I just purchased this board (technically the -HF version), and will see how it goes in a fairly stock small server configuration: * Super Micro SuperServer SYS-5015A-PHF case, motherboard, 200W "Low Noise" PSU * 3.5" to 2x 2.5" HDD drive bracket * 2x 2GB G.Skill DDR2-667 SO-DIMMs * 2x 320GB Western ...

That's why I support the Technological Singularity . I consider it to be the only true option that leads to a better world for all. I certainly enjoy Neal Asher's novels, with his AI run Polity. Sometimes I wonder if it is a bit too much of devil's advocate against Terminator and similar stories, t...

Anyone have any knowledge of Mac Pro sound levels?

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I want to see the forward progress of all mankind, and I doubt that's going to come through political implementations of any sort. History has shown that politics will corrupt almost any good intention, if not now, then tomorrow. That's why I support the Technological Singularity . I consider it to ...

Reasons I will be upgrading to Win7: * I want to take full advantage of the 4GB of RAM in my desktop with a 64-bit OS. * I want the large number of security improvements it brings over WinXP. * I want to watch Netflix videos in my browser. * I want to play World of Warcraft and other recent games wi...

My Atom 330 with no optical drive pulls between 32W (idle) and 42W (boot). The difference between an Atom 230 and 330 are negligible. The only problem might be the CD-ROM.

It's even available at Newegg already for $330.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136365

You've selected a lot of quality parts that certainly seem to meet the requirements. The biggest thing that I can see might be a problem is the "expandability" of the system. The Mini P180 case is MicroATX with only 5 base HDD slots. All of the suspension trouble you're going through could be avoide...

Nice looking case but really poor workmanship : http://vr-zone.com/articles/silverstone-sg05/6703.html?doc=6703 Do you mean workmanship or design? I didn't notice anything in that review that criticized the workmanship, but their where plenty of niggley design issues. I had no problems with the wor...

Riffer wrote:Just to confirm - the faceplate on this is plastic?

Yes.

I built a headless server around this case using an Intel Atom 330 Dual-Core MB (D945GCLF2), 1TB WD Green HDD (WD10EADS), and Ubuntu Server 8.04. I was warned about the on-chip fan that came with the MB, so I replaced it with a 40mm Scythe Mini Kaze (SY124010L) without even testing the stock fan. It...

Sounds like these drives wouldn't be so good to use for Linux Software RAID due to their odd power and speed management. It looks like you're using them for that, and the unsupported tool got things working OK... risky.

Purpose: iSCSI SAN server; file server; VMware ESXi or Citrix XenServer VM storage target. Primary drivers: quality, performance, and silence. * Case: Antec Sonata Designer 500 ATX Mid Tower * MB: Intel BOXDQ45CB LGA 775 Intel Q45 Micro ATX * CPU: 3.0GHz Intel Xeon E3110 Dual-Core (6.0GHz, 65W) * RA...

My thread regarded a 5U server with larger fans, but the same principles apply. Very loud, very powerful blowers with proper room heating, cooling, and humidity control - that's how to keep a rackmount cool.

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From what I can tell, the PSU is just a module that plugs into the power distribution board, and the power distribution board plugs into the SAS backplane for the HDDs and the motherboard for all MB-attached components, including fans. It looks like there might be adapters for some of the connectors...

I found another close-up of one of the fans, this time better showing the connector: http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/prods/DE-C9857.jpg What kind of connector is that? Shots of the case internals: http://blog.loaz.com/timwang/index.php/2008/01/31/the_most_expensive_desktop_computer_i_ha_2900 From the...

Let's call it a geek-format mid-life crisis. Instead of a sports car, I bought a server.

Link to graphic showing internal of case and fan positioning:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s ... #wp1072020

Link to close-up image of a fan in its sleeve:
http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/37/dc/397b_1.JPG

Voiding the warranty might not be too much of an issue, since pretty much anything I do to the computer that isn't blessed by Dell will do so. I'm not sure the MB/components can be relocated to a new case. It's likely a proprietary setup there as well, though I'd have to do more research to be sure....

If anyone can predict the future to figure out how all of this is going to turn out, I'd sure like to ask a few questions regarding lottery numbers.

-karl

It's an LGA771 slot, yes, 2.5 GHz Xeon E5420 Quad-Core. It's capable of two CPUs, but only has one installed, along with 4x 2GB ECC FB-DDR2 667 DIMMs, 3x 250GB 7.2k RPM SATA HDDs, 2x 930W PSUs (some posts say a single PSU makes the system louder due to the fans running faster), and a PERC 6/i RAID c...

I'm young and impulsive, and for various other reasons, decided to purchase a true server computer for my small (700 sq ft) apartment. Aside from the power draw (which is a different issue entirely), I've found its noise levels to be... well, I'm afraid for my future hearing ability. The Dell PowerE...