Ram's Technology Notes
As discussed here, I recently updated the hardware on my home server. I ended up using 2x2GB of DDR3 SDRAM that I had from an older upgrade. Newegg had a great deal for 2x4GB of DDR3 SDRAM (Mushkin DDR3 1600 for $35) that I decided to jump in on. Got the memory and I decided to take a chance…
As mentioned in my previous couple of posts (here and here), I recently upgraded the hardware on my home server. I decided to document the original hardware and the new hardware (along with prices) and also write down my objectives and how I went about deciding on the hardware. I built the original version of…
As I mentioned in my earlier post here, I recently rebuilt my home server. I upgraded the Motherboard, CPU and CPU cooler. After doing some research for upgrade hardware, I settled on the AMD A8-7600 processor and the Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard. This motherboard is perfect for a home server due to the 8x SATA3 ports…
As part of my home server setup, one of the things I am setting up is an automated alert system that would send emails when events happen (for e.g. hard disk SMART errors, CPU temperature violation, hard disk out of space etc.). I was looking around to find the best way to send automated mail…
I am in the process of rebuilding my home server which will run Ubuntu Server – I will be putting up a series of detailed posts on my philosophy and experiences through this process. In the meantime, here’s the scoop on setting up the latest version of Samba on Ubuntu 12.04. This post provides a…
I have been using a Windows Home Server 2011 machine as my central backup and quasi-NAS solution for the past three years. About 6 months ago, I had a rather terrible experience with Windows Home Server – I have 3 other computers at home that regularly backup to the WHS every night. On my main…