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NAS storage question

Bravadin · 2007-09-13 19:29:13

I have just bought a new pc. I am left with an old pc that is reasonably good and a collection of IDE hard drives. My new pc has no ide controller. My question is would it be an easy matter to install an ide controller card into my new pc or would it be a major prospect to make the old pc a NAS system. Any replies would be…

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13-09-2007 8:29pm

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Bravadin

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I have just bought a new pc. I am left with an old pc that is reasonably good and a collection of IDE hard drives. My new pc has no ide controller. My question is would it be an easy matter to install an ide controller card into my new pc or would it be a major prospect to make the old pc a NAS system. Any replies would be pleasant.

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#2 14-09-2007 1:34am
vir7ual

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Stick windows 2000 onto it, connect it to your network and connect 4ide drives into it. You'll need a raid card if you're planning on running anymore disks.

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#3 14-09-2007 9:28pm
m8

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You could install FreeNas a Linux distro and setup a software raid...it's easy enough and costs nothing to try

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#4 17-09-2007 6:27pm
Bravadin

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Thanks I'll try the free option first thanks again all.

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