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NFP Setup
By Falcon
NFP-Setup1: The back of five external cases attached to the Dell Workstation 670 under my desk in my studio. In these five enclosures disk storage totals 2 terabytes. Two of the five drives are scheduled to be replaced in the new year and then total storage will move to 2.5 terabytes in these enclosures. Another terabytes of disk space is in the Dell enclosure. My second desktop, a Sony, has 2+ terabytes.
NFP-Setup2: The front of the five enclosures from the desktop. Note the openings in the drive enclosures. We have had serious problems with drives overheating so we are very careful about the enclosures we use. These enclosures, with firewire and USB 2 (we use firewire) feature an 80mm silent fan. Cost per enclosure - about $55 each. I will touch on chosing drive enclosures in a future article. Suffice it to say at this time that the idea that a fan-less drive can keep a drive cool for more than a few hours isn't accurate. Been there and lost those drives. Even though these drives stack, we have found that cooling is more effective when they are turned on their sides.
NFP-Setup3: This is the Dell as I see it when I am working.
NFP-Setup4 and 5: These photos were taken looking down my desk (it is a steel and glass desk, "L" shaped) from the Dell to the Sony and to my laptop. I use an older HP inkjet for general printing. That is visible as well. We have a new Canon iPF8000 printer networked in another room that is used for all our client printing. Behind the Sony monitor is another bank of drives that are attached to that computer. Standardization is important to us so all the drive enclosures are the same. At the moment we have twelve. Our individual workspaces are designed so that every inch of space can be used when working. It isn't unusual for each of us to be processing on three computers at the same time.
NFP-Setup6: Looking down through the desk the Dell and the Sony computers are visible.
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