Re: (Re)building a server
- From: "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:30:37 +0100
Trevor Best wrote:
> Marcus Houlden wrote:
>> Trying to install a new hard disk today things didn't go *too* well.
>> The SMART status on the disk came up as bad, and the disk name came
>> up as a load of random characters. Later, trying to get Win2k3 setup
>> to install on it, it came up as being 16 GB (instead of 80) and got
>> stuck at 49% when it was trying to format it. It's obviously bad and
>> it will be going back. However, I also found Windows setup got as
>> far as the "loading Windows" message and then bombed out with a
>> PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA BSOD. I know these tend to be caused by
>> bad RAM, and as the RAM is installed in an aging Super Micro P6DBS,
>> it looks like it's time to put it out of its misery and replace it
>> all. I want to do this as cheaply as possible. The system will be a
>> Win2k3 server used mainly for web and email, so sound and graphics
>> aren't too important. It will only be used by me, so it doesn't need
>> a massively powerful processor. I'll be looking for a cheap
>> motherboard with onboard sound and video. LAN isn't a priority as I
>> have a card in the current system that I can reuse. To start with
>> I'll be going for 512MB of RAM but upgrading later as money allows.
>> The main question is whether to go for AMD or Intel, and what speed
>> processor to get. AFAICT all I'll need to go for is a new
>> motherboard, processor and RAM. I have the cables, drives and PSU
>> from the current system so they won't need replacing. Any ideas on
>> what processor and motherboard to get?
>
> I tried installing Win2K3 on an older machine (PIII) but it wouldn't
> have it. I have it running on two machines so far. One is an old Abit
> KR7-R with a Athlon 1200 and 512MB PC2100, works well as a file
> server. You would only find this board on Egay now I belive.
>
> The other is on a bit more modern h/w, Abit NF7, XP2800+, 1GB PC2700,
> which you should be able to get all new bar the CPU as the XP seemed
> to have been replaced by a Sempron, should be pretty cheap though,
> not sure how cheap compared to a bang up to date A64 setup.
I've got Win2003 Server running perfectly on a PIII 800 with 762MB and Asus
CUV4x motherboard, and I've had it running fine on a PII 350 in the past.
ss.
.
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