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Thanks for the awesome replies fellas! @otispresley - That is an impressive setup indeed! I think it may be overkill for my needs, but it's great to see the variations that can be achieved for such setups. @drashna - I appreciate the extra info about recovering the DrivePool, as hardware is one thing, but being able to access my existing data once I've built the server is obviously important. I think I am going to go with the Norco 4220 case, but with regards to the controller, I'm leaning towards the LSI card, however I'm not sure if I should get two, or just the one and then use an S

Hello all! Nice to (re)join everyone in the new forums, as I've been a long-time Drivepool user who never really had issues...at least until recently. Don't get me wrong, Drivepool is outstanding, but I have some questions with regards to building a new server, as my current/old one has died on me. (Forgive me for the long post, but I want to do this correctly and cost-effectively!) A little history first. I was running an Acer Easystore H340 server which came with WHSv1. About 2 years ago, I upgraded it to WHS2011 and purchased the Drivepool Add-in, along with a Rosewill RSV-8(?) 8-ba