Servers, Computers, And More! All Kinds of Stuff!

PohTayToez

PohTayToez

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I recently bought out all of the equipment left over from a web hosting business that had to downgrade.
As a result, I have lots of older (but not bad) servers, desktops, etc.

Mostly, I have several (10 I think) Dell Poweredge 2450 rackmount servers. These come equipped with:

Dual Pentium III Processors (I think all are 2 x 733Mhz or around that... maybe some 1Ghz)
4 x 256MB ECC SDRAM (1GB Total)
2 x 300W PSU
2-4 9 or 18GB SCSI HDDs
CD-ROM and Floppy Drive

Right now I have 3 of the 2450s fully built and running, and I have several more that I need to work on, plus a couple of 6450s (rackmount) and a 1300 (desktop), plus several more workstations in the range of 533Mhz - 1 Ghz and 256-512MB RAM.

I also have a huge 220V UPS (probably worth thousands of dollars new... worth about $200 on eBay), a small 120V much cheaper UPS, lots of surge protectors and power strips, mice, Cat5 cable, keyboards, etc.

I'm looking for around $100 each for the servers, plus shipping which I think will be around $50, but I haven't looked around much. $50 is the maximum I think it will cost, but I'll shop around for the best deal.

The other stuff, PS2 mice and keyboards I'll let go for like $1ish plus shipping, same for Cat5 cables, power strips, etc. As for the workstations, probably around $20 to $50, plus shipping which I think is 20-30.

Mostly I'm just planning to fix up and put on eBay, but I'm posting here in case anyone is interested in such equipment. Maybe a server just to tinker and have fun with?

Pictures available on request... I'm planning to take some anyway, and all offers and trades are welcome.

EDIT:
Like I said, $50 is about the maximum... I just calculate for Indiana and it's only $20-$30. If you live closer to me you could save quite a bit on shipping.

Also, if you would like to calculate shipping for yourself, my zip code is 61839, and the 2450s weight in at around 46.5lbs, so I have just been calculating it as 50lbs as it will be more with a box and packing. Also, it measures about 27"x17"x3".
 
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if only you were in the uk, i would certainly take some of those rackmounts off of your hands, too bad the postage from the US is a bitch
 
hehe, yeh, im better off searcing on eBay for some, someone needs to come along with a really cheap US to UK shipping service one of these days

oh well *sigh*

dragon
 
As requested by PM, here are some photos of one of the 2450s:

The Top Closed:


The Front:


The Top Open:


The Processors and RAM:


One of the CPUs and PSUs removed:


RAID Key:
 
oh they are slot PIIIs? What exact model of processor is it?

Is there a RAID controller, and if so what type?

Are the drives scsi?
 
I believe there are several different ones, but the ones pictures are 733/256/133/1.7v model number 10480112-0469. Some of them do have RAID controllers as well, like the one pictured, which I would assume would be for RAID 1, and yes, the drives are SCSI.
 
Most server RAID controllers are RAID 5, RAID 1 only supports a maximum of two drives, RAID 0 + 1 would require at least 4, and RAID 5 would require at least 3
 
Yeah, you're right, it's almost certainly RAID 5, but I can't get any information on it. The number is on the picture of it if you want to look it up and make sure, but I can't find anything that says exactly it.
 
i really want a rack mount server to toss in my closet and then a bunch of HUGE hard disks for media storage and then stream all my movies and music to my tv/stereo via my laptop wirelessly, but I have no room in my apartment and really need to spend money elsewhere.

damn responsibilities
 
keep in mind these older servers use scsi hdd's which cost alot...also, the servers will support RAID 0,1,5 as long as they have the adaptec RAID card.
 
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