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Right, as title says, thicko here wants to make a redundant pc into a server.

I have put in a new HD and need more memory, but apart from this what do I need to do?

Is it just a case of buying a server operating system and a switch box thingy?

Not sure what server you want to make or use it for.
RAID Server for backups,
http://cnettv.cnet.com/build-raid-serve ... 04337.html
Audio/video server.

Some hints and links here
http://tinyurl.com/yj6s8eu

dave

Silly me, and there was me thinking a server was a server

I want a server to connect all the pc's in my house to and store all files centrally, so the raid one looks good as a starting point.

I really don't get this, which is strange as I am usually ok with pc stuff

http://balajinjl.wordpress.com/2007/01/ ... indows-xp/
Scroll down a little for the instructions.

Dave, remember to get a RAID card with the same connections as the HD you have bought, SATA or IDE, and you really want a second , matching HD to one you have just bought.

dave

Thanks Dave, as always very helpful

If you just want to use it for file storage, you could turn it into a dedicated Network Attached Storage (NAS) device using FreeNAS

You won't need to worry about upgrading memory as the operating system exists just to maintain the file system and shares.[/url]