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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>G'day people,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Just a few questions I hope you can help me out with...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have just purchased an Intel ISP 2150 rack mount
server - with no RAM.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is the deal: It is supposed to take 100Mhz ECC
CAS2 SDRAM... but after looking around I find that 133Mhz ECC CAS2 RAM is only
about $4 per stick more expensive... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) Is it correct to assume that the 133Mhz RAM will
work in this machine (obviously it will only run at the 100Mhz of the CPU - but
will it work as well as effectively as getting the normal 100MHz stuff?)
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) If it would work - is it fair to assume that it
would be even more stable - due to the fact that it was designed to run so
much faster?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) Is there any disadvantage of going overboard
with memory? I am contemplating putting 2Gb in the machine (I am going to order
it from the US and so far it looks like a 512Mb stick here (cost price +
5%) could buy you over 1.5Gb of exactly the same RAM there (full
retail) - same manufacturer and all...). - It is only going to act as a web
server (In fact I am going to be running a few Post-Nuke sites on it for those
involved in the PLUG site...), So it is a major overkill... the question is
whether it will pull down performance or increase it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) If it makes any difference to the above
questions - we will be running Debian with Apache, PHP4, MySQL, and a few other
even less significant packages... Regardless of what you answer to this we will
prolly stick with Debian but does anyone have an opinion on which linux would be
best for use on a web server?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks guys,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guv.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>