I have an elderly Dell Dimension B110 desktop and would like to turn it into a media storage/backup machine. I've built/customized a few Windows PCs (3.1 to win7), but this is my first step outside the box.
It only has IDE on the mobo, but the 3 PCI slots should allow me to add a SATA controller. I figured a couple WD Green drives would do well enough for storage, and I plan to boot from a USB thumbdrive.
I believe it has a celeron processor, and 512mb ram. If those need to be upgraded, that's fine.
It has a 10/100 ethernet controller, and that may be upgraded to gigabit if it's needed.
Are there any things that I should be aware of as far as hardware/software compatibility goes?
Obviously, this is not going to stream a full 4k rip of Batman, and that's fine. I just want to use these spare parts as a learning concept and maybe get some functionality out of this anchor. (And the upgrades I might need are dirt cheep on ebay and amazon).
Thanks
It only has IDE on the mobo, but the 3 PCI slots should allow me to add a SATA controller. I figured a couple WD Green drives would do well enough for storage, and I plan to boot from a USB thumbdrive.
I believe it has a celeron processor, and 512mb ram. If those need to be upgraded, that's fine.
It has a 10/100 ethernet controller, and that may be upgraded to gigabit if it's needed.
Are there any things that I should be aware of as far as hardware/software compatibility goes?
Obviously, this is not going to stream a full 4k rip of Batman, and that's fine. I just want to use these spare parts as a learning concept and maybe get some functionality out of this anchor. (And the upgrades I might need are dirt cheep on ebay and amazon).
Thanks
