Setting Up A NAS

[lukemcfc]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you need a dual boot?

 

Id personally just add a second hdd for files, but a i have a bin of hdds for this.

 

You can move the data with some programs, but its a pain.

I would be willing to ditch the Z: partition.

 

I would add a 2nd HDD and I have loads of spare laptop HDD's, would I be able to put these into a PC, I don't know if my PC has 2 SATA cable.

 

I have no data thats important on the Z: partition.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, lukemcfc said:

I would be willing to ditch the Z: partition.

 

I would add a 2nd HDD and I have loads of spare laptop HDD's, would I be able to put these into a PC, I don't know if my PC has 2 SATA cable.

 

I have no data thats important on the Z: partition.

If you don't need that z drive, id just delete it and expand your main drive.

[lukemcfc]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

If you don't need that z drive, id just delete it and expand your main drive.

Yeah, I'm gonna do that. Would there be any way to put in the laptop HDD?

[Windows7ge]

@lukemcfc Well, right off the bat we could assign both spaces partitions and drive letters then use DrivePool. Unless you have a second larger disk around we'd have to opt out the parody disk.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, lukemcfc said:

Yeah, I'm gonna do that. Would there be any way to put in the laptop HDD?

Yep you can plug the laptop drive in and format it to use it.

[lukemcfc]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

@lukemcfc Well, right off the bat we could assign both spaces partitions and drive letters then use DrivePool. Unless you have a second larger disk around we'd have to opt out the parody disk.

My laptop HDD is 500GB.

[lukemcfc]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yep you can plug the laptop drive in and format it to use it.

Would there be enough SATA ports on the inside to handle it?

[Windows7ge]

Just now, lukemcfc said:

My laptop HDD is 500GB.

If you want to dedicate that to be the share drive you can. It'd let you keep your Windows 7 install.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, lukemcfc said:

Would there be enough SATA ports on the inside to handle it?

Open your computer and look. I have no way of knowing.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, lukemcfc said:

Would there be enough SATA ports on the inside to handle it?

I've never seen a motherboard that supports SATA with only 1 SATA port so I'd bet yes but I cannot say that's a guarantee.

[lukemcfc]

Found a picture of it online

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, lukemcfc said:

Found a picture of it online

then you have 4 ports for 4 drives and can always add a pcie card for more.

[lukemcfc]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

then you have 4 ports for 4 drives and can always add a pcie card for more.

And would the cables be there? I'm opening it up now.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, lukemcfc said:

And would the cables be there? I'm opening it up now.

Probably not, but there cheap.

[lukemcfc]

8 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Probably not, but there cheap.

Yeah, I checked and because it is a SFF pc it would be to hard to get at, I'm just going to stick with the original plan, thanks!