The Supermicro X8SIL-F Motherboard To update to my review of the Supermicro X8SIL-F, I took some Kill-A-Watt power consumption numbers with the Supermicro X8SIL-F to answer a few questions regarding power consumption with real server hardware compared to consumer-level hardware. Below I … [Read more...] about Intel Core i3-530 and Supermicro X8SIL-F Power Consumption (plus Xeon X3440)
Athena Power BP-SATA1842C 4-in-1 1x 5.25″ to 4x 2.5″ Hot swap Backplane Enclosure
As high-performance hard drives move to the 2.5" form factor, a form factor that has been common in the SSD and notebook space, mounting these drives in traditional cases can be somewhat difficult. Purchasing 2.5" to 3.5" adapters allow system builders to mount a single drive to a space meant for a … [Read more...] about Athena Power BP-SATA1842C 4-in-1 1x 5.25″ to 4x 2.5″ Hot swap Backplane Enclosure
Windows Dynamic Disk RAID 0 versus Intel ICH10R RAID 0 with Intel X25-M G2 80GB
Recently, I updated the benchmark numbers on this site to include an Intel X25-M G2 80GB but alluded to having two drives free. Instead of doing a "standard" X25-M G2 80GB in RAID 0 piece, I decided to look at something I get asked quite often, Intel ICH10R/ ICH9R RAID 0 or Windows Software RAID 0 … [Read more...] about Windows Dynamic Disk RAID 0 versus Intel ICH10R RAID 0 with Intel X25-M G2 80GB
Supermicro SC216E1-R900LPB Review 24x 2.5in hot-swap chassis with 900w Redundant PSU
I discuss SAS Expanders a lot on this site, primarily dealing with the HP SAS Expander. One option that came out in the December 2010 High-end and Mid-Range Buyer’s guides was purchasing a chassis with a redundant PSU and a built-in SAS expander. Today we will be looking at one of Supermicro’s SC216 … [Read more...] about Supermicro SC216E1-R900LPB Review 24x 2.5in hot-swap chassis with 900w Redundant PSU