Guest Atreyu Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 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] Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 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 Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Re: Server 2003 how well will this perform? "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message news:eZ6ROpEtIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > 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
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