I have a few questions, though they don't necessarily pertain to Freenas.
Case with Lots of 5.25 bays.
1. I have a Dell T20 SOHO server. I want to do away with the stock case in exchange for something with several 5.25 bays. I want to use a 4-Bay Hot-Swap caddy (Rosewill is the one that I purchased) that require 3 x 5.25 bays (must provide access to mounting holes on both sides). In order to use 2 of these, I need a case that provides at least 6 5.25 bays. Very few cases on the market seem to offer this, does anybody happen to know of any that are reasonably priced?
SSD as an External HDD
2. I do a lot of photography, and I occasionally fill up all of my camera's memory cards (increasingly more so with the 36MP D810). What I would like to do is use an SSD and some type of USB dock for on the road (will only be using the laptop to transfer files from the memory card to the SSD), and connect that same SSD via SATA to my PC at home. Is this feasible? Essentially, I want to be able to use a normal SSD as an external drive for transporting, but I want to connect it via SATA (using a hot-swap caddy) to do the editing. Are there any issues with this? Any recommended SSD USB docks? I know that my PC is AHCI capable.
USB External HDD vs HotSwap HDD
3. I keep my back-up USB external HDD in a small fireproof safe when it isn't being used. Is it feasible to do away with the enclosure, and just use the hot-swap caddy on my PC instead of connecting it via USB? The MyBook does come with some encryption software, but I don't care much about that.
Case with Lots of 5.25 bays.
1. I have a Dell T20 SOHO server. I want to do away with the stock case in exchange for something with several 5.25 bays. I want to use a 4-Bay Hot-Swap caddy (Rosewill is the one that I purchased) that require 3 x 5.25 bays (must provide access to mounting holes on both sides). In order to use 2 of these, I need a case that provides at least 6 5.25 bays. Very few cases on the market seem to offer this, does anybody happen to know of any that are reasonably priced?
SSD as an External HDD
2. I do a lot of photography, and I occasionally fill up all of my camera's memory cards (increasingly more so with the 36MP D810). What I would like to do is use an SSD and some type of USB dock for on the road (will only be using the laptop to transfer files from the memory card to the SSD), and connect that same SSD via SATA to my PC at home. Is this feasible? Essentially, I want to be able to use a normal SSD as an external drive for transporting, but I want to connect it via SATA (using a hot-swap caddy) to do the editing. Are there any issues with this? Any recommended SSD USB docks? I know that my PC is AHCI capable.
USB External HDD vs HotSwap HDD
3. I keep my back-up USB external HDD in a small fireproof safe when it isn't being used. Is it feasible to do away with the enclosure, and just use the hot-swap caddy on my PC instead of connecting it via USB? The MyBook does come with some encryption software, but I don't care much about that.