Stupid People

I recently started a network installation project for a company my uncle works for and have had nothing but problems (none of which has been my fault, either). Turns out the server manufacture is full of IDIOTS! I hate stupid people, granted technology isn’t the easiest of things but you would think people would at least be smart enough to check things out first. Basically I cannot install the operating system or anything else onto the server I bought due to the fact they put incompatible hardware in it. I spent a lot of time (including a day of vacation) trying to get the setup complete but to no avail.

The motherboard is an Intel DQ956GF Desktop motherboard and not suppose to be used for servers as it is designed for...go figure, Desktop PC’s. Per Intel’s website the chipset doesn’t even support the XEON class of processors.

Here is the link to the supported processors for the DQ956GF:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dq965gf/sb/CS-025970.htm

Just because they use the same socket doesn’t mean that it will work to the fullest of its potential. A perfect example of this is because it is a Desktop motherboard the device drivers for the board aren’t designed for the OS I am using, hence why I can't install them. I bought a SERVER not a desktop PC; it should come with Server compatible hardware IMO.

I mean Intel has a server class of boards for a reason! The motherboard needs to be a S3000AH class per Intel. This offers not only support for the processor but support for device drivers for SERVER operating systems. I sent the server manufacture an email but as of yet no response. I plan on calling them tonight, wish me luck :(