The Affinity Law Office Technology Blog has a post on a great and cheap solution for network attached storage (NAS). They suggest using an older desktop PC and the FeeNAS server operating system. I have not yet tried this software, however, this is a project that I have been considering and I am quite pleased to find a free software solution.
If you are looking for a similar solution, this may be something you want to check out.
FreeNAS is a great bit of software and I am glad you have posted about it.
You might find some useful information at http://www.learnfreenas.com
Thanks, Gary