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Intel server board se7525RP2 Please help

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bp04

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I have a server used as a desktop computer with the server board se7525RP2. It has two 800MHz Xeon processors and 6GB of memory PC2-3200. In addition, it has a 650 watt power supply, and I am running XP 64 bit. It currently has an old PCI video card (ATI 9250) and the board only has two sata connections. I would like to add a sata card and upgrade the video card so that the computer is more useful as a multimedia center.

I attempted to add two Sabrent sata cards that the board couldn't communicate with. I also tried to add an HD 5670, but couldn't find drivers the motherboard would support, and all I got was pastel colors. Could someone please help me achieve my goals? Here is a link to the specs on my board.

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/res.../server/boards/dp/se7525rp2/feature/index.htm

In addition, would you please recommend a sata card and a video card that would work with this board, because I am stumped.

Thank you
 
The problem with this board is that it has been discontinued for around 6 years now. You can find a listing of all the available drivers here http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Server+Products&ProductLine=Intel%c2%ae+Server+Boards&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+Server+Board+SE7525RP2. Because of the age of this board the best advice I can give you is that it may be time to look into upgrading your system. Even a low end Intel® Core™ 2 Duo will give you much better performance then this old system.
Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team
 
This sever board won't support Windows 7... been there done that.

Thanks for your help. I know I need to upgrade; in fact, I'm building a new computer around a 2600k, which I'm excited about. However, I've just got too much invested in this one to give up on it. Even though its not compatible with new technology, it's a strong running machine that would make a great media center computer if I could just find a sata card and a video card that it likes lol... thanks again
 
bp04 said:
This sever board won't support Windows 7... been there done that.

Thanks for your help. I know I need to upgrade; in fact, I'm building a new computer around a 2600k, which I'm excited about. However, I've just got too much invested in this one to give up on it. Even though its not compatible with new technology, it's a strong running machine that would make a great media center computer if I could just find a sata card and a video card that it likes lol... thanks again
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it would be interesting to stick a Kill-a-Watt on it to see how much the electricity is costing you.

my guess is - a lot.

if you can find a cheap dual core, you will probably get your investment back in 24 months just on saved electricity - if you are running the old Intel Server 24/7.

i understand the respect for old motherboards. they are works of art, some of them, suitable for framing.
 
I don't even want to know how much money I've spent on electricity running this box 24/7 since 2005... and you're right, sometimes it is hard to let go. It's just been a damn good machine... never had a minutes trouble with it. That is until I tried to upgrade the video card and found out how picky it can be lol
 
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