PowerStation Specs

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PowerStation Specs

Postby billb » 01 Aug 2008, 19:10

YDL PowerStation Specs
Designed to perform.
The Quad-core 970 PowerStation is a deskside tower Workstation and Server that adheres to the SSI EEB system packaging standards. PowerStation offers a four-way SMP system based on the PowerPC 970MP Processor and the CPC945 North Bridge Chip. PCI I/O is provided by integrated Ethernet, integrated SAS (support for external SAS expansion provided), PCI-E and PCI-X slots.

Designed to perform, the YDL PowerStation is a well-rounded high-performance workhorse. Quiet, fast, and robust, this is a box you'll hang on to for a long, long time.

Specs
Microprocessor Quad-core (2 dual-core CPUs) 2.5GHz IBM 970MP processors with AltiVec SIMD acceleration for native 32- and 64-bit processing; 1MB L2 cache per core
RAM (memory) 8 DIMM slots for DDR2 667MHz for up to 32GB RAM; ECC supported
Internal disk storage Adaptec Obsidian 8 port SAS RAID Controller with support for RAID 0/1/10 base and RAID 5 with optional mirror fast write cach daughter card; single 70GB SAS drive by default, up to 4 drives total
1 enhanced IDE for media devices
Connectivity 2 Broadcom HT2000/BCM5780 Gigabit, full duplex ethernet ports
Media bays DVD/CD-RW drive
I/O 4 USB ports
2 general purpose PCI based RS-232
1 console-only (VTY) SuperIO based serial port via RJ45 connector
Expansion 1 PCIe x16 connector with 75W capacity with ATI X1650 Pro graphics card
2 PCIe x8 connector with 32W capacity
1 PCI-X connector with 25W capacity
System Management Base Management Controller (BMC) function with Renesas BMCS2166 support, functions include: Chip initialization, Thermal monitoring, Voltage monitoring, Fan monitoring / control, Fault/Identify LED control, and Service Processor Interface
Operating systems SLOF firmware
Yellow Dog Linux
Power requirements 220/110V A/C, 815 Watt max power supply

Terra Soft executed ~60 simultaneous kernel builds, spread across the 4 cores, and measured a maximum power draw of 3.1A at 110V. This was with one SAS drive, one video card, and no additional I/O expansion cards.
PS3 60GB [CECHA01], FW 3.15, YDL 6.2, Samsung T260HD @ 1920x1200
Powermac G4 1.25 GHz x2, 2 GB RAM, YDL 6.2
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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby CronoCloud » 05 Aug 2008, 17:48

Oooh very nice. But does it run Li...yes, yes it does. Imagine a Beo....oh wait, they already have. I suppose I should welcome our Powerstation overlords. I was surprised when I saw the announcement, maybe Apple will start thinking: "maybe we shouldn't have dumped PPC entirely after all." ;-)

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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby oeboeroe » 23 Jan 2010, 13:12

I am a little search impaired, but what are the prices on a powerstation? All I need is the case, psu, mobo and cpu(s).

And what is the roadmap, for instance is POWER7 on there?
PS3 60GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
PS3 80GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby billb » 23 Jan 2010, 15:43

Actually I don't believe they're making these any more -- I don't see any information regarding them on the Fixstars site.
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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby oeboeroe » 23 Jan 2010, 17:23

billb wrote:Actually I don't believe they're making these any more -- I don't see any information regarding them on the Fixstars site.


Hey Billb, thank you for your reply and sorry for posting in such an old thread.

This is what I am looking for, I have got my cluster going now (CELL) all i need is a master with the power to control.

I will email fixstars, maybe they have some refurbished/rma powerstations around. I am still in the prototype stage so hardware support is not that important.

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PS3 60GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
PS3 80GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
LG W2486L-PF FULLHD LED/TN.
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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby ppietro » 23 Jan 2010, 19:03

oeboeroe wrote:
billb wrote:Actually I don't believe they're making these any more -- I don't see any information regarding them on the Fixstars site.


Hey Billb, thank you for your reply and sorry for posting in such an old thread.

This is what I am looking for, I have got my cluster going now (CELL) all i need is a master with the power to control.

I will email fixstars, maybe they have some refurbished/rma powerstations around. I am still in the prototype stage so hardware support is not that important.

Regards.


Can't find any current product listings - darn - but here's an old post concerning price:

http://lists.fixstars.com/pipermail/pow ... 00197.html

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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby oeboeroe » 23 Jan 2010, 21:06

well I have mailed fixstars..
PS3 60GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
PS3 80GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
LG W2486L-PF FULLHD LED/TN.
WD Elements 1.5 TB USB2.0 (WDBAAU0015HBK-EESN)
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Re: PowerStation Specs

Postby oeboeroe » 25 Jan 2010, 05:56

from fixstars

I'm so sorry, but we cannot provide YDL PowerStation.
It is true that there are a few HWs in our warehouse, but these are
verification and alternative machine to do technical support for
current user


I am a little sad, but I am just too late... just like when my dad decided to buy the first p 90 instead of one of the DECchip 21x64 series (same store mind you).

(on to ebay?)
PS3 60GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
PS3 80GB model (10GB gameos) 3.15 firmware YDL 6.2
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WD Elements 1.5 TB USB2.0 (WDBAAU0015HBK-EESN)
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