How to triple or quadruple the value of your Dell server
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Originally Posted by DaKarMaul
Xeon and yes it will work fine provided you upgrade the ram to 2GB or more. However keep in mind the 1420 are noisy.
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Originally Posted by DaKarMaul
Pwahahahahahahah
I can scratch #8 off the list. I figured out why my PCI express x16 card wouldn't work. Dell being a cheap bastards put a plastic tab right in the middle (where a pci ex x8 would end) so you can't physically put a pci ex x16 card in the slot.
Solution is simple. You just cut the plastic tab with an exacto knife :rick:
Time spent searching for a solution 1hr. Money saved $150
I can scratch #8 off the list. I figured out why my PCI express x16 card wouldn't work. Dell being a cheap bastards put a plastic tab right in the middle (where a pci ex x8 would end) so you can't physically put a pci ex x16 card in the slot.
Solution is simple. You just cut the plastic tab with an exacto knife :rick:
Time spent searching for a solution 1hr. Money saved $150
Or just stick a cheap & cheerful PCI card in there. Using a PCI-Express card won't make ripping DVD's any faster..
Also, what about the warranty, if there is one?
Had better experience with their servers than desktops; client had problems with Dell system running a Celeron/256MB/40GB. Piece of absolute shit hardware, slow as sludge but service from Dell was very good.
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Originally Posted by Cunningam
Or just stick a cheap & cheerful PCI card in there. Using a PCI-Express card won't make ripping DVD's any faster..
Also, what about the warranty, if there is one?
Had better experience with their servers than desktops; client had problems with Dell system running a Celeron/256MB/40GB. Piece of absolute shit hardware, slow as sludge but service from Dell was very good.
Also, what about the warranty, if there is one?
Had better experience with their servers than desktops; client had problems with Dell system running a Celeron/256MB/40GB. Piece of absolute shit hardware, slow as sludge but service from Dell was very good.
you're answering a post from last year.
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Jeez. You're really quick to pick up on that 
1) U don't need a fast grafix card for video editing or copying discs, even for a web server. You know like, for anybody else compemplating using such a card..
2) Messing around the back of Dell machines will void warranty
3) Dell service is good although their cheap systems are not always cheerful.
1) U don't need a fast grafix card for video editing or copying discs, even for a web server. You know like, for anybody else compemplating using such a card..
2) Messing around the back of Dell machines will void warranty
3) Dell service is good although their cheap systems are not always cheerful.
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Originally Posted by Cunningam
Jeez. You're really quick aren't you
1) U don't need a fast grafix card for video editing or copying discs, even for a web server. You know like, for anybody else compemplating using such a card..
2) Messing around the back of Dell machines will void warranty
3) Dell service is good although their cheap systems are not always cheerful.
1) U don't need a fast grafix card for video editing or copying discs, even for a web server. You know like, for anybody else compemplating using such a card..
2) Messing around the back of Dell machines will void warranty
3) Dell service is good although their cheap systems are not always cheerful.
well aren't you an ever present and all wise advice giver. maybe I don't care abou the warranty. my cheap system has been working fine for the past 6months with no problem.
i would stop giving advice where it wasn't asked for in the first place.
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