artemis06 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Here my project : transforming an old asus w1 laptop in a chip Xserve xd. I have already installed mac os X server 10.5.8 on an Ide 3,5-usb connected HD. (the original 2.5 IDE HD is dead). What I have to do : -I want to add 2 mini-pci card sata (supporting raid 0 and 1)--> mini pci card The question is this kind of mini-pci card will be recognize by os x? Wait and see... -and build an Xserve box replica using anodized aluminium. Here some pictures : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waradmin Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 So you basically just installed OS X Server on the thing? It is a cool project, but coming from an IT environment I can tell you that rack-mounting, multiple network interfaces, multi-core Xeon servers, and redundant power supplies are what make it a 'server'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple apple Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well, I like it. It's a cool little project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Cute indeed. Hoping for pictures of result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKA Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 So you basically just installed OS X Server on the thing? It is a cool project, but coming from an IT environment I can tell you that rack-mounting, multiple network interfaces, multi-core Xeon servers, and redundant power supplies are what make it a 'server'. Coming from an IT backgound you should know that every laptop comes with it's very own UPS ... also known as the battery !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbartos93 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 great idea! although the fact that its a laptop seems to make it a little bit....ermmm weak IMHO. But the part that makes up for being a laptop is the fact that its running X Serve...now if only you could put a few of em together and run different services on each...then you would be talking with gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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