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Macbook air media server5/19/2023 ![]() Standard internal hard disk connectors are PATA (difficult to find PATA drives) but they are 48 bit LBA compliant (you can use PATA hard disks larger than 128GB in size).RAM upgrades may be hard to come by/expensive to buy.PowerPC only processor (so modern software cannot be run on it).Not all models have a FireWire 800 port.Requires a monitor, keyboard and mouse for initial setup but then can be used headless.How to identify your PowerBook G4 Models recommended for use: Total cost of ownership (don't forget energy used).Ease of obtaining, speed and cost of availability of components if something needs replacing/adding.Energy used by the server and any attached accessories.Noise generated by the server and any attached accessories.Availability of network connection especially if connected via recommended method of ethernet.Physical size of the server / footprint / space taken.Some things you should consider before building/buying your server: MacBook Pro 15" (Early 2011 to Early 2013) - NVIDIA graphics card issue with high failure rate.MacBook Pro 15"/17" (manufactured in 2011) - NVIDIA graphics card issue with high failure rate.MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 to Early 2008) - NVIDIA graphics card issue with high failure rate.MacBook Air - no high speed connectivity (FireWire 800, eSATA, Gigabit ethernet) plus too expensive.MacBook - no high speed connectivity (FireWire 800 or eSATA).iBook - not high enough spec/slow networking.PowerBook G3 - not high enough spec/slow networking.iMac - no internal expansion and very difficult to take apart plus high failure rate on some models.eMac - no internal expansion and very difficult to take apart plus high failure rate.Power Macintosh G5 - only two hard disk bays internally and notorious for high failure rate.Power Macintosh G3 - not enough internal expansion.We do not recommend any of the following computers: ![]() Plenty of RAM (for the version of OS X you are running and how much data you will serve and the number of clients on your network).USB v2 or v3 (preferably v3 - USB2 is possible but doesn't really cut it due to software/speed overheads).FireWire 400 or 800 (preferably 800 - 400 is possible but is quite slow).At least one of the following ports for external storage:.We recommend a dual SATA hard disk in RAID 1 (mirrored) configuration for capacity, speed and basic data safety but any storage volume will do including the boot disk if it is big enough. Large enough hard disk for data storage - preferably a hard disk running at 7200rpm or faster.If you do not have one of the above computers you can still use most Mac computers as a server as long as it has the following: Power Macintosh G4 (preferably Mirrored Door model).MacBook Pro (any model with FireWire 800 or Express 34 card slot).We recommend one of the following computers for use as a basic Mac server (the PowerMacintosh G4 or Mac Pro silver models are highly recommended due to their expandability and the ability to install most things internally reducing cable/box clutter): How to create a basic Apple Macintosh storage/backup/media server Creating A Basic Mac Storage/Backup/Media Server Creating A Basic Mac Storage/Backup/Media Server Article ID = 49Īrticle Title = Creating A Basic Mac Storage/Backup/Media Server
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