selfmade server

20110206

component manufacture / model / type
Case IBM xSeries - 8646 19" rack converted ATX case
Power supply
PDU
be quiet! Pure Power BQT L7-300W high efficient 80+ bronze
Koukaam IP capable power distribution unit NetIO 230A
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 265 - 3.3GHz, 2MByte Cache, 65 Watt, AM3 socket
CPU-Z testing and diagnose
Mainboard Gigabyte - GA-890GPA-UD3H for AM3 socket
AMD 890GX chipset and onboard graphics ATI 4250 with 128MByte RAM
drivers and firmware
Memory Kingston ValueRAM - 2x4GByte Kit, DDR3-1333, CL9@1.5V
Devices - Western Digital RE4-GP, 64MB, 2TB, SATA-II, 24/7, 5 year warranty
- Lite-On LH-20A1L, 20x DVD±RW, DL, LS, schwarz, SATA
- Exsys EX-6072, Dual PCI-E G-Ethernet card
- SUNIX SER5037A - 2x RS-232C PCI Card
- Froggy barometer, hygrometer and thermometer - all-in-one (Linux-Daemon)
Images
The server is running Slackware 13.2 x64.
The COM-Port card needs additional drivers
# cd /opt/src/snx_V1.3.2.0
# make clean ; make install
# modprobe snx
or
# insmod insmod ./driver/snx.ko
unload
# rmmod snx
# ./snxmknod
create the device files
the devicefile is named /dev/ttySNX?
# snxdump
# snxterm

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IDE/SATA SMART monitoring

20080816

component manufacture / model / type
Barebone - MSI Axis 700-E Lite
- Power Suppy build in
- VIA C7 1.5GHz CPU onboard - CPU-Z CPU Testing and Diagnose
- Mainboard VIA CN700/VIA VT8237R+ Chipset
- Grafic onboard
Memory Kingston ValueRAM 1GB, DDR2, PC2-4200, 533MHz, CL4
Optical Lite-On LH-20A1L, 20x DVD±RW, DL, LS, schwarz, SATA
Harddisk Super Talent   MasterDrive MX Solid State Disk 60GB, 2.5 Zoll, SATA-II
As standard on NAS devices - its running Linux. In my case a Slackware 12.1 build. Ive first tried with Linux-From-Scratch, but the actual Release doesnt cover glibc 2.7 in combination with gcc 4.3 series.

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
vendor_id	: CentaurHauls
cpu family	: 6
model		: 13
model name	: VIA C7-D Processor 1500MHz
cpu MHz		: 1499.864
cache size	: 128 KB
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge cmov pat clflush 
                  acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm nx up pni xtpr rng rng_en  ace ace_en ace2 
                  ace2_en phe phe_en pmm pmm_en

20050121 [updates]

- lower again the cpu voltage - now 0.15v less
- bigger, more silent harddisk

 Model=SAMSUNG SP1213N, FwRev=TL100-24, SerialNo=S00UJ10X702706
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=34902, SectSize=554, ECCbytes=4
 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=8192kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=234493056
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
 DMA modes:  mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4 udma5 
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: (null): 
 * signifies the current active mode

20010316

I bought the parts ( Page1 - Page2 ) in spring 2001 for my first firewall.
Now - after some modifications - it serves me as server and internet gateway.

Here are my modifications to reduce all noise emissions practically to zero :-)

items description
bus clock By reducing the bus clock from 100MHz to 90MHz, RAM and CPU will work 10% slower and therefore need fewer cooling.
cpu voltage 0.10V lower Voltage will also help
CPU Fan Regulate the Fan RPM by Fan Mate 1
Fanless Power Supply Using a proSilence Fanless 350 Watt Power Supply
Powersave Disable all not really valid components. Such as onboard parts, floppy, IDE-Channels and so on.
passive cooling Boost passive cooling by removing all unused PCI-slot covers and all 5 1/4 Zoll Slot Bay faceplates. Put the case upside down, so that the power supply is at the bottom with the open Bays and the warm air can leave the computer a the top at the open pci-slots.

links

Zalman / SilentMAXX
Cobalt - sun server appliance