA port. Both have advantages and disadvantages any comments welcome
IDE AHCI, Raid
I will initially be using the mobo disk controller which mode should I use IDE AHCI or Even hardware Raid
Graphics
The Motherboard does not have built in graphics but I have a Sapphire Radeon X550 PCIe Card. Bearing in mind that apart from a few minutes for install and initial setup it is not going to be used this is overkill. Could I remove it after installation and run truly headless or would the O.S. still be looking for it and mess up ? Another solution would be to buy an ATI Rage PCI one or something similar they are easily available on EBay and cheap if supported ? this would also free up one of the PCIe slots for future expansion
UEFI or BIOS install
The bios on this board can be switched between UEFI and Legacy Bios which would be better
Comments and advice welcome
Best Regards Mark