[sf-lug] need CentOS 5 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) platform info

[jim stockford]

 From the source, got opinions or comments?

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The MOBO is the Supermicro PDSMI+.  Info can be found at:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/3000/PDSMi+.cfm

According to their manual on this mobo, the southbridge is the ICH7R.
The whole manual is at:
http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/3000/MNL-0889.pdf

Also, I choose the quad proc because in most cases they are now less
expensive than dual-cores.  If the preference is for dual-cores, I can 
make
that change.

BTW - there is also a similar Opteron configs if that would be 
preferable.
Of course, it's only dual-core for now, changing on September 10 (at 
least
the announcement is then.
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On Aug 28, 2007, at 7:26 PM, Rick Moen wrote:

> Quoting jim stockford (jim at well.com):
>
>>    wellllllll, the box reflected by the specs is a one-unit
>> hopefully relatively low-power box to replace the
>> over-powered and under storaged box we have in the
>> ServePath colo.
>
>
> OK.  Just curious.  (By my antique standards, a quad-core Xeon @ 
> 2.12GHz
> seems like a whole lot of CPU.  Lots of folks have more, though.)
>
>>    I'll ask about the south bridge chip and motherboard
>> maker, and thanks.
>
> Honestly, nobody except hardware geeks can quote south bridge
> identities, whereas everyone and his brother can quote motherboard
> models.  ;->  It's usually hopeless to inquire after south bridge
> models; replies if any are usually wrong.
>
> The south bridge is the motherboard's chip where most I/O connects, and
> thus is of vital importance for OS drivers.  North bridge is for CPU 
> and
> RAM.  Most likely, this _particular_ MB's south bridge will be one of 
> the
> Intel ICH (I/O Connector Hub) series.
>
> Like a lot of chip parts, those have vague-fuzzy family names from 
> Intel
> Marketing Department (ICH6, ICH7, ICH7R, ICH8, ICH8M, etc.), whereas
> Intel Engineering Dept. applies real, specific part numbers like 
> i82801HEM.
>
> Marketing also creates vague fuzzy names for motherboards as a whole.
> E.g., Intel's "Centrino Pro" series of laptop motherboards (development
> codename "Santa Rosa") are built around an Intel PM965 or GM965 series
> north bridge and an Intel ICH8M south bridge.
>
> First time I was inquiring of visiting representatives from
> $BIG_HARDWARE_VAR about their new Centrino Pro-based laptop, I asked 
> the
> (supposedly) technical account manager, "What's the south bridge?", he
> said "Intel 965", and I said "Um, no, that's the _north_ bridge."  Case
> in point.
>
>
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