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Thanks both. Yeah, I did have a desktop from which these have come from but the idea is to get rid of the Desktop as its an old Dell Dimension which is massive and takes up space etc. Ideally I'd like to get some sort of caddy to house all my drives in. They are all various sizes too - one is...

Hi, I have 3 spare hard drives which are ideal to use for backups however these are just lying around and I dont have anything to plug them into. I think they are all SATA drives although need to check one as its quite old. Can anyone recommend any caddy's or alternative solution which I can...

Ah brilliant. Will play around with it. Having trouble with connecting sometimes though but might be a settings issue. Yep - I will be using FTP although haven't configured that yet. Need to open up the ports on my router first before I can try.

Yeah, I did consider that however due to my time available at the moment I was looking for something out the box and that I could just kick off with from the start. I'm using a Talk Talk HG533 router (Huwaei) which isn't great but I've attached a TP-Link 5 Port Gigabit device in front so I can...

Thanks Root - much appreciated I've now gone for the Synology DS112+ with 3TB space and the WD Red drives! I'll be back no doubt if I have any questions on setup etc!

Thanks for your reply Celegorm. What price range would I be looking at if I did go down this route? And with regards to Gigabit, I'm assuming I'd need a compatible router? I know I have the hardware at the other end - i.e. PS3 and laptop. And therefore, would I just need a switch coming off the...

Hi All! Been looking online for some NAS Server / Personal Cloud options to integrate my data, music and videos across multiple devices. I need some advice on making a decision Let me try and help by giving you my requirements and then preferable options... The Requirement Main Requirement -...