From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:14:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:14:15 -0500 Received: from epithumia.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.2]:65245 "EHLO epithumia.math.uh.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:13:31 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Reliable hardware References: <3DF6291C.3090100@cora.nwra.com> <1039554145.14175.70.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <200212102000.54287.scott@thomasons.org> <3DF76302.7040503@cora.nwra.com> <1039626108.17702.64.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> From: Jason L Tibbitts III Date: 11 Dec 2002 11:21:17 -0600 In-Reply-To: Alan Cox's message of "11 Dec 2002 17:01:48 +0000" Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.0807 (Gnus v5.8.7) XEmacs/21.1 (Cuyahoga Valley) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "AC" == Alan Cox writes: AC> The AMD duals have been a disaster in my experience. I do have a bunch of these running reliably (RH 7.3 plus the latest OpenMosix kernel). I had to go through a few combinations of motherboard and RAM (four different manufacturers of RAM) before I got something that works. Processors are MP 1900+ or 2000+, boards are Tyan S2466, memory is in PC2100 ECC registered 512MB sticks from Corsair. Case and power supply are PC Power and Cooling, mid tower, 450W PS, every fan bay filled. These machines have been rock stable for months except for a failed IBM deathstar drive and an over-temp shutdown when the room AC failed. I still have a couple of the 760MP boards (as opposed to the MPX boards) which I just can't get to run properly with two processors. - J<