Which Dual Xeon motherboard

[pawmarks]

I have a pair of Xeon 1.7 DP workstation procs I would like to deploy. Am I stuck with the i860 motherboards for these (like the Tyan Thunder) or can I safely use these in a serverworks or E7500 chipset dual motherboard? I'm hoping to avoid having to buy RIMM memory, and the i860's are scarce and expensive. Thanks!

 

[jclw]

You can use them in Serverworks and E7XXX chipsets.

I'd need more info before I could suggest anything:
- onboard SCSI?
- onboard gigabit?
- onboard video?
- AGP?

I believe <A HREF="http://www.2cpu.com" target="_new">http://www.2cpu.com</A> is the site you're looking for.

- JW

 

[pawmarks]

You can use them in Serverworks and E7XXX chipsets.

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Thanks, JW! Server with IDE raid so no need for scsi or agp. gig nic option might be nice down the road for server farm cross-comm. Thinking of the Tyan Tiger i7500 - or is there anything cheaper? Thanks!

 

[jclw]

That or a <A HREF="http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/GC_SL/P4DEE.htm" target="_new">Supermicro P4DEE</A>:

- ServerWorks GC-SL chipset
- 400FSB only
- Up to 4 GB ECC registered DDR-200/266
- Dual ATA-100
- Intel 82551 10/100 fast Ethernet
- ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphic controller

- JW


*PIII-800 @900 i440BX SMP and Tualeron 1.2 @1.74 i815*