How to..

BorisTheAnimal · 23 May 2014 at 19:49

.. make a file server?

In my other room I have my miner which I am thinking about shutting down for good, my main desktop(gaming rig) does not have a good motherboard in terms of storage capabilities, it only got 2 sata3 6gb/s slots, the rest well they are sata3 ports they are just really slow.

The miner has a motherboard with 7 sata3 6gb/s ports, so now I wanna transform it into a file server, what do I need make this happen?

Every answer is a helpful answer!!

Nymins · 23 May 2014 at 19:56

You could install an OS, like FreeNAS or similar to run it as a pure file server.

If you just want to use Windows, then you can make a folder on a drive (or even the whole drive itself) and just share it. Then on the other computer just map the share like:

\\minerPC\File Store

Best to setup a DHCP reservation and/or static IP address on the file server just for ease of access.

Essexraptor · 24 May 2014 at 14:20

Easiest and most efficient way

Sell the mining rig

Buy a Server

BorisTheAnimal · 24 May 2014 at 14:50

Essexraptor said:
Easiest and most efficient way

Sell the mining rig

Buy a Server

I would.

but it is not that "special".

It only got two 7870's so I don't think I would get that much for it.

Steveocee · 25 May 2014 at 09:55

7870 xfire would be a crying shame in a file server though. I'd sell off extras like that and full the car with storage then as above either free nas or Linux os with a file share.

BorisTheAnimal · 25 May 2014 at 12:04

Steveocee said:
7870 xfire would be a crying shame in a file server though. I'd sell off extras like that and full the car with storage then as above either free nas or Linux os with a file share.

No no trust me I'm not "that" mad. I will sell them or use them myself or give them to someone, like my brother or save them for future builds.

Mm thanks for the reply though, have to think about this a bit.