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Turning a G5 into a server

Zones: Apple Hardware, Apple Networking, Computer Servers

Tags: Apple, Mac OS X Server, 10.5, Leopard, Apple, PowerMac G5, mono 1.6 GHZ, Server

Hello,
We are a small press company and we are getting 10 new iMacs for the office. I'd like to turn one of our old mac into a server, which is a PowerMac G5 Mono 1,6 GHz with 1,5 Gb of RAM. I want to buy Mac OS X 10.5 Server and I ask your help for some advice concerning upgrading the G5.

USAGE :
We will use it for :
- fonts, pictures, files sharing over the network (Shared projects, Collaboration),
- as a backup interface,
- as a FTP server for our external clients,
- as a webserver for our websites
- for our emails

My questions :

HARD DRIVE :
I want two 500 Gb hard drive in RAID mode.
- Which RAID mode? (RAID 0 ?)
- Some recommendation about a brand or particular HD?
- Do you recommend more storage size?

MEMORY :
1,5 Gb or RAM, is it enough?

NETWORKING :
Is it possible to have two ethernet port for maximum network speed?
What it Gigabit internet? Is it good for me?

MAC OS X Server :
Will Mac OS X Server 10.5 be ok?
Being a PPC based computer, is it problematic in an all Intel-based computer network? (will some software not work?)

CPU :
Is it possible to upgrade the CPU?
Is it useful for our usage?

OTHER :
Have you other advice for me or cool possibilities that I'm not aware of?

Thank you so much!

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Zone: Apple

Question Asked By: Rothlis

Solution Provided By: pheidius

Participating Experts: 3

Solution Grade: A

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