I recently acquired a p4 based s50 IBM off an old boss/friend. Was just wondering if i should use it as a NAS, since I've never had the time to set one up and i would love to give it a go. Is there any reason why i shouldn't do this, or should i just jump in and get going. The main reason I'm asking is because my free time seems to be in short supply(curse you work), reckon its worth spending time on?
I wouldn't trust it with any data that you expect to be there in 15 yrs but yeah it'd be a great weekend project.
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Why not? You have nothing to lose, but your time. On an old P4 mobo the sata isn't going to be the fastest, but as a nas it'll be adequate. Throw in a couple of disks (raid 1) and it'll good to go. For a couple of hours work, sounds like a great project.
Look forward to hearing how you got on.
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Hmmm I have a similar machine collecting dust at home. I have wondered about this as well. Might give it a go for fun.
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