lh99 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 My current 'home' file server is an ancient 2U Dell Poweredge 2U running Windows Server 2003. As a Mac convert who is now also running OS X on his mobile phone, I have some interest in also switching the server over to OS X for my next upgrade cycle. Obviously, the Pentium 3 Poweredge would have to go. What is the consensus on the feasibility of using a homemade OS X machine for this purpose? Functionality I would need: *Gigabit ethernet *Reliable SMB filesharing *USB Printing (my printers do have working OS X drivers) *VNC/Remote Desktop (server is run headless - no monitor or keyboard) *Reliable USB or Firewire HDD mounting (server is regularly backed up to a portable HDD) *Power management & wake-on-LAN (current server has none of this, but I want the new one to be 'greener') Nice to have: *RAID 0 or RAID 5 *Firewire 800 support NOT needed: *Sound *Fancy graphics cards (onboard graphics would be best) *WiFi *Cutting-edge processor (although a decent upgrade path would be nice) Any suggestions for a good, working motherboard with onboard video, gigabit ethernet, SATA? Emphasis on cheap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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