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On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 6:47 AM, Steve G. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wordz2u@gmail.com" target="_blank">wordz2u@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I am getting to a point that, between all the old computers I still own or use, the orphan hard drives from abandoned systems, and the dual boot laptops, I have a storage nightmare. I have photos, videos, articles, music, everywhere, and it is getting to the point that I can't access files because I don't know where they are or were, or because they are on drive that are no longer in use.<div>
<br></div><div>So I am thinking, maybe I should get an external network drive, or raid, or NAS, and use it to consolidate my drive and keep all my files in one place from now onward. </div><div><br></div><div>Any suggestions of devices, or where to look for them?<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Here is what I think it should look like:</div><div><br></div><div>- OS agnostic - should play well with Linux, MacOS, Win7 or 8 (for future). If I can access it from tablets or smart phones (iOS or Android), even better.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- if it can handle IDE drives it would be awesome - all my old drives are IDE , and it would be nice to continue using them. </div><div>
<br></div><div>If not, I need a solution to connect the older drives - at least so I can transfer the data without taking apart an older computer and physically mounting each drive. </div><div><br></div><div>- 2 drives (maybe more?)</div>
<div><br></div><div>- accessible by both wired and wireless connections, if possible</div><div><br></div><div>- I assume I would have to connect to the device directly to set up the IP, and from then on manage it remotely. If I can set the IP address without connecting (I remember headless servers that let you set the IP with a toggle on the device) life would be so much easier.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- cheaper than dirt, or at least double digits, not triple (in dollars)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Questions:</div><div><br></div><div>1. What do I do if my wireless router has two IP networks, one for the wired computers and the other for the wireless (a real situation and also a real pain in the ass - wired computers and laptops could not reach one another)?<br>
</div><div><div><br></div></div><div>2. Is there a simple way - or any way - to connect to the drive from several networks (because the cell phones have a different IP address, and also the wired and wireless devices might have separate IP addresses)?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Z.</div></div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">You can build your own NAS server from a old PC parts and run FreeNAS on it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">as for IDE adapter you can buy one of this cheap adapter</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-to-IDE-SATA-2-5-3-5-Hard-Drive-Disk-HDD-Converter-Adapter-Cable-/290760774098?pt=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item43b2b151d2" style="font-family:arial">http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-to-IDE-SATA-2-5-3-5-Hard-Drive-Disk-HDD-Converter-Adapter-Cable-/290760774098?pt=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item43b2b151d2</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">but from experience - they tend to over heat and die - so i spend few more dollars a bought the "dock station" version and i use my portable drive transformer with it.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-5-2-5-IDE-SATA-HDD-Dual-Docking-Station-HUB-AC-Adapter-USB-Cable-/300907274121?pt=US_Drive_Enclosures_Docks&hash=item460f789f89" style="font-family:arial">http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-5-2-5-IDE-SATA-HDD-Dual-Docking-Station-HUB-AC-Adapter-USB-Cable-/300907274121?pt=US_Drive_Enclosures_Docks&hash=item460f789f89</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">no so long ago i was looking to build a NAS server for my self and I compiled a list of some hardware parts i like to buy for this, </div>
<div class="gmail_default">maybe it will help you, my total was over 2000 NIS (~600$), but you can scale down the spec to fit your budget and needs.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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580 x1 CASE - Antec P280 # <font face="monospace">support</font> for 6 drives with easy access</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
300 x1 CPU - Intel Dual Core G2030 Ivy Bridge Box</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
390 x1 Motherboard - ASRock H77M</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">425 x1 Memory - Kit > Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX</blockquote>
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# check recommendation for raid - no "GREEN" drives</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
330 x3 DRIVES - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB SATA3 / SATA2 # A single-parity RAIDZ (raidz) configuration at 3 disks (2+1)</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Total ~ 2000 NIS </div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1"><b>Rabin</b></font></div>
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