[GLLUG] Free hardware

Lachniet, Mark mlachniet at analysts.com
Fri Jun 5 13:22:01 EDT 2009


Sounds like we have more junk than people needing it.  Maybe we should donate to a LCC tech program or something



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From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu <linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu>
To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
Sent: Sun Apr 05 13:04:05 2009
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too much crap, I still find myself periodically needing to get rid of a small pile of perfectly good (if somewhat outdated) hardware.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

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> 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 at 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 at comcast.net [mailto:frank.dolinar at comcast.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:35 PM
> > To: Lachniet, Mark
> > Cc: linux-user at 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 at analysts.com>
> > To: linux-user at 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
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