i might have finally made something that can be called a server (as opposed to my last unit, which was a combo web browser).
My old RIMM job has been given a makeover...
what I have for it now is one of my favorite builds to date.
specs:
Intel vc820
PIII coppermine 800EB
512mb pc600/700 rambus
s3 savage 4 agp (32mb?)
3com 10/100 LAN card with WOL cable
2x 320gb 7200RPM wd blue ATA + 3ware hardware raid card
52x cdrom
zip 100
AGI 300w psu (ATX 1.0)
the case is perfect for it... It is a foxconn made side saddle'd PSU case.
what makes the case nice is that the whole motherboard tray and card bracket mounts slide out the back on a set of rails.
I modded the case... I added a daughterboard to the tray. what it does is allows me to put all of the front I/O (pwr/hdd lights, pwr/reset switches) on one connector and break it out to individual pairs. that way to slide oput the tray, i only have one connector for that instead of 5 (the PC beep is on the board as well). The board also has the same switches and LED's the front of the case has to make diagnostics faster.
For an OS, it has ubuntu server edition 10.04.2 on it. my goal is to make it a fully headless server so all it needs is power and a network cable (and a keyboard if auto login is not possible)
i do have a question:
the RAM is a mix-match of a pc600 stick and a pc700 stick. the board will do up to pc800. I found this for $7.99 a pop. they are 256mb pc800 ECC chips. my board is good for two. I also think my setup will do ECC.
would a speed boost (from 600 to 800) and ECC be worth it?
no pics now... my camera is playing dead again and I do not know if it will come back. Once i have access to a camera, expect pics.
any other comments?
My old RIMM job has been given a makeover...
what I have for it now is one of my favorite builds to date.
specs:
Intel vc820
PIII coppermine 800EB
512mb pc600/700 rambus
s3 savage 4 agp (32mb?)
3com 10/100 LAN card with WOL cable
2x 320gb 7200RPM wd blue ATA + 3ware hardware raid card
52x cdrom
zip 100
AGI 300w psu (ATX 1.0)
the case is perfect for it... It is a foxconn made side saddle'd PSU case.
what makes the case nice is that the whole motherboard tray and card bracket mounts slide out the back on a set of rails.
I modded the case... I added a daughterboard to the tray. what it does is allows me to put all of the front I/O (pwr/hdd lights, pwr/reset switches) on one connector and break it out to individual pairs. that way to slide oput the tray, i only have one connector for that instead of 5 (the PC beep is on the board as well). The board also has the same switches and LED's the front of the case has to make diagnostics faster.
For an OS, it has ubuntu server edition 10.04.2 on it. my goal is to make it a fully headless server so all it needs is power and a network cable (and a keyboard if auto login is not possible)
i do have a question:
the RAM is a mix-match of a pc600 stick and a pc700 stick. the board will do up to pc800. I found this for $7.99 a pop. they are 256mb pc800 ECC chips. my board is good for two. I also think my setup will do ECC.
would a speed boost (from 600 to 800) and ECC be worth it?
no pics now... my camera is playing dead again and I do not know if it will come back. Once i have access to a camera, expect pics.
any other comments?
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