"Min-Spec" machine for VortexBox?

[regnaD kciN]

I'm intrigued by the notion that one can turn an old computer into a music server with Vortex…but I'm also confused.* I certainly have several old computers sitting around, but I'm not sure if they might be too old for it.* Is there some sort of "min-spec" in terms of processor speed, memory, etc.?

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Also, I have a very large music library, and would need at least a 1.5TB drive, probably to be purchased new.* Obviously, that would mean that my "old computer" would need to have SATA connections, or at least be able to accommodate an interface card with SATA.* However, I'm wondering if there's a minimum hardware configuration that could access that much disk space.* For example, I know that Windows XP 32-bit is incapable of handling drives larger than 2TB — I'm assuming that the version of Linux that comes with 1.9 doesn't have any restriction that would preclude 1.5TB, but would think that some old-enough computers, even running Linux instead of Windows, wouldn't be able to handle drives of that size.* Does anyone here have any insight as to just how old a computer can be, and still work with Vortex and a > 1TB drive?

[davem]

In the Doc page - http://vortexbox.org/documenta.....uirements/

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FWIW I have just started with a Vortexbox install and am very happy so far. My machine is a P3 790 MHz with 512MB RAM. I have a 300 gig IDE drive with 300+ FLAC albums and have plenty of space. To me 1.5 TB is mind boggling WOW.

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I am all for recycling and using PC's as long as possible but for you to put a large disk in an old computer you are going to need a SATA interface. You will be hard pressed to find an IDE drive bigger than 500 Gig. (think that I remember seeing a 750 Gig once) and they are relatively very expensive.

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Rather than spending money on some SATA workaround, I would be inclinded to put it at some new hardware. You can put together an Atom based box very cheaply these days that will almost certainly be smaller, quieter, loads faster and use less electricity.

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Not a DIY guy ? - the VB appliences looks the goods.