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1. Win10 laptop has a message..... ([email protected])
2. NAS from my junkyard of old hardware ([email protected])
3. Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware (Steve Litt)
4. Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware
([email protected])
5. Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware (David Schwartz)
6. Re: Win10 laptop has a message..... (David Schwartz)
7. Re: Win10 laptop has a message..... ([email protected])
8. Re: Win10 laptop has a message..... (Stephen Partington)
9. Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware (Stephen Partington)
10. Re: Win10 laptop has a message..... (Arun Khan)
11. Re: Win10 laptop has a message..... (Arun Khan)
12. Re: Win10 laptop has a message..... ([email protected])
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:40:03 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: Main PLUG discussion list <[email protected]>
Subject: Win10 laptop has a message.....
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Hi,
My Win10 laptop has a message on it that it does not qualify for Win11
and I should look into a new computer.... HAHA ... I'm putting Linux on
it and will use it for years to come.
In a past thread we talked about my needs, which I am looking at from a
different angle.
I need my computer for all the basic stuff like mail, YouTube... etc.
Instead of buying a $2k machine I can continue to use old hardware and:
1) Use shared hosting for dev and testing, One account and add a
subdomain for each project.
2) Use Canva for making and editing videos + graphics.
All I really need now is a NAS.
So my old laptop with 16Gb of RAM, Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz,
2cores/4treads, 238SSD, and 500M HD, running Linux is all I need.
Any feedback much appreciated.
Keith
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:25:06 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: Main PLUG discussion list <[email protected]>
Subject: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Hi,
ChatGPT is saying I can use an old laptop (I have a few) and a 8tb
Seagate Backup Plus, connected by USB, running Samba or OpenMediaVault.
ChatGPT says OpenMediaVault is the better option.
Any thoughts much welcome!!
Keith
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:00:13 -0400
From: Steve Litt <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:25:06 -0700
Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
ChatGPT is saying I can use an old laptop (I have a few) and a 8tb
Seagate Backup Plus, connected by USB, running Samba or
OpenMediaVault. ChatGPT says OpenMediaVault is the better option.
Any thoughts much welcome!!
I haven't had good luck with Seagate.
SteveT
Steve Litt
Spring 2023 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:36:04 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: Main PLUG discussion list <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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On 2025-06-24 17:00, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:25:06 -0700
Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
ChatGPT is saying I can use an old laptop (I have a few) and a 8tb
Seagate Backup Plus, connected by USB, running Samba or
OpenMediaVault. ChatGPT says OpenMediaVault is the better option.
Any thoughts much welcome!!
I haven't had good luck with Seagate.
You keep saying that and I have maybe 7 Seagate Backup Plus USB drives.
I have one connected to my daily driver that runs Kubuntu.
I think having a surge suppressor is the key. I have run Isobar
Trip-Lite for maybe 30 years.
Keith
SteveT
Steve Litt
Spring 2023 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:41:31 -0700
From: David Schwartz <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: NAS from my junkyard of old hardware
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I think that pretty much anything you can connect via USB will work.
That said, I?ve got three USB drives that are all Samsung T-series USB flash
drives, and they work fine by themselves plugged into everything I?ve tried.
But I can?t get any of my Macs to format them to work as Time Machine drives.
Maybe it?s Samsung, maybe it?s Apple, maybe it?s because they?re not spinning
HDDs, I dunno.
Is there anybody here who?s had bad luck with one of them so I know who to
blame and can rule out the others?
-David Schwartz
On Jun 24, 2025, at 5:00 PM, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
<[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:25:06 -0700
Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
ChatGPT is saying I can use an old laptop (I have a few) and a 8tb
Seagate Backup Plus, connected by USB, running Samba or
OpenMediaVault. ChatGPT says OpenMediaVault is the better option.
Any thoughts much welcome!!
I haven't had good luck with Seagate.
