Server 2003 how well will this perform?

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Just need to run this machine to share files, run Serv-U FTP, and Winfax.
That's ALL it needs to do. I'm wondering if I could use Server 2003 because
I had some crashes with 2000 server installation and I'm not sure I want to
fight with it.

It is a 733 MHz Pentium III Coppermine, with 512 MB of PC 133 RAM.
I have a 3Ware Escalade card running a RAID 1 on storage drives. The primary
will just be an IDE/UltraIDE drive.

I have an AGP video card, the 3Ware card, a PCI modem and a Netgear GB
Ethernet card.

The system is a Dell Dimension 4100.

I won't be running domain controller services, nor DHCP or DNS,... it will
just be a stand-alone server hosting files and running the aforementioned
applications. Absolutely nothing else.

Realistically will this run stably and well enough to just do the jobs I
need it to do?

Thanks for opinions.
 
Re: Server 2003 how well will this perform?

Atreyu <someone@who.hates.junkmail> wrote:
> Just need to run this machine to share files, run Serv-U FTP, and
> Winfax. That's ALL it needs to do. I'm wondering if I could use
> Server 2003 because I had some crashes with 2000 server installation
> and I'm not sure I want to fight with it.
>
> It is a 733 MHz Pentium III Coppermine, with 512 MB of PC 133 RAM.
> I have a 3Ware Escalade card running a RAID 1 on storage drives. The
> primary will just be an IDE/UltraIDE drive.
>
> I have an AGP video card, the 3Ware card, a PCI modem and a Netgear GB
> Ethernet card.
>
> The system is a Dell Dimension 4100.
>
> I won't be running domain controller services, nor DHCP or DNS,... it
> will just be a stand-alone server hosting files and running the
> aforementioned applications. Absolutely nothing else.
>
> Realistically will this run stably and well enough to just do the
> jobs I need it to do?
>
> Thanks for opinions.

Probably just fine, but I'd see whether you can bump up the RAM to 1GB. I
don't even use 512 on my workstations anymore. It may not make much
difference for your server's purposes, but I thought it was worth
mentioning.
 
Re: Server 2003 how well will this perform?


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> Atreyu <someone@who.hates.junkmail> wrote:
>> Just need to run this machine to share files, run Serv-U FTP, and
>> Winfax. That's ALL it needs to do. I'm wondering if I could use
>> Server 2003 because I had some crashes with 2000 server installation
>> and I'm not sure I want to fight with it.
>>
>> It is a 733 MHz Pentium III Coppermine, with 512 MB of PC 133 RAM.
>> I have a 3Ware Escalade card running a RAID 1 on storage drives. The
>> primary will just be an IDE/UltraIDE drive.
>>
>> I have an AGP video card, the 3Ware card, a PCI modem and a Netgear GB
>> Ethernet card.
>>
>> The system is a Dell Dimension 4100.
>>
>> I won't be running domain controller services, nor DHCP or DNS,... it
>> will just be a stand-alone server hosting files and running the
>> aforementioned applications. Absolutely nothing else.
>>
>> Realistically will this run stably and well enough to just do the
>> jobs I need it to do?
>>
>> Thanks for opinions.
>
> Probably just fine, but I'd see whether you can bump up the RAM to 1GB. I
> don't even use 512 on my workstations anymore. It may not make much
> difference for your server's purposes, but I thought it was worth
> mentioning.
>
>

Yes the RAM could sure use an upgrade but I don't think I have any 512s
lying around... and you know Dell - they try to make sure you have as few
slots as possible in the systems. I don't have any systems here that have
less than 2 GB unless they serve very limited uses... in this case I could
probably get away with it... and as soon as I come upon some spare 512 chips
I'd pop them in there.

Thanks for your reply, I think this is what I will go ahead with.

Dan
 
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