Free Apple Xserve Servers From A School Bin!

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Published 2024-07-17
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Recently I was given a pair of Apple Xserve servers that were being thrown out my a private school here in Adelaide. Do these ewaste trash macs work? Can they be saved? Let's find out :) #Apple #xserve #retro

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Apple Xserve Specifications:
G4 1.0GHz PowerPC 7455 (Single Processor)
1GB DDR 266MHz ECC Ram
4x Ultra ATA 7,200rpm Hard Disks
CD-ROM Drive

G5 2.0GHz PowerPC 970fx (Single Processor)
4GB DDR 400MHz ECC Ram
3x 80GB SATA 7,200rpm Hard Disks
CD-ROM Drive

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All Comments (21)
  • @CaelThunderwing
    Everytime i see that battery brand i cant NOT think of dankpods screamin out "ohh my PKCELL!"
  • @crazyfurnaceguy1229
    12:12 Maybe this COM port can connect to terminal (can use COM port to USB adapter with software terminal) to check the server states or control🤔
  • @adidusi
    Dude remembered he had a YouTube channel
  • @kylehazachode
    I wish Xserve would make a comeback. Silent, low power, Apple silicone, rackable macOS based NAS; that’d be nice.
  • @thebruckellbastionsport
    I used to repair one of these and when my IT office closed, I took one of these with me and its in my room being a drive backup machine where I store all my importent data on it and move it to retro and old computers that can use a SSD. Aleast its not in a trash bin.
  • @Odd-Bike
    6:27 what a little nugget of a battery. DankPods will be proud
  • @tommythetoe
    Well nothing will happen with your 12 volt rail down yes. Why not get a diagram that shows the voltages coming out of that power supply. You can unsolder the plug and connect it to a regular power supply. Can't hurt to try as long as you get the voltages hooked up right.
  • @johnDingoFoxVelocity
    Just a heads up the g4 xserve has a battery inside that controls the drive array when that battery dies the xserve no longer reads any disk ever again
  • @georgeh6856
    I've never used Apple servers but I did do development many years ago on a different company's Unix servers. The Xserve looks like it has a serial port on the back. Hook that up to a TTY dumb terminal or to an older PC (or Mac) with a serial port and a serial terminal emulator program. See whether that will display any text screens to administer the server. Also, try to find manuals for the Xserve. Those would tell you how to set up and troubleshoot them.