Hello Everyone,
I have a related question. When we enquired about a Topspin/Linux upgrade,
the people at Bruker Canada recommended that this be done by Bruker
personnel and that we budget 2 to 3 days for the installation. Considering
Bruker's service rates, this could quadruple the total cost of the
upgrade. We also would like to reduce costs by upgrading our PC, which
already has most of the requirements as listed by David below. Has anyone
installed Topspin on a Linux system? If so, please let me know what your
experiences have been. I will of course post a summary.
Thanks in advance.
Guy Bernard
At 07:56 AM 10/4/2005, David G Bray wrote:
>Dear AMMRLers:
>
>We are considering an upgrade to Topspin/Linux. Bruker will not guarantee that
>the software will work unless we buy the PCs through them. We are considering
>saving some money and buying the pc's elsewhere (read on if able to help). Do
>any of you have any experience with this either way?
>
>--David Bray
>dbray_at_mit.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>Base Unit:
> Dell Precision 380N Convertible Mini-Tower, P4 Processor 630, 3.00GHz, 2MB
>L2800MHz (221-9070)
>
>Processor:
> Mini-Tower with 1394, optical drives mounted horizontally inMini-Tower, Dell
>Precision 380 (311-5161)
>
>Memory:
> 1GB, 667MHz, DDR2 ECC SDRAM Memory, 2X512, Dell Precision 380 (311-5134)
>
>Keyboard:
> Entry Level, USB, No Hot Keys,Dell (320-3811)
>
>Monitor:
> Dell UltraSharp 1905FP Flat Panel with Height Adjustable Stand,19.0 Inch
>VIS,OptiPlex Precision and Latitude (320-4109)
>
>Video Card:
> nVidia,Quadro FX 1400,128MB dual VGA or DVI, Graphics CardDell Precision 380
>(320-4286)
>
>Hard Drive:
> 250GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst
> CacheNON-RAID,Precision
>380 (341-2312)
>
>Hard Drive Controller:
> C1 -All SATA Hard Drives, Non-RAID for 1 or 2 Hard Drives, Dell
> Precision 380
>(341-2321)
>
>Floppy Disk Drive:
> 3.5inch,1.44MB,Floppy Drive Dell Precision 380, Factory Install (341-2334)
>
>Operating System:
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v4Intel EM64T 64bit, 1yr Red HatNetwork
>subscription,w/ Media Dell Precision (420-5281)
>
>Mouse:
> Dell USB 2-Button Optical Mouse with Scroll for Dell Precision (310-6652)
>
>NIC:
> Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000Gigabit Ethernet controller -PCI Express
> card for
>Dell Precision 380 (430-1344)
>
>CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:
> 16X DVD+/-RW, Data Only, Dell Precision 380, Factory Install (313-3442)
>
>Sound Card:
> 1394a Controller Card and Sound Blaster Audigy, Dell Precision 380
> (313-3419)
>
>Speakers:
> Dell Two Piece Stereo Speaker System for Dell Precision Latitude (313-2753)
>
>Documentation Diskette:
> Resource CD contains Diagnostics and Drivers for Dell Precision nSeries
>SystemsFactory Tied (313-3445)
>
>Service:
> Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 2YR
>Extended (900-6212)
>
>Service:
> Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response,
> Initial
>Year (900-6940)
>
>Installation:
> Standard On-Site Installation Declined (900-9987)
Room E3-23B
Department of Chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2G2
Canada
Tel: +1-780-492-5732
Fax: +1-780-492-8231
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Received on Tue Oct 04 2005 - 17:52:21 MST