I recently acquired a compaq proliant server for free, this thing is a tank, its got to weigh almost 200 pounds. it has 4 PIII Xeon's running at 750mhz, dual power supplies,but it does not have any hard drives in it, is it worth spending the money on hard drives for it? or should i use it for a boat anchor?
I think I have 3 or 4 18gb SCSI drives that would work in that beast... and the drive sleds. I'll look and see what type they are when I get home from work.
Well considering you got the machine for free, if you need a server than spend the money if not I am sure someone else may be able to make use of the system perhaps consider a donation to one of the groups that provide computing services to the lower class.
well currently i have a 1ghz amd athalon that does every thing i need server wise, but it might be fun to play with this monster
If you don't plan on needing a server I would donate it to a worthy cause.....or sell it on Craigslist or something. If you want a server for home, go get a smaller 1U or 2U system. That huge compaq you got is suure an energy guzzler... plus for a home setup you don't need anywhere near that much power
You can always have fun playing with it and learning a few things. I am sure you can pick up some drives for cheap. If you find you don't need it after that there is always ebay or if you are a generous soul you could use something like Freecycle.
Sweet. I'm pretty sure the sleds are the same then, they're from an old DL380 G2. You want one? I'll leave the HD that's in it. Send me a PM.