First post, by detritus olentus
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So this bad boy is one of my favorites in my collection because it has that awesome IBM aesthetic to it and the less commonly found socket 8 Pentium Pro. It is also probably the most expensive single system I've bought for the retro pile. SO here goes!
Processor: SL22V 20MHz Pentium Pro
Ram: 622MB(ish)
Graphics: Cirrus Logic 5436 1MB
HDD: 4 SCSI IBM DCAS-32160W 2.1GB hard drives
I have another couple 256mb ECC EDO ram cards coming in the mail as I'm pretty sure this thing can be maxed out at 1GB as well as a second Pentium Pro and I've already got a VRM for it in my parts pile. Its got Windows 2000 Advanced Server currently and was running a little local domain for a bit as an experiment though my knowledge of server/network administration is next to zero. I've also swapped the PSU fan to a Noctua because the old one had a squeaky bearing that I couldn't quite with bones speed cream (Skateboard bearing lubricant makes great fan bearing lubricant in my experience) and eventually I'll swap all of the system fans out with Noctua ideally.
It is a beast of a case. Thick steel and monstrously heavy.
Processor Board
All kinds of combo expansion space!
The noisiest bunch of hard drives I own.
Only time I've come across this particular Dallas RTC chip. Trust IBM to make everything that much more proprietary.
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