On 8/28/2011 9:18 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I have a old desktop that quit on me and want to make a new computer > with the existing parts with this server mother board and cpu's. I > know it's a server board but that's just it, is it a bad idea using a > server as a regular computer and can I use the existing parts on it? >
It should work just fine. Servers are basically just computers with better constructed components, that are designed for 24/7/365 operating conditions. Check the mainboard for the manufacturer and model number, and google it to see if you can pull up the spec sheet. Servers tend toward running high-end RAM, like Rambus or RAM with other error-checking schema, so try to make sure the RAM you use is appropriate. Some server mainboards are designed for specific backplanes, and will require a server case of the 1U, 2U, 3U or 4U variety... will not fit into a Desktop style case, and/or the holes for mounting the mainboard will not line up with the holes in the case. Also, the power supply might be an issue... it might not fit properly, or at all. The power supply for my 1U SuperMicro servers would never fit into a standard Desktop case. On the up-side, operating systems designed specifically for servers, like the BSD OS's, will probably install and run well on a mainboard designed for a server. You might run into trouble if you try running high-end video or audio cards on a server board, though... might not have driver compatibility. -- http://www.robertwittig.com/ http://robertwittig.net/ http://robertwittig.org/ . ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
