LiveRock Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 HiIt is possible to wire up the Hard Disk Status LEDs from the Adaptec 2610SA SATA RAID Controller.This controller has 6 ports and can connect up to 6 Hard Disks.Here is a simple guide:http://www.hotsource.net/projects/main.php?cmd=album&var1=NAS/&var2=1Background:I want to build a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device to store my stuff in a central place. After looking around, I found a free NAS software call FreeNAS. It is freeBSD based.I bought a cheap 1U Rack mount server for use with the NAS. I also bought the Adaptec 2610SA from ebay and connect my hard disks as RAID1. I want to see the hard disk activities but the built in motherboard only shows hard disk activities attached to the IDE. So, I begin my search to extract the signal out from the Adaptec 2610SA itself. Then I build a simple LED panel to fit the 1U server....So, here it is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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