Need a reliable server? These just keep going, and going.... ... I use one as an "on line backup storage" on my LAN. About ever month or so, I fire it up, backup the data to it, and shut it down again. When the power is off: It can't get a virus. It can't be hacked into. Hot swappable drives,...

I'm running a Proliant 5500 Xeon currently with a single 500MHz 512kb processor and I've been looking around for 550MHz 2Mb cache versions. There seem to be a few available but they're either non-Compaq (IBM or Dell) retention mechanisms or pulled from 8500's and have the wrong heatsinks (and...

I have a line on some cheap 3000's that are full of SDRAM. I have to pick them up on Wednesday, December 21. If you might want some of these machines, they will go for $11 each, and you can meet me in Lombard to pick them up. If you want me to get a couple for you, please advise. Jeffrey Alsip

Since I'm pestering you all with various questions, how about one more.. Anyone have any experience with using ADG that's available on a SA-5304 vs. it missing on a SA-5312? Is the speed difference noticable or not (with the 5312 being a bit faster since it doesn't have ADG)? Also, since I can't...

Anyone ever get this to work ? Ive never tried it, but my gut tells me it wont work. - LC

Does anyone have any 512M or 1024M PC100 REC ECC DIMM's they can part with? Looking for quantities of 4 for an IA64 workstation (holds up to 16GB (2 memory boards with 8 slots each). Thanks, - LC

Are the drive trays of a Proliant DL380, 380 G2, RA4000 and RA4100 interchangeable? Do they fit mechanically, are the backplanes identical? I've seen white(ish) and black ones... Did HP/Compaq ever change them? If so, when? All hints welcome, maybe someone has a link to a...

I have RAID5+1 and the spare has just been activated. In slots 4 and 5 I have a mirror and I want to break the mirror and use one of the drives as the spare for the RAID5+1. That would work fine if I could reboot the server but I cannot. Can I just pull the drive out of slot 5 while "hot" and...

I have a few DL580 G1s with the same problem and looking at the HP help forums others are having the same issue but no-one seems to be able to answer it there. Basically the servers seem like they are booting - they power up and the drives start to spin as the Smartarray detects them etc but...

I have a Proliant 800 that needs a memory upgrade, I would like to max it out but I am not sure what the largest DIMM it will take is. It has 2 x 400MHz Pentium 2 processors and currently has 256 MB (1x128 and 2x64) of PC 100 SDRAM. I have looked at the manuals on Compaq's web site for Proliant...

Ok, after getting the RILO card to work in the 6400... it dies. Well, not dead but aparrently a video memory problem.. So I gets a RILOE-II. Oh, seems faster. Thats nice. Oh, slicker... thats nice too. Boot from smartstart... first splash screen appears. Then nothing. Look in the logs - shows...

Hi, everyone, I was wondering whether anyone could help me out with the problem of memory recognition with a recently purchased ProLiant 1500. I managed to install Slackware 9.1 on it and everything is going smoothly except for memory recognition. I seem to be unable to make Slackware...

Hi Folks, I have a proliant 3000 running Win2k server and the onboard video just ain't cutting it on my latest applications. I bought a pci vid card and disabled the onboard via the system switch. My problem is that upon boot it won't recognize my scsi smart p\2 board... and thus will not boot...

Hey Troops ... I just picked up a 6400R for a song. It didnt have a CDROM drive, and I found a combo floppy/CD from a DL580 so I picked it up. Neither the system, nor the drive combo came with the tiny little cable that takes a normal IDE40 pin header, and bends it to a micro IDE40 cable. Big40 =...

Nutcracker, Thanks for tips on how to correct our Compaq Server UPS problem. We digested your suggestions and have additional information. We are running HP Systems Insight Manager 4.1 SP1. And The Latest Compaq Server Pack for Windows Server 2003 which includes the latest Compaq Power Management...

Could or would anyone post a copy of Compaq Smart Array 221. Ihave missed placed the office CD... I would like to have a copy before I reinitialize the array. Thank you...

About a year ago I obtained 4 of these beauties, together with the appropriate 12v VRMs. Now, they don't work in a ProLiant 5000. :-( But looking at the Compaq site, they *do* appear in the Proliant 5000 parts/spares list (with a list price of about $2500 each!!!) Questions for the panel 1....

Hi, a customer gave us 2 Proliant (DL380 and ML370) servers to install W2k3. That worked OK, but when booting the systems they do not show the little white square in the right upper corner, but ask to Press F1 to continue F10 for System Partition Utilities That is not good as the systems shall...

I picked one up (3.0GHz, 256MB memory, U320 controller and 1x36GB 10000RPM Ultra320 SCSI drive for a song. I am using it for a desktop workstation. I want to bump up the memory but ECC PC3200 memory ain't cheap. Since I am not using it as a server I'm not terribly concerned about ECC. So if I...

yep .. thats how much memory the 100 ML530G3 servers I am working on for this DR are stacked with. these suckers boot slowly, but damn ... once they get rolling, they are FAST !!! - LC (DR in Philly)