<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>I like the idea, too. Between now and whenever this happens, we might try to get some idea of who might benefit by being gifted with these "potluck" computers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Ulrich" <charles@bityard.net> To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 1:04:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Free hardware I like this idea. Despite my best efforts at not accumulating too much crap, I still find myself periodically needing to get rid of a small pile of perfectly good (if somewhat outdated) hardware. Charles ----- Original message ----- > I've got a random closet full of parts, too.  Is there any interest in > getting together some weekend (perhaps in the fall) and having our own > not-so-junkpile event to build (donate?) a bunch of usable systems? > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Lachniet, Mark<mlachniet@analysts.com> wrote: > > Hey I'm too lazy to do research and pull off all the cooling fans and stuff, > > but I can say that I have at least 2-3 functional motherboard and CPU combos > > that are fast enough to run decent Linux boxes.  They run Windows XP just > > fine.  Come over to my house and you are welcome to poke around at them. > > > > The Dell servers are BIG and NOISY.  I think like 16U maybe?  or 12? .  The > > first is 2x650mhz CPU, the second is 4x700mhz CPU.  Both Xeon.  They both > > have memory between 2gb and 4gb (actually that memory is probably worth > > money).  Thus the CPUs have a huge amount of Cache, but a low clock speed. > > Each one has like 3 power supplies, the ability to do RAID (but no rails for > > the disks)  They would be perfect for a web server that needed to have high > > availability - you could get a RAID 1 server set up with 3 power supplies in > > a day - but they would not be super fast.  I think I have at least one > > person who is gonna take the Dell servers.  The 9gb disk is just the only > > LVD SCSI hard drive I had laying around - I threw it in there and install > > VMWARE ESX on it I think.  Its not even properly mounted, just hanging there > > by a frayed SCSI cable but functional > > ________________________________ > > From: frank.dolinar@comcast.net [mailto:frank.dolinar@comcast.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:35 PM > > To: Lachniet, Mark > > Cc: linux-user@egr.msu.edu > > Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Free hardware > > > > Mark, > >    I'm interested in knowing more about the motherboards, e.g. make, model, > > processor, with or without memory? > >    And I may have a use for the Xeon server.  How big is the box?  Is the > > 9Gb disk part of that or separate?  How noisy is the power supply? > > > >    Please advise. > > > > Thanks, > > Frank > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Lachniet" <mlachniet@analysts.com> > > To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu > > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 12:57:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: [GLLUG] Free hardware > > > > I have some random computer hardware that I will give away to a good home. > >  A few working motherboard/cpu/cooling fan combos - generally Athlon up to > > about 1gig in speed.  Most of them need PC 3200 memory.  They all work.  I > > also have a big stack of black Dell CD-ROM drives (not DVD).  In addition a > > few misc. items if anyone wants to dig through my crap.  More ribbon cables > > than you can shake a stick at, old video and network cards, etc.  I also > > have some BIG A$$ Dell servers - including one Quad-core Xeon with 2gb of > > memory and a 9gb disk and three power supplies.  They are too big for my > > rack but they work.  I would sell them on ebay but the cost of shipping > > these beasts exceeds their value > > > > Send me an email if you wanna get dibs on any of this stuff > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-user mailing list > > linux-user@egr.msu.edu > > http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user > > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-user mailing list > > linux-user@egr.msu.edu > > http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-user mailing list > linux-user@egr.msu.edu > http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user _______________________________________________ linux-user mailing list linux-user@egr.msu.edu http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user </div></body></html>