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The agony of choice...
Thanks for the advice! I'm stuck with using a Thomson TG784 (provided by the Internet provider). From there, there is a cable to my office where an old WRT acts as a hub, and where the NAS would reside. The WRT I can upgrade, but I don't know if it makes sense with the Thomson in the...- Steven
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- Forum: NAS Buying Advice
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The agony of choice...
The last time I looked into this, I scavenged an old pc and made a server out of it. This time around, I realise that I don't want that thing powered on all the time, so I guess it is time for a real NAS... To be used: - as a print server, file server and back-up location (mixed small and...- Steven
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New build, with what I can get here...
Update Just a little update: I have settled for another second hand system (the one I was looking at actually blew up / shorted in the shop just when I was taking out my wallet :)). So, now I have an Intel P4, 630 (3Ghz) on this motherboard... -
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OS questions
That NAS / file server I have been thinking about so long is finally under way (I settled for a second hand pc as the basics). Now, I need to pick the OS I want to use. First off, I do not want RAID. I will simply mirror an internal drive to another internal drive (and use backup with a 3rd... -
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Cavalry CAND3004T04
I'm not familiar with the brand. Maybe there are some reviews online? I haven't found one for the actual device, but there are a lot of reviews concerning the brand here: http://www.retrevo.com/samples/Cavalry-Storage.html#reviews After searching a lot myself, I have decided to go for a...- Steven
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- Forum: NAS Buying Advice
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New build, with what I can get here...
Thanks everyone for these insights - they help a lot! Does the network speed actually matter for data transfer between two disks in the system? Or is that a different issue all together? -
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New build, with what I can get here...
The motherboard on the used option is this one - http://pentium.com/products/motherboard/D101GGC/index.htm Doesn't look too bad, but indeed, not much scope for upgrading. I presume I can use one of the IDE connectors to connect an older HDD that can then hold the OS, so that I have 4 slots for... -
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New build, with what I can get here...
Covered, I hope. My backup strategy consists of * backing up files from the laptops on the "NAS" (the rest of the space is for ripped content, of which I still keep the original disks) * periodically backing up the NAS to a usb drive (or drive in a eSATA enclosure) - I'll try to use the... -
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New build, with what I can get here...
For performance, I have no idea actually. I just want this setup to be able to stream HD video. If it can do that, it probably can do whatever else I do with computers. Just fyi, a bit more price breakdown: - mobo = 109 euro - cpu = 64 euro Then there is of course the electricity bill... -
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Disk format questions
Interesting... I had read in more than one place that this is an issue in self-built systems (the argument being that the disk remains busy). From your answer, it seems logical to deduct that there are OS's than can and can not do it. Time for some more research on that :). Yet another... -
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New build, with what I can get here...
Hi all, I have been reading myself several headaches for the past few weeks, and finally have found something that would be good for me. At present, I have Buffalo Linkstation 250GB. That was a rather expensive thing (about 300 euro), and only has one disk. I want something a bit more... -
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Disk format questions
From what I read - but I'm just a novice - I am tending towards ext2. That seems, in case of disaster, to be recoverable by everything (we have 2 xp laptops and a linux netbook). Ext3 seems to be better, but ext3 uses journalling, which seems to mean that you can't spin down disks when idle... -
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Experiences with ASUS Mini tower?
Does anyone have experiences with building a system from a ASUS mini tower? And if so, which one would be a good choice? I am looking at a P4-P5N9300, V4-P5P43 or Vintage V4-P5G45 to start a build on (all sold here for around 200 euro). Is this overkill for a NAS/home server, or would... -
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Thoughs on RAID 1
Many thanks for these answers! I think I am beginning to see the light (finally, one might say). My current instinct is to leave RAID alone and go toward another solution to copy / mirror data. Windows might do just fine for that, but then I will need to build a box, I guess. Back to the...- Steven
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- Forum: General NAS Discussion