You can't beat compaq for reliability, except for one of our quad PIII zeon proliants which has currently had a hardware failure.... but otherwise they've always been great!!
JeremyB. > From: Craig Falconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/02/07 Thu PM 04:09:46 GMT+12:00 > To: 'Chris Hellyar' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Compaq Deskpro 4000 and Linux, was Cheap boxes > > YMMV, but I would love to own a 4 way Pentium Pro-based Proliant server. > > > ---------- > > From: Chris Hellyar[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:29 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Cheap boxes > > > > Just a note on the compaq deskpro 4000's (which is what I assume they are > > with that spec..) > > > > They require some fiddling to get linux to boot on them if they are the > > same > > as the ones that AirNZ had heaps of when I was there. You need the compaq > > setup/install disks to change the bios settings to allow non-MS OS's to > > boot. Can't remember the exact technical reason why now, but it's > > frustrating if you don't know. The BIOS setup util for these things is > > not > > in ROM, there is only a small bootstrap and it wants to load the setup > > util > > from a small disk partition on the first IDE drive. > > > > Cheers, Chris H. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2002 4:23 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Cheap boxes > > > > > > Hey guys, > > I don't know if this is an appropriate message to be posting here.... my > > apologies if it isn't (please let me know). > > > > Anyhow, I have just come across some cheap boxes, that would be good for > > anyone wanting to play with linux. > > > > The specs are.... > > Compaq dektop 4000 > > Pentium 166mmx > > 48mb ram > > 2.4gb HDD > > NIC/USB > > Keyboard/Mouse > > > > No Monitor. > > the cost is only $220 +GST. > > > > let me know if you are interested. Again apologies, if this is not an > > appropriate message for the group. > > > > Regards > > Adam Martin > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ###################################################################### > > The contents of this e-mail message may be privileged and/or > > confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the > > message and notify the sender. > > > > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author, and do > > not necessarily represent the official position of the Selwyn District > > Council > > ###################################################################### > > >
