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Want to build a Linux file server
So I have decided to build an inexpensive Linux-based file server, and am looking around for sufficient hardware.
I came across this PC kit from Tiger Direct which seems to be a bargain ($99):
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...rs_.listcode%%
I will need to add hard drives and (I think) a basic video card, but it seems inexpensive and expandable down the road. I will probably start with a single EIDE drive and add on an SATA controller + drives as time goes by.
So my questions:
a) Do you see any hardware that is missing from the list, or that is known to be problematic with Linux?
b) I am planning on Linux Debian + Enterprise Volume Management System + Samba. The clients will be all Windows based. Any ideas for software configuration?
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I have not used many PC Chips systems, but of the ones I have used, well frankly, they sucked. At the core of that system is a PC Chips motherboard & is the very bargain basement mobo. Maybe I'm wrong, but I still don't trust PC Chips.
Here is a system I just spec'ed up at Newegg.com. It is a bit more expensive than what you were looking at. But I can verify that I am using that very same motherboard in not 1 but 2 Linux systems. Now if this system is just a personal toy type system, then feel free to buy either the tiger or the Newegg parts.
CPU Thermal Paste / Grease -
Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound - OEM
Model #: Ceramique
$5.99
Motherboard - ASRock K7S41GX Socket A (Socket 462) SiS 741GX Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: K7S41GX
$44.99
Fan & Heatsink - SPIRE 5F271B1L3 80mm Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink for Socket A - Retail
5F271B1L3
$9.99
RAM Memory- pqi POWER Series 256MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Unbuffered System Memory Model MD3456UOE - Retail
Model #: MD3456UOE
$18.75
CPU Processor -AMD Duron 1.8 Applebred 266MHz FSB Socket A Processor Model DHD1800DLV1C - OEM
Model #: DHD1800DLV1C
$46.99
Subtotal: $126.71
Shipping: $18.39 to fortworth TX
Total: $145.10
However if this system is supposed to be a full time server, then you are better off buying even more quality reliable parts.
got-apex.com is a coupon & deal site. They have coupons for PC makers frequently. Get a new system with warranty for under $400 and save your self some support headaches. Every once in a while, dell has a deal on an entry level server for under $600, usually about $540. Dell server, Dell parts, Dell waranty = less headaches. As a sysadmin that must keep 100+ unix & linux systems running, that is my recommendation.
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