INITIAL MACHINE STATE: Intel Pedestal Chassis (SC?)2000 series, fitted with Intel 7502BRSomething(?) Server Board and (2) Xeon processors [details], memory[?], Sony[…] CD-ROM drive, 3.5″ 1.44MB Sony FDD and no fixed disks, USB 2.0 PCI card, modem PCI card, 120mm exhaust fan (Delta), 92mm drive cage intake fan (Delta), 2 low-profile blower CPU coolers.
GOAL: More power-efficient system with newer Intel architecture, RAID1 mechanical drive array, solid-state OS drives [RAID1].
New parts added:
SuperMicro X9DRD-I [?] motherboard
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNova-series 650P[?] 80+ Platinum efficiency modular ATX PSU
Processor(s): 2x Intel Xeon 2630Lv2 6-core/12-thread Ivy Bridge processors [freq.?]
CPU Cooling: 2x 2U aluminum LGA2011 (narrow ILM) coolers with heatpipes
Case Cooling: 120mm Thermalright [?] high-performance intake fan, 92mm Noctua NF-A9 drive cage intake fan, 120mm Noctua [??] 120mm 900 RPM exhaust fan.1
?? GB of DDR3-1866[?] memory. (TODO: look into DDR3L power savings.)
2x Micron 256GB [Model?] SATA3 M.2 SSDs on StarTech [controller?] PCIe x4 RAID controller card
Parts awaiting:
2x Western Digital 6TB 7200RPM 128MB cache HDDs
1x Western Digital 6TB 7200RPM 128MB cache HDD (for backup)
Legacy Mode 