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Subject: Re: NAS: one box goes kaput; can same disks go on new one, NO REFORMATTINIG?
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Ian Collins <ian-n...@hotmail.com> writes:
>I guess the drawback with any storage based on a consumer grade board is 
>you can't fit ECC RAM.  I don't store anything critical on the old PC 
>NAS, just media files.

Although older servers with lots of drive bays get to go fairly cheaply.
One of my personal file servers is a Supermicro 16 drive box with a
dual AMD250 setup on it and server board. I think I got it for around $200.
Just had to add cheap ECC RAM (16GB) and drives and go. While it isn't
setting speed records, it has been a workhorse.