Server 2003 how well will this perform?

[Guest Atreyu]

Just need to run this machine to share files, run Serv-U FTP, and Winfax.

That's ALL it needs to do. I'm wondering if I could use Server 2003 because

I had some crashes with 2000 server installation and I'm not sure I want to

fight with it.

 

It is a 733 MHz Pentium III Coppermine, with 512 MB of PC 133 RAM.

I have a 3Ware Escalade card running a RAID 1 on storage drives. The primary

will just be an IDE/UltraIDE drive.

 

I have an AGP video card, the 3Ware card, a PCI modem and a Netgear GB

Ethernet card.

 

The system is a Dell Dimension 4100.

 

I won't be running domain controller services, nor DHCP or DNS,... it will

just be a stand-alone server hosting files and running the aforementioned

applications. Absolutely nothing else.

 

Realistically will this run stably and well enough to just do the jobs I

need it to do?

 

Thanks for opinions.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Server 2003 how well will this perform?

 

Atreyu <someone@who.hates.junkmail> wrote:

> Just need to run this machine to share files, run Serv-U FTP, and

> Winfax. That's ALL it needs to do. I'm wondering if I could use

> Server 2003 because I had some crashes with 2000 server installation

> and I'm not sure I want to fight with it.

>

> It is a 733 MHz Pentium III Coppermine, with 512 MB of PC 133 RAM.

> I have a 3Ware Escalade card running a RAID 1 on storage drives. The

> primary will just be an IDE/UltraIDE drive.

>

> I have an AGP video card, the 3Ware card, a PCI modem and a Netgear GB

> Ethernet card.

>

> The system is a Dell Dimension 4100.

>

> I won't be running domain controller services, nor DHCP or DNS,... it

> will just be a stand-alone server hosting files and running the

> aforementioned applications. Absolutely nothing else.

>

> Realistically will this run stably and well enough to just do the

> jobs I need it to do?

>

> Thanks for opinions.

 

Probably just fine, but I'd see whether you can bump up the RAM to 1GB. I

don't even use 512 on my workstations anymore. It may not make much

difference for your server's purposes, but I thought it was worth

mentioning.

[Guest Atreyu]

Re: Server 2003 how well will this perform?

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

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> Atreyu <someone@who.hates.junkmail> wrote:

>> Just need to run this machine to share files, run Serv-U FTP, and

>> Winfax. That's ALL it needs to do. I'm wondering if I could use

>> Server 2003 because I had some crashes with 2000 server installation

>> and I'm not sure I want to fight with it.

>>

>> It is a 733 MHz Pentium III Coppermine, with 512 MB of PC 133 RAM.

>> I have a 3Ware Escalade card running a RAID 1 on storage drives. The

>> primary will just be an IDE/UltraIDE drive.

>>

>> I have an AGP video card, the 3Ware card, a PCI modem and a Netgear GB

>> Ethernet card.

>>

>> The system is a Dell Dimension 4100.

>>

>> I won't be running domain controller services, nor DHCP or DNS,... it

>> will just be a stand-alone server hosting files and running the

>> aforementioned applications. Absolutely nothing else.

>>

>> Realistically will this run stably and well enough to just do the

>> jobs I need it to do?

>>

>> Thanks for opinions.

>

> Probably just fine, but I'd see whether you can bump up the RAM to 1GB. I

> don't even use 512 on my workstations anymore. It may not make much

> difference for your server's purposes, but I thought it was worth

> mentioning.

>

>

 

Yes the RAM could sure use an upgrade but I don't think I have any 512s

lying around... and you know Dell - they try to make sure you have as few

slots as possible in the systems. I don't have any systems here that have

less than 2 GB unless they serve very limited uses... in this case I could

probably get away with it... and as soon as I come upon some spare 512 chips

I'd pop them in there.

 

Thanks for your reply, I think this is what I will go ahead with.

 

Dan