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kalisto_911 · 06-24-2005, 06:59 PM

OK, my goal is to build a small, C H E A P, server for my home that would connect and serve as a file back-up and LAN for three computers throughout my household.

What would be the best way to go about this? I already have an old 15" monitor and a friend of mine has a copy of windows server 2003 that he said I could use.

We are currently connecting at 40 Kbps on our dial-up, so connection sharing isn't a priority but I would like to have it easly upgradable to a broadband router solution once BB is avaiable at my house.

What I am looking for is a list of very cheap components that would suffice. IE. case, MB, dvd-rom, and processor.

For storage I will probably be going with a couple of these:
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-HT250S1&c=pw
I heard Hitachi's are quite reliable compared to maxtor and what not.

[Someone on another forum suggested Seagate however]

So yeah, gimme some feedback and I will be very appreciative!

Thanks for your time and help!

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kalisto_911 Psycho Location: Dreams	Building a cheap server computer, need component suggestions. OK, my goal is to build a small, C H E A P, server for my home that would connect and serve as a file back-up and LAN for three computers throughout my household. What would be the best way to go about this? I already have an old 15" monitor and a friend of mine has a copy of windows server 2003 that he said I could use. We are currently connecting at 40 Kbps on our dial-up, so connection sharing isn't a priority but I would like to have it easly upgradable to a broadband router solution once BB is avaiable at my house. What I am looking for is a list of very cheap components that would suffice. IE. case, MB, dvd-rom, and processor. For storage I will probably be going with a couple of these: http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-HT250S1&c=pw I heard Hitachi's are quite reliable compared to maxtor and what not. [Someone on another forum suggested Seagate however] So yeah, gimme some feedback and I will be very appreciative! Thanks for your time and help! __________________ I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with. [Plato]