Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 09:19:57AM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > > The next server I want to by is either a dual-chip quad-code (8 CPUs) > or a quad-chip quad-core (16 CPUs) with somewhere from 16-32GB ram to > act as a VM server with a bunch of VMs for builds, tests, etc. A signature.asc Des

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-07 Thread Derek Atkins
"Stuart D. Gathman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With that much memory in a server, non-ECC seems rather a risk. A new > Dell 3.0Ghz Pentium-D dual core 2G ECC ram 2x250G SATA is about $700 delivered > in the continental US (SC440). (Just bought one for home - very quiet.) Then > there are old

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread Nathan Buchanan
On 10/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quoting Nathan Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Max out...with 512MB? What will that take it up to? 2GB? > > > > Sounds good to me. > > > > Nathan > > > > (PS: tigerdirect has 512 on for $37, assuming we're using DDR > > > http://www.t

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
On Sat, 6 Oct 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sorry, let me rephrase... I need to replace the existing 512MB DIMM > with a 1GB DIMM to take the box from 1.5GB to 2GB, which is the Max > (according to crucial.com, whom I DO trust with these things). So > I need a 1GB PC2700 2.5CAS non-buffered,

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread warlord
Quoting Nathan Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Max out...with 512MB? What will that take it up to? 2GB? > > Sounds good to me. > > Nathan > > (PS: tigerdirect has 512 on for $37, assuming we're using DDR > http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=586829&Sku=ULT3021

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread Nathan Buchanan
On 10/6/07, Nathan Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/6/07, Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Christian Stimming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Am Freitag, 5. Oktober 2007 16:35 schrieb Josh Sled: > > >> Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > >> > I was planni

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread Nathan Buchanan
On 10/6/07, Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Christian Stimming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Am Freitag, 5. Oktober 2007 16:35 schrieb Josh Sled: > >> Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm > >> > solicit

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread Chris Shoemaker
On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 09:52:15AM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > Okay, sounds like rough consensus to me. I've got plenty of money > in the tip jar but wanted to get feedback before I ordered anything. > I'll order two drives and I'm thinking of adding another 500MB of > memory (for an additional $

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-06 Thread Derek Atkins
Christian Stimming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Am Freitag, 5. Oktober 2007 16:35 schrieb Josh Sled: >> Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm >> > soliciting opinions before I purchase anything. Note that if I order >>

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Christian Stimming
Am Freitag, 5. Oktober 2007 16:35 schrieb Josh Sled: > Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm > > soliciting opinions before I purchase anything. Note that if I order > > from NewEgg I can usually have the item delivered t

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Trevor Farlow
On 10/5/07, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 10:40:29AM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > > Josh Sled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm >

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 10:40:29AM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > Josh Sled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm > >> soliciting opinions before I purchase anything. Note that if I order

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Chris Shoemaker
On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 10:29:55AM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > Hi, > > > So... Comments? Suggestions? Good idea. -chris ___ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Derek Atkins
Josh Sled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm >> soliciting opinions before I purchase anything. Note that if I order >> from NewEgg I can usually have the item delivered the next day. On

Re: RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Josh Sled
Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm > soliciting opinions before I purchase anything. Note that if I order > from NewEgg I can usually have the item delivered the next day. On > the other hand I wont have time to work on

RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

2007-10-05 Thread Derek Atkins
Hi, One of the disks in the CVS/SVN/Wiki/etc server is slowly failing. I read the daily log reports and every week or so for the past month I've received a report of a failed sector on hda, e.g.: WARNING: Kernel Errors Present end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector ...: 2 Time(s) hda