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Anonymous   09-23-2009 at 01:47:40 PM

About to build a new PC and want to turn an old one into a home server.

Current components:

Motherboard- MSI K8N Neo Platinum
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 Processor
Video- NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GTS
4G RAM

All i want this to do is be storage for media and if possible a hub to push a wireless signal (server would be linked by cable to router on another floor).

Old HD is ATA with the large ribbons, I havent built a PC in awhile and not sure how sata works.

Current Specs say the Mobo is capable of 4 SATA Drives however I can only identify 2 slots on mobo. Want to max out w/ 4x 1 TB (I know it sounds excessive but I have so many external drives full of media I want to ensure I have space to last awhile).

Will this hardware work for my purpose and is there a PCI card that will work as a wireless extender from a tower?

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evongugg   09-23-2009 at 03:22:48 PM

SATA connectors: 2 are between the AGP slot and the CPU and 2 are near the lower right edge of the board.
If you have a wired connection and a wireless card you can use the wireless card to push the signal, as an access point in other words. You can share the internet connection with other computers.

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evongugg   09-23-2009 at 03:40:42 PM

You could also get a router and use it as an access point.

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Anonymous   09-23-2009 at 04:07:00 PM

Tried to use the router i was using in the states (Linksys Wireless-G) as an access point but it didnt seem yo want to work. I am in Germany atm using a TKS Router as the primary and dont know if there is a conflict there or not. Figured I would see if I could just kill 2 birds with 1 stone by adding it to the server since i intend to make it anyway for the media storage.

Will the mobo being that old be able to support HD's a TB in size? Thats really my only concern.

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evongugg   09-24-2009 at 02:23:16 PM

You might need a bios update.

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