A $25,000 server from 1999!

We bring an abandoned Compaq ProLiant 6500 back to life, and even better than before.

Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community:   / serialport  
Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org.

Our second channel: ‪@TheParallelPort‬

#90s #pcgaming #restoration

00:00 — Reawakening
01:09 — What is it?
05:08 — Disassembly
09:50 — Cleaning and more cleaning
11:43 — Reassembly
14:53 — Upgrades
18:56 — Roaring back to life
20:48 — RedHat
30:07 — Quad CPUs for QUAD DAMAGE!
32:40 — Outro

Huge thanks to:

Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for "Kill Switch":
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/track/...

as well as...

bert for the smooth "offline":
Watch:    • Видео  
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/5M7Fen...

Downtown Binary for the expansive "Astral":
Watch:    • Downtown Binary - Astral [synthwave/chillw...  
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/1uGa6r...

Above music provided by Lofi Girl.