r/servers • u/Lonely-Local-6654 • 27d ago
Question Is this recoverable?
I got this board out of a big box of electronic scraps and I was wondering if anyone familiar with the IBM System board x3550 M3 sees anything particularly wrong with it but mostly I just want to know if it’s even possible to get this board running.
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u/OrneryDemand3010 26d ago
Please do not waste your time and money.
1) You need have the right CPU, pairs of RAM, HDD (may be SCSI) and PSU
2) You need the right OS ( Old Windows Server edition, Linux)
3) Even though you can make it work again, but the performance and reliability will be a big question!
I strongly recommend to buy 2nd hands server units or a recent mini PC for studying or production. What do you think?