- Mar 5, 2001
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HI all, here's my story:
I'm running a home file server on an old p2-300, and in terms of cpu power it's more than enough. The problem is I have more ide drives than availible channels, so i'm using promise pci ide controllers which are causing me a lot of headaches. I'd like to upgrade my server to either an athlon or a p3, one whose board has as many onboard ide channels (4? maybee 6? or more?) as possible. I'm not looking to spend to much money and i don't require a lot of processing power for my applications. Oh yeah, all of my drives are paralell ATA, 3 x WD 200 gig drives, and a few misc 40s and 60s
Thanks a bunch,
Nick
I'm running a home file server on an old p2-300, and in terms of cpu power it's more than enough. The problem is I have more ide drives than availible channels, so i'm using promise pci ide controllers which are causing me a lot of headaches. I'd like to upgrade my server to either an athlon or a p3, one whose board has as many onboard ide channels (4? maybee 6? or more?) as possible. I'm not looking to spend to much money and i don't require a lot of processing power for my applications. Oh yeah, all of my drives are paralell ATA, 3 x WD 200 gig drives, and a few misc 40s and 60s
Thanks a bunch,
Nick