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vpergolizzi

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Hey guys, I post again for general advice on one of my current projects. Because my laptop has a pitifully small harddrive (30GB) and me not having enough cash for an external one of a respectable size...Im going to be making a little filedump out of an old computer I have downstairs. The computer is currently in pretty bad shape, I'll probably have to format the drive which is a 40gb Maxtor which will be a nice addition, I'll probz add to that as more space is required.

Questions:

As I only have 2 copies of WinXP, I'll have to use a Linux distro for running this, are they simple to setup networks, Id need this thing on 24/7 mainly and it needs to connect with Windows computers on the network.

If I remove the CD and Dvd drives can I put hard drives in their place? Because the case that comp is in is tiny (one of them HP Pavillion ones) and might only fit 1 more hard drives should I choose to expand.

Also do you recommend any other ways to resolve my storage problem? I don't have a DVD burner and its annoying putting everything onto CD-R to be honest...
 
hey buddy il help u best i can for your first question im now to fimular with linux i would think it ould be prety easy to set it ou on a network thats always a eays task


for your second question about pulling out the cd drives and slapping another hd in it yea u can do that a computer dosent require one to run just to install the os just make shure u have the jumper setting set right master slave ect.. somthing u might wannna think about though is one of thease what its for is takeing a normal ide drive and converting it to usb this ones powerd by a ps2 plug but they have others that work off a regular wall outlet i beleve just a idea insteda setting up a server obuasly its your call just giving u a idea

your third question about backup thoes are only your real options cd dvd my fave way is just a hd for backup i use 2x 120 gigs
 
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