I'm about to replace a machine, and I'd like to use the old one for my first unRAID.

 

It has a PC Chips A13G+ v3.0 MoBo running an Athlon 64.  On the Mobo are:

NVIDIA MCP61S Single chipset

1 x PCI Express Pro slot (runs in x8 mode)

1 x PCI Express x 1 slot

2 x PCI slots

Boardcom AC131 10/100Mbps

2 SATA headers (I'll have to throw a controller in it)

 

I've booted unRAID on it, and it comes up, but that's all I've done with it so far, as my son is still using it daily, and his new machine doesn't arrive until Christmas.

 

Other than the max 100Mbps network and lack of SATA headers, is it safe to assume that since unRAID booted that this will work? I realize it may not be the ideal server, but it's available, and after all the tech purchases for Christmas this year, there's no budget right now for something better.

 

Thanks, and I look forward to playing with my new toy!

FreeMan

Did the eth0 network interface come up OK when you booted off the USB?  I'd want to know that the ethernet is working before going any further.  Assuming you're on a router that does DHCP, all you need to do is boot off the USB and type "ifconfig" at the root prompt.  You should get something like this:

 

Tower login: root
Linux 3.4.11-unRAID.
root@Tower:~# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr bc:5f:f4:47:3b:ae  
          inet addr:192.168.1.121  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:2993 errors:0 dropped:7 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2259 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:2846881 (2.7 MiB)  TX bytes:864213 (843.9 KiB)
          Interrupt:41 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:1069 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1069 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:80811 (78.9 KiB)  TX bytes:80811 (78.9 KiB)

root@Tower:~# 

 

Thanks, Chugiak. I am a bit wiped out at the moment, and got stuck at the login prompt, but I can access the machine across the network to get to the web server, so I'm pretty sure I've got eth0 working! 

 

Any other thoughts or comments?

 

Now I'm getting anxious for Christmas to get here so the boys will have their new presents, and I'll get mine! 

Great to hear!  I'd say start having fun.  The only limits you'll likely encounter are what the motherboard BIOS will recognize in the way of large hard drives.  If you have some spares you can start getting the hang of setting up a server.

 

Drill down through these links for excellent guidance on getting started:

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=9822.0

 

http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Getting_Started_with_unRAID

 

http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Configuration_Tutorial

Thanks, Chugiak- great info in those posts!

 

The server is up and running with 3 drives. About to kick off the pre-clear, but there's a bit more config research to do...