It looks 32 bit to me and it's a workstation board. I went with the Inel S3210SHLC with Xeon processor so I could use 64 bit. It runs so much faster than my 32 bit server, and not just twice as fast.
What OS for your Home server?
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felixrosbergen
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But from what i gather the Windows Home Server OS is not 64 bit to begin with, so it wouldnt benefit me. In any case the hardware is what it is....it's brand new and i'm not going to change it.
Ordering WHS 32bit Power Pack 1 tomorow. Should be in by the weekend for another weekend of computer fun (
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Ordering WHS 32bit Power Pack 1 tomorow. Should be in by the weekend for another weekend of computer fun (
)It looks to be a pretty good board, and you should get great service out of it. Let us know how it works out for you.But from what i gather the Windows Home Server OS is not 64 bit to begin with, so it wouldnt benefit me. In any case the hardware is what it is....it's brand new and i'm not going to change it.
Ordering WHS 32bit Power Pack 1 tomorow. Should be in by the weekend for another weekend of computer fun (
I think the biggest difference is the ability to run more RAM. But for an average system, I don't think that matters. In a honest to gosh server, this is a good thing. For a CQC and SageTV computer, running more than 4gb RAM is a waste.
None of the listed software is optimized for 64 bit systems, so there isn't going to be much benefit to running them on a 64bit system.
felixrosbergen
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I ordered 2 GD DDR2 dimms with my hardware, but the Hauppage PVR500 drivers wont run with that much installed. So i had to take 1 Dimm out, leaving only 2GB.
Hopefully there will be a workaround at some point so i can put the other 2GB dimm back in.
Hopefully there will be a workaround at some point so i can put the other 2GB dimm back in.
felixrosbergen
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wow...Windows Home Server just dropped in price to $99 on NewEgg. Yesterday it was $149 after $20 rebate.
felixrosbergen
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So if software is not OEM then you can move the licenses around?
Seems silly that if my CPU or Mobo dies i wouldnt be able to register the software on a new set of hardware. I guess they expect the OEM to take everything back and give you a new one with a new license or maybe they have a way to transfer a license.
Seems silly that if my CPU or Mobo dies i wouldnt be able to register the software on a new set of hardware. I guess they expect the OEM to take everything back and give you a new one with a new license or maybe they have a way to transfer a license.
Yeah, basically. <_< As far as I can remember, this has always been the case with OEM licensing.
In the vast majority of cases major components can be swapped without re-activating Windows - and when we do have to re-activate, if it's not a recent install it will typically re-activate automatically. In the rare case that we are forced to do a phone activation, they ask a few questions about what happened and activate your license with no issues.
I understand why people dislike this activation stuff, but it's not as bad as some make it seem. I don't think Microsoft has any evil intentions here - they're simply trying to protect their software from counterfeiting and piracy. From the number of pirated and counterfeit Microsoft licenses I've seen out there, I don't blame them.
Photon
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My web server, file server, DynDns updater and former X10 controller is a Dell GX1 with an XP Pro license I bought for $35 at a computer recycler. I took it home, wiped the drive, installed Apache, Symantic Antivirus, and not much else. It has been running for at least five years with no maintenance. It only restarts when we have a power failure.
I may replace the GX1 with this when the long, cold winter arrives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16856167032
22Watts at idle sounds really nice. The XP license will migrate along with everything else.
If nothing else, check your local used PC emporium for a really cheap OS license.
I may replace the GX1 with this when the long, cold winter arrives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16856167032
22Watts at idle sounds really nice. The XP license will migrate along with everything else.
If nothing else, check your local used PC emporium for a really cheap OS license.
GraysonPeddie
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Man, it'd be nice to run ElkRP under Linux (openSUSE 11 preferred for me -- really liked the GUI).
Too bad it does not have a serial port in the back of MSI Wind Desktop... Some USB-to-Serial can be a little problemitic, but I don't have links to back up my opinion.
If home automation software really spreads over to Linux (other than MisterHouse for Linux), I'd be golden to have Linux entirely and virtualize Windows 7 (when it comes out) virtualized inside openSUSE for streaming WMA Pro audio to other Windows machines! :blink:. Of course, I'll have up to 8GB of DDR2 and assign 4GB to Windows 7 for good performance. Memory is cheap!
Too bad it does not have a serial port in the back of MSI Wind Desktop... Some USB-to-Serial can be a little problemitic, but I don't have links to back up my opinion.
If home automation software really spreads over to Linux (other than MisterHouse for Linux), I'd be golden to have Linux entirely and virtualize Windows 7 (when it comes out) virtualized inside openSUSE for streaming WMA Pro audio to other Windows machines! :blink:. Of course, I'll have up to 8GB of DDR2 and assign 4GB to Windows 7 for good performance. Memory is cheap!
GraysonPeddie
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I'm only interested in Windows Media Center, not SageTV. :blink:
