[ale] NAS on a P2

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[ale] NAS on a P2

Boris Borisov

2017-11-16 19:29:49 UTC

Could the old maiboard handle modern drives.

You need controller for SATA.

Speedwise all should go through DMA channels.

I'm about to get a couple large drives because I'm running out of space
for system backups. I was thinking of just shifting over to a NAS
instead of populating one of my machines. I've got an old P2 handy that
I converted to fanless operation, not sure if that's sufficient for a
big NAS system.
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Boris Borisov

2017-11-16 19:49:00 UTC

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You also don't have SATA type connectors for the hard drive power.

I'd have to add PCI SATA cards to the system. The P2 did not have SATA
on board.

Post by Boris Borisov
Could the old maiboard handle modern drives.
You need controller for SATA.
Speedwise all should go through DMA channels.
I'm about to get a couple large drives because I'm running out of

space

Post by Boris Borisov
for system backups. I was thinking of just shifting over to a NAS
instead of populating one of my machines. I've got an old P2 handy

that

Post by Boris Borisov
I converted to fanless operation, not sure if that's sufficient for a
big NAS system.
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Kyle Brieden

2017-11-16 20:30:44 UTC

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I would think the cost of buying a more modern mainboard and
power-conscious processor and running those would be less than the cost
of just feeding that old P2, plus all the extra headache you'll have to
go through getting it running reliably, PLUS purchasing the SATA cards
and such...

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Kyle Brieden

That's easy, plenty of Molex to SATA power adapters available. I
actually have a couple of those for another machine (a K6) that I
installed a SATA SSD to replace the IDE drive.

Post by Boris Borisov
You also don't have SATA type connectors for the hard drive power.
I'd have to add PCI SATA cards to the system. The P2 did not have SATA
on board.

out of space

Post by Boris Borisov
for system backups. I was thinking of just shifting over

to a NAS

Post by Boris Borisov
instead of populating one of my machines. I've got an old

P2 handy that

Post by Boris Borisov
I converted to fanless operation, not sure if that's

sufficient for a

Post by Boris Borisov
big NAS system.
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Jeff Hubbs

2017-11-16 20:37:35 UTC

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I can tell you that some PCI SATA cards - especially if they have fake
RAID - don't have drivers. YMMV.

Post by Kyle Brieden
I would think the cost of buying a more modern mainboard and
power-conscious processor and running those would be less than the
cost of just feeding that old P2, plus all the extra headache you'll
have to go through getting it running reliably, PLUS purchasing the
SATA cards and such...
---
Very respectfully,
Kyle Brieden

That's easy, plenty of Molex to SATA power adapters available. I
actually have a couple of those for another machine (a K6) that I
installed a SATA SSD to replace the IDE drive.

Post by Boris Borisov
You also don't have SATA type connectors for the hard drive power.
    I'd have to add PCI SATA cards to the system. The P2 did not
have SATA
    on board.
     > Could the old maiboard handle modern drives.
     >
     > You need controller for SATA.
     >
     > Speedwise all should go through DMA channels.
     >
     >
     >     I'm about to get a couple large drives because I'm
running out of space
     >     for system backups. I was thinking of just shifting over
to a NAS
     >     instead of populating one of my machines. I've got an
old P2 handy that
     >     I converted to fanless operation, not sure if that's
sufficient for a
     >     big NAS system.
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Joey Kelly

2017-11-17 01:36:22 UTC

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Post by Jeff Hubbs
I can tell you that some PCI SATA cards - especially if they have fake
RAID - don't have drivers. YMMV.

Not to worry... Linux does software RAID better than some hardware
controllers out there. Just use regular disks, no RAID in the BIOS, then
use (I ought to look it up for ya...) to do your own RAID in Linux.
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