Custom Desktop Server, "MAGE"

The only desktop in the lot.

Built January 4, 2003

Motherboard ASUS P4PE
Power Supply 450 Watts
Processor P4, 2.4b GHz
Display 64MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
RAM 1 GB DDR (2700?)
HDDs

80 GB (OS HDD, "Preece")

120 GB Serial ATA (Mass Storage, "Mighs")

40 GB USB 2.0 HDD  (Critical Backup, "Talen")

CDs

52x CD-RW  (Lite-On)

4x DVD+-RW  (Sony, 8MB cache)

8x DVD+-RW  (2MB cache only)

16x DVD  (retired)

48x CD-RW (wore it out)

Major OS Win 2003 .Net Server, Standard  
Sound Internal, not used except via headphones
Modem Huh?  Why?
NIC

Internal 10/100

PCI 10/100

Microsoft 802.11G Wireless PCI

Video ATI TV Tuner  
Fans 2 LED, 2 Regular  

Price

$956.88, running total: $1,749.37  
 
Fun Memories    

The price above includes an additional 80GB HDD that eventually died.  All other hard disks are also referenced by their network names.

The name "MAGE" came from one of my stories.  It actually stands for "Magic Affairs and Guerilla Enforcers, Inc."--the business's name.  All network names derive from employees within MAGE, save for "Talen" because it is external.  "Talen" comes from the same story and is employed in MAGE, but he is not who he says he is.

I had fun building this server and learned a lot about desktop construction and configuration.  I use this computer as a server, but also to cope with how out of date my Sager 8560 has become.  For that purpose, I added the CD burners, TV tuner (for video capturing), and extra hard disk (120GB SATA).  The 120GB "Mighs" HDD acts as a drive to store ghost images of my laptop's HDD and to store files I have downloaded but yet to burn from Bit Torrent (Torrent Storm).

The case is big, heavy, and it has lots of room for more expansion. 

FYI; with the inclusion of my router (network name "Kaine"), this completes the "Kaine/MAGE Server Project", of which PhoenixPo.com heads.  Basically, it means I build the sites and test them on either my Sager laptop or the MAGE server and upload them wherever, like to PhoenixPo.com.  I think it's nifty.

     

 

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