My MB of choice.
Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro S2882-D EATX 2XS940 AMD-8131 8DDR Reg 4PCI-X 4SATA
2GBLAN Video Motherboard
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17821
CPU's are two dual core AMD Opteron 275
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=15454
These systems have 8 GB RAM. A 32 bit kernel can use more then 4GB RAM, a
lot more. I constructed my own Linux distro http://www.Radados.org based on
Debian. These CPU's are 64 bit so I did a lot of testing of the speed with
user applications between a 32 bit system and an all 64 bit system and found
very little difference when used for an LTSP server.
You need to recompile your kernel to use more RAM.
I have not tried the H1000E but I feel confident in Tyan quality and Linux
compatibility.
On 10/21/07, Donny Christiaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Royce,
>
> Thanks a lot for your reply.
>
> Please share your experience using Tyan MB's.
>
> What Tyan MB do you use?
> What Linux Distro do you use? Is it x86_64 or i386?
>
> I've heard that 32-bit distro can't detect memory bigger than 4Mb is
> that true?
>
> Btw, have u buy Tyan h1000E (S3970-E) ? can you share to me your
> experience using that MB with Linux? what about the compatibility ?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Best Regards,
> Donny Christiaan.
>
>
> Royce Souther wrote:
> > Nice motherboard! I am running Tyan MB's in all my multiy-CPU LTSP
> servers.
> >
> > Things I like about Tyan MB's. Excelent support in Linux for network
> > devices, boots without a keyboard.
> >
> > Things I like about this MB, on-board video, I HATE having to buy a
> > video card for a server. With on-bard video you can fit this into a 2U
> > rack case.
> >
> > I love AMD Opteron CPU's. In an LTSP network they just stop all over the
> > Intel systems.
> >
> > I am running Tyan MB with 2x2 Opteron's in the Taber, AB school. When
> > the lab is full of students they all start OpenOffice at the same time
> > and it takes about 1.5 seconds to start up. My friend has a newer Intel
> > system, running just a single session it takes way longer to startup.
> > Other things are a factor in this, hard drives and such but I personaly
> > am never going back to Intel ever again.
> >
> > Thanks for the link to the MB. I think I will order one today.
> >
> >
> > On 10/8/07, *Donny Christiaan* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > My supplier suggest me to use Tyan Tomcat h1000E (S3970-E) for my
> LTSP
> > Server.
> >
> > Where can I find complete information about the compatibility of
> this
> > mainboard with Linux OS (K12LTSP-6) or does anybody on this list
> ever
> > used it?
> >
> > http://www.tyan.com/product_board_detail.aspx?pid=529
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
>
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