Newer doesn't necessarily mean better, lol :) ICH7 has been out a while. Its stable/reliable... But I have never had an issue with Intel's controllers anyway.
jlc From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: newisys 2110-i motherboards So a MB with an ICH10R controller would be better? Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: newisys 2110-i motherboards +1 On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[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]<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]<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<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NT System Admin Issues<mailto:[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]<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]<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]<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<http://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]<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]<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]<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]<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. 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