You don't say whether you need a rack-mount server or if a tower will be OK.
Rackmounts can be tricky, mostly because of heat issues. I've built a few,
but it's not a bad idea to get someone who'll back up the unit in case you
have problems.
I've had great luck with Asus motherboards and trust them more than any
other. We've got a couple of servers with the P2B-D, but the BX chipset is
getting on in years. Intel has had abysmal luck with chipsets recently. If
you want dual processors, then I believe there are a few dual boards using
newer VIA Apollo chipsets.
Probably your best bet would be a board based on Serverworks chipsets, such
as the LE. There's the Asus CUR-DLS, with dual onboard SCSI, onboard
ethernet and video. Tyan has the S2510 based on the same chipset, similar
specs, but offers dual ethernet onboard. It's available both with and
without onboard SCSI. If you plan on using a RAID controller card, then you
can save a few $$ by dropping the onboard SCSI. One thing I've heard about
the Serverworks boards is that they can be extremely finicky when choosing
memory. If your local builder likes Tyan, ask him if he's put together any
systems with the Tyan S2510 and make sure he uses approved RAM and gives you
a good warranty.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Musella, DPM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:16 AM
Subject: RE: Server for cf?
>
> Thanks for all of the tips.. I think I will go with the Clone...
> I went through 3 Dell poweredge servers so far - and was never really
> happy with the service.. whenever I had problems, they would either
blame
> Windows NT - telling me to just reformat the drive and reinstall
> everything, or to run the diagnostics overnight. Both of which are
> impractical on a live server. Also - the processors aren't very
> upgradeable - the motherboard only supported the speeds that I originally
> ordered. To upgrade to a faster processor requires replacing the
> motherboard - which was about as expensive as buying a new server anyway.
> They also required Dell versions of the processor, which was much more
> expensive than any other source.
>
>
> For my own office, I use a few of these desktop clones that a local
> computer store makes. Their service was fantastic - parts are available
> immediately - and they have been in business longer than Dell:)
>
> I can specify any motherboard / chip set - so which should I ask
> for?? My last computer came with the Tyan Tiger motherboards.
>
> Thanks
> Al
>
>
> >Agreed - also if they are "proper" servers, they'll be using server
> >m/boards, of which there are a limmited number of manufacturers anyway,
and
> >an even smaller no of chipsets, so chances are a lot of the componentary
> >will be identical or similar...
>
>
>
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