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I have noticed as the processors get faster, and we use more ram, and the other components improve, the impact of the hard drives is a bit less. However, neglected in this is the increase in hard drive cache. I have 16 mb of cache, and this, along with even a lowly 110 mb/sec is pretty helpful...

Internet Explorer, Windows 2000, Outlook, Quake III, some golf games, and Photoshop and because I can :wink: Actually, I have these X 15's setup from my Athlon Box, and they originally ran in a Mac 333 mhz, G3. The difference, with that level of processor, was pretty dramatic, even though the...

Funny, but you've sold me on the Xeon and Supermicro. I've already ordered the stuff for the computer, and I'm sure it will do MORE then I need, but, you never know with Photoshop. Finishing touches in a couple days. GS

Cool :excl: :excl: I've got one of those, :wink: and I suspect the 100 mhz PCI-X aren't too bad, either. :mrgrn: s

I don't like waiting, at all. I'm looking forward to 4 X 15's, in raid 0, running on a Ultra 320 card, and motherboard with no chipset limitations. I can live with 180 mb/sec, or slightly faster. :mrgrn: Likewise, I like the idea of dual processors, so I have no waiting for processing...

Yes: APC Back-UPS Pro 1000 s

Pradeep: Is the LSI card designed to work with the Supermicro motherboard, raiding it's onboard channels into raid 0? Not sure how this thing works, but it's not like a standard PCI setup. http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/E7505/X5DA8.htm The more I look at this card, the...

Scanner only. I have a Workcentre, but it's a printer/copier only :cry: Fast, portable, and doesn't take up much desk or floor space? s

FINALLY TOOK THE JUMP!! SUPERMICRO x5da8-0 Intel Xeon 2.8 ghz 533 fsb Netserver 17 drive bay case SPI Xeon 550W Power Supply Matrox Parahelia Video card, 128 mb XP Professional Edition Adaptec 2110S SCSI raid card: 230 dollars. About 2100 dollars, for the above, and, going to swap in my scsi...

Are there any really big processor jumps coming soon? Are the Opeterons close to max design speed? s

3 GB/sec drives? Any idea about what kind cost for such a setup? At what point is there a bottleneck on the current server/workstation Supermicro motherboards? In other words, what can the motherboard chipsets and data paths handle, using the current Xeons etc.? Thanks gs

Why limit gun sales? It's just a slippery slope, and if you allow the first few kiddee steps, it goes major. We, in Kalifornia, have already experienced this slow errosion of the first amendment. I can't own my own God Damn Government's issue battle rifle, the AR-15, in semi-auto. WTF is...

The box I found does look a LOT like the first case you posted. I can mount the raid in the back, and all the drives in the front, along with the SCA/SCSI backplane. I'm not jazzed having all my different towers around here. One, big box, with everything in it, is appealing. I'm stalling a...

Thanks. Went to the office supply store, and bought 50 dollars worth of binder sheets. Most practical/cost effective for school, and home for me. s

Hi I'm looking for a way to store and organize CD's, both at school, and home. I have about 4 boxes, full of software, that I still use, and, the kids are constantly using the stuff at work, and it just takes a long time to sort, and go through them. Anyone have a trick way to store CD's yet...

You can be amazed by the generosity of young women, on occasion :wink:

I've done the same, but still have my scsi optical stuff floating around. As they die, they are being replaced with firewire drives, made by Lite-on and Pioneer as well. s

You can't imagine what I've been looking at lately. Playboy bunny material, Monday, and Tuesday, hanging around the basketball team I'm helping with. One blonde is to die for... s

AWESOME :excl: :excl: :excl: While I'll probably be buying a Xeon soon, I'm really glad competition is around, to keep the Xeon's price down... s

I can't post what I'm thinking. However, this should sum up my thoughts: ROAD TRIP :excl: :excl: :spiderman: GS

I just emailed this thread to Plextor. I've a number of their drives, and, having been through the process, with a Refurb, they at least gave me a credit, on a new drive. However, they need to know how the public feels, and, their loyal customers. s

I've found the 17 drive R2D2 style case I've been looking for. 179. Supermicro http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/E7505/X5DA8.htm And, the ram I just bought will work perfectly for that motherboard. I paid 239 for the ram. Trade in on a POS MacAlley Firewire card for my powerbook...

Just upgraded my Athlon 1.4 ghz, Asus A7m266 from 512 MB PC 133 to 1 gig stick of PC 2100 ecc registered ram. I notice a big snap difference in both I.E. and Outlook Express using Windows 2000. The bogs are gone, and everything seems to occuring on ball bearings... More testing as I go on...

Actually, the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution gives the Feds jurisdiction on automatic weapons. This means you have to have BATF approval, and, from what I understand, they have froze Class 3 permits because of terrorist concerns. The amount of paper work, and the fees, make it pretty...

Adadcadet: 4 X 15's equal 3.9 ms access times, plus 16mb total drive cache, and, it's a noticeable improvement over a single, newest generation X15.3. Would I do it again? Probably not. However, it is addicting, and I've already got it setup, so why not use it? With the increase in scsi...

https://www.tsw.berkeley.edu/eStore/default.tpl?cart=1074584421767555&action=searchproducts&startat=15&max=7&--woSECTIONSdatarq=51&--SECTIONSword=ww&&id1=46&id2=51& Should I go with Server, for this price, or an OEM of XP pro, for about 170 bucks, from the shop who is putting together the...

