stangri Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hey folks, haven't been around in a while and things sure have changed. Anyways, I'm looking for an advice from the hardware gurus on what should I get for the NAS box I'm thinking of building. In case I'd need to run some Mac apps there I'd like to keep my options of installing SL open. I need the MB which would be as small as possible (the smaller case I can get the better), and ideally it should have: 1. support for intel dual-core CPUs 2. 6x or more 3.0Gbps (or better) SATA ports 3. At least 1x 1000 Ethernet port 4. Preferably integrated video 5. Preferably built-in WiFi-N module Is there a motherboard which would have all these working OOB on the vanilla SL install (well, plus some EFI module)? I've read a few topics on the Gigabyte MBs, but some of them had remarks that well, built-in ethernet is not working or something else is not working, so I'm just trying to figure out what's the best I can get. I'd also welcome recommendations for as small as possible case which would let me easily install 5-6 3.5" SATA drives, ideally slide in/out style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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