WS2003 + PowerEdge 2550 Server newbie questions

Question

I've just purchased a used Dell PowerEdge 2550 server from my work's IS dept and I'm just learning about servers and setting up a small, home network. So please forgive me if my questions seem simplistic (or impossible).   Firstly, the server contains two 36GB hard drives and 2048MB of RAM. Yet, in Windows 2003 Server, when I check My Computer>Properties, it only shows the one hard drive and 512MB of RAM. Why is that? How do I make it see the rest?   Second, I am going to be setting up a small, wireless home network with 3 other computers, the Dell 2550 will be the file server for all of them. Am I going to run into troubles trying to install a third, wireless PCI network card when there are already two on-board (one 10/100 and one Gigabit)? Do I have to disable the others?   Thanks in advance for any help/advice you can offer.

jmwills · Answer

Keep the wireless card out of the server and use a wireless router.  My guess on the hard drive is you have a RAID configuration that is showing one drive of about 70 odd gigs.

jhornischfeger · Answer

Thanks for the advice about the wireless router. Will do.
About the hard drives, you're right it is a RAID configuration, but it's not showing one 72GB drive like you'd expect. It's showing one 12GB drive! Where are the rest of my gigs?
And why does it only show 512 out of 2048 MB of RAM?
I don't get a lot of time to fiddle with it so I'm still looking for help.

Thanks!

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