Hello, I am currently building a new computer to replace my P150 overclocked to P166! :) It's about time!
The system will run Debian GNU/Linux, so I want to ensure that the hardware I go with will be compatable. You input is greatly appreciated. Here are the specs: Case: Enlight Full Tower (EN-89020SX34) Power Supply: Enermax 550W Mainboard: Tyan Tiger MPX Processor: 2x Athlon MP1800's Ram: Crucial 1.5GB DDR PC2100 Registered Monitor: Viewsonic P255f Soundcard: Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Videocard: ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 8500DV 128 DDR CDROM: Plextor UltraPlex Wide or Some SCSI DVD player??? CD-RW: Plextor Plexwriter 12/10/32s Backup: I want a DDS-3 or DDS-4 tape solution... sugestions? RAID: Compaq 5304 128 Raid controller SCSI: Adaptec 2940W Controller Disks: 5 Compaq 10k Ultra 3 SCSI Drive Cage: Enlight EN-8720 Ultra 160 SCA Backplane Floppy: Teac Cooling: Any ideas? I would like to add 2 more Ultra SCSI-3 Disks for a RAID 0 config for the OS Any sugestions for where the system should be on the disks? I.e. I am going to have the 5 Compaq disks setup in a RAID 5 array and then the OS mirrored. Should I have a seperate disk for swap? Also with the ATI Video, what features on this card are currently supported under linux? Should I go with the DV card or am I just paying extra for a firewire port that will not be supported. I hear the ATI is the best of the bunch for supporting open source drivers. Will the 5304 controller be a pain to setup? I know it workes under red hat so I could just use the module they have available. Any other thoughts, ideas? I know this isn't exactly the correct place to post this sort of message, but I have been hard pressed to get any good feedback on anadtech and 2cpu.com for good linux related advice. Thank you all for your thoughts! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
