A $25,000 server from 1999!

We bring an abandoned Compaq ProLiant 6500 back to life, and even better than before. Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community:   / serialport   Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org. Our second channel: ‪@TheParallelPort‬ #90s #pcgaming #restoration 00:00 — Reawakening 01:09 — What is it? 05:08 — Disassembly 09:50 — Cleaning and more cleaning 11:43 — Reassembly 14:53 — Upgrades 18:56 — Roaring back to life 20:48 — RedHat 30:07 — Quad CPUs for QUAD DAMAGE! 32:40 — Outro Huge thanks to: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for "Kill Switch": https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/track/... as well as... bert for the smooth "offline": Watch:    • Video   Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/5M7Fen... Downtown Binary for the expansive "Astral": Watch:    • Downtown Binary - Astral [synthwave/chillw...   Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/1uGa6r... Above music provided by Lofi Girl.