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Broadberry CyberServe AM104S in Servers
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Verdict
A compact rack server offering a good hardware specification and low power consumption but Tyan's remote management facilities are woefully inadequate
Review Date: 4 Jun 2009
Price when reviewed: £1,995 (£2,294 inc VAT)
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| Details | |
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| Part Code | CyberServe AM104S |
| Review Date | 4 Jun 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,995 |
| Warranty | |
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| Warranty final | 3yr on-site next business day |
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| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Server format | Rack |
| Server configuration | 1U |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | AMD Opteron |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.30GHz |
| Processors supplied | 2 |
| CPU socket count | 2 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| RAM capacity | 64GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk configuration | 4 x 1TB Western Digital GreenPower 7.2K SATA |
| Total hard disk capacity | 4,000 |
| RAID module | Nvidia SATA II |
| RAID levels supported | 0, 1, 10, 5 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Gigabit LAN ports | 2 |
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| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Conventional PCI slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Idle power consumption | 154W |
| Peak power consumption | 229W |
| Software | |
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| OS family | None |
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