On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Josh Burnwatt <burnwa
...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you guys need more hard drives for them? We initially did not include
> them because we didn't have an efficient way to sanitize them, but since
> then we've been able to get a few prepped to leave the facility.
> On Monday, September 10, 2012 2:48:24 PM UTC-5, MemphisArtGuy wrote:
>> Yeah they a pretty heavy duty computers. The question is how much can our
>> power grind hold?
>> -Dru
>> On Monday, September 10, 2012 2:44:08 PM UTC-5, Danny Chamberlin wrote:
>>> ObSlashdotReference: Make a Beowulf Cluster out of them!
>>> Danny
>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Kevin Nuckolls <kevin.n...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>> I'd like to point out as a casual observer that these units would
>>>> double as an excellent Hadoop cluster if any of you are interested in
>>>> mining massive datasets.
>>>> You might also want to consider running Eucalyptus or Xen across these
>>>> nodes so you can have a private cloud for spinning up virtual machines as
>>>> needed. You could use Chef to define a base node for different use cases.
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> -Kevin
>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:43 PM, MemphisArtGuy <memphi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>> Your correct, I grabbed my thumb drives during lunch. it's an excert
>>>>> of the CPUZ data. One I was testing on was a 7600.
>>>>> DMI
>>>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------**
>>>>> -------------
>>>>> DMI BIOS
>>>>> vendor Hewlett-Packard
>>>>> version 786D1 v01.03
>>>>> date 05/18/2005
>>>>> ROM size 1024 KB
>>>>> DMI System Information
>>>>> manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
>>>>> product HP Compaq dc7600 Convertible Minitower
>>>>> version unknown
>>>>> serial MXM61900G6
>>>>> UUID {E3D4B28B-BA3B-11DA-**BBDA-3566521E0016}
>>>>> DMI Baseboard
>>>>> vendor Hewlett-Packard
>>>>> model 09F0h
>>>>> revision unknown
>>>>> serial MXM61900G6
>>>>> DMI System Enclosure
>>>>> manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
>>>>> chassis type Mini Tower
>>>>> chassis serial MXM61900G6
>>>>> DMI Processor
>>>>> manufacturer Intel
>>>>> model Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
>>>>> clock speed 3200.0 MHz
>>>>> FSB speed 800.0 MHz
>>>>> multiplier 4.0x
>>>>> DMI Processor
>>>>> manufacturer Intel
>>>>> model unknown
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SATA0 (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SATA1 (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SATA2 (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SATA3 (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SERIAL A (internal)
>>>>> designation COM A (external)
>>>>> port type Serial Port 16550A
>>>>> connector DB-9 male
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SERIAL B (internal)
>>>>> port type Serial Port 16550A
>>>>> connector DB-9 male
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation PARALLEL (external)
>>>>> port type Parallel Port ECP/EPP
>>>>> connector DB-25 female
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation USB 1 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation USB 2 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation USB 3 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation USB 4 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation USB 5 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation USB 6 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation FRNT_USB (internal)
>>>>> designation USB 7 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation FRNT_USB (internal)
>>>>> designation USB 8 (external)
>>>>> port type USB
>>>>> connector Access Bus (USB)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation KEYBOARD (external)
>>>>> port type Keyboard Port
>>>>> connector PS/2
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation MOUSE (external)
>>>>> port type Mouse Port
>>>>> connector PS/2
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation REAR MIC (external)
>>>>> port type Audio Port
>>>>> connector Mini DIN
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation REAR LINE IN (external)
>>>>> port type Audio Port
>>>>> connector Mini DIN
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation VIDEO (external)
>>>>> port type Video Port
>>>>> connector DB-15 female
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation REAR HEADPHONE/LINEOUT (external)
>>>>> port type Audio Port
>>>>> connector Mini DIN
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation RJ45 (external)
>>>>> port type Network Port
>>>>> connector RJ-45
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation CPU FAN (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation CD AUDIO (CD) (internal)
>>>>> port type Audio Port
>>>>> connector On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation AUX AUDIO (AUX) (internal)
>>>>> port type Audio Port
>>>>> connector On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation PRIMARY IDE (internal)
>>>>> connector On Board IDE
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation FLOPPY (internal)
>>>>> connector On Board Floppy
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation FRNT AUD (internal)
>>>>> designation FRONT HEADPHONE/LINEOUT & MIC (external)
>>>>> port type Audio Port
>>>>> connector Mini DIN
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation CHASSIS FAN (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation SPEAKER (SPKR) (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation PASSWORD CLEAR (PSWD) (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation HOOD SENSE (HSENSE) (internal)
