Thanks to both Clark Martin and Jack Russell for the information and encourgment. I'm really excited about the possiblities here. After reading Clarks last message I more carefully read the Apple document, "L301323A_XserveG5_TO.pdf." I'm not familiar with "headless" Macs. (Know a good place for computer definitions?) But after reading the PDF and some pages in LEM, I think Clark is saying servers are not designed to directly use monitors? However, as Clark also pointed out, the G5 X-server can use a VGA video card. My guess is that it would need to use one of the 2 PCI-X slots. Is that correct Clark? If true it could not use a standard video card so an AGP card would not work. Or would it? Anyone know more please?
AFAIK it would need a PCI video card (Mac version).
And what about sound output? As far as I can tell there are just the 2 PCI-X slots which run at 133MHz if one is used or at 100MHz if both are used. So, if one slot uses a video card the other would be for a sound card. Or maybe one of the firewire outputs could use an external sound card?
I don't know of any sound cards, there may be some. Firewire or USB would probably be the simplest.
Ethernet. The Apple document says there are two ethernet sockets on the mother board. Can those be used directly or does one need to use the optional PCI-X card?
Might as well use the built in.
As a build to order option one can add a Combo drive. Does it need to be something specific?
It's a slot loader, beyond that I don't know.
The Cluster server I'm looking at comes standard with a 80GB ATA hard drive. It is supposed to be able to handle up to two more. Do they need to be anything unusual?
They are SATA drives.
If this is not being used as a server but just as a normal G5, does it need a server OS or can one load any standard version of 10.3?
I don't know.
What have I not thought of? Clark in particular mentioned some things I am too ignorant of to question.
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