[mythtv-users] NAS mobo

[John Drescher]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
> I found a case that will take 20 SATA hard drives.  Cool!  So now I'm
> looking for a mobo that can use all 20 drives.  I can get (relatively
> inexpensive) 4 and 8 port SATA cards, so I need something that uses
> little power, has fast ethernet and can sustain the data transfer rates
> that 20 hard drives can generate.
>
> I'm thinking server class, but at the same time, all I need is ethernet
> and disk throughput.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

Not even 10G Ethernet will sustain the data transfer rates that 20
hard drives can generate. Here is a board with 7 SATA ports and dual
gigabit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013

John