Install W2008 Any Machine

[devaite]

Hello guys,

i have a personal computer and i whant to install W2008 Server on it (create a domain and users using active directory), and i want to connect about 20 computers on my domain Is it ok?
What i whant to know is if is ok install and run w2008 on a regular computer and put him as server.

Pc:
Ram: 2 Gb Ram
Processor: 2,4 Ghz (Pentium 4 or amd)
disc: 150 Gb

Thanks for your time

 

[mmthomas]

Here are the requirements for Server 2008R2.

The requirements for not-R2 are less and probably compatible with your P4.

I've used workstation hardware before in order to have a backup domain controller when another server could not be afforded. The main things to think about are:

1) Drivers. Workstations often have hardware that don't have server software compatible drivers. This can cause problems anywhere from "I can't use the USB ports" to "I can't install the OS on this machine."

2) Reliability. Servers are expensive because they need to be reliable and have better performance than a workstation PC. If I had to run a domain on PC hardware, I'd be sure to have a second PC already online as a second DC replicating the AD traffic and holding the backups from the main DC.