Forget the question. The server chipset you used in the Intel® E7501 doesn't support AGP. Looks like this is the board: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/E7505/X5DA8.htm gs

I have found information on Pci-X, and it is backwards compatible. How fast is it? I've noted a number of different PCi-X speeds, here: http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/pcix_20 But they don't seem to have particular specs, or times of release for the different designs.... s

Can you use pci cards in PCI-X slots? I'm looking at this mobo: Supermicro X5DP8-G2, and, if I can use my old cards in it, I'll probably go with it. Found a server case for 179 dollars with 17 drive bays. I can run my drives, plus the optical stuff, plus the rackmount SCA setup. Probably be...

www.granitedigital.com Cables. Using an adapter, and a sca drive are not a good idea. SCA housings, and backplanes, are avaliable for 200 dollars, and under. www.supermicro.com s

OK: My Asus A7m266 will accept PC2100 ram, and, I can use that same ram in a SM XDAE8, IIRC, with a 400/533 mhz FSB. Could I buy faster PC 2700, or 3200, which is cheaper, and use it in both motherboards? This entire new ram thing is confusing... I would like to buy ram I could reuse in a SM...

Ask Tea. s

Is there a way to turn flash off? s

In other words, if I put 2 gig of ram in my current asus mobo, will 2000 quit hitting, or paging, all together? For example, one, really cool website, for me, http://www.surfline.com/mag/features/day_in_the_life/index.html totally eats my processor. It takes 100% of a 1.4 mhz Athlon...

ROFL!!! At Tilden Park, in the Berkeley hills, we have tons of tame deer. They go out and feed on the driving range. I've nailed them with a very fast moving golf ball, and they look up, like, "What was that? A mesquito?" And go right back to dinner. S

Beagal, as in dog, as in fetch, as in, wow, that's a very long fetch. Happy New Year!!!! s :mrgrn:

Damn. I loved Christmas in Hawaii, on the beach, in 1985. I lived right on the beach, at Sunset Beach, and my mother, and brother came ove :( :cry: gs

Thanks. The irony is the ocean has always sort of kept me sane, or maybe close. I end up land locked, and, on last veterans day, it took us 2 hours to the SF zoo, and 2 1/2 back. It's about a 45 minute drive, on normal traffic, and, the Zoo is right on my favorite surfspot. HAVE TO FIGure...

ROFL!!! Yes: Elves, when aroused, are TRULY scary. :excl: The producer/director played around with a few things, like the dead coming up and clearing out Sauron's army, but, I will say that I could live with the director's changes in the movie, something I can't say about most of Clowntown's...

I agree. Well, new school district says it pays on the last work day of every month. Apparently they just sort of neglect that's except for December, when you get no pay check until Jan 5th. I decided, and it works out ok, that Christmas is going to be around January 5th. So far the only...

After reading the Matrox board about Para drivers, I may buy an ATI card, instead.... gs

Why not a beagle??? gs

from home, over the holidays? Wondered why you are posting on Christmas. Have a Merry Christmas, and thanks for all the help.. gs PS Hope your beagle enjoys his journey, and sends back lots of info over the holidays... :mrgrn: :mrgrn:

The X 15's are first generation, 68 pin drives. Currently, with the atto Dual Channel 32 bit/33 mhz card, they pretty much max out the bus on this mobo at 110 mb/sec. Since I'm booting off the array, and I'm not sure if I want to give that up, just yet, I don't think I really need to quickly...

OK: I currently have 4 160 drives in raid 0. I also have 4 CD/DVD drives, and a floppy. I would like enough bays so I could mount those drives, and, ideally, have a hotswap/sca/scsi or sca/sata for storage. 2-4 bays would be plenty. Stupid question, but is it safe to mount drives at 90...

Splash: You are right. I changed my mind, since I fixed up my box, and it's running ok right now. Required Granite Digital cables, and managed to get a Lite on cdrom to install the os, properly. If it works right now, I'm going to wait, and buy next year. In another thread, you mention a...

CGB: Great choice. What I like about the swiftech is even if the fan fails, they still suck up a huge amount of heat. Mine is noisy, MC 462 IIRC, but, it's cooling the hotest chip at the time, the Athlon 1.4 ghz, and, does an excellent job. 7k fan, IIRC. Guy that makes those heat sinks seems...

CGB: Great choice. What I like about the swiftech is even if the fan fails, they still suck up a huge amount of heat. Mine is noisy, MC 462 IIRC, but, it's cooling the hotest chip at the time, the Athlon 1.4 ghz, and, does an excellent job. 7k fan, IIRC. Guy that makes those fans seems to...

That was one of my main problems. I wanted to network the machine, and even after getting a book, on Samba, I just didn't have time to figure it out. Guess I'll stay with Win 2k on that machine, until I build another box... GS

Anybody used Red Hat 9 on old hardware? gs