[plug] PLUG server hardware

[Chris Crawford]

I am sure that an ATA 100 HDD will easily keep up with the load and the
bandwidth necessary for the users of PLUG. Considering we have only a
1.5 Mb link to the net.

On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 13:16, Carl Gherardi wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Crawford [mailto:chris at linuxwa.com.au]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:02 PM
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] PLUG server hardware
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Pluggers 
> > The new server will be a Duron 1.2Ghz CPU, 512Mb RAM, 20 Gb 
> > HDD ATA 100
> > 7200 RPM Seagate, MSI 6378x-L with a Tulip(based) ethernet card in a
> > Aopen kf45 Case.
> > This basically the blueprint of all LinuxWA servers we have been using
> > for the last six months. With the exception of CPU's.
> > Any comments would be appreciated
> > 
> 
> Why ATA over SCSI? (Expense? I know the server is a gift)
> 
> I have a bit of an irrational fear of ATA drives in server boxen because of
> a few bandwidth problems i've had with (seagate) ATA disks.
> 
> Carl
> 
> 
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