visim91 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 MEDIA ³ A G4 Cube Mod. I understand and respect the G4 Cube mods that countless other users have detailed online: from the installation of custom parts to create an aesthetically pleasing hackintosh - to the more simple, but equally rewarding process of gutting the Cube to make way for a Mini. Great. Now, let me briefly detail my situation and subsequently, my needs (er.. *wants) I have a shambolic media collection; one that is spread between a number of external hard drives of varied sizes and origin. What a mess. So, I consolidated and organized the files; trashed the impulse buys and held on to those cherished films and shows that I could not do without: This was hard. (All films/episodes are 720P/1080P with a smattering of Standard-Def, where High-Def was simply unavailable) Here is Hard Drive #1 Here is Hard Drive #2 What I want to do is mod my G4 Cube to house anywhere from 6-8 TB; essentially, make my G4 Cube a large external hard drive, the most ultimate and aesthetically pleasing media storage device. & I have no idea where to start... but I know: It must be done. Well, the Cube should have 4 bays, which I would fill, at present time, with 3x 2TB HDDs -How would I go about producing or finding a bare-bones 4-bay enclosure to fit in Cube? -How would I then go about cooling the whole shindig? -How does one consolidate the drives to be recognized as a single 6/8TB HDD via computer? -How do I configure this set-up to exit via a USB 2.0 connection -Is there a possibility, in the coming months, that I may be able to switch this set-up from USB to Thunderbolt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickjf20 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 To allow the drives to be seen as one big one, try installing the original Windows Home Server (if there will be dedicated hardware nearby) -- it has something that'll be perfect. For the drive enclosure(s), try ebay or mountain mods, and as for the USB 'exit', you'll have to get a SATA to USB adapter, again eBay is your friend. If I were you, I'd just run sata connectors to your PC/Mac from the G4 cube. As for thunderbolt, I doubt it for a few years. As for how this will all work. Get a small power supply - chop off unwanted connectors, shove in a nice quiet fan in the top and it should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts