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Hardware Selection for AMD64 + Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-it-working dept.

MrClever asks: "After a disaster involving my cat, a pot of coffee and my workstation, I am now in the market for a new machine. I thought I'd jump on the AMD64 wagon and keep running Linux. After some initial investigation, it became clear that ATi, Promise and other manufacturers don't have 64bit drivers for Linux, which rules out most motherboards with onboard P/SATA RAID, thus limiting my available choices. I know you can run 32bit on AMD64, but if I wanted that I'd get an AthlonXP. So, what AMD64 hardware is the best supported in 64bit mode under Linux? Seems NVidia have 64bit drivers, does anyone else?"

3 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Consider 3ware... by iamcadaver · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Please elaborate.
    I just deplowyed two Tyan Thunder K8W workstations equiped with Escalade 7500 RAID controllers.

    Its on a research vessel ready to SAT and deport by mid next month. I've never heard anything about this.

    *suddenly nervous*

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  2. Re:Hardware RAID on the motherboard by Paladin128 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The difference with the on-board RAID on most mobo's is that you can boot to the RAID array. With pure software RAID, you need a non-RAID drive to boot from.

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  3. Re:Software selection by aminorex · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You *do* know that registered RAM is shooting your
    bandwidth to hell, right? Don't use registered
    unless you need it for SMP.

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