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Thanks for that. I think I'll be going to SCSI on this. :) As for the server motherboard specs, what are your thoughts?

I'm building a database server that's going to be running MS SQL 2000 server and .net application. Should I go with SATA RAID or is U320 SCSI RAID recommended? The latter is much more expensive, but is the performance worth it? Also, should I go with dual Xeon or should I go with AMD's...

I just bought a ViewSonic VX900 LCD monitor. The native resolutions is 1280x1024. However when I set it to that resolution, the colors on my screen don't appear solid anymore. It's similar to when you increase your CRT monitor's resolution to a really high setting and the screen just looks...

I have a Gateway 6400 that was bought a while back (4 months ago) that had a p3 motherboard. The motherboard spec on their website said it needed ECC Registered Cas 3 RAM. Here is the link to Gateway's information page...

Damon, Do you know your avatar really fits you good?

Anyone?

I think it's a real possibility.

<< The ServerWorks ServerSet III LE requires not just registered DIMMs but ECC Registered DIMMs. For all my rackmount needs, I goto www.rackmountpro.com. Low Profile KingMax TinyBGA PC133 ECC Registered DIMMs >> Thanks for that link! I checked out this. It's $89 for 256mb...

I bought a Gateway 6400 server and it comes with this motherboard: http://esupport.gatewayatwork.com/static/servers/compo/motherbd/4000741/400074101.htm According to the specs I need to use the following type of Ram: The 6400/7400 motherboard has four DIMM sockets, supporting up to 2 gigabytes...

<< Well, looks like you have a 80 pins hard drive... There is adapter to convert 80 => 68 pins. But will it work reliable, I don't know. Better ask the guys in Storage Review. >> Where exactly is that? I don't see such a forum in here.

I was just given a Seagate Cheetah model st173404lcv. I tried putting this drive into my ultra160 scsi but the cable doesn't fit. This drive also doesn't have a hole for the power plug. Here's seagate's page on this product: http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/scsi/st173404lcv.html Is...