I mean for things like playing games, creating music, writing letters, etc? Can it be upgraded? What is a server anyway?
2007-04-25 11:24:17 · 5 answers · asked by Road Trip 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Can you load Windows XP on it (provided it has the right system requirements)?
2007-04-25 11:30:03 · update #1
There's no hard and fast difference between a 'server' and a 'normal' PC, it's more about the use you put the machine to. I could buy a 'normal' machine right now, network it up with my current machine but store all my files on the new machine; the new machine would then be my 'file server'. Or I could make a website and put it on the new machine for others to see, then it would be a 'web server'.
Generally speaking, in proper businesses, their servers will have more RAM, a bigger hard drive and a faster processor than the desktop machines, but it doesn't have to be that way, they only generally have a higher spec because they're getting used more.
If a machine has a spec that's up to scratch then you can install any operating system on it you want, and do anything with it you want, nothing else matters.
2007-04-25 11:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by Bamba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Servers usually are powerful computers, with grafic cards down to the bone, and possibly no audio card. They handle websites, and the like. If you have an old server, it's probably still a good machine, that needs some new stuff. To begin with, if it's possible, install some os that you know (let's say Windows XP while the server had Windows 2003). But stilll.... it would be better to keep using it as it's supposed to work, as a server. Maybe a simple fileserver, so that you can store and access your data on that thing from every computer on your lan :)
2007-04-25 18:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by ataru11584 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, the server is still just a tower with more hard drive space than anything.....so, it depends on what the specs are....I also doubt that it has a monitor if it's used solely as a server.....so, to answer your question, we would need to know the specs of the machine(RAM, video card specs, CPU speed)....other than that, if they're all up to par, then sure....
2007-04-25 18:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Nick P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can but it's not recommended. it will slow down your server, plus introduce additional security risks. if you don't have to run it on your server, disable it.
a server is used to serve services (web pages, online games, streaming radio...) to another computer (the guest). think of it like at a restaurant, server "pushes" the food to the guests.
2007-04-25 18:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by justanotheruser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yas
2007-04-25 18:31:46 · answer #5 · answered by alguaid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