RFC: Server disk slowly failing, I plan to replace it using tip jar.

[Nathan Buchanan]

On 10/6/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
> Christian Stimming <stimming at tuhh.de> writes:
>
> > Am Freitag, 5. Oktober 2007 16:35 schrieb Josh Sled:
> >> Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> writes:
> >> > I was planning to use the tip jar for this purchase, which is why I'm
> >> > soliciting opinions before I purchase anything.  Note that if I order
> >> > from NewEgg I can usually have the item delivered the next day.  On
> >> > the other hand I wont have time to work on the hardware until
> probably
> >> > October 27-28, so we have a little time to come to consensus.
> >> >
> >> > So... Comments?  Suggestions?
> >>
> >> Sounds good to me.
> >
> > Good for me, too. After all, this is precisely that sort of issues what
> the
> > tip jar is for.
>
> Okay, sounds like rough consensus to me.  I've got plenty of money
> in the tip jar but wanted to get feedback before I ordered anything.
> I'll order two drives and I'm thinking of adding another 500MB of
> memory (for an additional $60) to max out the memory of the server.


Max out...with 512MB? What will that take it up to? 2GB?

Sounds good to me.

Nathan

(PS: tigerdirect has 512 on for $37, assuming we're using DDR
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=586829&Sku=ULT30215)