Our previous blog post covered the basics of upgrading your processor and the considerations. In this post, we'll discuss processor socket compatibility – there's no point in upgrading your server processor if you don't know the compatibility guidelines!
Processor Socket Basics
As we have seen with other hardware components, such as hard drives, RAM, PCIe card additions, and PSUs, there is a ...
For those more familiar with the world of consumer or "end-user" devices such as laptops and small form factor desktops, upgrading the system's CPU is a likely foreign concept. While you can easily upgrade RAM and hard drives, most CPUs for laptops are fused to the system board, making such an upgrade not feasible (if not downright impossible!). And once you get into having to replace a whole...
Our previous Quick Fix blog post focused on troubleshooting common startup issues associated with PSUs. In this post, we'll continue with the spirit of Quick Fixes and look at other issues that can cause problems right out of the gate, specifically, RAM and cabling.
It's TechMike's Quick Fix Troubleshooting Guide – Part 2! Let's go Under the Hood!
Cabling
While our server builders test every ...
Rack servers come with extensive slots for RAM modules – significantly more so than devices such as laptops and desktops). That makes sense since rack servers are designed to be enterprise-grade equipment that is customizable and upgradeable.
Can you upgrade the RAM on a server? The short answer is most definitely yes, and you can even mix RAM of different capacities and speeds in the same...
At TechMikeNY, a big part of what we sell are Enterprise rack servers. A big part of servers is RAID. (If RAID is a new concept to you, read our blog post here, which is a handy primer.) Since so many of our customer questions revolve around RAID configurations and trouble-shooting, we thought it would be a good idea to put down some typical RAID array server Do’s and Don’ts which can serv...
In previous posts, we’ve looked at identifying RAM by looking at your system specs and how to identify RAM by looking at the specs on the RAM module, with an emphasis on laptop and desktop RAM.
This post will do the same exercise, but we’ll be looking at workstation and server RAM. If you are asking, “What’s the difference?” as you’ll see, workstation and server RAM has some additional featu...
In a previous post, we shared how to find compatible RAM for your computer by looking at the system specs. In this post, we’ll cover how to find compatible RAM in your system – but here we’ll take a different tact – we’ll show you how to determine what type of RAM you have by breaking down the specifications that are listed on the installed RAM modules for both laptops and desktops.
We’ll fo...
Server hardware is a significant investment for any business. Maintaining it and maximizing its potential helps a business stay competitive, especially when purchasing new hardware isn’t an option. In this case, a server hardware upgrade can help keep a server relevant.
