Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:10:19 +0100 From: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@mail.uni-mainz.de> To: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> Cc: amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tyan alternatives cuz their support totally sucks Message-ID: <439055CB.2030403@mail.uni-mainz.de> In-Reply-To: <4390488A.9060708@wmptl.com> References: <20051201172828.5b25fdd4.kgunders@teamcool.net> <4390488A.9060708@wmptl.com>
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>> 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). Oliverhome | help
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