Stifler20 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Been thinking about getting/building a file server, tired of having the computer on when using XBMC. Plus I would like to start backing up my music, lost so much over the years from reinstalls. I'm wondering what would be the most power friendly option: HD in LAN enclosure old machine running freenas(been thinking about this since i saw it in the show) old machine with full O/S (Like a guide i found on digg, like the extra functionality i.e torrents!) either of the previous 2 but new DIY machines (using older components, mainly been thinking about this for reliability reasons) Cheers http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2007/06/05/bu...ur_own_server/1 (Link for the guide i found on digg!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Well if you’re talking about power friendly then a HD in LAN enclosure would be best. You could build something that would consume less power but it would be more expensive, unless you are looking for 2TB and upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler20 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 I did see a LAN enclosure at maplin for £35 or something. Said it would have to be formatted in FAT32 for LAN use. Will this give me any negative effects, slower maybe? Do these LAN enclosures work fine with XMBC, i would imagine so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 With out testing the hardware it would be hard to say, as some enclosures support gigabit Ethernet and if you’re talking about one or two people accessing content at once there fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 When you do this you're probably going to put up a RAID for data safekeeping, yes? That probably will mean that the bulk of the power consumed by the device will be taken by the harddisks themselves. For reference, I've been reliably running a Mini-ITX and 2 harddisks off of a 60W PicoPSU, and WD are kind enough to specify that these harddisks pull about 20 Watts of power each. Note that Mini-ITXes come in all shapes and sizes these days. For now I'm mosly looking at the ones Jetway makes, as they support faster memory, gigabit ethernet and higher-frequency fanless processors, at a lower cost than the VIA ones. But you can get one that takes an Intel Core Duo (or whatever those things are called) if you've got money to burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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