Going the SAS Storage Way

Test Setup

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System Hardware
Processor(s) 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache
Platform Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005
RAM Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings
System Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100
Mass Storage Controller(s) Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Promise SATA 300TX4Driver 1.0.0.33Adaptec AIC-7902B Ultra320Driver 3.0Adaptec 48300 8 port PCI-X SAS ControllerDriver 1.1.5472Adaptec 4800 8 port PCI-X SAS ControllerDriver 5.1.0.8360Firmware 5.1.0.8375LSI Logic SAS3442X 8 port PCI-X SAS ControllerDriver 1.21.05BIOS 6.01
Storage Systems Adaptec Storage Enclosure 335SASInternal 4-bay hot-swap drive chassisAdaptec SANbloc S50 JBOD2U, 12-drive SAS/SATA JBOD
Networking Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Graphics Card On-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB
Benchmarks
Performance-Messungen c’t h2benchw 3.6
I/O Performance IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-Benchmark
System Software & Drivers
OS Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1
Platform Driver Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025
Graphics Driver Default Windows Graphics Driver
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.