RE: A mistake buying J6700?
The J6700 is a relatively old system in computer
terms. It does have the capacity of 16GB of ECC memory, and dual 750 MHz
PA-RISC processors.
In terms of performance, a modern Inel Core 2 Duo processor
will be 2-3 times faster for general computation, quieter, and support a vastly
wider gamut of software. In short, if you don't have a specific need for a
J class system, you probably don't want it.
The J class systems are very reliable, built for 24x7
service as workstations or technical servers. I had one in my office for
years, and didn't find it unusually loud. You've already addressed the
rack vs deskside fan configuration. The only other thing I can suggest to
address the noise is to make sure there is no dust impeding the airflow and that
you don't have a bad fan in the power supply (you should see a message BAD FAN
on the front panel during self test if this is the case)
Regards,
Greg
I'm thinking if I made a mistake buying this computer..
I
think it was cheap.. (700USD == 10gb ram, 2x 73gb fwscsi .. ) I thought it
would be much better, stronger than regular pc's hence to the double risc
processors and amount of ram. But if I even cannot use the box as server, I
think I made a mistake. And since i can't find HPUX anywhere for free.. And If
I did, I could not use it regularly because of the loud noise from the fan.
I thought it was much stronger, reliable than regular pc's .. isnt it? How much stronger is the
double RISC processors, for instance against intels core duo?
What
could I use it for to take advantage of the power in linux? Is there any way
to find latest HP-UX on the net?
regards
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