>>>>> DMI Port Connector
>>>>> designation HOOD LOCK (HLCK) (internal)
>>>>> DMI Extension Slot
>>>>> designation PCI1
>>>>> type PCI
>>>>> width 32 bits
>>>>> populated no
>>>>> DMI Extension Slot
>>>>> designation PCI2
>>>>> type PCI
>>>>> width 32 bits
>>>>> populated no
>>>>> DMI Extension Slot
>>>>> designation PCI EXPRESS x1 SLOT/PCIEx1
>>>>> type A5
>>>>> populated no
>>>>> DMI Extension Slot
>>>>> designation PCI EXPRESS x16 SLOT/PCIEx16
>>>>> type A5
>>>>> populated no
>>>>> DMI Physical Memory Array
>>>>> location Motherboard
>>>>> usage System Memory
>>>>> correction None
>>>>> max capacity 4096 MBytes
>>>>> max# of devices 4
>>>>> DMI Physical Memory Array
>>>>> location Motherboard
>>>>> usage Flash Memory
>>>>> correction None
>>>>> max capacity 1 MBytes
>>>>> max# of devices 1
>>>>> DMI Memory Device
>>>>> designation XMM1
>>>>> format DIMM
>>>>> type unknown
>>>>> total width 64 bits
>>>>> data width 64 bits
>>>>> size 512 MBytes
>>>>> DMI Memory Device
>>>>> designation XMM2
>>>>> format DIMM
>>>>> type unknown
>>>>> DMI Memory Device
>>>>> designation XMM3
>>>>> format DIMM
>>>>> type unknown
>>>>> DMI Memory Device
>>>>> designation XMM4
>>>>> format DIMM
>>>>> type unknown
>>>>> DMI Memory Device
>>>>> designation SYSTEM ROM
>>>>> format Chip
>>>>> type FLASH
>>>>> total width 2 bits
>>>>> data width 2 bits
>>>>> size 1 MBytes
>>>>> Graphics
>>>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------**
>>>>> -------------
>>>>> Number of adapters 1
>>>>> Graphic APIs
>>>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------**
>>>>> -------------
>>>>> Display Adapters
>>>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------**
>>>>> -------------
>>>>> Display adapter 0
>>>>> PCI device bus 0 (0x0), device 2 (0x2), function 0 (0x0)
>>>>> Vendor ID 0x8086 (0x103C)
>>>>> Model ID 0x2772 (0x3010)
>>>>> Performance Level 0
>>>>> On Monday, September 10, 2012 12:28:13 PM UTC-5, Brandon Tice wrote:
>>>>>> A few things to note here:
>>>>>> - They are either D530, DC7100, or DC7600 models. All three were
>>>>>> mixed in the load, with a couple of HP xw4xxx pro workstations. There is
>>>>>> no DC7200.
>>>>>> - For loading XP, I believe it has to be XP retail version. If
>>>>>> you try to load OEM or Volume License Key versions, the key won't work.
>>>>>> - You can build one, then sysprep it and take a CloneZilla image
>>>>>> of the drive. Use a small drive on the original build so you can use
>>>>>> GParted to expand the partition to fill a larger drive. To my knowledge,
>>>>>> it doesn't work the opposite way.
>>>>>> - The D530s and DC7100s use DDR, not DDR2. I have some spare
>>>>>> modules that I can bring to the space for use in these units.
>>>>>> - The D530s don't have SATA. The DC7100s and DC7600s should.
>>>>>> I hope that helps.
>>>>>> -Brandon
>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:37 AM, MemphisArtGuy <memphi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>> Well guess it depends on the hardware we are attaching to them, I
>>>>>>> assumed the kiosk would be Ubuntu only. I posted my windows findings just
>>>>>>> to let every one know what I found out. I believe Ubuntu will be a
>>>>>>> smooth(er) install.
>>>>>>> -Dru
>>>>>>> On Monday, September 10, 2012 11:07:51 AM UTC-5, Danny Chamberlin
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Is there a particular reason why we want to install Windows on
>>>>>>>> these systems and not a Linux distro?
>>>>>>>> Danny
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Justin Rickert <
>>>>>>>> justin.le...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> You could build a system, install the updates and drivers, then
>>>>>>>>> create a .gho of it and ghost it into the rest of the drives. I use to do
>>>>>>>>> this all the time. I also have a universal xp install disk that I have made
>>>>>>>>> also (works on intel processors only)
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Dan Hess <dan...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Check into nlite. It helps a lot with slipstreaming.
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>> Daniel H.
>>>>>>>>>> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
>>>>>>>>>> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Greg Zapf <x86d...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm a little rusty at slipstreaming XP installs, but this
>>>>>>>>>>> sounds like a good opportunity for it (if you're planning on imaging more
>>>>>>>>>>> than a few with WinXP). If I recall correctly, we can trial and error
>>>>>>>>>>> building an install disk image that has the drivers already there, the
>>>>>>>>>>> right type of XP to go with the license stickers, SP3, patches, and even
>>>>>>>>>>> some default settings, etc... (always show file extensions, which
>>>>>>>>>>> programs/components are installed by default, that sort of thing).
>>>>>>>>>>> If no one else is a slipstreaming guru, I can come in sometime
>>>>>>>>>>> and dust off my memory of this, and can arrange with other interested
>>>>>>>>>>> parties who want to learn too.
>>>>>>>>>>> And if you're already doing this... LOL, just ignore my
>>>>>>>>>>> ramblings. :-)
>>>>>>>>>>> --Greg
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:26 AM, MemphisArtGuy <
>>>>>>>>>>> memphi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> XP SP3 boots, does not like the serial on the units, can be ran
>>>>>>>>>>>> 30 days unlicensed, missing drivers are Ethernet, audio, and Video. Unit
>>>>>>>>>>>> usable with out the three mention drivers. HP has drivers for many OS'es on
>>>>>>>>>>>> website just type in product DC7200.
