Buster Posted March 24, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2020 Hello, I have an old dual xeon server (see picture below). Since i do not have any other function for it besides making a nas from it i would like to know if i would be able to install DSM on it? I have other Synology Nasses and i love how they work. Should i try or can’t it work on this hardware? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvalin21 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2020 It would probably be more helpful if you can find out the actual Xeon model and Nic manufacturer and model. These are the two biggest things that makes the difference from my understandingSent from my HD1925 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted March 24, 2020 I’m a complete noob to this, does this help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-88 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) i dont think its woth trying, USCSI and PCI-X, the disks are tiny and you will not find really big disks to make it usefull, and even if, they will be slow and cheap used desktop will beat that system and will be much cheaper to maintain (power consumption), i guess thsi old server will also be pretty noisy also beside the fact you might not find a driver to work with that "securaid" controller, it name implies raid and xpenology a for single disks to make a software raid Edited March 24, 2020 by IG-88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvalin21 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #5 Posted March 24, 2020 You can go to the website called pcsolutions.com. they have really cheap alternative for someone looking to build a NAS Sent from my HD1925 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted March 25, 2020 Thnx, i am not really in need for another NAS, i just have the hardware laying around and was looking for a purpose for it. If it is not worth it, i am going to sell or throw it away. thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyride Posted March 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted March 25, 2020 CPU is "Prestonia" which is Netburst architecture. Unlikely to work as the Linux kernel compile requires Nehalem or later. That chip is more than 15 years old! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesyoung Posted September 8, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 8, 2020 Definitely not. That CPU is ancient, especially given the fact it uses the original DDR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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