Re: Recommend a mainboard for HA server

[Andy Davies <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

Out of curiosity how many PCI slots are you after?

Paul Gale wrote:
> Thanks Andy.
>
> I guess the problem with most Intel boards is they have so few PCI
slots?
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> Andy Davies
>> Sent: 14 January 2006 11:33
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Recommend a mainboard for HA server
>>
>> What about Intel SE7210TP1-E? (Came across it yesterday when I was
>> looking through the list archives for stuff on media servers/raid)
>>
>> http://www.intel.com/design/servers/boards/SE7210TP1-E/
>>
>> Google turns up a few places that have them.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> Paul Gale wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I’ve been upgrading a couple of my work PC’s over the last few
weeks and
>>>
>> now want to upgrade my slow W2K3 Server (HA Server). It’s
currently a dual
>> 1 GHz P3. I have a spare P4 3 GHz and 2 GB RAM, so thought I’d put
this in
>> the server. It’s socket 478.
>>
>>> Anyone have any recommendations for a mainboard for this older
socket
>>>
>> type for a server setup? It needs as many PCI slots as possible, G
Bit LAN
>> etc.
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>>
>>>
>>>