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losttsol · 11-20-09

I have a spaciously small server as well. It only has a 40GB hard drive. Take that.

Redmist · 11-21-09

What OS are you running? I've began messing around with freeNAS on an old rig, and so far I'm loving it.

Bonz™ · 11-21-09

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Originally Posted by Redmist

What OS are you running? I've began messing around with freeNAS on an old rig, and so far I'm loving it.

I was going to go the FreeNAS or OpenFiler route, but I use it for more than just file server. I got a license via DreamSpark through college, so for now I am running Server 2008. When I decide to upgrade the hardware I will install Server 2008 R2.

Edit: Awe, I just got some errors. Seems the newest drive I just put in is failling... Time for a Newegg RMA. I guess you just get a bad apple every now and then.

elec999 · 11-22-09

I'm jealous, but great work. My Perc6i killed me, so many problems with many of my boards, I had a Asus Matx board, G45, I had 680 NVidia chipset board, Foxconn P45. Now to Supermicro and works great, but loud!!!.

**Manyak** · 11-22-09

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Originally Posted by Bonz™

I was going to go the FreeNAS or OpenFiler route, but I use it for more than just file server. I got a license via DreamSpark through college, so for now I am running Server 2008. When I decide to upgrade the hardware I will install Server 2008 R2.

Edit: Awe, I just got some errors. Seems the newest drive I just put in is failling... Time for a Newegg RMA. I guess you just get a bad apple every now and then.

Yeah WD's have a habit of that. Either they fail within the first 3 months or they run perfectly until they are so old you end up replacing them anyway.

ndoggfromhell · 11-22-09

Actually you can rearm Server 2008 3 times (for evaluation) and use it for 240 days... then if you upgrade to service pack 2... it resets and you get another 240 days.

**Manyak** · 11-22-09

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Originally Posted by ndoggfromhell

Actually you can rearm Server 2008 3 times (for evaluation) and use it for 240 days... then if you upgrade to service pack 2... it resets and you get another 240 days.

Why would he want to do that when he owns it anyway?

Redmist · 11-22-09

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Originally Posted by Bonz™

I was going to go the FreeNAS or OpenFiler route, but I use it for more than just file server.

What else, exactly?

FreeNAS has tons of features beyond just being a file server, it does FTP, UPnP, Webserver, BitTorrent, and more. It was also pretty easy to set up. You should try it out if you haven't already.

**Manyak** · 11-22-09

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Originally Posted by Redmist

What else, exactly?

FreeNAS has tons of features beyond just being a file server, it does FTP, UPnP, Webserver, BitTorrent, and more. It was also pretty easy to set up. You should try it out if you haven't already.

But Windows Server can do everything that FreeNAS can, and much more.

Redmist · 11-22-09

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Originally Posted by Manyak

But Windows Server can do everything that FreeNAS can, and much more.

True, I guess since he has a license, he might as well use it.

Personally, I love how FreeNAS has a router-like interface for managing it.

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