Suggestions...

[Blob]

OK, well my dad bought me a laptop so I dont have to save up for that anymore, so I'm going to save up for a home server thing... Either a machine or a rack I don't have a clue...

So I need you... Suggest what models, parts and what OS or software I should install, as I dont have a clue..

This server will be used as a home one, on a network for storing accounts, their my documents etc and hosting an intranet throughout the home. I'm bored, so ye...

I should have about £260 ish in 2 months ish and even more by Christmas... So suggest away.

[Stephen!]

Sorry, but is it really worth it? Like what are you going to store on there? A few documents and songs?

Unless your storing 100's of GB's of data that can be accessed remotley i don't think a server is really necessary..

[Blob]

We have a hell of a lot of computers in our home, so all the accounts and their documents will be held on it aswell...

[Stephen!]

over 100 accounts?

Nevermind, it's your money.

You won't need a very powerful machine at all. Perhaps you'd need a lot of hard disk space depending on what your storing.

I recommend something with a cheap celeron processor.

Maybe gigabit ethernet also if you want fast file transfers. Although that won't really matter if you're going to access the network wirelessly

[Blob]

Do you reckon a modified normal machine running Windows Server 2003?

With like a larger HDD and a better proccessor...

[Stephen!]

Windows Server 2003 would be good.

But really mate, you don't need a powerful processor for a home server. A celeron will do the job perfectly. If it's a file server then the hard drives do all the work, not the processor. So there's no point overspending on something you don't need.

Google run most of their servers with celeron processors.

Remember - a server isn't a type of machine, it's a type of software that is running on the machine. So really you could set any old computer that you don't use, stick a large hard drive in and you can use that.

[Blob]

As I got my laptop, I have to sell my old machine (I think ) But its still here... But it only has 80GB.

I might just buy a cheap computer and upgrade it... Or just make my own one...

Its proccessor is intel celeron D

Edit: Unless I dual boot it with my laptop... I have a good 60GB left...

Its a HPG6062EA

Here is the specs:

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name RYAN-PC
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP G6000 Notebook PC
System Type X86-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57, 1900 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.05, 07/12/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6000.16407"
User Name Ryan-PC\Ryan
Time Zone GMT Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,982.31 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.03 GB
Total Virtual Memory 4.09 GB
Available Virtual Memory 2.97 GB
Page File Space 2.23 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Jamie.]

It's really pointless setting up a home server, buy a 500gb hard drive set up a network and share the drive. Sharing accounts through network is pointless mate.

[Recursion]

Not really if they want to move around the house using the same accounts on different computers :rolleyes:

[Jamie.]

But why would you need that, because all your information n wat not will be on the networked drive.