I've been using various squeezeboxes for around 11 years with no significant issues, but my ancient, cheap-as-chips HP server now seems to be struggling, both in terms of maxed out capacity (3x2TB drives + the original 250MB drive) and processing capacity (it now stutters with hi-def files and takes an eternity to display anything in the menu system such as artists etc.).
The server sits in the attic next to the router and all but one of my squeezeboxes use a wired network.
I really can't complain after all this time, but it seems like I now need to replace the server. The replacement doesn't need to be particularly small or quiet but I need to be able to set it up to run LMS despite not being terribly technically minded, it needs more capacity than I currently have and I think more grunt.
So is there a go-to solution for this? Or will any server with a big enough capacity do the job? Or am I completely out of date and should be looking at something else?
I live in the middle of nowhere in rural France, so getting tech help is not usually possible.
Thanks!
The server sits in the attic next to the router and all but one of my squeezeboxes use a wired network.
I really can't complain after all this time, but it seems like I now need to replace the server. The replacement doesn't need to be particularly small or quiet but I need to be able to set it up to run LMS despite not being terribly technically minded, it needs more capacity than I currently have and I think more grunt.
So is there a go-to solution for this? Or will any server with a big enough capacity do the job? Or am I completely out of date and should be looking at something else?
I live in the middle of nowhere in rural France, so getting tech help is not usually possible.
Thanks!