| |
| |
| |
|
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Comments:
<0> I need a better way than just using a USB hub to connect all the devices in the aluminum flightcase
<1> should integrate a better wifi antenna too
<2> OMG I NEED LIKE 50 USB DRIVES
<0> yeah maybe, but this laptop has it up the side of the screen
<1> i'm not sure for what purpose you want the drives
<0> it's a dual 3.0 p4, ati x600, etc etc, wireless antennae up the side of the 17 inch widescreen so it's ok. I get good range
<0> extra storage!
<1> just get one drive and ptu it in a usb enclosure
<0> and a really fast dvd writer, with another optical/cd drive for watching ****.
<2> sparkeatr is such a homo
<1> same for dvd
<0> the whole point is to have it hardwired into the alum flight case, to avoid the ****ing rats nest of wires and power supplies, and **** that can be yanked out of the laptop
<2> just throw it in a white box :)
<0> and the other **** like tv tuner, playstation adapter, etc, all nicely hardwired into a single box, that I can also transport the laptop in
<2> a big big white box
<1> playstation adapter?
<2> that's purdy
<0> controllers
<1> for what?
<0> the aluminium flight case looks best
<0> games, MAME, you know
<0> obvious ****
<2> YOU ARE A PIRATE
<0> but I need a better way than just a USB hub that shares the bandwidth
<0> usb 2.0 isn't that great..
<1> good enough for your purpose
<0> can you think of anything?
<1> options are usb, firewire, iscsi
<0> iscsi?
<0> that kid was annoying
<3> indeed
<0> basically I want all this bulky crap hardwired into the aluminium flight case
<0> with some fans etc
<0> so it's a nice neat package, that also fits the laptop inside, and when I'm using it the lappy can just sit on top and have all the crap inside it, with a single power connector
<1> you've stated that several times
<0> yeah well
<4> someone needs to kb sparkeatr
<0> I'm a bit drunk and you're not giving much advice
<0> hotnikks_, quiet now child.
<1> your question is what?
<0> is there a better system than just connecting all that crap up via USB
<1> "when will something better than firewire or usb come out for connecting external storage devices to a laptop?"
<0> becuase 480mbps shared bandwidth between all those devices might not cut it
<1> i just told you
<1> what your options are
<0> firewire or USB
<0> yeah
<0> you're just brushing it off
<1> or iscsi
<0> I don't know what that is
<1> well
<1> that's not my fault...
<3> !google what is iscsi
<5> http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci750136,00.html
<5> http://www.iscsistorage.com/
<1> what kind of docking station do yo uhave?
<0> what?
<0> none, I'm telling you what I want to build
<0> into a type of docking station device...
<1> you could run a cable from the disk controller to the outside of the case
<0> for?
<1> to use the disk controller inside the laptop to access the external drive directly
<0> that's a bit too much of a hack
<0> there is a 100gb drive in the laptop
<1> heh
<0> it only really supports one
<1> so use usb
<1> if it's just for storage
<1> it isn't going to affect performance
<0> plus tv tuner, playstation controller converter, mouse, optical drives, a couple of other usb devices...
<1> big deal
<1> just use usb
<0> I don't expect you to think it's cool or anything, but can you really not think of any better way of doing it than just hardwiring a bunch of USB devices into a usb hub?
<1> heh
<1> ok
<1> i get it
<1> you're just acting like you are retarded
<0> :/
<0> do you know of any RAID controllers that would work in this config?
<0> like I could have 3 or 4 250+GB drives in there
<3> 3ware
<0> it'd be cool if, instead of 4 extra drive letters, I could have them raided
<1> heh
<1> why not just get one 1tb drive?
<0> because 250GB drives x 4 is cheaper than an external 1TB drive
<0> you dig?
<0> also raid would be better
<0> a 1tb drive, even a 3.5" drive would be less stable/fast than 3 or 4 250gb drives
<3> 4 drives in a raid0?
<0> maybe
<3> sparkeatr: http://www.acnc.com/04_01_00.html
<0> yeah
<0> but, I can buy 4 250GB drives for not a whole lot
<0> what would I use for the controllers? bearing in mind they'll basically be external
<0> without having to have 4x bulky external drives and take up 4/5 of the USB ports on my laptop, I still want to use the optical drives and the other usb devices too
<3> wait
<3> you want to raid 4 usb drives?
<0> so you guys really can't think of anything better than just lumping all this gear together into a USB hub?
<3> edible gave you several ideas
<0> I want to, IF POSSIBLE, raid the drives, but essentially they'll still be external
<0> all this stuff has to plug into the laptop somehow
<0> it's a demo model HP ZD8000, they specced it out as much as physically possible for the showroom
<0> then I got it, but I'm building this carrycase/breakout box/docking station kinda thing...
<0> it's gonna have RCA outputs/inputs for the sound card and stuff too. basically, I want the hard drives for storage, I need to plug it into audio/video mixers and **** when it's done, like a mobile carrycase/expansion box thing so I can store a ****LOAD of stuff and not have a whole rat's nest of wires and devices
<0> for VJing
<0> and to a lesser extent DJing
<6> now now
<6> don't be a sheep
<6> be a shark
<6> because sharks dont have necks
<0> yeah, the only thing I can personally think of is lumping them together in a USB hub
<0> but I'm not up to date with hardware
<0> aren't you the modding ninjas of efnet?
<6> hardly
<6> or if we are
<6> thats very sad.
<6> thats a pretty cool project, actually
<0> I think so!
<0> but to lump it all together with a USB hub or two seems amateur
<0> and a bit too "shared" as far as the usb2.0 bandwidth is concerned
<6> well how else are you going to do it?
<0> I was hoping you could tell me
<0> I don't know much about hardware. I just kinda ***umed there would be some better way of doing it
<0> like some controller board I could put in there or whatever
<0> ??
<6> thats more or less what a usb hub is :x
<6> now
<0> if USB is the best way then I'll go ahead and start cutting/screwing together all this stuff
<6> your options are buying a storage enclosure of some sort, preferably with a usb interface
<6> and then modding that
<6> USB will be a lot cheaper and just as effective in reality though
<0> well, I found these "usb to IDE" converter things
<6> yeah
<0> like an IDE channel ribbon that goes to a usb plug
<0> with a power supply
<6> yeah but you generaly only have ONE ide controller on a laptop, both of which's channels are full
<0> I'll just get a better power supply that can power the disks and optical drives, then use those ide->usb things
<6> meaning you need to convert a IDE (or sata) interface to usb
<6> which I hope is what your talking about
<0> my laptop has 5 USB ports, I'd like to use a single cable
<6> so firstly, go to a hub.
<0> with a usb hub in the breakout-box thing
<6> and read up on hubs
<0> yeah.
<6> there are some HORRIBLE hubs out there
<0> I'm not rich so I don't wanna spend more than necessary, but I have a bad feeling that I'll get all this **** together and find that half of it doesn't work, or the hub is crap, or something
<6> yeah, that happens.
<6> which is why I said read up on everything you can first time around :)
<6> buying the cheapest crap usualy gives you about what you payed for.
<6> unreliable, faulty crap.
Return to
#hardware
or
Go to some related
logs:
Sysphrog
don't be stupid smarty lemonparty
#nhl
#beginner
#debian
#gentoo
why is audio_ts empty
imagevue undefined
kaos linux centos
#unixhelp
|
|