Here's what I've got planned for building a File/Print/NAS Server. This is just for home use, basically to store/shared photos, music and videos. Sorry about this being the 3rd thread I've created about this setup, but this time I'm leaving the subject a little more general and I'll keep all my questions within this thread from now on...
Box:
P4/2.8ghz, 512mb ram, onboard SATA (2connectors), onboard gigabit NIC in a slimline case
Drives:
2, 400gb SATA drives on order. To be setup as RAID-0 (via OS software)
OS:
Planning to setup Win2k SP3
The questions:
1. As it is now, the slimline case can only support; 1xFloppy, 1xOptical, 1xHD. The floppy drive is an automatic toss. So now I'll have enough space for the 2x400gb and the CD/DVD drive (in case I need to load anything)...Should I just install the OS on the RAID? Or pop out the CD/DVD drive and pop an IDE drive in there to install the OS on?
2. Anyone have suggestions on setting up Power Savings/Sleep on the server? And is something like Wake-On-Lan used to bring it out of sleep?
That's what I've got for now, I'm sure I'll have more to ask, thanks for any help!.
Box:
P4/2.8ghz, 512mb ram, onboard SATA (2connectors), onboard gigabit NIC in a slimline case
Drives:
2, 400gb SATA drives on order. To be setup as RAID-0 (via OS software)
OS:
Planning to setup Win2k SP3
The questions:
1. As it is now, the slimline case can only support; 1xFloppy, 1xOptical, 1xHD. The floppy drive is an automatic toss. So now I'll have enough space for the 2x400gb and the CD/DVD drive (in case I need to load anything)...Should I just install the OS on the RAID? Or pop out the CD/DVD drive and pop an IDE drive in there to install the OS on?
2. Anyone have suggestions on setting up Power Savings/Sleep on the server? And is something like Wake-On-Lan used to bring it out of sleep?
That's what I've got for now, I'm sure I'll have more to ask, thanks for any help!.