First time file server buyer.... Hi everyone, I'm not posting a build review request, because I plan on ordering something through Dell. However, I'm new to server hardware and wanted the advice of people more experienced. The server mainly sits in a...

SATA on my old beloved ABIT BX6r2 file server?. I've got six PCs in my home network (and yes, sometimes at home it feels like I'm at work)... But I digress. For years, I've been using an old ABIT P3 BX6r2 as the house file server. It's got 2 big IDE drives...

Building a File Server / NAS for the first time. Hi guys and ladies I have 3x 320GB SATA and 2x 160GB IDE HDDs spare with my 250GB HDD about to be swapped with the 750GB and another Samsung 1TB in my current computer but as i am running out of storage space...

Server LX195 on sale... $200, very nice. I plan to use this for a personal file server at home, media.. backups.. etc. However, I would also like to run a web server from it, Ventrilo server, possibly FTP.. and things of that nature. The hardware is beefy...

ZFS vs hardware RAID for low power file server. Hi All, I asked a while back about creating an ultra-low-power file server for a home network. I hadn't considered using ZFS at that time - was looking at a dedicated RAID controller. I'm considering an Intel...

Build Advice for Small Business NAS/File Server system. Hi all, I am looking to build a basic Windows Server 2003 file server with a RAID stripe (also need some advice for best RAID config to use for bang for buck). I need at least 1TB of total *available...

File Server / HTPC / Encoding Motherboard. Hello I am new here been reading around thought I'd join and ask a few questions. Big request, I am after a Motherboard that I can use as a HTPC, File Server and possibly use for encoding video (grueling process...

Need help for budget file server. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: $400 SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Primarily a file server for movies, pictures, etc. PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, optical drives PREFERRED...

for less $$$ than SCSI RAID-5. From what I understand RAID-10 should give better performance for a file server; please correct me if I'm wrong. I understand SCSI drives have lower seek times and tend to be more reliable, but does it matter for a file server?...

Would an old P3 desktop be too slow as file server?. I want to have a file server to store my files so all my family's laptops can access the files, mostly video/mp3s. I have an old P3 tower which I'm thinking of just putting in a couple of new HDDs and use...