Dell Poweredge 2600

[carnageX]

Well... depends what OS you want to install on it, honestly.

Windows or Linux, firstly? Does it already have a product key sticker on it for a version of Windows? If not, do you already have a spare key, or will you need to buy one? If you're a college student in an engineering department, you can usually get a copy of Windows for free from DreamSpark.

 

[Lexluethar]

Install an OS just like you would a windows box. either CD or usb stick. You should configure the RAID set first before doing so (usually cntrl + R on the bios screen).

As Carnage is saying though, depending on what the end goal is should depend on the OS you use.

 

[Tyler68k]

it has a product key sticker but its ripped and I was planning on putting windows on it but what do you think would be better for what type of task

 

[carnageX]

Honestly depends on what you're going to be doing with it...

I have a Dell PowerEdge 830 (Pentium 4 HT, 4GB RAM, 2x160GB HDD's) I got from a friend that's running Windows Server 2008 R2 on it. It has:

Local File server
FileZilla FTP Server
VisualSVN Server
WAMP / IIS7 webservers
TeamSpeak 3 server
MineCraft server
and now a Plex Media Server

Is the product key on yours unreadable, or can you make out all of the key? Does it say what version of Windows it's for?

 

[Tyler68k]

it does not say what vision it is but the barcode is still visible so I might me able to search that