Brunner, Brian T. wrote: > centos-bounces at centos.org wrote: >> We need to replace several servers, quickly - four of our >> Dell PE 1950's >> died in one week. (!!!) So, we're looking around, and I was checking >> out IBM. I customized to what we want, and hit 'continue', and >> suddenly there's another $800 for a "system common planar" that's >> "required". Googling only finds specs with it - does anyone know what >> it is? I mean, it's not like it's the motherboard, right? > >>From a fast & furious google-fu workout, I conclude that the "System > Common Planar" is in fact the motherboard. > Look at your configuration options ... Do you see another motherboard > item there? Nooooo... but I was assuming the chassis, along with the embedded slots, NIC, etc, were all one item with the base price. If they're charging for a m/b in addition, I'm appalled. mark