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video server
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The video server tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about building and configuring a home video server using Windows. Topics include hardware selection, RAID 5 array setup for data redundancy and read speed, and troubleshooting boot issues when installing Windows 10. Specific hardware mentioned includes Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboards, SATA RAID controllers, and multiple hard drives. Users seek advice on optimizing storage and performance for serving video content.
Thanks to my discovery of this forum my video server is well on its way to being set-up (Thanks to Neemobeer). My next question has to do with setting up a RAID 5 array. As I understand RAID it provides some level of data redundancy and a higher read speed than a plain old JBOD (spanning)...
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Desktop PC:
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe (older motherboard but it has 8 SATA ports, two IDEs, and a floppy disk port)
AMD 4000+
4 x 512mb DDR 233mHz memory
nVidia 9500 GT
1 x WD Raptor 74gb on SATA 1
2 x LD DVD drives on SATA 3&4
4 x Toshiba 2TB on SATA RAID 1-4 (Silicon Image RAID controller on the...
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