From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 7 17:54:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 045BC16A476 for ; Mon, 7 May 2007 17:54:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jnatola@familycareintl.org) Received: from mail.familycareintl.org (mail.familycareintl.org [68.167.21.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F74A13C4C1 for ; Mon, 7 May 2007 17:54:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jnatola@familycareintl.org) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 13:38:01 -0400 Message-ID: <3A85D7EF44E1C744BF6434691F5659E9702C18@www.fcimail.org> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: HARDWARE compatability Thread-Index: AceQznXAW8h6pRkFQdKXUwACZIAmLw== From: "Jean-Paul Natola" To: Cc: Subject: HARDWARE compatability 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: Mon, 07 May 2007 17:54:06 -0000 Hi everyone, I'm looking to retire my PIII freebsd box for something a little more of = age- being that I'm at a non-profit I do not have the largest of budgets- On that note I have never used and AMD before for a server so I was = looking at this box http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpN= o=3D17 40107&CatId=3D1206 it seems pretty good in terms of hardware-cpu speed/ram/raid etc.. and for approx 600 bucks I cant really complain- I'm womdnering if there = if there are any compatibility issues I need to watch out for , here are = the specs; Form Factor 2U Rackmounted=20 Processor Class Athlon64=20 Processor Number 3500+=20 Processor Speed 2.20GHz=20 Processor Interface Socket AM2=20 Processors Supported 1=20 Additional Technologies HyperTransport=20 Memory Type DDR2=20 Total Memory 1 GB=20 Memory Speed DDR2 667 (PC2-5400)=20 Compatible RAID Levels 0+1 0,1,5 Number Of Hard Drives 2=20 Hard Drive Size 160 GB=20 Hard Drive Interface SATA-II=20 Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200=20 Buffer Memory 8 MB=20 Optical Drive Type 52x CD-ROM=20 Communications Description Integrated LAN=20 Data Transfer Rate 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Jean-Paul Natola Network Administrator Information Technology Family Care International 588 Broadway Suite 503 New York, NY 10012 Phone:212-941-5300 xt 36 Fax: 212-941-5563 Mailto: Jnatola@Familycareintl.org