The Apple Xserve Early 2008 is a Network Server computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2008 to 2009 as part of the Xserve series. The computer has been introduced on January 8, 2008, and its price started at $2999.
The new Xserve features a 2.8 GHz / Two 2.8 GHz or Two 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processor, 2 GB of RAM, 80 GB hard drive, slot-loading 8x DVD-RW/CD-RW dual-layer “SuperDrive”, dual Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire “800”, and 64 MB ATI Radeon X1300 graphics.
This Xserve has been discontinued on April 7, 2009.
Today Xserve Early 2008 is 15 years old!
Xserve Early 2008 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | January 8, 2008 |
| Discontinued | April 7, 2009 |
| Model Identifier | Xserve2,1 |
| Model Number | A1246 |
| EMC | 2186 |
| Order Number | MA882LL/A |
| Original Price | $2,999 (base configuration) |
| Colors | Aluminum |
| Weight | 31.7 – 38.3 Ibs. 14.378 – 17.372 KG |
| Dimensions | 1.73” H x 17.6” W x 30” D 4.39 cm H x 44.7 cm W x 76.2 cm D |
Rack Support
- Supports most industry-standard (EIA-310-D) four-post racks and cabinets with a rack depth of 24 inches to 36 inches deep
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Quad-Core Xeon E5462 “Harpertownt” (2.8 GHz) Two Quad-Core Xeon E5462 “Harpertownt” (2x 2.8 GHz) Two Quad-Core Xeon E5472 “Harpertownt” (2x 3 GHz) |
| Processor Speed | 2.8 GHz (Quad-Core) 2x Quad 2.8 GHz (2x Quad-Core) 2x Quad 3 GHz (2x Quad-Core) |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 4 per processor (4 or 8 cores in total) |
| System Bus | Single or Dual 1.6 GHz |
| Cache | 12 MB on-die L2 per processor (2x 6 MB) |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 80 GB 7,200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 8x DVD-RW/CD-RW dual-layer “SuperDrive” slot-loading drive |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 2 GB |
| Maximum Memory | 32 GB |
| Memory Slots | 8 – PC2-6400 240-pin DDR2 ECC DIMM 800 MHz |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon X1300 |
| Graphics Memory | 64 MB GDDR3 SDRAM |
| Display Connection | 1 – Mini-DVI |
| Display Modes | N/A |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 1 – half-length (6.6-inch) configurable (8-lane PCI Express 2.0 or 133 MHz PCI-X) 1 – 9.25-inch 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 |
| Bays | 3 – Apple Drive Module bays |
| Hard Drive Interface | 3 – 3 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) |
| ADM Compatibility | 73 GB 80 GB 300 GB 1 TB |
| Internal RAID | Optional Xserve RAID Card with 256 MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup; support for RAID 0, 1, and 5 |
Connections
| Ethernet | 2 – 10/100/1000BASE-T (support for jumbo frames) |
| Modem | None |
| Wi-Fi | None |
| Bluetooth | None |
| Fibre Channel | Optional |
| USB | 3 – 480 Mbps |
| Serial | 1 – DB9 (RS-232) |
| SCSI | None |
| FireWire | 2 – 800 Mbps |
| Audio In | None |
| Audio Out | None |
| Display | 1 – Mini-DVI |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 (Unlimited Clients) |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X Server 10.7.5 |
| Firmware | Intel Extensible Firmware Interface |
| Bundled Software | None |
Power
| Backup Battery | Unknown |
| Maximum Continuous Power | Unknown |
| Line Voltage | 100V – 240V AC |
References:
Apple Support – Xserve (Early 2008): Technical Specifications
