Jul 232006
Donations sought for SATA drives
GOAL REACHED
Thank to the generousity of many individuals, the goal has been reached. There are a few cheques yet to be recived, but the goal has been surpassed by about US$35. Thank you.What are the donations for?
I’m asking for donations to pay for eight SATA drives. These drives will be used in the 2U server donated by iXsystems. I’ve written about this server previously:- Dual Opteron server 15 Jun 2006
- Dual Opteron Server – the drives22 Jun 2006
- More dual opteron images 9 Jul 2006
What is the goal?
The goal is US$1400.What exactly is being bought?
The drive in question is the WD RE2. They are available from NewEgg for US$169.99 each. With shipping, that brings the total to about US$1405. I’m not 100% sure who I will be buying from, but I am pretty sure it’s these drives I’ll be getting. The funds raised will be used for hard drives. If surplus funds are donated, I may look at buying different drives.How can you donate?
No more donations for now, thank you.Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise requested, all donations will be acknowledge here by name and amount. If you wish to remain anonymous, please state this and I will list your donation amount but will not include your name.| Amount 2006-07-23George Neville-Neil | US$200 2006-07-23eChristian Web Hosting LLC | US$50 2006-07-23Scott Muller | US$25 2006-07-23David Stanford | US$20 2006-07-23Jeffrey Palmer | US$10 2006-07-23Ward Willats | US$50 2006-07-23Stefan Pauly | US$50 2006-07-24Christian Laursen | US$50 2006-07-24Alvie Grant | US$10 2006-07-24Lars Engels | EU 10 (or US$11.41) 2006-07-24TaoSecurity LLC | US$25 2006-07-24Rink Springer | EU 15 (or US$17.32) 2006-07-24Kenneth Menzel | US$25 2006-07-24Benjamin Lutz | US$20 2006-07-24Ralf Folkert | EU 10 (or US$11.49) 2006-07-24David Hoskin | US$25 2006-07-24Howard Walter | US$50 2006-07-24Randall Ehren | US$25 2006-07-24Jason Swank | US$35 2006-07-24Benno Rice | US$20 2006-07-25Eric Anholt | US$100 2006-07-25Derek Hofmann | US$10 2006-07-25Omer Faruk Sen and EnderUNIX.ORG | US$25 2006-07-25Peter Smith | US$20 2006-07-25New World Data Systems | US$200 2006-07-25Roderick Person | US$200 2006-07-25dracheflieger | US$20 2006-07-26Anonymous | US$100.00 2006-07-26Oliver Hauer | US$60.00 2006-07-26bleep. LLC | US$20.00 2006-07-26Christoph Sold | US$29.17 (was EU$25.00) 2006-07-26Jeremy Campbell | US$20.00 2006-08-18Eric Bates | US$50.00 | Total of above | US$1544.39 | less fees (Paypal/NorthStar Solutions) | $45.34 | Amount available | $1499.05 |