The J6700 is a relatively old system in computer terms. It does have
the capacity of 16GB of ECC memory, and dual 750 MHz PA-RISC processors.
In terms of performance, a modern Inel Core 2 Duo processor will be 2-3
times faster for general computation, quieter, and support a vastly
wider gamut of software. In short, if you don't have a specific need
for a J class system, you probably don't want it.
The J class systems are very reliable, built for 24x7 service as
workstations or technical servers. I had one in my office for years,
and didn't find it unusually loud. You've already addressed the rack vs
deskside fan configuration. The only other thing I can suggest to
address the noise is to make sure there is no dust impeding the airflow
and that you don't have a bad fan in the power supply (you should see a
message BAD FAN on the front panel during self test if this is the case)
Regards,
Greg
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From: kmaziz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: A mistake buying J6700?
I'm thinking if I made a mistake buying this computer..
I think it was cheap.. (700USD == 10gb ram, 2x 73gb fwscsi .. )
I thought it would be much better, stronger than regular pc's hence to
the double risc processors and amount of ram. But if I even cannot use
the box as server, I think I made a mistake. And since i can't find HPUX
anywhere for free.. And If I did, I could not use it regularly because
of the loud noise from the fan.
I thought it was much stronger, reliable than regular pc's ..
isnt it? How much stronger is the double RISC processors, for instance
against intels core duo?
What could I use it for to take advantage of the power in linux?
Is there any way to find latest HP-UX on the net?
regards
