Xserve2,1

Xserve (Early 2008)Xserve2008EFI 64-bitno security chip

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Out of coverage scope · Released before 2009 This Mac is listed and can be tested, but it isn't counted in the site's coverage figures.

Xserve2,1 Early 2008 0 of 1 configuration tested Cards Matrix

Xserve (Early 2008)

announced 2008-01-08 · discontinued 2009-04-07 · A1246 · EMC 2186

Early 2008 Quad-core Xeon 2.8 GHz (×1 or ×2) or 3.0 GHz (×2) · Radeon X1300 Out of coverage scope · Released before 2009 Untested0/12 tested

Known limitation: The ATI Radeon X1300 (64 MB) reaches OpenGL ES 2.0 only. Hyprland 0.50 and later needs 3.0, so stock Omarchy's desktop won't start. Software rendering or a GLES 2.0 fork of Hyprland may work; results will tell.

Boot0/3 passed

Stock installer boots via 64-bit EFIUntested
Internal storage detected and installation completesUntested
Installed system starts, restarts and shuts down cleanlyUntested

Graphics0/2 passed

Discrete GPU accelerationUntested
External display outputUntested

Power0/1 passed

Sleep and wakeUntested

Networking0/1 passed

EthernetUntested

Ports0/2 passed

USB-A portsUntested
FireWireUntested
Port methodology

Storage0/1 passed

Internal optical drive reads discsUntested

Thermal0/2 passed

Temperature sensors report under loadUntested
Fans respond to loadUntested

Hardware Configuration Detailsxserve2-1-early-2008-a

CPU: Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 4-core
BTO: Dual Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 8-core; Dual Xeon E5472 3 GHz · 8-core (Harpertown)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2-800 FB-DIMM ECC · max 32 GB
Storage: 80 GB HDD · SATA · BTO 160 GB HDD, 500 GB HDD, 750 GB HDD, 1 TB HDD
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1300 (64 MB) · OpenGL ES 2.0
pci:1002:7146
Ethernet: Intel 80003ES2LAN dual Gigabit Ethernet
pci:8086:1096
Storage controller: Intel 631xESB/632xESB (ESB2) SATA controller
pci:8086:2681
FireWire controller: Texas Instruments XIO2213 FireWire 800 controller
pci:104c:823f
Ports: 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 2× FireWire 800 · Mini-DVI · 3× USB 2.0 (Type-A)
Features: Cooling fan · Internal optical drive
Order no.: MA882LL/A

? components: No Linux probe of an Xserve2,1 exists; GPU, Ethernet, FireWire and SATA controllers are assumed from Xserve1,1 and the Early 2008 Mac Pro.

Research notes (unverified)

1U rack server with Harpertown quad-core Xeons and 64-bit EFI. No audio hardware, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
No Linux hardware probes exist for this model; controllers are assumed from its closest relative, the Early 2008 Mac Pro (MacPro3,1).

Sources (4) and identifiers

Board IDs: Mac-F42289C8