JEFFREY <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>         Dear Subscribers:
>
>         I am running NT 4.0 on a 150 MHz Pentium Pro Server with 128 MB
> RAM, 1 x 2.1 GB Seagate Fireball ATA Harddisk (Boot Disk), 1 x 6.1 GB
> Seagate Fireball ATA Harddisk (Exchange Server 5.0 and User Mailbox). We
> have 120 users accessing this server. The server currently having
> performance problem and my supplier suggested to upgrade to SCSI
> Harddisk. Their recommendation  - Adaptec Ultra Wide PCI SCSI Host
> Adapter (AHA-2940UW) with 1 x 9.1 GB Seagate Ultra Wide Harddisk
> (ST391073W).
>
>         Is this a good combination ?

This is a good combination, but with a good multitasking OS like NT, you might
even get better performance using multiple smaller drives, like two 4.3GB
Seagate Barracuda's, this allows the SCSI requests to be spread among the
drives, rather than having to rely on the seeking of a single drive. Of course,
a RAID system could give you even better performance.


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