Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:05:54 +0100 From: Olaf Greve <o.greve@axis.nl> To: Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net> Cc: Olaf Greve <ogreve@millennics.com>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More about the 9500S-4 issues with the MoBo and FreeBSD... Message-ID: <438C6E52.7040605@axis.nl> In-Reply-To: <20051129070805.7c6c5cef.kgunders@teamcool.net> References: <438C2322.8020801@axis.nl> <3.0.1.32.20051125041044.00a47720@pop.redshift.com> <3.0.1.32.20051121055411.00aa1490@pop.redshift.com> <20051119200222.V2029@roble.com> <20051119120051.39BE216A41F@hub.freebsd.org> <20051119200222.V2029@roble.com> <3.0.1.32.20051121055411.00aa1490@pop.redshift.com> <3.0.1.32.20051125041044.00a47720@pop.redshift.com> <3.0.1.32.20051125121159.00a5d2f8@pop.redshift.com> <438B0CEC.4070308@wmptl.com> <438C2322.8020801@axis.nl> <3.0.1.32.20051129051812.00a87dc8@pop.redshift.com> <20051129070805.7c6c5cef.kgunders@teamcool.net>
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Hi Ken, Ray, and the list, > Try setting "Plug and Pray OS" to "No". Will do. And I'll also check the possibility of the CMOS clearing. It seems that at home we have internet again (at least: that's what I gather from my wife and daughter) so I can also at ease read up in the docs of the MoBo on how to achieve this. > IMHO the Asus was a sub optimal choice for a server board. I know. The MoBo in question seems to be a gamer's board, rather than a server board. The "issue" is that the client has a preferred supplier and they do not seem to have brands like Tyan (AFAIR). As an added ho-hum regarding using a gamer's board vs. a server board, there is of course the inherent difference in intended usage types, respectively fast graphics and CPU calculations vs. 24/7 reliability... Dunno how well these Asus-es perform in that respect......... > The mobo may > still be new enough to RMA in wh/case I'd go w/a non nVidia based Tyan > server board. Yes, I know the nVidia stuff is supported much better > under 6.0 than 5.4 but it's still not as mature as the AMD chipsets so > I'm still staying away form them for a while yet for applications like > webservers where rock solid stability is a concern Yes, this is definitely a thing to consider. I can see the client's point for wanting to get the Asus working (as they indeed to use the same architecture for future machines, and then of course it would be handy if they can readily achieve the parts from their own supplier), so I'll give it a few more shots tonight, but in case I can't get it to work, I'll make sure to stress the importance of sticking to server boards, and I'll then steer them towards a Tyan. On the bright side for the client: I'm not exactly charging them full-blown consultancy fees, as they are friends of mine; but even at the amounts they do pay me, the break-even point between added cost for a better MoBo vs. the required hours of me fiddling around with it will quickly be reached; and then the former has by far the preference as that has the added advantage of them having a better (suited) MoBo... > Olafo-- refresh my meory on this- what are the disk config requirements? RAID 10, 4x SATA 187GB. To be used in a semi high end MySQL database server, and for me software RAID is pretty much a no-no (unless all else fails). Cheers! Olafo
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