Recent content by RazorsEdge

yeah, redundant psu's were included. And to LSV, the total data folder is around 45 gigs, most of which is scanned referrals and communications and health histories. Not sure exactly how much of that Dentrix is using on a regular basis. They have an application called Document Center that...

closed it today, went with a dual E5620 PowerEdege 410 with raid 1 OS of 250 gb and RAID 5 x 3 500GB database, 16 gb of RAM, iDRAC 6 Express, and a PowerVault backup for right around $5k. The 410 can hold 6 drives, so I could always add another drive in the future if we need it. And yeah, the...

It is actually a c-tree database, which I understand has it's own limitations and problems. I'm going to spring for 16 gb of RAM, and see what I can configure for the disk subsystem. I think I'm probably locked into the Dell 410 series anyway based on the number of disks involved, and that...

Just to make sure I'm interpreting my data correctly, did my disk peak at about 6 megs/sec? I should be able to get that kind of throughput on just about anything, right? That was the total read/write on the disk with the database

Yeah, I talked to Dell's sales rep and the 2 processor quote was what I got, so that's why I turned to you guys, because it just didn't seem right. Believe me, I know we need a real server, that part isn't up for debate. I'm just trying to figure out if a single processor setup would manage...

I really appreciate everyone's input, here's some data from my logging this week. I logged every 5 sec through a typical 2 hour time in our office with everyone working as they typically would. Here are the graphs...

I don't want it to be my problem either! That's why I was looking at Dell or HP. I've been the support for this server before for the past 5 years, I've got better things to do with my time, like see my patients! I'm running logs today to see what kind of loads it is pulling throughout the...

Dentrix falls into this category. They only started supporting 64 bit Server 2008 in the last couple of months, I've been running our other setup to keep things going until they finally would officially support it. I didn't want to upgrade the server and keep it 32 bit. In response to...

I'm trying to decide on a server for my dental office, and was wondering if anyone would be willing to give me some input. I got a quote from Dell, and they are proposing a dual cpu Xeon E5620 2.4 ghz, with 16 gigs of memory, a 2x 250 gb RAID 1 OS drive, and a 3 x 500 gb RAID5 gb data drive...

I actually went ahead and bought VIPRE Enterprise Premium 4.0, but haven't rolled it out yet. As a bonus, they gave me 30 licenses for their home version VIPRE Antivirus Premium. Reviews seemed pretty good, but I've had an issue with my laptop crashing before going into sleep. Happens every...

I saw Vipre before as an advertisement in the Technet Journal, when they were printing it. Hadn't really heard of them, but thanks for the recommendation. How's their reputation and like Chiefcrowe asked, how has the performance been?

Any recommendations for antivirus for a small business that is running Server 2003 and has about 25-30 machines, all running XP pro? Central management would be nice, and as always, price is a concern too. Thanks!

Maybe in a previous life - I'm going with the wife, our 2.5 yr old, and a couple of other families. This is for some down time for Daddy during naptime. Thanks for the suggestions

no, it's a 15inch toshiba laptop. Pretty basic, but it gets the job done. How about something like Deus Ex? Or what were other RTS games from the AOE era?

I'm going to the beach next week and I won't have internet access, so that rules out anything online. I have played Age of Empires 1 and 2 and they've worked pretty well. I've liked some FPS, but I don't know if I could even play something like UT. RTS or old FPS preferred - played through...