Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 13:57:43 -0500 From: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@mail.uni-mainz.de>, amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tyan alternatives cuz their support totally sucks Message-ID: <43909927.8070108@wmptl.com> In-Reply-To: <439055CB.2030403@mail.uni-mainz.de> References: <20051201172828.5b25fdd4.kgunders@teamcool.net> <4390488A.9060708@wmptl.com> <439055CB.2030403@mail.uni-mainz.de>
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O. Hartmann wrote: >>> Requirements: >>> >>> 1) Single Opteron should suffice >>> 2) DDR400 ECC supported >>> 3) SATA disk subsystem will suffice 2 drive gmirror conf. 4 drive >>> would be bonus. SATA-II (or 3.0 I guess they're calling it now) >>> preferred. > > > As far as I know, SATA-II is NOT SATA 3.0. SATA-II is still SATA 1.0a > and defines doubling of tranfer rate. > >>> >>> All this b.s. w/Tyan has chewed up far too much of my time so I need >>> something that will "just work" and not require any hardware >>> compatibility histrionics. >> >> >> I've always had good experiences with MSI boards/systems... generally >> well priced/featured and their support is pretty good. >> > > TYAN is said to be a good choice in building server related systems, > while MSI is more aimed for the home and office market (I may be wrong). > > Oliver > > > > MSI has a server line as well, including 1U bare-bones, motherboards, etc... I have 4 dual AMD Opteron boxes here based on MSI K8Master's ... GREAT board, though must warn they are a bit pricey at ~ $500 - $600 / each, I have them configured with dual 246 cpu's and 4gb ecc registered memory each (coincidentally with 3ware raid cards we've had so many posts in here about lately). Knock-on-wood, not a single day/moment's downtime yet attributable to the hardware in these things. -- Nathan Vidican nvidican@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://www.wmptl.com/
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