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From: mike on 2 Jun 2010 16:55 Michael A. Terrell wrote: > Doesn't it have at least one empty slot where you can install a > better video card? You can use multiple drives without installing a > RAID driver. Don't pitch it out, if it works. Oh, no, I'd never pitch anything out, (unless maybe I tripped over it and broke a toe or somethin') >Play with it. Install a > version of Linux or use it for a test bed computer. You can remove the > rack mount brackets on a lot of server cases and use them as a big > desktop computer, or you can use some scrap lumber an made a crude rack > for it. I guess that the main obstacle is I don't know anything about scsi; there are no drives in the drive bay, and there's a scsi bus but I don't know jack about scsi. I've got a 2.1 Gb scsi drive, and some kind of scsi controller card, but just haven't spent much time looking into it yet. Thanks, Mike
From: Michael A. Terrell on 2 Jun 2010 22:22 mike wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > Doesn't it have at least one empty slot where you can install a > > better video card? You can use multiple drives without installing a > > RAID driver. Don't pitch it out, if it works. > > Oh, no, I'd never pitch anything out, (unless maybe I tripped over it > and broke a toe or somethin') > > >Play with it. Install a > > version of Linux or use it for a test bed computer. You can remove the > > rack mount brackets on a lot of server cases and use them as a big > > desktop computer, or you can use some scrap lumber an made a crude rack > > for it. > > I guess that the main obstacle is I don't know anything about scsi; > there are no drives in the drive bay, and there's a scsi bus but I > don't know jack about scsi. I've got a 2.1 Gb scsi drive, and some > kind of scsi controller card, but just haven't spent much time looking > into it yet. > > Thanks, > Mike Then stick an IDE or SATA controller card in there. They don't have to run SCSI drives. You may have to change some settings in the BIOS, but that isn't difficult. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Michael Kennedy on 3 Jun 2010 04:15 "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:6b2dncCN0OpBjJrRnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > > mike wrote: >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >> > Doesn't it have at least one empty slot where you can install a >> > better video card? You can use multiple drives without installing a >> > RAID driver. Don't pitch it out, if it works. >> >> Oh, no, I'd never pitch anything out, (unless maybe I tripped over it >> and broke a toe or somethin') >> >> >Play with it. Install a >> > version of Linux or use it for a test bed computer. You can remove the >> > rack mount brackets on a lot of server cases and use them as a big >> > desktop computer, or you can use some scrap lumber an made a crude rack >> > for it. >> >> I guess that the main obstacle is I don't know anything about scsi; >> there are no drives in the drive bay, and there's a scsi bus but I >> don't know jack about scsi. I've got a 2.1 Gb scsi drive, and some >> kind of scsi controller card, but just haven't spent much time looking >> into it yet. >> >> Thanks, >> Mike > > > Then stick an IDE or SATA controller card in there. They don't have > to run SCSI drives. You may have to change some settings in the BIOS, > but that isn't difficult. Or Just throw a scsi drive in there and play around with it. They're not that complicated. Don't run away from something just because you don't know how it works. Use it as an opportunity to broden your knowledge. Mike
From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Jun 2010 06:12 Michael Kennedy wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:6b2dncCN0OpBjJrRnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > > > > mike wrote: > >> > >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >> > >> > Doesn't it have at least one empty slot where you can install a > >> > better video card? You can use multiple drives without installing a > >> > RAID driver. Don't pitch it out, if it works. > >> > >> Oh, no, I'd never pitch anything out, (unless maybe I tripped over it > >> and broke a toe or somethin') > >> > >> >Play with it. Install a > >> > version of Linux or use it for a test bed computer. You can remove the > >> > rack mount brackets on a lot of server cases and use them as a big > >> > desktop computer, or you can use some scrap lumber an made a crude rack > >> > for it. > >> > >> I guess that the main obstacle is I don't know anything about scsi; > >> there are no drives in the drive bay, and there's a scsi bus but I > >> don't know jack about scsi. I've got a 2.1 Gb scsi drive, and some > >> kind of scsi controller card, but just haven't spent much time looking > >> into it yet. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Mike > > > > > > Then stick an IDE or SATA controller card in there. They don't have > > to run SCSI drives. You may have to change some settings in the BIOS, > > but that isn't difficult. > > Or Just throw a scsi drive in there and play around with it. They're not > that complicated. Don't run away from something just because you don't know > how it works. Use it as an opportunity to broden your knowledge. He didn't say what type of SCSI drive he needed. He may be missing the trays to hold a SCSI drive, as well. I was just offering a way to get it running, if everything else was good. The used Dell Power Edge 4350 I picked up for free last week works, and had three 36 G hard drives and a gig of RAM. The OS had been wiped, but I plan on using it as an Apache and Leafnode server. I installed Win 2000 to test the hardware, but I won't be using that OS. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Michael Kennedy on 3 Jun 2010 07:27
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:mpmdnfg0GbaWHZrRnZ2dnUVZ_rKdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > > Michael Kennedy wrote: >> >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:6b2dncCN0OpBjJrRnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d(a)earthlink.com... >> > >> > mike wrote: >> >> >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >> >> >> > Doesn't it have at least one empty slot where you can install a >> >> > better video card? You can use multiple drives without installing a >> >> > RAID driver. Don't pitch it out, if it works. >> >> >> >> Oh, no, I'd never pitch anything out, (unless maybe I tripped over it >> >> and broke a toe or somethin') >> >> >> >> >Play with it. Install a >> >> > version of Linux or use it for a test bed computer. You can remove >> >> > the >> >> > rack mount brackets on a lot of server cases and use them as a big >> >> > desktop computer, or you can use some scrap lumber an made a crude >> >> > rack >> >> > for it. >> >> >> >> I guess that the main obstacle is I don't know anything about scsi; >> >> there are no drives in the drive bay, and there's a scsi bus but I >> >> don't know jack about scsi. I've got a 2.1 Gb scsi drive, and some >> >> kind of scsi controller card, but just haven't spent much time looking >> >> into it yet. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> > >> > >> > Then stick an IDE or SATA controller card in there. They don't have >> > to run SCSI drives. You may have to change some settings in the BIOS, >> > but that isn't difficult. >> >> Or Just throw a scsi drive in there and play around with it. They're not >> that complicated. Don't run away from something just because you don't >> know >> how it works. Use it as an opportunity to broden your knowledge. > > > He didn't say what type of SCSI drive he needed. He may be missing > the trays to hold a SCSI drive, as well. I was just offering a way to > get it running, if everything else was good. The used Dell Power Edge > 4350 I picked up for free last week works, and had three 36 G hard > drives and a gig of RAM. The OS had been wiped, but I plan on using it > as an Apache and Leafnode server. I installed Win 2000 to test the > hardware, but I won't be using that OS. > > Good point. I forgot that servers have those trays to hold the hdd's.. I've been out of the PC game going on 2 years now. I really miss working on anything. Time for a job change. My passion is building and repairing things. When I finally get back to Florida maybe I can. |