Slow response time as opposed to Windows XP

[Guest mclark2800@gmail.com]

Hi All,

 

I have been running Quickbooks and CAD files off of a Dell Poweredge

SC1320 for a while now. I recently had some hardware issues with the

server that required me to move the files to an XP machine as a

temporary fix. Since the move to the XP machine my users are telling

me that file access is much quicker. CAD files open and are saved

much faster and the Quickbooks files are also noticeably faster. Once

I put the server back in the users then tell me that the speed is back

to the way it was, slow. Performance monitor doesn't show any glaring

issues. The server and XP box specs are as follows:

 

Server

 

2.8 GHz Xeon

512 MB Ram

SATA Drives configure RAID 1

 

XP box

3 GHz Intel P4 Proc

512 MB Ram

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Mike

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Slow response time as opposed to Windows XP

 

mclark2800@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I have been running Quickbooks and CAD files off of a Dell Poweredge

> SC1320 for a while now. I recently had some hardware issues with the

> server that required me to move the files to an XP machine as a

> temporary fix. Since the move to the XP machine my users are telling

> me that file access is much quicker. CAD files open and are saved

> much faster and the Quickbooks files are also noticeably faster. Once

> I put the server back in the users then tell me that the speed is back

> to the way it was, slow. Performance monitor doesn't show any glaring

> issues. The server and XP box specs are as follows:

>

> Server

>

> 2.8 GHz Xeon

> 512 MB Ram

> SATA Drives configure RAID 1

>

> XP box

> 3 GHz Intel P4 Proc

> 512 MB Ram

>

> Any help is appreciated.

>

> Thank you in advance.

>

> Mike

 

What else are you running on this server? 512MB RAM for a server sounds

awfully small to me.

[Guest mclark2800@gmail.com]

Re: Slow response time as opposed to Windows XP

 

On Jul 25, 7:52 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

> mclark2...@gmail.com wrote:

> > Hi All,

>

> > I have been running Quickbooks and CAD files off of a Dell Poweredge

> > SC1320 for a while now. I recently had some hardware issues with the

> > server that required me to move the files to an XP machine as a

> > temporary fix. Since the move to the XP machine my users are telling

> > me that file access is much quicker. CAD files open and are saved

> > much faster and the Quickbooks files are also noticeably faster. Once

> > I put the server back in the users then tell me that the speed is back

> > to the way it was, slow. Performance monitor doesn't show any glaring

> > issues. The server and XP box specs are as follows:

>

> > Server

>

> > 2.8 GHz Xeon

> > 512 MB Ram

> > SATA Drives configure RAID 1

>

> > XP box

> > 3 GHz Intel P4 Proc

> > 512 MB Ram

>

> > Any help is appreciated.

>

> > Thank you in advance.

>

> > Mike

>

> What else are you running on this server? 512MB RAM for a server sounds

> awfully small to me.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Just Quickbooks and file serving for AutoCad files. It sounds a bit

shy to me as well. And that was my original inclination. Add more

Ram. I just hate to spend $250 on RAM and not see any results. It is

just curious that the XP Machine with basically the same specs is so

much snappier. Do you think that the background services that must

run on the server drag it down to that point?

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Slow response time as opposed to Windows XP

 

mclark2800@gmail.com wrote:

> On Jul 25, 7:52 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>> mclark2...@gmail.com wrote:

>>> Hi All,

>>

>>> I have been running Quickbooks and CAD files off of a Dell Poweredge

>>> SC1320 for a while now. I recently had some hardware issues with

>>> the server that required me to move the files to an XP machine as a

>>> temporary fix. Since the move to the XP machine my users are

>>> telling me that file access is much quicker. CAD files open and

>>> are saved much faster and the Quickbooks files are also noticeably

>>> faster. Once I put the server back in the users then tell me that

>>> the speed is back to the way it was, slow. Performance monitor

>>> doesn't show any glaring issues. The server and XP box specs are

>>> as follows:

>>

>>> Server

>>

>>> 2.8 GHz Xeon

>>> 512 MB Ram

>>> SATA Drives configure RAID 1

>>

>>> XP box

>>> 3 GHz Intel P4 Proc

>>> 512 MB Ram

>>

>>> Any help is appreciated.

>>

>>> Thank you in advance.

>>

>>> Mike

>>

>> What else are you running on this server? 512MB RAM for a server

>> sounds awfully small to me.- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> Just Quickbooks and file serving for AutoCad files. It sounds a bit

> shy to me as well. And that was my original inclination. Add more

> Ram. I just hate to spend $250 on RAM and not see any results. It is

> just curious that the XP Machine with basically the same specs is so

> much snappier. Do you think that the background services that mut

> run on the server drag it down to that point?

 

Sure, they could. Is it a DC? A member server in an AD domain? Or just a

standalone server?

1GB would be my absolute bare-bones minimum for a server.

You might also compare your NIC settings (make sure you're using the latest

supported driver from the mfr, disable autosense/use a forced link

speed/duplex setting). Also, if you have antivirus software, make sure it's

set to scan on saves only (inbound) for realtime scanning.

