Some time ago I bought a defunct compaq server (what I believe is a Proliant 2000) for scrap price. Initially I only wanted to use the case but then I noticed only the graphics card was broken. Replaced it by the same model whic I had as a spare part an the system started properly. Then I thought...

Has anyone successfully installed freeBSD on a proliant 2500? I have tried several releases of the OS with the same result. Thinks appear to work correctly until it displays /stand/sysinstall running as init on vty0 and then the install hangs. The sysinstall application is supposed to launch at...

I've been using RA4x000 as a cheap disk source for applications that do not require very high disk performance. I had assumed the RA4x000 RAID systems would bottleneck on the 1 Gbit fibre channel interface, which is far more throughput than I could get out even six drives in a RAID 0 array....

The fan speed on the ProLiant 3000 is always running at the same speed (very loud). I thought this was capable of variable speed, so it slows down when it's cold. I have the support pack installed. Is there some configuration in one of the management agents to set the fans to variable speed?

I recently bought a Proliant 3000 dual processor PIII 500 with 1 GB memory. The server has: - Sony 4/8 internal SCSI tapedrive - DELL DLT PowerVault 110C 40/80 SCSI Tape Drive. - SMART-2DH array controller (memory unknown, with daughterboard) - SMART-2SL - Storage Ssystem U1 en 12 - SCSI harddrives...

LC, Regards your post and my reply on the compatibility of SA5302 in a PL6400R. I did run across a HP matrix that listed that 5300 controller as compatible with your 6400 server. In regard to me having the same problem with 5.5 errors, I installed two new motherboards in DL580's and set them up...

Does anyone have a pfd of the manual for the SW3322 switch and the configuration app? I have one of the switches that I haven't used for some time and have forgotten its IP. In the redesign of the Compaq site, the SW3322 has pretty much disappeared.

Is HP using memory from a Japanese company named ELPIDA in the DL380 G4? I am showing assembly 345113-851 Spare 413385-001 as the 1GB DIMM that is part of the 2 GB memory kit. I ordered this from the vendor and it does have the HP label, but I have never seen the ELPIDA label on any other...

I've been drooling over the 8500s with eight way xeon 700s that are starting to pop up on ebay. Any experience with running these for MySQL servers with Linux?

Hi, i use my proliant 3000 very well, but the machine is so loud. Is there a way to control the fans? Best Regards coffi

Where can I get a 3 drive 40 Pin Ribbon cable??? Thanks in advance, tele64

Hi I hope someone can help me. I have a Compaq Prolient 1600. I updated the Bios, the Firmware on the Raid controller (3200) and the Disks. All are now up to Compaq speck. I insert the Smart Start CD 4.90 and let it go do it's thing. I choose the self configure since I do not have a floppy...

I am assuming the caddies themselves impose no restrictions on the capacity of the drive. So my next question is, that assuming a Compaq 2SL RAID card, what is the largest capacity drive I can squeeze into a standard Compaq 4.3Gb caddy and still have the array work? The 4.3Gb drives in caddies...

I'm trying to locate one Compaq Communications cable Part Number: 295245-001 (used to communicate between the Compaq 6500 series Server and a Compaq UPS) Do you happen to have one laying around? Thanks! (¯`·._.· £ãrrÿ ·._.·´¯)

Hi I've put FC5 on an old ML370 and it won't control the fans. I have the Software Maintenance Packs up to v7.4 with the Linux Proliant Support Pack, but it won't install in Fedora - says it only supports RHEL3&4 I think I can fiddle it, but... Has anyone done this before?

Hello, I have a Compaq Proliant 5500 which came from the factory with (4) 450Mhz PII XEON processors. I recently purchased (4) 700Mhz PIII Xeon's and wanted to see if they would work in this machine. I know the 450's and 700's use the same 2.8v electrical rating so I am assuming the VRM's are ok....

On the older Compaq UE storage units, will they work changing out the drives to something larger that the 18.2, like 36 Gig drives. Is there a limit on the internal UE card. Will the larger drives work with the 3200 array cards? Many thanks, Phil

Hi all, I'm trying to build an old, second hand, G1 DL380 (2x P3/1000). Everything works fine except when I try to connect an external tape drive (HP Surestore DAT 12/24) to the SCSI connector on the mainboard. With the SCSI cable in place (regardless of whether the other end is actualy...

Like many others here, I thought I knew enough about computers to play with a server. That's just an overgrown PC, right? I had an opportunity to get my hands on a couple of Compaq 6500's. Well, 4 actually. After d/l smartstart 5.50 iso from Compaq and burning to a cd from both Nero and Roxio,...

Hi all.. A little while ago, I was looking at the array-utils package that is available to monitor the various SmartArray controllers out there and provide various status's on the current state of the controller(s) in your server. So, that got me to wondering if the person that wrote that...