Office audit

[paddya]

Sorry guys, not sure if this is the right place to ask this or if anyone can help.

I've just been asked by a friend of my boss who owns an electrical shop. He wants an overhaul of his system and currently has the following

OLD Server
HP ML110
not sure CPU
80Gb HDD
512Mb ram
Linux

New Server
Sempron 3000+
not sure HDD
2Gb ram
XP

Other
EMachines T1100
1Ghz CPU
20Gb HDD
256Mb ram

Now he would like to utilize the old server as wasted just having linux and old software which he can't afford to lose but doesn't use execpt in emergencies. Contemplating putting in another HDD (with option to boot either) with maybe Windows Server 2003 and setting whole office as domain or just XP.

The new server, I guess not really great being a Sempron 3000 but is working ok, although IE7 keeps crashing lol. The other EMachines one keeps giving Virtual Memory warnings but guessing that due to low ram.

He also has 3 printers on the 3 machines upstairs that seem a waste and could be replaced with 1 network printer which could be networked from the OLD server with Win2003 on. I know all machines are connected straight to 'net but don't think interconnected with each other.

Anyone got any advise please? Also into this, could be the option of me selling off my AMD64 3700/mobo/X800XL/1gb ram

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Why would you spend all that money? What does he want to do that the current setup doesn't do? What is the current Linux server used to do?

 

[paddya]

The Linux box isn't do anything. It has his old software package on it that has been incorporated into the new, but wants to keep as backup. Feels that it's a waste for it to be sat there doing nothing. Would like to move some software from the EMachines one onto it.

He's happy with everything, just has a few problems like IE crashing and Virtual Memory but just thinks he could be working 'better'. Same with the 3 printers attached to all machines. The old server has a multifunction device that is only being used as a copier. Seems wast of consumables trying to run 3 when he doesn't need to. Only going to use 1 at a time.

 

[paddya]

Just found out, the new server is thought to be

Athlon 64-939-Sempron 3000
2Gb ram
3x80Gb hdd RAID
Win 2003 SBS

they are also all networked upstairs via a hub