Just a quick not to say that there may be a short period of server downtime this evening when I turn things off to install a new 250GB hard drive and a DVD Writer \u2013 this should take about an hour all things going well and should be done by 9pm at the latest. Once the new HD is installed that\u2019ll bring the server\u2019s total storage capacity up to a whopping 620GB! For those who think that\u2019s a bit OTT believe me I need it \u2013 At the current rate of expansion I\u2019m getting through around 5-10GB a week which is a fair old chunk. Although all important document type data is backed up nightly there is simply too much media type stuff to do the same for so if I have a HD failure then I\u2019m going to be in on VERY bad mood. See you on the other side!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Just a quick not to say that there may be a short period of server downtime this evening when I turn things off to install a new 250GB hard drive and a DVD Writer \u2013 this should take about an hour all things going well and should be done by 9pm at the latest. 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