What could this be? :?:



Specs on the pull-out tab... Assembled in U.S.A.! I guess those iPod sweatshop workers didn't get to put this one together!



Just like any PC rackmount on the bottom... I was expecting something more flashy! xx(



The top case looks a lot better than the unfinished metal of the bottom; some scruffs and scratches, but ding-free. Cleaned of stickers and their pesky residue. Bubble wrap taped to underside to prevent further wear on it, as well as my table.



Top case has been taken off. What painfully empty RAM banks... :'(



Front panel view. Xserves came from the factory with the labeled ADM in the leftmost bay, it was probably swapped by its previous owner; will rectify when I am in the mood for cloning disks.



One of the ADMs with a SAS drive, removed from its bay.



Makes an excellent table-cum-space-heater indeed! |)



Bought one of these cheap USB sound thingies for audio needs... it works acceptably, but volume controls don't work (it's either muted or full blast with no in-betweens whatsoever) and audio distorts easily. Serves me right for not getting a Griffin iMic in the first place!



About This Mac... er... Server! (Has the Xserve ever been considered a Macintosh, by Apple?)



System Profiler detail.



First time I get to see how a populated SAS pane looks like!



There's also this mystery device connected to an internal USB bus... just what does it control on the front panel?



This panel full of geek stats puts iStat Pro/iStat Menus to an absolute shame! :lol:



Lastly...

The front panel, at night. Those blinkenlights look 1000x better in person, I didn't manage to get them to show up nicely in pictures, despite multiple attempts :disapprove:

The sight of those lights alone make living with the noise (a steady hum, similar to a vacuum but at lower intensity) totally worth it!