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I've recently come into a collection of 10 or so 5 GB Hard Drives. What is the most creative way I could utilize them (not counting taking them apart) otherwize there just going to sit on my desk...
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If they were IDE, a standard 4 per node software raid driver and or a distributed NFS.
It would make an interesting distributed cluster database too. Personally never tried this with anything other than an oracle db – but MySQL says its supported . The less time spent with seeks may improve the performance by some degree (mind you not as fast as the surprisingly fast ram-drive trick for read only tables.)
A small separate dedicated swap drive (or applications pool drive) will improve performance a bit (just make sure it’s a fast DMA drive.) If in windows fix the page file to a specific size then optimize the drive with a utility.
Personally I like to turn older systems with smaller drives into network tools like smart routers, file and print servers etc.
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Due to the cost of -additional power supply -mounting hardware -RAID controller etc. I think it would be un-economical to use the disks compared to a new 30 GB drive.
So -find an institution (school etc.) that needs them for upgrades/repairs/etc. -pimp-up one by making an acrylic window to see the insides operating with led illumination -stack them up with a 12V battery to make a gyroscopic stabiliser for a bicycle -sell them on eBay and use the cash to buy paint/brushes/paper art materials (creative;) -practice instant data-destruction for when the cops raid you for copyright/hacking
IF you open them up you will have -plenty of aluminium disks and rings for a Thompson coilgun disk-launcher -enough NdFeB magnets to make motors/alternators etc. (esp. new-age devices)
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