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| | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,181 Red dot, center of chest ... | | Red dot, center of chest ... Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,181 | I am pleased to announce that enough money was raised to purchase a new server. I submitted the order last night. Thanks to the generosity of many Stovebolters, we were able to order a server configured as follows (the geeks will love this):
3.2GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon processor
2x2MB Cache, 1066MHz Front Side Bus
2 GB of DDR2, 533MHZ DIMM memory
Perc 5i RAID Integrated Controler
(2) 73GB 15K RPM Serial Attached SCSI drives
(2) Broadcomm Gigabet Onboard Ethernet cards
Rack Mount server with Dual Redundant Power Supplies
Dell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation
3 Years of Hardware Support
What this means is that the new server should be faster and more reliable than the one we're using now, and if anything ever happens to it, I can get to it remotely, while I'm at work.
In addition, it will allow me to offload some of the work to the old server as well as use each server as a backup for the other one. This should mean almost zero downtime and complete redundancy of backups, ensuring that no one's posts or accounts would ever be lost again.
Of course I will be installing FreeBSD 6.1 on the server when it comes in, and I will announce when the new server is in place and in service.
Again, a big thanks to every one of you that dug deep in your wallets to support the site. It's enough that you participate in the community and provide your knowledge for free to others. Giving money to support this project was going above and beyond the call of duty.
The Stovebolt Staff thanks you from the bottom of our hearts. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | hope it makes my dial up faster 
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Paul, no one person can do it all. For that reason I want to thank not only you/staff but all the other bolters that help to keep it here for me! The info we get here is invaluable. This is one place we have to count on one another. Thankyou. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 424 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 424 | I'm not a geek, but does this mean we're getting a 4-barrel and dual exhaust? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,083 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,083 | Yea, what he said. :confused:
I aksed Paul to let you all know what he did. He sent me the email and I had no clue what any of it meant. I just believe him!
Thanks everyone who threw some dough into the coffee can. And a special thank to our fun-raising promoters!
This will be great!
Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 | Originally posted by TooMany2count: Originally posted by Barry Weeks:
[b] I'm not a geek, but does this mean we're getting a 4-barrel and dual exhaust? ...and 4 on th' floor. Thruwurkin Kennewick, WA
Half Ton Will Travel
God bless America...One nation under God
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,442 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,442 |
Another quality post.
Real Trucks Rattle
HELP! The Paranoids are after me!
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,083 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,083 | RR,
Yup. You can change your signature line. There have been a few more donations come in yesterday with PayPal and in the mail. I'll update the page on Monday.
So Paul has a little money for any extras if needed.
Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | I think I can speak for all of us, THANKS for all you and your staff do every day.I know I wasn;t one of your larger contributors but think we all are ready to chip in again when ever you need it. Ask for cripes sake, You are that much appreciated. Don't know what we would do without you | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 | John and Ms. Peg,, im plannin on catchin up wid ya at the truck show in person fer my little donation,,sooooo if my old mind forgets PLEASE dont lemme ferget... 
What it will say on my Tombstone: "Boy, that guy sure owed alotta people Money"
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,083 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,083 | fatweed, oh that's not a problem at all. It'll be neat to meet all these folks! We had a few more contributions come in over the weekend, so I've updated the Thanks page . Thanks for the support. It's been fun to read all the notes, too. Will get more of them listed as soon as we can. Happy Monday, Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | Can I make a donation when I meet you guys in Kansas?
Ed | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | I just saw the message from fatweed and that answered my question. I should read before I open my mouth :o
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