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My first Pentium PRO system!

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Philippine Mango

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Sweet, unfortunately it's not a server but simply a workstation one. I'm a little disappointed by the performance but then agian I'm running NT 4 on a what I think is a 5400RPM drive. The computer is Circa 1997 (early) and when holding the 2.5GB HDD it felt light so it was most likely a low end drive (Caviar drive w/orange label). I'm trying to figure out what else I can do to improve the performance of this little machine..

BOLD*the drive could be slower

Also I hear that the PPRO is slower with 16bit applications so would that explain why NT feels a bit sluggish?
 
I'm actually thinking of making this little system into a file server but would like to know;
1. Will this system be too underpowered to act as a file server
2. how can I automate/create a script to move video files of recorded shows from my "tivo" on to the file server
3. should I wait until SATA II comes out with controllers and drives because they provide much more performance
4. this computer has a maxium of 4 drive bays, 2 5.25" and 2 3.5", is there sufficient space for a low end file server?
 
It should be fine for basic file serving.
ftp can be automated, and might be easier on the system than other protocols.
 
1. no
2. never had to
3. SATAII offers nothing over SATA for such a small server.
4. ATX form factor right? new case. Though that would be fine for 1 optical, 1 floppy, and 2 HDDs
 
Well I was thinking since I will be for the most part accessing the file server across the network that I wouldn't need the FDD drive but it would more likely make sense to sacrafice the optical drive bay instead so a max of 3HDDs and if desperate then I could get rid of the FDD. This is NOT a ATX form factor motherboard and is a LPX form factor one instead. Because it's a LPX form factor, it provides a nice slim case which would make storing this thing quite easy.
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Firewire PCI card + external drives. :light:
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Question, would the PCI bus be quite limiting for the external drives? Wouldn't the firewire bus HAVE to be split among all the devices connected to the card. IIRC firewire devices and be daisy chained correct?
 
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Firewire PCI card + external drives. :light:
Click to expand...

Question, would the PCI bus be quite limiting for the external drives? Wouldn't the firewire bus HAVE to be split among all the devices connected to the card. IIRC firewire devices and be daisy chained correct?
Click to expand...

The PCI bus might be limiting there.

Firewire devices can be daisy chained.
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Firewire PCI card + external drives. :light:
Click to expand...

Question, would the PCI bus be quite limiting for the external drives? Wouldn't the firewire bus HAVE to be split among all the devices connected to the card. IIRC firewire devices and be daisy chained correct?
Click to expand...

The PCI bus might be limiting there.

Firewire devices can be daisy chained.
Click to expand...

Since the firewire bus doesn't full utilize the PCI bus, I was wondering if I were to get a firewire card with multiple ports, would each port run at 400mbps or would it be the equivalent of only 1 firewire port but is split into multiple ports so it's more like 100mbps?
 
Only firewire card I reccomend is the Sonnet FW800.

Best IEEE1394 card made

Before any IEEE1394b ignorant people chime in and state misinformation about windows and iLink 800

Originally posted by: ribbon13
No Firewire 800 card will work with windows if you go by why the reviwer had a problem.

http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/fw800sp2.htm

Firewire 800 will work in windows if you do your homework.

The guy on newegg was just a dumbass.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222/en-us

By the way Mr. TI is better. I agree with you. lookie
http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/15-104-703-03.JPG
See? TI chip!
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Originally posted by: ribbon13
Only firewire card I reccomend is the Sonnet FW800.

Best IEEE1394 card made

Before any IEEE1394b ignorant people chime in and state misinformation about windows and iLink 800

Originally posted by: ribbon13
No Firewire 800 card will work with windows if you go by why the reviwer had a problem.

http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/fw800sp2.htm

Firewire 800 will work in windows if you do your homework.

The guy on newegg was just a dumbass.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222/en-us

By the way Mr. TI is better. I agree with you. lookie
http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/15-104-703-03.JPG
See? TI chip!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Looks like the fastest thing that will run on this system is windows 2000 so it seems I will have to stick with a firewire 400 card which is perfectly fine. Like I said though, does each firewire port on the 400 card provide 400mbps bandwidth or is it split among each other? I'm also seeing that there could be a problem if I try to put a gigabit card in this system with these firewire cards.
 
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