+1 On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Joseph L. Casale < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That particular card is **NOT** better than Dyn Discs under windows off > the original ICH7 controller in that mobo. > > Fake raid is the devil. > > jlc > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2008 9:34 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > That's actually a really good question, and I don't know the answer. I > presumed that the Promise board was pretty much equivalent to the "on-board" > RAID 0 and 1 controllers you get from Dell and HP for about a hundred bucks. > I figured it had to be better than doing Windows software RAID on dynamic > disks. Maybe it isn't. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2008 10:07 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > Do these software based RAID cards actually increase performance? Like If I > had 3 drives in a RAID 0 would I really see a performance increase loading > data from the drives as opposed to have one SATA drive? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Kelsay, Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2008 9:22 AM > > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > Very nice. That would cost £1000 here in the UK. I need to visit home in > Florida, get one of these, and bring it back as carry-on luggage……. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* 28 August 2008 21:54 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > US dollars for those non-US folks. > > > > Link > > Description > > Quantity > > Cost > > Extended > > *http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=T800EB2G_Q* > > STT DDR2-800 2GB/128x8 ECC Qimonda Chip Server Memory > > 4 > > $40.75 > > $163.00 > > *http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=HD-750SA* > > Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive > > 2 > > $100.42 > > $200.84 > > *http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=IDE-TX265R* > > Promise FastTrak TX2650 2-Port SAS/SATA RAID PCI-E Controller Card > > 1 > > $67.01 > > $67.01 > > *http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=Q6600BOX* > > Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 2.4GHz 1066MHz 8MB LGA775 EM64T CPU > > 1 > > $183.16 > > $183.16 > > *http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-RS100E5* > > Asus RS100-E5/PI2 LGA775 Xeon / Intel 3200/ 2GbE 1U Rackmount Server > Barebone > > 1 > > $372.03 > > $372.03 > > Total > > $986.04 > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:29 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > So what did you come up with? > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:19 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > With a little more help from Webster (thanks guy!) I came up with a kickin' > sub-$1K server from ewiz.com with 8 GB RAM and a quad-core Q6600 Intel > CPU. > > > > Ewiz.com has some great prices. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:18 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > Post your req's here. > I have a couple systems I do testing for Xen and **did** some Hyper-v > testing with. Possibly I can suggest a config that I know works from > experience that fits your budget as I built my own rigs as well. > > > > jlc > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:37 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > Related Q: a few weeks ago someone (Blackstone? Espinola? I don't remember) > posted a site that had really excellent prices on white-box servers. > > > > (I need something inexpensive for home that I can use as a Hyper-V server.) > > > > Anyone remember what that site was? > > > > (And, BTW, it's a real failing for me – I don't really "do" hardware. So, > designing a server from the motherboard up isn't a skill I have. Webster > helped me a lot yesterday, but when I gave him all of my requirements, it > was more than I wanted to spend…) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:53 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > The 2100 is on the 2003 HCL but I don't see it on the 2008. > > > http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/item.aspx?idItem=6c0eadca-361e-de5f-976a-c294349ab8d5&bCatID=1282 > > > > I would "imagine" that 2008 will install, but may not be supported. > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:00 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* newisys 2110-i motherboards > > > > Anyone have a clue whether newisys 2110-I motherboards are natively > recognized by server 2008? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ****** This email is sent for and on behalf of Inspop.com Limited ****** > > Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. 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