> We run Mentor Graphics IC Station and Calibre physical > verification and litho simulations all the time on Mandrake > 8.1. 84 days uptime and counting... >
Using XP or MP processors then ? Standard case ? Thanks, Thomas > -- > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kayaturk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] Tyan Dual AMD board > > > Hi, > We got two of those machines one with tiger and the other with > thunder. You should use AMD XP processor for stability because they run > cooler. Both systems run smoothly in linux and in windows. I'd like to > mention that these machines run non linear finite element jobs all the > time we earn money from them. I must say they are perfect for number > crunching. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thomas Sourmail > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Tyan Dual AMD board > > > We just got one in a full tower case, ran the torture test of mprime for > 1h and got it to overheat and crash (repeated 3x) with an air > temperature > of 28C !! > > Not something I want to put 1 month calculations job on. I'm sending it > back and replacing it by a more reliable machine. > > Thomas. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ Thomas Sourmail http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~ts228 Phase Transformations Group Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy. Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ. Tel: (44) (0)1223 334495 http://www.neuromat.co.uk http://www.dar.cam.ac.uk/dcbc Darwin College 25 Hertford Street Tel: 01223 572371 CB5 8HH Cambridge ------------------------------------------------
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