So I have a bunch of Hard Drives around with movies and music, etc. and wanted to set up a dedicated file server. I have a Mavericks hackintosh, a couple win8 machines, win7. I have lots of assorted PC parts, enough to build a decent file server. I have done some reading, but do have some questions:
--Am I limited by the amount SATA connectors on the MOBO as to how many drives I can RAID? What about the USB connectors?
--Whats the best server OS for compatibility--NAS, Ubuntu, OSX, Win? The HDs I want to RAID are formatted DOS, but also some Mac formatted--will these all work together?
Anyhow, thanks so much.
--Am I limited by the amount SATA connectors on the MOBO as to how many drives I can RAID? What about the USB connectors?
--Whats the best server OS for compatibility--NAS, Ubuntu, OSX, Win? The HDs I want to RAID are formatted DOS, but also some Mac formatted--will these all work together?
Anyhow, thanks so much.