I never really cared about power efficency unless it's a pentium 4. What a dookie of a CPU series.To listen house wide for most to my Bluethoot headphone an Bose Wave i changed from a Windows enviroment to a Raspberry PI3 running on a Linux Kodi (network part audio) platform a 4tb hdd. Outcome way more cost efficient idle 1.9 watt
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Old server to use for nas
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To leave a Windows pc laptop server on permanente is for me not worthwhile don't listen Daily. To start up a Windows driven system takes to long. To start up a Raspberry Pi takes seconds. I found that more comfortable.
I don't think it takes long to boot a Windows machine. I think its about 30 secs these days.
Not a 14 year old Lenovo Thinkpad X230 around 15 minutes due to hdd is busy. When up an running it is still fast. Going to replace the 1tb hdd for a 2tb ssd that will make boot time considerable better.
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Compact low-power Windows computers are presently best represented IMO by an N100 or N200 mini PC - ASUS PN42, Gigabyte BRIX, or various Chinese models.
For a cheaper older unit, I would say Intel NUC J5005.
Or for an even cheaper and even older unit, I would say Dell OptiPlex 7050M.
But if you just want a basic NAS, maybe also running a DLNA server or LMS server for audio purposes (no video transcoding and no video output) I think all of these x86 options are overkill. All you need is an ARM-based computer running Linux - commonly represented by a Raspberry Pi. Add an M.2 NVMe hat and you can have onboard storage all in a compact package.
the 'size' of the server depends on your data set
if its just music i could get away with the 4 x 4tb drives that's been sitting in my HP Microserver for years
eg,
you could conceivably go fully SSD if you got enough money to buy a few 2tb sata or nvme types
you will save on power (a few bucks a year)
if its just music i could get away with the 4 x 4tb drives that's been sitting in my HP Microserver for years
eg,
you could conceivably go fully SSD if you got enough money to buy a few 2tb sata or nvme types
you will save on power (a few bucks a year)
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I realized the guy was trying to offload a bunch of crap, I bet this server hasn't been in use since Katrina (aug 05). He has several smaller ones that appear to be much newer, I'll check into one of those maybe. I did see the date on that unit and commented to the guy on it, he didn't say anything other than he paid 4,000 for it. Funny how he could remember the price paid over 20 years later.
In your shoes if all I wanted was something to host music on a local lan I'd get a raspberry pi or similar arm soc and plug an SSD into it. Moode audio will take 10 mins to setup with a dlna server. Else you have several Linux based server operating systems to choose from.
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If that's a Tandy 2000, sweet! I think I once owned some T2000 variant, though I could've sworn it was at least a '286.A Radio Shack PC with an 80186, given to me long, long ago by dear family friends.
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Have you dealt with servers before? Reason I ask is because IME, the more "pro" they are, the bigger PITA they are likely to be for home use, as quiet operation isn't a priority in their design. And I for one am done with chasing down obsolete SAS hard drives.
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This video may be of help getting it setup as a NAS:
Then, I would install LMS (Lyrion Music Server, formerly known as Logitech Media Server).
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I think it is a Tandy 1000. I will disinter it sometime and check -- I actually know where it is!
hmmm... come to think of it, I can do this without going all the way to the basement
source: https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/1986_radioshack_catalog.html pg. 183
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Not if it had an 80186 - that was in the 2000 and made it not quite PC compatible.I think it is a Tandy 1000. I will disinter it sometime and check -- I actually know where it is!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_2000
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Hmmm... well... I will have to look more closely!
I'll get back to all y'all on this burning issue!
Yes, small/low-power/quiet is best for home use. The big/powerful/noisy servers are really for corporate use.
Hopefully your computer guy can provide you with a mini-PC - something like a Dell thin-client, or Intel NUC. Bear in mind the cheapest units are likely to be US$50 or so, and possibly over $100. At this price-point you could alternatively consider an entry-level dedicated NAS - Synology DS120j or QNAP TS-133.
Yes, if you're a DIY kind of guy this is a good option. Bear in mind that a rPi + case (Flirc case is my favourite) will cost you as much as a Synology or QNAP NAS ... then again, the ultra small form-factor may be worth paying for!
And if ultra-small is your thing, the ultimate rPi-based NAS is this -
https://geekworm.com/en-au/collections/raspberry-pi/products/naspi-cm4-m2
it accommodates an M.2 NVME/SATA SSD on the underside of the board - no need to plug in external USB-SSD - and a 1TB M.2 SSD will cost about US$60.
Then you have a one-box setup which is a tiny 120 x 90 x 45mm.
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It's interesting (at least to a subset of retro-computing geeks) because the 80186 was only used in a handful of computer models. Massively OT though.Hmmm... well... I will have to look more closely!
I'll get back to all y'all on this burning issue!
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Massively.
Besides... Either a 286 or a 186 would make a rather lackadaisical server.
Besides... Either a 286 or a 186 would make a rather lackadaisical server.
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@Deltaman Take from me (a former 'server monkey' of 30 years) - don't waste your time with any ex corporate servers.
They are all power hungry, generally emit copious amounts of heat and mostly require a specific type of hard drive (although there are ways around this).
If you really want PC / server type hardware, then get an HP micro server, which uses standard SATA disks (which are plentiful and not too expensive) and the micro server (even the early ones) will happily run Linux or OpenMediaVault etc.
You could even repurpose and older desktop PC - there are so many better alternatives to ex corporate servers.
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