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More on CPU specs of the ReadyNAS Pro
Hi all,
Does anyone know what FSB speeds the ReadyNAS Pro motherboard supports.
I have three "servers" that I'm trying to consolidate. I figured that the file server (which is actually the slowest machine) would be replaced by the NAS but I'm actually trying to merge some other services onto the box which much luck so far..
One feature I'm working on porting is my Tivo transcoder. Essentially I have a small system that pulls programs off my Tivo, transcodes them and uploads (via WiFi/ethernet) to my portable media player. It means when I get home my media player syncs with my now-playing list so I can watch TV on the train too and from work. Since I work miles and miles away, I don't have time to watch TV at home so it's the only way I can watch TV..
I have the package working on the NAS, and I'm working on the integration with the front end (like managing black-lists and so on). I'd like to bump the speed of the processor but obivously the newer energy efficient <65W intel chips all seem to be 1333MHz FSB. Is this supported on this NAS? I know the warranty is void with this type of fiddling, but that is a risk I'm happy to take.. I also understand you wouldn't recommend an upgrade like this, but I would really like to know if it were possible..
I'll make all the code (mplayer is the driver behind the transcoding) available to anyone if interested.. but it is important to realise this is a Series 1 Tivo and an Archos 705/605 media player, not a common combination..
Does anyone know what FSB speeds the ReadyNAS Pro motherboard supports.
I have three "servers" that I'm trying to consolidate. I figured that the file server (which is actually the slowest machine) would be replaced by the NAS but I'm actually trying to merge some other services onto the box which much luck so far..
One feature I'm working on porting is my Tivo transcoder. Essentially I have a small system that pulls programs off my Tivo, transcodes them and uploads (via WiFi/ethernet) to my portable media player. It means when I get home my media player syncs with my now-playing list so I can watch TV on the train too and from work. Since I work miles and miles away, I don't have time to watch TV at home so it's the only way I can watch TV..
I have the package working on the NAS, and I'm working on the integration with the front end (like managing black-lists and so on). I'd like to bump the speed of the processor but obivously the newer energy efficient <65W intel chips all seem to be 1333MHz FSB. Is this supported on this NAS? I know the warranty is void with this type of fiddling, but that is a risk I'm happy to take.. I also understand you wouldn't recommend an upgrade like this, but I would really like to know if it were possible..
I'll make all the code (mplayer is the driver behind the transcoding) available to anyone if interested.. but it is important to realise this is a Series 1 Tivo and an Archos 705/605 media player, not a common combination..
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- No C2Q support on that Q965 chipset. :( http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0309580
- Sorry.. missed the fan speeds.
The CPU cooler although short (height-wise) does seem to have a fairly rapid fan: 3500 RPM running md5sum and 2900 running idle
I've not got the speed when running the E6700, though I don't imagine it was too different though I seem to remember it reaching 4000ish? But I could be wrong.. Sorry for not making a note.. that is actually a metric I would've liked to have seen..
This is a problem when looking for a new cooler, this is a problem since most of the low profile coolers I've found run at 2000 rpm.. I want at least 4000.. but I just don't seem to be able to find one.. chirpa wrote: No C2Q support on that Q965 chipset. :( http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0309580
BLIMEY you'd be lucky.. The heatsink just is NOT up to that task :) but you're right.. the chipset doesn't seem to support anything later than the E6x00 series.. It doesn't support E6x50 chips either.. which is a shame.. the newer chips might not be any faster, but they DO run cooler..
Also, at idle, the E6600 runs at 31 degress C (temp2) which is very happy and healthy!- For my system:
temp1=60
temp2=36
fan1=1548
fan2=1776
Under regular load, while using my VirtualBox VM.top - 13:15:00 up 22 days, 12:46, 3 users, load average: 0.26, 0.23, 0.18
Tasks: 108 total, 1 running, 107 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 1.7%us, 8.2%sy, 1.3%ni, 88.8%id, 0.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st
Mem: 2072432k total, 1986916k used, 85516k free, 14056k buffers
Swap: 1048536k total, 104k used, 1048432k free, 683368k cached
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
3037 root 20 0 1109m 1.1g 30m S 34 53.6 11415:10 VBoxHeadless
2403 root 20 0 48992 11m 1720 S 4 0.6 673:17.98 motion
2345 root 20 0 10132 8696 1016 S 0 0.4 26:14.54 wastesrv
2366 store 21 1 73028 30m 5312 S 0 1.5 213:19.99 bt - well in the worst case you make a mig hole in the left cover and put on a regular cpu cooler.. like those from zalman :)
oh btw chirpa.. what about an q6600? that one should run on the nas if you can find something that cools the 95 watts away :) - ha.. asides from the tiny heatsink glowing white hot, the Q963/965 chipset that (I think) is on the Pro mobo doesn't support the Q6xxx chips.. Have a look at ark.intel.com:
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=29765
It lists the G965 and P965, but not the Q965. Does anyone actually know which intel chipset is used on the Pro?
Was looking at the ThermalTake MeOrb heatsink.. it is 47mm high :) That E6700 might yet work - :worship:
I wish we had a :popcorn: smiley as I'm interested in watching this one through to the credits. - how about http://www.intelcommsalliance.com/kshow ... 042aed7b27 then? this says its a q965 mainboard support c2q processors :)
- http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/mainboard ... ipset.html
" By the way, i965 chipsets do not officially support quad-core processors (Kentsfield core). "
Officially? So, it could be a BIOS issue to coax it into working.. The mobo has a VGA header 2x8 pins. I had VGA header cable from a n old PCI graphics card, but I binned it only a few months ago.. chucking out old parts claiming I'd never need them again.. always the way... but I figure attaching a screen might be one way of actually figuring out exactly what chipset and what BIOS date the system is using..
The q963 chipset almost certainly won't support a quad core, but a modern q965 might.. Venting 95watts is a serious problem, though.. internal water cooling might be an option, the disk bay fan at the back is pretty large.. but I wouldn't want to risk disks overheating.. And dremmling a hole in the side of the case is just a pity cpitchford wrote: Was looking at the ThermalTake MeOrb heatsink.. it is 47mm high :) That E6700 might yet work
Just curious, did you ever try the MeOrb?
Did it work for you?
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