Recent content by YariLei

By 3 and 4 do you mean Pi 3 and Pi 4 or 3-4 HDDs on a Pi 1? Just wondering if a Pi 1 can even "stream" a video file well enough with this setup. I realize I'll probably need a powered usb hub for the hard drives, since Pi1 and 2 can barely run just one. Cheers! Br, Yari

Hi folks, I've got a few external HDD's laying around with movies, music, pictures etc. on them. I want to set up a very cheap budget NAS with these and one obvious choice was to use a Raspberry Pi as the workhorse. Since I'm on a budget, I'm looking for used parts and right now there's a...

Hey, I tried to install Windows 7 as a backup to my Windows 10, to a different HDD. However, the installation for Windows 7 failed. Don't really know why (it claimed it had installed a damaged file), so I tried to run the repair utility with Windows 7 installation disc and it claimed no...

So, does it matter what kind of a SSD I put in - it'll work regardless of having slumber modes and whatnot? Or is there something I need to take into consideration when using any kind of $50 SSD as secondary drive? Thanks! -Yari

Hey, I'm building a desktop gaming PC and I was thinking of buying a really cheap 120gb SSD as a side disk onto which I would install games that I would like to load quickly (my OS is already installed to another premium SSD). I also have a traditional HDD to store stuff, so this "side SSD"...

Hey, I'm planning on saving my old laptop from a salvage pile by updating it's HDD into an SSD (among other really cheap fixes). It'll probably serve me only occasionally. Our nearest vendor constantly sells mSata SDDs at 30-40% discounts (people seem to open the boxes, realize they should have...