Hi all, I am Satish Devarapalli from Illinois Institute of Technology. we are in the process of building a node. below is the configuration information for the display,video,audio and control machines. please tell me your suggestions on this configuration. Details: __________ Display Machine Processor 2 Pentium III 850Mhz/100 w/256K Cache Intel MotherBoard 1 Dual RDY, Cache on CPU, BX Chipset Super DBE BoardSpecs 1 (5)PCi,(2)ISA (1 is shared), AGP Video BoardSpecs 1 AMI BIOS, Ultra DMA IDE ON BOARD BoardSpecs 1 4 DIMMS, Wake-on-Lan, USB Memory 1 256 MB SDRAM, DIMM, 133Mhz ECC Disk 2 18GB, 10,000 RPM, LVD 160MB/Sec 4MB Cache Seagate SLEDS 2 Removable Cannister, w/ Fan & Key Lock LED for IDE Floppy 1 3.5" Floppy and System Cabling MPF-920-1-131 PC Card Reader 1 PCMCIA PC Card Reader 0260.307.001 CD ROM 1 52X Sony IDE CD-ROM Tape Drive 1 Iomega Zip Drive 100MB, IDE Wide Ctrlr 1 PCi LVD Ultra 160 SCSI Controller 160Mb/Sec Adptc29160U Video Brd 1 32MB Millenium G450 Dual MATROX Ethernet 1 Intel PCI Pro/100+ Server Adapter PILA8470 Sound 1 PCI-512 Soundblaster CT 4790 Creative Labs CPU ATX Rack 1 4U BLACK Rackmount (8)5.25" Bays, 300 Watt Rack Rails 1 Sliding Rails (one per rack shelf) RACK-6CA300 Keyboard 1 104 SAG Keyboard & 3 Button Logitech Mouse Warranty 1 3 Year Warranty SERVICE 1 1 Year NBD on-site, Banctec Workstation System Total 1 $3,021 Shipping not included. __________________________________________________________________ Video Machine Server 1 Processor 2 Pentium III 866Mhz/133 w/256K Cache Intel MotherBoard 1 Dual RDY PIII, FCPGA Super 370DER BoardSpecs 1 (1) 64bit 66MHz PCI Slot BoardSpecs 1 up to 4GB SDRAM, 4 DIMMS BoardSpecs 1 Integrated Ethernet, Int. 160 SCSI Memory 1 256 MB SDRAM, DIMM, 133Mhz ECC, Registered Disk 2 18GB, 10,000 RPM, LVD 160MB/Sec 4MB Cache Seagate Floppy 1 3.5" Floppy and System Cabling MPF-920-1-131 CD ROM 1 52X Sony IDE CD-ROM CPU ATX Rack 1 2U BLACK Rackmount (4)3.5" Removable - 300 Watt CPU ATX Rack 4 1U White Rackmount (2)3.5" removable SCA bays, 245watt Rack Rails 5 Sliding Rails (one per rack shelf) RACK-6CA300 Warranty 1 3 Year Warranty SERVICE 1 1 Year NBD on-site Server System Total 1 $3,238 Shipping not included __________________________________________________________________ Control Machine Processor 1 Pentium III 700Mhz/100 w/256K Cache Intel MotherBoard 1 Dual RDY, Cache on CPU, BX Chipset Super DBE BoardSpecs 1 (5)PCi,(2)ISA (1 is shared), AGP Video BoardSpecs 1 AMI BIOS, Ultra DMA IDE ON BOARD BoardSpecs 1 4 DIMMS, Wake-on-Lan, USB Memory 1 256 MB SDRAM, DIMM, 133Mhz ECC Disk, EIDE 1 10GB, IDE 5400 RPM, Ultra 66 SLEDS 1 Removable Cannister, w/ Fan & Key Lock LED for IDE Floppy 1 3.5" Floppy and System Cabling MPF-920-1-131 CD ROM 1 52X Sony IDE CD-ROM Video Brd 1 32MB Millenium G450 Dual MATROX Ethernet 1 Intel PCI Pro/100, Management Adapter PILA8461 Sound 1 PCI-512 Soundblaster CT 4790 Creative Labs CPU ATX Rack 1 4U BLACK Rackmount (8)5.25" Bays, 300 Watt Rack Rails 1 Sliding Rails (one per rack shelf) RACK-6CA300 Keyboard 1 104 SAG Keyboard & 3 Button Logitech Mouse Warranty 1 3 Year Warranty SERVICE 1 1 Year NBD on-site, Banctec Workstation System Total 1 $1,752 Shipping not included __________________________________________________________________ Audio Machine Processor 1 Pentium III 700Mhz/100 w/256K Cache Intel MotherBoard 1 Dual RDY, Cache on CPU, BX Chipset Super DBE BoardSpecs 1 (5)PCi,(2)ISA (1 is shared), AGP Video BoardSpecs 1 AMI BIOS, Ultra DMA IDE ON BOARD BoardSpecs 1 4 DIMMS, Wake-on-Lan, USB Memory 1 128 MB SDRAM, DIMM, 133Mhz ECC Disk, EIDE 1 10GB, IDE 5400 RPM, Ultra 66 SLEDS 1 Removable Cannister, w/ Fan & Key Lock LED for IDE Floppy 1 3.5" Floppy and System Cabling MPF-920-1-131 CD ROM 1 52X Sony IDE CD-ROM Video Brd 1 ATI 8MB AGP Video ATI Ethernet 1 3COM PCI 10/100 10BaseT, RJ45 3C905-TX Sound 1 PCI-512 Soundblaster CT 4790 Creative Labs CPU ATX Rack 1 4U BLACK Rackmount (8)5.25" Bays, 300 Watt Rack Rails 1 Sliding Rails (one per rack shelf) RACK-6CA300 Warranty 1 3 Year Warranty SERVICE 1 1 Year NBD on-site Server System Total 1 $1,545 Shipping not included Thank you in advance Satish ____________________________________________________________________________ Satish Devarapalli Illinois Institute of Technology 3140 S.Michigan Avenue, #801 Chicago, IL-60616 ph:(312)-791-1180