[Guest mclark2800@gmail.com]

Re: Slow response time as opposed to Windows XP

 

On Jul 27, 12:23 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

> mclark2...@gmail.com wrote:

> > On Jul 25, 7:52 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> > <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

> >> mclark2...@gmail.com wrote:

> >>> Hi All,

>

> >>> I have been running Quickbooks and CAD files off of a Dell Poweredge

> >>> SC1320 for a while now. I recently had some hardware issues with

> >>> the server that required me to move the files to an XP machine as a

> >>> temporary fix. Since the move to the XP machine my users are

> >>> telling me that file access is much quicker. CAD files open and

> >>> are saved much faster and the Quickbooks files are also noticeably

> >>> faster. Once I put the server back in the users then tell me that

> >>> the speed is back to the way it was, slow. Performance monitor

> >>> doesn't show any glaring issues. The server and XP box specs are

> >>> as follows:

>

> >>> Server

>

> >>> 2.8 GHz Xeon

> >>> 512 MB Ram

> >>> SATA Drives configure RAID 1

>

> >>> XP box

> >>> 3 GHz Intel P4 Proc

> >>> 512 MB Ram

>

> >>> Any help is appreciated.

>

> >>> Thank you in advance.

>

> >>> Mike

>

> >> What else are you running on this server? 512MB RAM for a server

> >> sounds awfully small to me.- Hide quoted text -

>

> >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > Just Quickbooks and file serving for AutoCad files. It sounds a bit

> > shy to me as well. And that was my original inclination. Add more

> > Ram. I just hate to spend $250 on RAM and not see any results. It is

> > just curious that the XP Machine with basically the same specs is so

> > much snappier. Do you think that the background services that mut

> > run on the server drag it down to that point?

>

> Sure, they could. Is it a DC? A member server in an AD domain? Or just a

> standalone server?

> 1GB would be my absolute bare-bones minimum for a server.

> You might also compare your NIC settings (make sure you're using the latest

> supported driver from the mfr, disable autosense/use a forced link

> speed/duplex setting). Also, if you have antivirus software, make sure it's

> set to scan on saves only (inbound) for realtime scanning.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

No, it is just a workgroup server at the moment. I've already forced

the NIC. I didn't yet get the latest driver though. I have been

working on it remotely and I know it's not going to act really nice if

I go upgrading NIC drivers on a remote connection. It may even be a

network configuration thing. It is on a small network of about 15

pc's but there is two hubs or switches. I am working on setting up a

time to go in to check it out. I need more info before I can expect

to get anywhere... Thanks for the help.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Slow response time as opposed to Windows XP

 

mclark2800@gmail.com wrote:

> On Jul 27, 12:23 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>> mclark2...@gmail.com wrote:

>>> On Jul 25, 7:52 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

>>> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>>>> mclark2...@gmail.com wrote:

>>>>> Hi All,

>>

>>>>> I have been running Quickbooks and CAD files off of a Dell

>>>>> Poweredge SC1320 for a while now. I recently had some hardware

>>>>> issues with the server that required me to move the files to an

>>>>> XP machine as a temporary fix. Since the move to the XP machine

>>>>> my users are telling me that file access is much quicker. CAD

>>>>> files open and are saved much faster and the Quickbooks files are

>>>>> also noticeably faster. Once I put the server back in the users

>>>>> then tell me that the speed is back to the way it was, slow.

>>>>> Performance monitor doesn't show any glaring issues. The server

>>>>> and XP box specs are as follows:

>>

>>>>> Server

>>

>>>>> 2.8 GHz Xeon

>>>>> 512 MB Ram

>>>>> SATA Drives configure RAID 1

>>

>>>>> XP box

>>>>> 3 GHz Intel P4 Proc

>>>>> 512 MB Ram

>>

>>>>> Any help is appreciated.

>>

>>>>> Thank you in advance.

>>

>>>>> Mike

>>

>>>> What else are you running on this server? 512MB RAM for a server

>>>> sounds awfully small to me.- Hide quoted text -

>>

>>>> - Show quoted text -

>>

>>> Just Quickbooks and file serving for AutoCad files. It sounds a bit

>>> shy to me as well. And that was my original inclination. Add more

>>> Ram. I just hate to spend $250 on RAM and not see any results. It

>>> is just curious that the XP Machine with basically the same specs

>>> is so much snappier. Do you think that the background services

>>> that mut run on the server drag it down to that point?

>>

>> Sure, they could. Is it a DC? A member server in an AD domain? Or

>> just a standalone server?

>> 1GB would be my absolute bare-bones minimum for a server.

>> You might also compare your NIC settings (make sure you're using the

>> latest supported driver from the mfr, disable autosense/use a forced

>> link speed/duplex setting). Also, if you have antivirus software,

>> make sure it's set to scan on saves only (inbound) for realtime

>> scanning.- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> No, it is just a workgroup server at the moment. I've already forced

> the NIC. I didn't yet get the latest driver though.

 

Try it.

> I have been

> working on it remotely and I know it's not going to act really nice if

> I go upgrading NIC drivers on a remote connection.

 

Definitely :)

>It may even be a

> network configuration thing. It is on a small network of about 15

> pc's but there is two hubs or switches. I am working on setting up a

> time to go in to check it out. I need more info before I can expect

> to get anywhere... Thanks for the help.

 

No prob - keep us posted.