If I was going all new this would be my build out
NEW EGG BUNDLE " CPU MOBO RAM PSU"
Silverstone-Technology-CS380B-Storage-Cases
NAS CASE OF CHOICE
12g SAS HDD CONTROLLER
just add storage
So this is another build I have put together
Ryzen 3600x
16gb 3200 ram
7x 4tb ebay drives
8 port sli raid card.
Total in on this project was right about $500 usd.
I assume you are using the password you setup in the install? if that is still not working you will need to plug in a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the NAS and you will have the ability to change the truenas_admin password
This is a loaded question lol. I have seen many people but the amazon pci / m.2 to sata adaptors but If im spending the money I'd look for a used SLI Raid card thats Flashed for IT mode " AKA it will pass threw the connected device without needing to make it a Raid Storage.
I personally run THIS CARD IN MY BUILD and if you are worried about adding more than 8 drives It is easy to put in a sas expansion card to add more. Also note you can add this card and still use the existing sata on the motherboard with out issues
Im actually jealous, Houston is the closest stores that have recyclers that sell similar. All I have is FB market where people think a gtx970 is worth $200. make sure you show off them new builds
Yeah Jonp and the rest of the crew have been working like crazy to get things rolling to have a more solid date for us, Just keep in mind we are in Q1 so a lot can happen in the remaining quarters left.
Also to note depending on what you have and what you are going to move to. I have made many moves of hardware and I use the same boot drive . The back end can be very versatile
LOL I chose that profile pic becasue it cracks me up. Back story is that it came from a interview with a texas rapper known as That Mexican OT. I paused it to hear something the wife was telling me and turned back to see that. From that point on I screen grabbed it and used it
There is this one on the main web page https://hexos.com/blog/the-road-to-10
I can tell you working with the mods and Jonp there is a lot of moving parts the HexOs crew / devs are doing to get things rolling. It will be a process for them but I can tell you they are working to make sure the upcoming updates and Alpha release will be solid.