From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 20 18:39:57 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0730C16A41F for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:39:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 966F843D5A for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:39:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 8so117630nzo for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:39:56 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=XY5RqOIrDZuWsfNCXIVSAJLyVyOTEYm9DuS4XkmOJS7mSD7U93oarUiXiAJgVy8lAg1U0kYLJ+R9Vb0ZdXquqA/OPiNa0OJI/+Q1+LvJQmGGnnmE8CcqXXxS/lugqMbh0yL5L+g9b8idjRb15b8nyoAmxqpEAewVKh85eYomnhY= Received: by 10.36.250.79 with SMTP id x79mr1882628nzh; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:39:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.37.20.34 with HTTP; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:39:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:39:56 +0400 From: "Andrew P." To: "ke.han" In-Reply-To: <4357D3FA.3090304@redstarling.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <4357D3FA.3090304@redstarling.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freeBSD 6 server motherboard recommendation ?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:39:57 -0000 On 10/20/05, ke.han wrote: > Dear List, > Yes I know this is an often asked question and there is lots of info on > the web. But I have been reading for 6 hours and my head is swimming > and I'm still am not closer to an answer. I need to get a freeBSD 6 > server in production in less than a week and don't have the skills to > tweak and ensure the hardware is running optimally. So I need > recommendations for a server motherboard that works well out of the box. > > In summary: > I need a rock solid server motherboard for freeBSD 6 with the following > characteristics: > 1 - 2 x CPU (Pentium or Opteron is ok with me) > 2 - SATA (2 ports supporting RAID 1). If this is not possible, please > recommend an add-on card that will do the job. > 3 - 2 x Gig Ethernet ports (I have read many things about some Ethernet > controller/drivers working better than others. I need great throughput > without tweaking the freeBSD install) > 4 - RAM (As long as the mobo is modern, the RAM choices should be fast > enough) > > thanks, ke han > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > Tyan is a wonderful choice. Still, you should consider buying a pre-built server. I'll also say against a software controller raid solution. If you really need 2 SATA in RAID 1, look into gvinum.