[Novalug] Distros for old PCs?

greg pryzby greg@pryzby.org
Sun May 19 17:14:12 EDT 2013


http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/Dell-memory/PowerEdge/PowerEdge+SC1420-upgrades.html

Looks like it is expensive memory (because it is ECC). You can
probably get away w/ non-ECC memory
   DDR2 PC2-5300

http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Dell-PowerEdge-SC1420-A2525487/dp/B00AB0D6BY
  (40$ for 4G)

It looks like PC2-3200 400MHz works also


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Beartooth <beartooth@beartooth.info> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 May 2013, greg pryzby wrote:
>
>> So there are 2 xeons w/ 1 core each and no hyperthreading or 1 xeon w/ 2
>> cores or hyperthreaded.
>
>
>         It did begin life, and serve several years, as a list server.
>
>> there is 1G of ram and I would add more. Google/search engine the model
>> number for type of memory. It can take 8G. I would put in at least 2 and 4
>> or 8 if you can to run a GUI.
>
>
>         When it comes to hardware, I become Superklutz without even needing
> to say Shazam! I don't believe I've ever even gotten a case off a machine
> and back on without some harm -- but if it you can see that it will take
> more memory, I'll run it down to the local shop and pay to have more added,
> as soon as it comes free again. Many thanks for that clue as well as all the
> others!
>
> --
> Beartooth Implacable
> Sine ferocia non libertas.



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