Comments on: How to: Upgrade an Older Machine http://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/ The web's biggest home server and digital home community, with the latest news, reviews, hardware, software, add-ins and support forums. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: K.Rockhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-11699 K.Rock Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:13:37 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=14873#comment-11699 I don't disagree, but using it as the main OS drive, rather than server backups??? I don’t disagree, but using it as the main OS drive, rather than server backups???

]]> By: Jim_Clarkhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-11698 Jim_Clark Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:32 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=14873#comment-11698 It does seem rather strange considering one the factors they mentioned for the upgrade was due to IDE becoming expensive. But it is soooo difficult to retire working HW, ya know? It does seem rather strange considering one the factors they mentioned for the upgrade was due to IDE becoming expensive.

But it is soooo difficult to retire working HW, ya know?

]]> By: K.Rockhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-11695 K.Rock Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:56:23 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=14873#comment-11695 Did any one read this part? "We retained the most modern of the IDE disks from the old server (400GB) and installed it in one of the internal bays in the case for use as the OS / Boot drive." Why would you do that? Using an old drive is one thing, but using it as the primary drive? What gives... Did any one read this part? "We retained the most modern of the IDE disks from the old server (400GB) and installed it in one of the internal bays in the case for use as the OS / Boot drive."

Why would you do that? Using an old drive is one thing, but using it as the primary drive? What gives…

]]> By: urmasterhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-11694 urmaster Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:06:48 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=14873#comment-11694 Yeh just finished reading, I've never considered rack mounts at all by they’ve piqued my interest (not that I’m ever goanna build one). Good read. Yeh just finished reading, I've never considered rack mounts at all by they’ve piqued my interest (not that I’m ever goanna build one). Good read.

]]> By: Jim_Clarkhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-11660 Jim_Clark Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:57:33 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=14873#comment-11660 The case may look new, but it is the old one with new backplanes in it. I suppose you could pretty much say at that point that it is a new build... The case may look new, but it is the old one with new backplanes in it.

I suppose you could pretty much say at that point that it is a new build…

]]> By: urmasterhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/27/how-to-upgrade-an-older-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-11659 urmaster Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:51:18 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=14873#comment-11659 Jim sounds like they just built a new unit. What remains of the old? Jim sounds like they just built a new unit. What remains of the old?

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