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How do I turn a hard drive into attached network storage? Jul 20, 2014 How to cheaply convert a USB 3.0 external hard drive into Originally Answered: How can I cheaply convert a USB3.0 external hard drive into a NAS server? Buy a Raspberry Pi (or something like that), load a Linux with NFS and SAMBA, plug the USB and configure it. Turn any hard drive into networked storage with Raspberry Mounting the disks. Enlarge Image. The first thing you will want to do to get your NAS online is to …
How to Turn a Wi-Fi Router USB Port into a NAS Server
Digital storage basics, Part 2: External drive vs. NAS A NAS server is an external hard drive that connects to a network instead of a computer. A NAS server generally connects directly to a router, or a switch, using a network cable.
Most NAS’s also have USB ports, which means you can plug in an external hard drive and transfer data that way too, using the file manager built into the NAS. QNAP and Synology both have guides
Turn an external USB hard drive into a NAS device – The Jul 14, 2009 How to turn old hard drives into a secure file server