In hopes of having a solid storage solution to replace my trusty Readynas 104 I began the hunt looking for different NAS/DAS/SAS solutions that would fit my needs. I needed expandability, redundancy (RAID 1 or grater), reliability, lower power/noise than a full server, ability to connect and share to VM’s and across my network. I…
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Lenovo SA120: Using Drive Blanks As Trays
I recently purchased a Lenovo SA120 and ordered a few trays to go along. I read online that the blank trays can be used as trays with some “modification” so I wanted to see how hard this was before populating the entire unit with OEM trays. I was unable to find any write up or…
Blockade: Raspberry Pi (Install and setup)
I’m sure many people (like myself) have a spare Raspberry Pi laying around and always want to have a cool project or use for it. I recently stumbled upon a really great use for that extra Pi in the house! Meet Blockade a DNS ad blocker that is easy to setup and is a great ad blocking…