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Speed-Assembling Servers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the summon-precision-and-a-crown-and-coke dept.

Nieriko writes "The Planet is holding competitions to speed-assemble rack-mounted servers. It's like watching latter-day Marines field-strip and assemble their weapons. There is a video on YouTube about this incredible contest. Looks pretty challenging."

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  1. Uh yeah... very speedy. by Xest · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "It's like watching latter-day Marines field-strip and assemble their weapons."

    Well no actually, it looked like any normal IT support guy putting a machine back together, except most people don't even fumble and drop the RAM.

    Really, that was fast? I'd be inclined to believe anyone here on Slashdot whose built a machine a few times could do it faster than that. It's not like they even had to build half the machine, the fiddliest components were already in place anyway.

    1. Re:Uh yeah... very speedy. by ranulf · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This task was just pointless. The CPU was already in there, the graphics card, disks, DVD drive etc... Make it a real challenge and actually get them to assemble the machine in order to win a speed-assembling prize.

  2. That's not a rack-mounted server by pathological+liar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... and that's not speedy.

    The youtube clip is some knob plugging in ram and an *IDE* disk cable in what appears to be a several-year-old desktop. If any of you can't match that, turn in your computer geek card now...

    1. Re:That's not a rack-mounted server by ircmaxell · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I wouldn't match it. Not because I couldn't reach that speed, but because I chose not to. I prefer to take the time to make sure every cable is secure, that each screw goes in straight, not stripped and tight. I take the time to apply thermal grease and make sure it's applied well before carefully placing the heat sink so as not to disturb the grease... I take the time to power the computer up while the case is still apart and on the bench, so that I can verify that all components are working properly before buttoning it up. Sure, doing it fast is nice. It may take twice the time to get it together, but I wonder how much longer it would take you to figure out what's wrong when something doesn't work (including removing the case, and possibly removing components that are blocking the issue)...

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  3. Was it just me? by naich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was I the only one that read his shirt as saying "Herpes without capes" due to the placement of his name tag strap? Oh god, it was just me, wasn't it? I'm sick.

  4. It isn't done right until you are bleeding by Rhacman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe I'm just clumsy but the job isn't truly over until you discover all the cuts on your hands that you didn't realize you made at the time. The ones that have that sort of quantum uncertainty to them in that they don't hurt until you see them for the first time.

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  5. latter-day marines? by bunhed · · Score: 5, Informative

    "It's like watching latter-day Marines field-strip and assemble their weapons."

    umm...no, it was not like that at all. It was more like watching a guy plug in a usb cable.