Re: [CentOS] OT: Need some riser card advice...

2008-12-12 Thread Bill Campbell
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008, Ray Van Dolson wrote: >Fellow server-builders out there, this is for you. :) I was trying to >build a cheap JBOD type storage solution running CentOS. Ended up >snagging a Supermicro SC826TQ-R800LPB 2U case (12 drives slots) and a >Supermicro X7DBE-O motherboard. Unfortunat

Re: [CentOS] OT: Need some riser card advice...

2008-12-12 Thread Ray Van Dolson
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 03:53:42PM -0700, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >Any advice? > > Only that PCIe in my experience needs a quality riser for signal interference. > If this is a server running anything important, I would be leery about > "engineering" > my own setup from generic components. >

Re: [CentOS] OT: Need some riser card advice...

2008-12-12 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Any advice? Only that PCIe in my experience needs a quality riser for signal interference. If this is a server running anything important, I would be leery about "engineering" my own setup from generic components. YMMV, jlc ___ CentOS mailing list Cen

[CentOS] OT: Need some riser card advice...

2008-12-12 Thread Ray Van Dolson
Fellow server-builders out there, this is for you. :) I was trying to build a cheap JBOD type storage solution running CentOS. Ended up snagging a Supermicro SC826TQ-R800LPB 2U case (12 drives slots) and a Supermicro X7DBE-O motherboard. Unfortunately, without thinking I snagged a 3ware 9650SE-1