Xserve Rumors Archive
This page archives Xserve related news and rumors published on MacRumors.com. It only contains articles relating specifically to the Xserve product and is only a small minority of articles displayed on MacRumors.
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Apple Releases Xserve LOM Firmware Update 1.2
May 07, 2009
Apple yesterday released Xserve LOM Firmware Update 1.2 for the Early 2008 Xserve, addressing "spurious voltage and fan speed warnings."This update includes changes to the Lights-Out Management environment of the Xserve (Early 2008). It addresses iss...
Apple Updates Xserve to Nehalem Processors
April 07, 2009
As rumored, Apple has updated its Xserve line of servers to the latest Intel Nehalem processors. Apple claims the new Xserves deliver up to twice the performance of the previous system. Using Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation s...
Apple Error Confirms Xserve Refresh Coming Soon
April 02, 2009
PC World reports that an error on Apple's Hong Kong online store reveals that an announcement of new Xserve models featuring Intel "Nehalem" processors should be occurring in the near future. The error involves a broken image on the main Xserve or...
More Evidence of Upcoming Xserve Refresh?
April 01, 2009
AppleInsider follows up on yesterday's report regarding an update to Apple's Xserve offering with additional evidence for the new model. According to the report, a user has discovered text strings in the latest Mac OS X 10.5.7 beta identifying an un...
Xserve Refresh Coming Within the Next Week or Two?
March 31, 2009
AppleInsider reports that Apple may release updated versions of its Xserve rackmountable server computers within the next few weeks. The new models are expected to utilize new Intel Xeon 3500 "Bloomfield" processors, as well as the same Xeon 5500 "G...
Older Xserve News and Rumors
Jun 16, 2008: Apple Releases Xserve EFI Firmware Update 1.1Jan 08, 2008: Apple Announces Penryn Mac Pros and Xserves
Nov 29, 2007: Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware Update 1.1
Oct 26, 2007: Apple Releases Server Admin Tools 10.5
Sep 27, 2007: Apple Releases EFI Firmware Updates
Jul 17, 2007: Upcoming 45nm Xeon Processors from Intel
Apr 17, 2007: Intel's Penryn Chip Performance Boosts
Aug 07, 2006: Intel-based Xserve Announced
Aug 02, 2006: WWDC: Leopard Features? Xserves and Mac Pros?
Aug 02, 2006: WWDC Keynote Info? XServe, Mac Pro, Displays?
Jun 14, 2006: Woodcrest June 26th. XServe Too?
May 31, 2006: Intel Xserve July, Mac Pro (Intel PowerMac) in August?
May 31, 2006: Updated Intel Product Pipeline Uncovered?
May 24, 2006: FBDIMM Support On Intel PowerMac/XServe?
May 24, 2006: Pre-Release PowerMac/XServe Replacement CPU Benchmarks?
Apr 28, 2006: Intel Chip Delivery Moving Up?
Mar 06, 2006: Intel Merom (64-bit Mobile Processor) Due in September?
Feb 07, 2006: Intel's Tulsa Server Processor, and IBM Power 6
Jan 15, 2006: Macworld San Francisco 2006 Rumor Wrapup: Winners and Losers
Aug 18, 2005: Xserve Refresh?
Jun 05, 2005: 'Intel Based Mac' Rumor Roundup... [Updated x2]
Jan 04, 2005: New Xserves Released, Xsan Now Shipping
Jan 03, 2005: Xserves, Xsan & Display Price Drops Tuesday?
Dec 21, 2004: Xsan Release Delayed
Dec 08, 2004: 2.3/2.5 Ghz Xserve Updates?
Sep 28, 2004: Virginia Tech Upgrades to 2.3GHz Xserves
Aug 10, 2004: Product Inventory Delays?
Jul 23, 2004: Dual Core PowerPC 970s
Jul 13, 2004: UMaine Building 256 Node G5 Supercomputer
Jul 05, 2004: UCLA Plasma Physics 256 G5 Cluster
Mar 23, 2004: Apple Xserve G5 - Now Shipping
Mar 08, 2004: Xserve G5s Delayed
Feb 17, 2004: ISSCC 2004: IBM on PowerPC 970FX
Feb 13, 2004: IBM Announces New Chip Making Method
Feb 12, 2004: Buy a Virginia Tech Cluster PowerMac G5
Feb 11, 2004: IBM Delivering 90nm Chips?
Feb 03, 2004: 16GB RAM Xserve Graphic?
Jan 27, 2004: Virginia Tech PowerMac G5 to Xserve G5 Upgrade
Jan 15, 2004: Virginia Tech Cluster Moving to Xserve G5s?
Jan 12, 2004: Xserve G5s to Replace PowerMacs in 'Big Mac'?
