Comments on: Server hardware scouting http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/ Man bites Ogre Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:49:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: SteveStreeting.com » Blog Archive » UNetbootin is awesome http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/comment-page-1/#comment-254375 SteveStreeting.com » Blog Archive » UNetbootin is awesome Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:34:36 +0000 http://www.stevestreeting.com/?p=1962#comment-254375 [...] just  assembled a new server machine, for which in the end I chose to house in a shiny aluminium Thermaltake Lanbox, which is relatively [...] [...] just  assembled a new server machine, for which in the end I chose to house in a shiny aluminium Thermaltake Lanbox, which is relatively [...]

]]> By: Owen http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/comment-page-1/#comment-254282 Owen Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:17:01 +0000 http://www.stevestreeting.com/?p=1962#comment-254282 I was speccing Atom Mini-ITX boards for a server recently and decided upon the Gigabyte GA-GC230D. Reviews say it has quite a bit better build quality, and it's barely more expensive; otherwise, the ports are mostly the same I was speccing Atom Mini-ITX boards for a server recently and decided upon the Gigabyte GA-GC230D. Reviews say it has quite a bit better build quality, and it’s barely more expensive; otherwise, the ports are mostly the same

]]> By: Andy http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/comment-page-1/#comment-254067 Andy Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:58:51 +0000 http://www.stevestreeting.com/?p=1962#comment-254067 Want to learn a new way to backup the data to S3? Try CloudBerry Backup. It is powered by Amazon S3 reliable and cost efficient storage. If you want to take part in beta sign up on the website. What safer place to keep your files than Amazon's servers? Want to learn a new way to backup the data to S3? Try CloudBerry Backup. It is powered by Amazon S3 reliable and cost efficient storage. If you want to take part in beta sign up on the website. What safer place to keep your files than Amazon’s servers?

]]> By: Lodes http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/comment-page-1/#comment-254048 Lodes Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:17:12 +0000 http://www.stevestreeting.com/?p=1962#comment-254048 I have bought 2 D945GCLF motherboards (not the D945GCLF2) and I have had mixed impressions. Now it seems they fixed a few things including the Realtek Ethernet which is good finally supporting 1000Mbps which I assume you do need! Linux and Windows now both have proper drivers and kernel support (Linux did not work so well in the very beginning with the early board/bios). The ATOM processor is pretty darn good though and the dual core one must be even better. Good luck with it all! I have bought 2 D945GCLF motherboards (not the D945GCLF2) and I have had mixed impressions. Now it seems they fixed a few things including the Realtek Ethernet which is good finally supporting 1000Mbps which I assume you do need! Linux and Windows now both have proper drivers and kernel support (Linux did not work so well in the very beginning with the early board/bios).

The ATOM processor is pretty darn good though and the dual core one must be even better. Good luck with it all!

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/comment-page-1/#comment-254020 Steve Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:47:24 +0000 http://www.stevestreeting.com/?p=1962#comment-254020 I have several machines that just backup to each other over the network, with critical things backed up incrementally offsite to Amazon S3. I used to archive stuff to DVD occasionally but these days it's not worth it. S3 is more practical to do regularly, and if I want to archive more than I want to upload, flash drives are bigger than DVDs these days, and are much faster and reusable. Optical drives are dead to me ;) I have several machines that just backup to each other over the network, with critical things backed up incrementally offsite to Amazon S3.

I used to archive stuff to DVD occasionally but these days it’s not worth it. S3 is more practical to do regularly, and if I want to archive more than I want to upload, flash drives are bigger than DVDs these days, and are much faster and reusable. Optical drives are dead to me ;)

]]> By: Paul Evans http://www.stevestreeting.com/2009/06/11/server-hardware-scouting/comment-page-1/#comment-254018 Paul Evans Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:33:39 +0000 http://www.stevestreeting.com/?p=1962#comment-254018 Hardware projects can be interesting now and again :-) No optical drive... so I guess you are doing backups some other way then burning dvds now and again? Hardware projects can be interesting now and again :-) No optical drive… so I guess you are doing backups some other way then burning dvds now and again?

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