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Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: Jake on August 27, 2005, 13:20:32
Some of you would love this!!
I delivered 1.5million pounds worth of servers on friday!!
Here's all of it in its new home.
14 server cab's
16 pallets of internals for the cab's.

(i can see Tim and Daz now, licking the screen  :lol: )
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: strapping young lad on August 27, 2005, 14:26:57
pah thats nothing

i had to relocate our netapp kit (600k worth) from one location to another

AND it was commissioned, AND i only had a few hours to do it

talk about twitching!
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: Topple on August 27, 2005, 14:41:36
HP and Netapps - two dirty words.

Try using decent kit like Sun and EMC
 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: Jake on August 27, 2005, 15:07:22
Quote from: "strapping young lad"
pah thats nothing

i had to relocate our netapp kit (600k worth) from one location to another

AND it was commissioned, AND i only had a few hours to do it

talk about twitching!


Who did the re-locate?
Yourself or a specialist transport company?
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: sulley on August 27, 2005, 15:58:25
What do you think he's got the Landy for!!!
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: Jake on August 27, 2005, 16:39:16
Quote from: "sulley"
What do you think he's got the Landy for!!!


Danger!!
Bouncy cars and computer equipment dont mix!
(unless you have a air ride motor, or lots of shock absorbing padding)
 :shock:
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: Manicminer on August 27, 2005, 19:13:52
Quote from: "Jake"

Danger!!
Bouncy cars and computer equipment dont mix!
(unless you have a air ride motor, or lots of shock absorbing padding)
 :shock:


That's what 'THEY' keep telling you.  :wink:

You would be surprised at how much of a battering they can take.
The only dangerous bit is when you write to disk and hit a bump - the head can scratch it and you lose a sector or two.
We have a full working PC in our machines and we drive them down the side of mountains.
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: TUFFTEE on August 27, 2005, 21:07:06
My puters travel between Devon and London slung in the back of my Landy quite often! and as you see with no ill effects!! :oops:
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: Lostboy on August 29, 2005, 10:35:26
Hmmm, if thats the HP bladeserver system, the some of the prototypes for that got carted around Scotland in the back of my disco going between the various regulatory test facilities. Ok, not much off-road between the office and Fife but they didn't even get packed in cardboard boxes  :)
Title: One for all the computer lovers!
Post by: datalas on August 29, 2005, 11:02:51
Kinda looks like my flat, or Muddy's spare rom ...
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