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April 30th, 2007 17:00

Windows 2003 on Dimension C521

Hello Everyone,
 
I purchased this cheap desktop so I could use as an ISA standalone firewall. What are the particulars of running Windows 2003 on this machine? Will it even work? I found that on many of the desktops, including the XPS 400 and 410 there were issues with the SATA drivers. Will that be the case with this one as well? I know this is "unsupported" but most of what I do is unsupported.
 
Thanks for your help!
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    Posted April 30th, 2007 19:00

    I did and it works flawlessley! Now I just need to find a HALF-HEIGHT PCI NIC card to fit in the PCI slot. Any recommendations on that?
     
    Thanks,
     
    locoytravieso
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    Posted April 30th, 2007 19:00

    Install 2003 and find out, maybe someone has tried it and will post with their results. Good Luck.
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    Posted April 30th, 2007 20:00

     
    none of these are labeled half height, but judging from the pics, some are very low profile.

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