kusazero Posted November 14, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 14, 2018 So....I think I will start with some generic questions. I am re-purposing my old gaming/workstation as a NAS running DSM. They are: Intel i5 5500k Asus P8Z68-V 8GB RAM I detached video cards and sound cards as they arent needed. 1) The motherboard as RAID capabilities and also intel smart storage, do i need to prepare anything to use those features? Or they arent beneficial at all? 2) I just realise I have a DVD-RW, wondering if DSM can be run as a ripping station for DVDs? 3) Any tips on making it more energy efficient? 4) I am also re-purposing some of the HDD as part of the NAS, I used HDDScan and did some short-time SMART scans, any recommendations to do better scanning? or needed at all? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfds Posted November 14, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 14, 2018 Hi, Welcome to the forum. 1) DSM will handle the raid array, it's what it's designed to do. 2) Not as far as I'm aware. 3) Setting the HDD's to spin down after a set time & also schedule power on off when not in use. 4) DSM has S.M.A.R.T. testing built in & testing can be scheduled. I'd suggest having a look at the tutorials & FAQ's then trying to install DSM 6.1 with jun's 1.02b loader & DS3615xs image as this is what most people use & has the widest compatibility.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusazero Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) 1) The reason I ask is, I need to set the settings in my BIOS for either AHCI or Raid mode, under Intel SmarT Rapid Technology (Or something like that) 2) So, there is no reason to attach a dvd drive? As I only have 4x SATA3 and 2x SATA6 ports, and I think i have more than 6 HDDs to use. Edited November 14, 2018 by kusazero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aol Posted November 14, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 14, 2018 Definitely you want the disks set in AHCI mode. Don't use onboard raid, DSM does that for you. I think you want to use UEFI drivers in the BIOS, not legacy? Don't know about the DVD drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusazero Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted November 14, 2018 OK, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusazero Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, aol said: Definitely you want the disks set in AHCI mode. Don't use onboard raid, DSM does that for you. I think you want to use UEFI drivers in the BIOS, not legacy? Don't know about the DVD drive. Yes, thats the question I wanted to ask, thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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