turning an old dell dimension into a file/mediaserver?

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wanting to turn an old dell dimension into a media server

its only an old p4 with 1 gig of ram and a couple of hdd's (possibly an external hdd added on for good measure later on

couple of musts

i'm looking to run itunes on whatever setup i have(needs to feed 3 apple tvs)

what os would you recommend?
and any advice on setting up would be appreciated

cheers guys

 

[wonder_lander]

From my own preference I'd say WHS, either v1 (that's what I'm using) or 2011.

As well as centralised data it will also take care of backups for you home. Check out my media TV setup in my blog in my sig.

 

[nickcardwell]

unraid !
use it myself more than happy with it.
if a hard drive dies replace it,
you can expand on the fly

if everything goes wrong, data on each individual disk can be got at.

its free for 3 disks.