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windows 7 as a server?
I have recently set up an old PC as a server using windows 7, I am planning on supplying all other PC's in my house (current and future) with media stored on this server PC. Now my questions...
1) What are the best settings for using windows 7 as a server(i.e. power saving, sleep, hibernation), is it possible to allow the server to go to sleep and then when another PC on the network tries to access the data from it to wake it?
2) Is there anything else that I should know before getting to far into this process to back out without causing serious issues?
I ask about the sleep/Hibernation states because I don't know how I feel about having the HDD on the server spinning all the time as it will wear them down and I currently do now have any backups of my data which is closing in on the 2TB mark. I know this is bad practice but I just do not have the extra cash ATM to purchase something to back it all up. Any advice on this is welcome.