[5974] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Comments wanted on Red Hat 4.0 system
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dwight Hubbard)
Mon Nov 25 09:29:39 1996
From: "Dwight Hubbard" <Dwight.Hubbard@MCI.Com>
To: "'redhat-list@redhat.com'" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 08:27:47 -0600
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Get an external modem, if the modem locks up hard and it's internal, =
you'll have to power cycle the server to reset the modem. An external =
modem can be power cycled without powering down the system. Also, stay =
away from any modems with a Rockwell chipset, they have a tendency to =
lock and require a power cycle intermittently. US Robotics make some of =
the most reliable modems I've used. =20
If you're getting a cheap video card for the system get a mono-monitor, =
will cut $100+ of the price.
I'm trying to get a system set-up at a local university for Web page
and general file service via Red Hat Linux 4.0. I've put together the
following specs for a starter system. Can anyone offer any advice?
CASE
1 full tower case
1 300W power supply
For maximum internal expandability.
MOTHERBOARD
1 PCI motherboard supporting up to 200MHz Intel Pentium CPU
Intel Triton III chip set
Triton II minimum.
256k cache, expandable to 512k
Plug-N-Play capable flash BIOS
PNP capable in case Linux ever supports it. Should the BIOS
be capable of botting the machine from CD-ROM? Is Mr. BIOS
a good option for Linux boxes?
1 standard 101 keyboard controller and port
1 PS/2-sytle bus mouse controller and port
1 on-board floppy disk drive controller supporting 2 floppy drives.
on-board EIDE controller(s) supporting 4 devices
I prefer to have an IDE drive to boot from.
2 on-board fast serial port and controller
CPU
1 200MHz Intel Pentium CPU
100MHz minimum.
RAM
32MB RAM, expandable to at least 96MB (128MB preferable).
16MB minimum.
VIDEO
*** suggesetions needed *** I don't need anything fancy, since this
won't be a workstation.
COMMUNICATIONS
1 network card
Suggestions needed here. NE2000's are the standard at the
university.
1 internal 28.8k bps modem
Recommendations? Anybody to stay away from?
SCSI
1 SCSI host adapter
Suggestions needed here, too. How well does Linux support
SCSI 2? Is there a SCSI 3? What about SCSI wide? Anybody
to stay away from?
STORAGE
1 2GB EIDE hard disk drive
1 2GB SCSI hard disk drive
Don't want all my eggs in one basket, so two drives on two
controllers.
1 8x ATAPI CD-ROM drive
In the past, ATAPI drives have been cheaper than SCSI drives,
and I'm going to have spare EIDE ports.
1 1.44MB 3.5" floppy disk drive
1 SCSI tape drive capable of storing 4GB uncompressed.
Recommendations?
PERIPHERALS
1 standard 101 keyboard
1 2-button PS/2-style bus mouse
1 15" color SuperVGA monitor
Recommendations?
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Steve Coile P a t r i o t N e t Systems Engineering
scoile@patriot.net Patriot Computer Group (703) 277-7737
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