Jock, thread, we now interrupt this soap opera for a word from our sponsor: technology. Does anyone remember technology? FWIW, Intel is using Symbios, not Adaptec, SCSI chips on their motherboards for the new Xeon servers. The Intel SC450NX server platform is Intel's new flagship server product, built around the Xeon chips, which currently go up to 4 way, later this year 8 way multiprocessor configurations. The Xeons are the server chips that are supposed to raise Intel's ASP's, when averaged against the low price æP's of today, and return Intel to growing revenues and profits. This is good news for Symbios, LSI if the deal goes through. Xeon based servers (I know they've had a couple bugs) are going to sell like nothing ever seen in the server market. Looks like Symbios is going along for the ride.
INTEL SC450NX
Product Specifications
Processor/Cache
Processor Supported
Up to four 400 or 450 MHz Pentiumr II
XeonT Processors with 100 MHz system
bus 512KB, 1M, or 2M full speed L2 cache
System Memory
Memory Capacity
4 GB with 16 DIMM sockets for EDO DRAM
DIMM Sizes
32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB and 256 MB
Error Detection
Corrects single-bit errors, detects double-bit
errors (using ECC memory). Nibble error
detection also provided.
Integrated I/O
SCSI
Symbios* Logic SYM53C896 dual channel
SCSI-3 Ultra2 SCSI controller.
Symbios* Logic SYM5353C810AE Narrow
Fast SCSI controller.
Graphics
Maximum Resolution
Graphics Memory
Cirrus Logic* GD 5480
1,600 x 1,200; 16.7M colors
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