martin939 wrote:I got my hands on an almost pristine HP TC3100 server, seems like a perfect candidate for a retro gaming PC for me. It has: […]
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I got my hands on an almost pristine HP TC3100 server, seems like a perfect candidate for a retro gaming PC for me. It has:
- 2x Pentium III-S 1266MHz
- 2x512MB + 256MB SDRAM ECC PC133 CL3
- A plethora of PCI slots and 2x PCI-X
- 320W Delta PSU
It's also very quiet, the only issue is that I can't get to install any OS it. Why? Windows XP CD gives a blinking underscore, then the screen goes grey and you can hear the CD / HDD reading something but there is no display.
I've already tried the onboard ATI Rage XL and my GF4 MX4000 PCI aswell.
It also has the dreaded SCSI HDD's, 18 and 36GB...it's running Windows server 2003 Enterprise but I don't have the password.
Wow. I had a Dell PowerEdge 6300 Server in 2012 that had 2x Intel Pentium II Xeon 400 Processors in them (Slot 2), 4x 256MB SD-RAM (Server) 3x PSUs (guessing 320W or lower), 2x 18.6GB Fujitsu (Compaq) 10K RPM Ultra II SCSI drives, 3x Seagate 73.4GB 15K Ultra III SCSI drives, SCSI 24x CD Drive, 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive, ATI Rage XL, Intel Pro/100 PCI Ethernet, and it was louder than the field exercise helicopter flying above my house. Unfortunately, the system's PSUs died, but I still have the drives (minus the CD drive) and processors.
My plans are to get an Ultra II SCSI controller PCI (not PCI-X) card, cable, and at least one SCSI PCB for the hard drives and use it in a desktop computer as a NAS box with the 3 Seagate drives + 2 Compaq (Fujitsu) drives set for the RAID 5, and the rest of the 3 Seagate drive space for the RAID 5. The boot up drive will consist of a CF card for the OS only.
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Systems from the Compaq Portable 1 to Ryzen 9 5950X
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