Server specing
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no, the boards will not be compatible, the core 2 duo is a socket 775 CPU, the boards we specced are socket 1155.
Those specs are fine for fileserving, you should have just asked which board to get
This is the only board in stock and available on OcUK, it takes DDR3, so I have put 4GB of that in the basket too. It has 4 SATA ports.
YOUR BASKET
1 x ASRock G41M-VS3 R2.0 Intel G41 Chipset (Socket 775) Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U13330902G-2GW) £14.99
Total : £59.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).
There will be other boards which can support you CPU and RAM, that will have 4+ SATA ports elsewhere, but there are rules surrounding mentioning competitors and what-not. So I will have a look later, and just quote you the model name/number so you can look it up for yourself.
Those specs are fine for fileserving, you should have just asked which board to get
This is the only board in stock and available on OcUK, it takes DDR3, so I have put 4GB of that in the basket too. It has 4 SATA ports.
YOUR BASKET
1 x ASRock G41M-VS3 R2.0 Intel G41 Chipset (Socket 775) Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U13330902G-2GW) £14.99
Total : £59.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).
There will be other boards which can support you CPU and RAM, that will have 4+ SATA ports elsewhere, but there are rules surrounding mentioning competitors and what-not. So I will have a look later, and just quote you the model name/number so you can look it up for yourself.
Yes they do I believe, how cheap are you thinking though?
Also I found this, it supports you CPU and RAM + has integrated graphics onboard and 4 SATA sockets. http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/G31M-GS%20R2.0/ I have seen it around for about £35.
You could also look on a popular auction site for socket 775 DDR2 motherboards. Just make sure it is socket 775, supports core 2 duo's, supports DDR2 RAM, has sufficient SATA ports, onboard graphics if you need it, and that is is the right size (ATX or M-ATX depending on the size of your case, though of course M-ATX will fit in either an M-ATX or ATX case) + that is is of a decent brand (e.g Asus, Asrock, MSI, Intel, Gigabyte etc and not OEM brands like Dell, Acer, HP etc or brands with a bad pedigree like Foxconn)
I have a friend who had a Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L which would also fit the bill. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3500#sp can be found for around £35 - £40
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Yes. Windows home server 2011 will install just as any other OS would. I have had home server on loads of machines (just to play around) including an old socket 478 Pentium 4 rig on an Aopen AX4PER-GN motherboard. look at it, isnt it beautiful haha
Hmm it seems that there are not many decent RAID cards around for that price with 4+ ports. There is one that keeps popping up but it is competitor branded so I cant really point you to it. Personally I would much rather get another motherboard and keep the RAID card you have currently since it will cost about the same, and the RAID card isnt of a great brand lets say. But you could probably find it through google, it is rated as 4 stars, costs just under £30, and as I say, is of a competitor brand. the brand name has .com on the end, its easy to spot.
Have you thought about maybe just getting another 2 port RAID card so you have 2 RAID cards installed? Or do you not have enough PCI slots on your motherboard for that?
Have you thought about maybe just getting another 2 port RAID card so you have 2 RAID cards installed? Or do you not have enough PCI slots on your motherboard for that?
Found it. I wouldn't have enough pci cards to add another one. I might go for the new motherboard and see how sorage goes.
Could I use an IDE hdd to install whs2011 on and that would free up a sata port for a storage drive...
Could I use an IDE hdd to install whs2011 on and that would free up a sata port for a storage drive...
If the motherboard has an IDE connector on it, then yeah. But the primary disk performance will be reduced... Not sure if that actually matters here though.