[Pc_Support] RE: 3DM and Intel Chipsets with PCI-X/64 -- WAS: 3ware RAID controller scripts

[Jason Boxman]

On Tuesday 29 November 2005 03:59, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
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> If cost is really an issue, consider either an older Pentium III
> mainboard with a ServerWorks ServerSet III mainboard, or an older
> (possibly used) Socket-603 P4-Xeon mainboard with a ServerWorks GC-SL
> chipset if you can find one cheap (most new are $350-600!).  I
> personally have a ServerWorks ServerSet IIILE at home and my 3Ware card
> is in a 64-bit PCI slot (although the slot is capable of 64-bit @ 66MHz,
> the card is an older 3Ware that runs 64-bit @ 33MHz).

I did the same on your advice and the card screams in a 64-bit @ 33MHz.  I am 
very pleased with it over operation on an old Socket A board in a 32-bit @ 
33MHz slot on what was essentially a low end desktop mainboard.

I find an old ServerWorks IIILE board is plenty for a small network with a 
couple of users, at least.  With one of those ServerWorks III HE-SL (?) 
boards I imagine you could do gigabit, too, on a dedicated channel, and still 
be affordable.

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Jason Boxman
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