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Date:	Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:54:01 -0800
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: motherboard for eCS

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On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 00:23:55 -0800, Robert Blair wrote:

>What is a good motherboard to use with eCS. I think a dual processor w=
ould be
>good and ecc memory but neither is a requirement just a nice to have. =
This
>computer will be used as an internet gateway, firewall, and file server=
for my
>home LAN. I will move my SCSI drives to the new computer.
>
>While I am thinking about hard drives is the SATA drive performance any=
good
>when compared to SCSI drives?

Bob,
I'm using the ASUS ATX model N=BA P5P800 SE motherboard with good result=
s.

I previously used all SCSI's on my system, but I've now switched over to=
SATA with
better results. I was using two (2) SCSI Ultra 160 drives, both 73GB. I =
now using:

1. Seagate SATA hard drive, 320 GB, Model N=BA ST3320620AS, which is a =

SATA 3.0 version

2. Western Digital SATA hard drive, 250 GB, Model N=BA
WD2500JS-00MHB0

My motherboard does not support the 300 Ms burst rate maximum speed, onl=
y 150 Ms.
Nevertheless, both SATA drives are faster overall, compared to the SCSI =
drives. I used
the DISKIO utility from Kai Uwe Rommel to make the comparisons.

I use Dani's drivers for the SATA drives (version 1.7.5). They work just=
fine.

Bottomline: The SATA drives are far less expensive than the SCSI. They o=
utperform
the 160 Ultra SCSI and I can get larger drives much cheaper.

Hope this helps.
HCM

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