On Feb 11, 2008 7:51 PM, Justin Best <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 11, 2008, at 7:18 PM, Nicholas Mistry wrote: >> Install your favorite flavor of linux with backuppc (CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, >> Debian) but install a stripped down version w/o the gui and the like. > > Well, my first concern would be that the board you selected doesn't seem to > have great Linux support. See one of the reviews at > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121326
The review mentions graphics support - and Nicholas specifically mentioned he won't me running anything but text mode. Not an issue. > Why not just buy a used machine, or better still, re-use one you've already > got? All my BackupPC servers are old, re-used hardware, and they work great. > And, if you get a machine that is well known (example: PowerEdge 400SC) > you'll be able to google for help if you have weird issues with the OS. Not a bad idea, too! Biggest drawback is that those PowerEdge 400SCs are power hogs compared to the system that Nicholas specced out. I'd estimate the PowerEdge to idle around 100 watts where his system will likely idle around half that. Perhaps there's something out there with lower power consumption that is inexpensive on the used market. -Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
