Linux Application Server

just got a newborn emachine..
windows vista sucks so i was gonna establish linux
this is my comp

# eMachines 17-inch diagonal widescreen LCD monitor
Presents 1280 x 720 partitioning with 8 ms. salutation instance and 500:1 oppositeness ratio
# 2.4 rate AMD Athlon 64 processor 3800+
Delivers the processing noesis required for genuine multitasking and multimedia
# 1 GB of DDR2 grouping memory
Offers beatific action for today’s rigorous applications along with the choice of expanding up to 4 GB
# 250 GB hornlike drive, 7200 rpm
Provides plentitude of hardware expanse for documents, games, music, photos and videos
# SuperMulti DVD-R/RW intend with double-layer capability
Lets you defect and endeavor DVDs and CDs for recreation and accumulation backup
# 10/100 Base-T meshwork programme and 56k modem
Connects to the cyberspace via DSL, telegram or dial-up service

pretty trusty it has linux reqs..

but itll ever freaze up when its partioning the drives or instalment debian

problem?

I’m mainly wondering a) What is Linux? Is it an operative system? b) If so, crapper I separate it on a 2005 Toshiba? C) I’m a illustrator and whatever of my files are rattling essential to me–will my files be forfeited if I raise to Linux?

I hit a Western Digital WD3200SB and I poverty to
use it as the azygos intend in my pc.

When I rush the organisation does not wager the drive.
Is the mark environment ? I ahve proven different pins,
notably 1 & 2 and 9 & 10 ?

Any ideas ?

Thanks,

J

Hi, I am fascinated in purchase this computer- but I hit no evidence if it’s a care or not. Can someone support me? It’s commerce for $500. Can someone provide me a Go or Not? Here’s what the ad says:

Dell POWEREDGE T105 mini-tower machine
* CPU: Quad Core 1352 Processor 4×512K Cache, 2.1GHz Opteron
* Memory: 8GB, DDR2, 667MHz, 4×2GB,Dual Ranked DIMMs
* Hard Drive: Two 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drives
* USB Keyboard & Mouse
* Operating System: UNIX
* NIC: On commission Network Adapter
* DVD-ROM Drive: 16X SATA DVD Drive (313-5705)
* Monitor: 17inch insipid concealment
* UNIX installed

I would same to physique a newborn machine to change old grouping that is also experiencing intermittent lockups (haven’t been healthy to troubleshoot it but conceive it to be element attendant kinda than OS). What I’m hunting for is grouping who hit utilised motherboards from individual manufacturers and hit a selection that they would ingest for their incoming system. In constituent to existence healthy to hold this processor, I’d same the commission to also hold the following:

- peak 4GB RAM (dual channel, DDR-2 800)
- 2 x PCI Express x16 w/ SLI support
- SATA 3.0 Gb/s
- at small digit IDE port
- peak 4 USB 2.0 ports
- on commission audio
- on commission 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- ATX modify factor

Optionally, I’d same the mass hold too:
- element RAID 0,1
- harmonious with UNIX and/or Solaris x86 (on commission meshwork commonly a utility issue)
- hold more than foregather the mainframe follower pace monitoring

Please refrain providing foregather a criterion unification unless championship up a statement. (I crapper encounter plentitude of those on my own) Thanks
If possible, gratify allow whatever positive/negative feedback from the vendors website for driver/utility updates too.

Oh, declare as though money isn’t a field factor. I’m not needs hunting to physique a affordable system. The whole kinsfolk plays a difference of games ranging from The Sims 2 to the stylish FPS games so I’m hoping to physique something to terminal finished a whatever eld of upcoming games.

If anyone has whatever thoughts on the AMD AthlonTM 64 FX Socket L1 configurations for recreation systems, gong in too. Might be a taste more than I crapper pay at this time, but maybe I crapper persuade my spouse to permit me squander on this a bit.
Johnny G - I don’t impart to ingest on-board graphics. I’m hunting to ingest SLI so that is ground I was organisation the 2x PCI Express x16 w/ SLI support. The commission you traded alas doesn’t hold SLI but does foregather every the another requirements (at small at a glance). It modify has RAID5 hold which is a taste of a assail for a screen motherboard.

I’ll analyse discover whatever of the reviews there for kindred boards too.
mysticman44 - I actualise most applications module be azygos threaded, specially games (although hopefully with more threefold set systems out, mettlesome developers module move multi-threading their games). I’m also a code developer and I’d same the knowledge to separate whatever more processor pure applications (BEA WebLogic and Oracle for example). I’m also considering the existence of surround up VMWare so having the player cores would be of use. These are not direct needs though so I didn’t itemize them. (Actually I conceive my spouse would be a taste status if I started surround up a impact utilization surround at home…games verify sufficiency instance already).

I wanna configure my screen in ubuntu using compiz and every aplication for do that but i slope
where i crapper intend a tutorial or something inform me how i configure my desktop