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Lake Camelot

2013-09-03, 20:19
I am going to build a NAS as cheap as I can. I have an old case I am going to reuse. I have picked the motherboard,CPU, and RAM.
I plan on buying two WD Red 3TB Drives.

My question is: I have an Old 5400 IDEA 120GB drive from an old computer.

If I used it for the O/S would that slow down the NAS or would that free up resources. If it won't hurt performance, I would like to use it to leave me more room on the other drives.

nokdim

2013-09-03, 20:24
the OS drive will not slow down your system as far as NAS access but does waste a spot for a drive in the future.
I would suggest a system like unRaid that uses a thumb drive as the OS driveso you can add additional drives in the future.

GortWillSaveUs

2013-09-03, 21:16
and with unRaid,..you can use any size drive you want.

Christer K

2013-09-03, 23:02
If you´re gonna buy new WD Reds , why even thinking about reusing an old hdd? That old drive is probably 10 years old by now so throw it in the bin! You want uptime!

Lake Camelot

2013-09-04, 02:52
OK, guys thanks for the advice. I think the Unraid sounds like a good deal. I am just looking for any bargains that can help me with the cost. I guess I will forget about the 120GB drive.Have a good one.

GortWillSaveUs

2013-09-04, 16:06
A 120GB drive would make an excellent cache drive for unRaid. Just saying... Wink

Christer K

2013-09-07, 17:51
(2013-09-04, 16:06)GortWillSaveUs Wrote: [ -> ]A 120GB drive would make an excellent cache drive for unRaid. Just saying... Wink

Yay for IDE-discs....Rolleyes
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