server woes
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hugmeThis is a warning, I am going to be bitchy this evening...
When your building a server and you pick out a motherboard, Tyan makes the best ones on the planet as far as technology. There are however 2 major problems with them. One is price, they are damn expensive, two is compatability.. they aren't compatable with jack shit.
I am re-building a server and ordered a Tyan motherboard. I went to install it and the powersupply from the case doesn't match the motherboard. Can't remove it as it's wielded to the case which is a 4u monster with a duel powersupply. So I had to buy an adapter, no big deal. Then I went to install the CPU's, 2 Intel duel core Xeon's... and damnit there is a spring unit which bolts onto the bottom of the motherboard that was not in the box. I call Tyan and they tell me that it's not supposed to be there and they don't know what I am talking about. I get them to look at their OWN FUCKING MANUAL in pdf form online, tell them to turn to page 3 and look at the last item on the list of things included in the box. At that point they really couldn't argue and shipped me 2 of them which arrived today. So I start working on it again. I go to install the cpu and the way they built it the cooling system has to be bolted to the bottom of the case, in other words, you need a special case.. fuck... so I went out this evening and bought parts then mod'ed the case I have so that I can bolt the CPU's to it.
Now I go to put the memory in.
I bought: DDR2 667 240pin 5300 SDRAM
it wants: DDR2 667 240pin 5300 FBDRAM
fuck... I read that thing over like 20 times before I ordered it and still got the mother fucker wrong...
so I order the new memory... 2 gig of the new stuff is just shy of $400. Then I go to RMA the old stuff... I just paid $220 for this memory but newegg adds in their handling fee, restocking fee... so I will only get back $160 if I return it.
Does anyone want to buy 2gig of DDR2 SDRAM?
it really has not been a good day
When your building a server and you pick out a motherboard, Tyan makes the best ones on the planet as far as technology. There are however 2 major problems with them. One is price, they are damn expensive, two is compatability.. they aren't compatable with jack shit.
I am re-building a server and ordered a Tyan motherboard. I went to install it and the powersupply from the case doesn't match the motherboard. Can't remove it as it's wielded to the case which is a 4u monster with a duel powersupply. So I had to buy an adapter, no big deal. Then I went to install the CPU's, 2 Intel duel core Xeon's... and damnit there is a spring unit which bolts onto the bottom of the motherboard that was not in the box. I call Tyan and they tell me that it's not supposed to be there and they don't know what I am talking about. I get them to look at their OWN FUCKING MANUAL in pdf form online, tell them to turn to page 3 and look at the last item on the list of things included in the box. At that point they really couldn't argue and shipped me 2 of them which arrived today. So I start working on it again. I go to install the cpu and the way they built it the cooling system has to be bolted to the bottom of the case, in other words, you need a special case.. fuck... so I went out this evening and bought parts then mod'ed the case I have so that I can bolt the CPU's to it.
Now I go to put the memory in.
I bought: DDR2 667 240pin 5300 SDRAM
it wants: DDR2 667 240pin 5300 FBDRAM
fuck... I read that thing over like 20 times before I ordered it and still got the mother fucker wrong...
so I order the new memory... 2 gig of the new stuff is just shy of $400. Then I go to RMA the old stuff... I just paid $220 for this memory but newegg adds in their handling fee, restocking fee... so I will only get back $160 if I return it.
Does anyone want to buy 2gig of DDR2 SDRAM?
it really has not been a good day
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Date: 2006-09-12 12:04 am (UTC)EATX power connector, ATX power from the supply?
if that's the case, it SHOULD work, if you just align it to the side, and leave the extra pins empty... it'll key in fine.
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Date: 2006-09-12 03:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-12 12:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-12 03:17 am (UTC)speaking of, you said you would e-mail me your new address anyway ;-)
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Date: 2006-09-12 03:53 am (UTC)True!