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HP ProLiant DL160 G5 Series

$1,139.00 Released January, 2009

The Pros:Versatile design can serve a general, all-purpose role. Chassis is very solid, don't have to worry about damage while mounting. Internal components are well organized, easy to work with if upgrades are needed.

The Cons:Limited remote-management features, could use some more in-depth utilities. No room for optical or floppy drives, need to install OS via USB. RAIDs are configured in BIOS only, no tools provided for windows storage-management.

The HP ProLiant DL160 G5 server is a 1U, dual processor capable server for general purpose and high performance computing, where consumer can design a fully customized solution. It comes in the mid range of the HP ProLiant server series.

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This machine targets small and medium size businesses especially those in the web 2.0 fields. It is especially suited for infrastructure, file/print, and web serving. The DL160G5 comes with 3 new processor options: the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5470 processor (3.33 GHz with 1333MHz FSB) and the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5482 processor (3.2 GHz with 1600MHz FSB) and the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® L5430 processor (2.66 GHz with 1333MHz FSB), increasing flexibility for consumers to select a processor befitting their needs. It supports up to 1600MHz Front Side Bus, 12MB Level 2 cache, and up to 64GB system memory supported, which provides for a pretty solid data throughput rate.

Features

Processor: 1 x Intel Xeon E5405 Quad-core 2GHz Installed
Network Cards: Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45
Hard Drive: 4 x 500GB Hot-swappable
Interfaces/Ports: RJ-45 - Network
Standard Memory: 2GB DRAM
Interfaces/Ports: Serial Attached SCSI
Form Factor: 1U Rack-mountable
Dimensions: 1.7" Height x 17.64" Width x 26.85" Depth - (With Bezel)
Storage Capacity: 2TB
RAID Levels: 0, 5,1,10

Model Information

481179-001: (1) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5405 (2.00 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 80W), 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC2-5300 DDR2 fully buffered DIMMs (667MHz) with Advanced ECC, HP Embedded SATA RAID Controller, (2) 160GB Non-hot plug SATA HDD, $1,179.
AM852A: (1) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5430 (2.66 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 80W), 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 fully buffered DIMMs (667MHz) with Advanced ECC, HP Smart Array E200/128MB BBWC Controller, None ship standard (up to 4 hot plug SATA or SAS drives supported), $1,429.00.
481180-001: (2) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5430 (2.66 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 80W), 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 fully buffered DIMMs (667MHz) with Advanced ECC, Smart Array E200/128 BBWC Controller, None ship standard (up to 4 Hot plug SATA or SAS drives supported), $1,999.00.
445196-001: (1) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5405 (2.00 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 80W), 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC2-5300 DDR2 fully buffered DIMMs (667MHz) with Advanced ECC, HP Embedded SATA RAID Controller, 160GB Non-hot plug SATA HDD, $1,139.00.
445202-001: (1) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5405 (2.00 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 80W), 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC2-5300 DDR2 fully buffered DIMMs (667MHz) with Advanced ECC, HP SC40Ge SAS HBA with RAID, None ship standard (up to 4 hot plug SATA or SAS drives supported), $1,229.00.

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versatile design can serve a general, all-purpose role
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chassis is very solid, don't have to worry about damage while mounting
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internal components are well organized, easy to work with if upgrades are needed
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cooling is well handled, lots of air flow

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limited remote-management features, could use some more in-depth utilities
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no room for optical or floppy drives, need to install OS via USB
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RAIDs are configured in BIOS only, no tools provided for windows storage-management