SteveT
Steve Litt
Spring 2023 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:11:37 -0700
From: David Schwartz <[email protected]>
To: Main PLUG discussion list <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Win10 laptop has a message.....
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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I?d say all you need is a removable USB drive if you?ve just got one computer
you want to use.
A NUC like this would make a great NAS:
https://amzn.to/3T4CdA3 <https://amzn.to/3T4CdA3>
Or consider buying an older 2014 or 2018 Mac Mini.
Most routers made in the past 20 years have a Type-A USB port on the back where
you can plug in any USB drive and access it through the router; newer ones will
xfer data much faster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7rHH0JTEuY
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7rHH0JTEuY>
If you don?t have one, go visit some thrift stores nearby. They?ve always got a
bunch of older WiFi routers.
Or buy a newer one from Amazon
-David Schwartz
On Jun 24, 2025, at 2:40 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
My Win10 laptop has a message on it that it does not qualify for Win11 and I
should look into a new computer.... HAHA ... I'm putting Linux on it and will
use it for years to come.
In a past thread we talked about my needs, which I am looking at from a
different angle.
I need my computer for all the basic stuff like mail, YouTube... etc.
Instead of buying a $2k machine I can continue to use old hardware and:
1) Use shared hosting for dev and testing, One account and add a subdomain for
each project.
2) Use Canva for making and editing videos + graphics.
All I really need now is a NAS.
So my old laptop with 16Gb of RAM, Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz,
2cores/4treads, 238SSD, and 500M HD, running Linux is all I need.
Any feedback much appreciated.
Keith
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:40:02 -0700
From: [email protected]
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Hi David,
On 2025-06-24 19:11, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote:
I?d say all you need is a removable USB drive if you?ve just got
one computer you want to use.
Two, wife has one.
A NUC like this would make a great NAS:
https://amzn.to/3T4CdA3
Or consider buying an older 2014 or 2018 Mac Mini.
Most routers made in the past 20 years have a Type-A USB port on the
back where you can plug in any USB drive and access it through the
router; newer ones will xfer data much faster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7rHH0JTEuY
If you don?t have one, go visit some thrift stores nearby. They?ve
always got a bunch of older WiFi routers.
Or buy a newer one from Amazon
-David Schwartz
On Jun 24, 2025, at 2:40 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
My Win10 laptop has a message on it that it does not qualify for
Win11 and I should look into a new computer.... HAHA ... I'm
putting Linux on it and will use it for years to come.
In a past thread we talked about my needs, which I am looking at
from a different angle.
I need my computer for all the basic stuff like mail, YouTube...
etc.
Instead of buying a $2k machine I can continue to use old hardware
and:
1) Use shared hosting for dev and testing, One account and add a
subdomain for each project.
2) Use Canva for making and editing videos + graphics.
All I really need now is a NAS.
So my old laptop with 16Gb of RAM, Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz,
2cores/4treads, 238SSD, and 500M HD, running Linux is all I need.
Any feedback much appreciated.
Keith
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:07:39 -0400
From: Stephen Partington <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: Win10 laptop has a message.....
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you can get a decent NAS for not to much anymore, the drives are what can
get costly. I will always support a local NAS for backups. just have a plan
for when it fails or gets damaged (fire etc)
On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 5:47?PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
My Win10 laptop has a message on it that it does not qualify for Win11
and I should look into a new computer.... HAHA ... I'm putting Linux on
it and will use it for years to come.
In a past thread we talked about my needs, which I am looking at from a
different angle.
I need my computer for all the basic stuff like mail, YouTube... etc.
Instead of buying a $2k machine I can continue to use old hardware and:
1) Use shared hosting for dev and testing, One account and add a
subdomain for each project.
2) Use Canva for making and editing videos + graphics.
All I really need now is a NAS.
So my old laptop with 16Gb of RAM, Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz,
2cores/4treads, 238SSD, and 500M HD, running Linux is all I need.
Any feedback much appreciated.
Keith
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