Moving CyberTron to solid-state storage without rebuilding the Linux environment from scratch.
| CyberTron’s next upgrade replaces the old mechanical system drive with a Patriot P210 512 GB SSD. This chapter covers the storage migration, repurposing the original 1 TB hard drive for data, and how separating system storage, local data, and NAS backups made the $150 AI server feel more like real infrastructure. |
Saturday, August 15, 2026
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How a cheap Craiglist desktop became the starting point for a private local AI server experiment.
| Before CyberTron became a working AI server sitting in my lab, it was just an idea I kept coming back to: how much useful artificial intelligence infrastructure could I build without spending thousands of dollars? After a few weeks of talking through the concept, researching hardware, and debating what was realistically possible, I finally pulled the trigger on August 4, 2026. The cost of admission was just $150. That purchase officially started the CyberTron build journey and I didn't even know it, yet. |
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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