Friday, September 03, 2010
Primary Workstation

My Primary Development Workstation

I spend most of my working time at my primary workstation.

 

A quad-head, dual-Xeon 3.2Ghz Duo-core 4 GB RAM beast, currently running Windows 7.

 

It's not at all uncommon for me to have multiple layers of windows spanning all 4 monitors at the same time, with all four processor queues full.

 

It is not exactly quiet when all 8 fans spin up to full speed in order to keep up with the workload.

 

The monitors are all Dell 19" flat panels. I realize the pictures can be a bit deceptive, as that is not your "average" sized coffee-cup.



Secondary Workstation

Secondary WorkstationMy secondary workstation is where I do all of my hardware testing, diagnosis, and repair.

 

It's also the home of my Mac Mini PowerPC workstation.

 

In the second picture you can see an Xbox 360 "under the knife" on "the operating table".

 

The model is a Terminator T-800.

 



Servers

Servers

All of the projects I take on require storage space, working support services, domain and security infrastructure, etc. One server's just not enough. Neither is two or three.

 

All told, there are 8 servers running my office environment.

 

So many that they raise the temperature of the room they're in by 20 degrees F, and make so much noise you can't hear yourself think.

 

Which is why the servers don't share the office with me. They are relegated to a seperate room where the temperature, power, and noise can be better regulated.

 

The servers themselves vary in specs from dual processor Pentium IIIs to newer top of the line Xeon Dell rackmounts.

 

The rack is a Dell 24U.

 

The network backbone is gigabit to all servers and workstations.

 

Internet connectivity is provided by Comcast Business Class.



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