Recent content by Gim.E

Here's what I have: A new Dell 2900 with Quad Core E405 CPU and 5 x 1 TB (7.5K sata) HDD in RAID 5. This machine is way better than anytrhing we've had to this point, but my users still complain about it being slow. This machine is the domain controller as well as the QB Server. Here...

I've got an update on this project. I've been running the Intel x-25e with the QB app, and no surprise the disk bottle neck goes away. The bottleneck is now the processor Dual Core Xeon 3.0 Ghz. I've been reading about and speced a couple of machines using the Xeon E5520 processor from...

I guess I should backup and ask the question differently. I need to spec a workstation for .Net and SQL Server application development. Initially everything will be running on this workstation (only one developer). Assumptions: Writing code is not CPU or disk intensive. Compiling code...

I'm looking for a new workstation, do I buy it or build it? The following is a system from Dell: Dual Core Xenon W3503 @ 2.4GHz 3 Gb RAM (couldn't select any less) 146 Gb 15K SAS drive SAS Controller 6/ir (needed for SAS drive) 256 Mb ATI FirePro Graphic Card 22" Monitor Windows...

and how brother... I got the drive today from Newegg, and it screams. Install was straight forward: Installed drive, enabled SATA port, created partion, initialized, quick format, done. The results in ther perfmon show a blip of disk access where before it was pegging out at 100% for...

That is not the only application running on this machine. It's also the domain controller, provides space for video editing, intranet web server, workstation images, and general file storage. The overhead from these other apps combined with a really disk intensive database gives unacceptable...

small 1.5 gb with a 700-900 mb transaction log

Yeah the perfmon logs show the disk queue with 2 to 4 requests waiting during heavy use of the database app. I've also used HD Tune to look at disk performace under load, but I think HD Tune kind of interferes with disk i/o, so it's not a fair measure of performance on a busy system. I'm...

I have this app currently running on a Dell 2900 with 5 1 TB (7 k) drives in RAID 5. I'm getting barely acceptable performance according to the end users, still have a blocking problem. I've been working with Dell to optimize the array. It is currently setup as one array with 4 partitions...

I got a quote for a RAMSAN 20 @ $18,000.00. That why I am looking for alternatives. I put a rush on my order from Newegg should see my drive pretty soon.

That is one option I've considered, and I guess it should be the first option I choose as it will be alot simplier to implement. If it works, good. If not will moving the OS to the SSD improve performance more? I guess these are questions answered in a lab environment before moving the...

I think the SSD will work for my application. Do I just plug this thing in and load the operating system and apps on it like any other drive? Any special configurations?

Benchmarks: SC1430 w/ WD1600YS-18SHB0 3.6 MB/Sec Min 58.8 MB/Sec Max 49.3 MB/Sec Avg 13.4 m/s Access Time 99.6 MB/Sec Burst 2.4% CPU Utilization I want to replace the WD hard drive with an Intel SSD. Does anyone have any ideas about what speeds might be possible...

The database is Quickbooks, so i can't do any optimizations on the database beyond what they recommend as far as configurations. I have studied what happens in the performance monitor when my users are working with the application and Quickbooks does alot of reading even during updates...

So would you recommend something like the intel X25-E? What type of controller? The Adaptec is a RAID controller. Do I need a RAID controller to run one drive? I am kind of new to hardware tech.