64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server Jim Helfer <jhelfer[ at ]newsgroup.nospam> 10/7/2008 6:27:21 PM I am buying a new machine to be our printer server, and we are considering whether to go with 32- or 64-bit 2008. The server will most likely be a HP Proliant DL 360. It will host about a dozen printers, including plotters. We have some people doing big production print jobs that take a lot of time, so I would really like to increase printing performance. Is there any advantage to going to 64 bit for this role? If so, would adding memory over 4 gig help at all? thanks Jim

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie[ at ]mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> 10/7/2008 8:50:03 PM Honestly, there's no way I'd build a non-64bit server today. For one thing, this is the very last version of Windows Server that will be available in 32-bit. So your upgrade path will be wipe and reload. And while the 360 will certainly support either 32-bit or 64-bit if you need to add >4GB of RAM, you're out of luck in 32-bit (assuming your running Standard Edition). But with 64-bit, just plug in some more FB-DIMMs and you're in business. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "Jim Helfer" <jhelfer[ at ]newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message news:%23DlfXpKKJHA.3412[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > > I am buying a new machine to be our printer server, and we are > considering whether to go with 32- or 64-bit 2008. > > The server will most likely be a HP Proliant DL 360. It will host about a > dozen printers, including plotters. > > We have some people doing big production print jobs that take a lot of > time, so I would really like to increase printing performance. > > Is there any advantage to going to 64 bit for this role? If so, would > adding memory over 4 gig help at all? > > thanks > Jim

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server Jim Helfer <jhelfer[ at ]newsgroup.nospam> 10/7/2008 9:17:10 PM Charlie Russel - MVP wrote: [Quoted Text] > Honestly, there's no way I'd build a non-64bit server today. For one > thing, this is the very last version of Windows Server that will be > available in 32-bit. So your upgrade path will be wipe and reload. And > while the 360 will certainly support either 32-bit or 64-bit if you need > to add >4GB of RAM, you're out of luck in 32-bit (assuming your running > Standard Edition). But with 64-bit, just plug in some more FB-DIMMs and > you're in business. > Thanks, that was sort of what I was thinking too.

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server "Thomas Scheidegger" <spam.netmaster[ at ]swissonline.ch> 10/7/2008 10:58:55 PM [Quoted Text] > considering whether to go with 32- or 64-bit 2008. > ... about a dozen printers, including plotters. just make sure to have working 64-Bit drivers for all your printers/plotters! (Windows VistaSP1/2008 compatible) -- Thomas Scheidegger - 'NETMaster' http://dnetmaster.net/

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server "Juergen Kluth" <jkluth-newskonto[ at ]dokom.net> 10/8/2008 11:00:35 AM Hi, if the TIME you mentioned is based on the amount of data that has to be transferred from PC to printer/plotter i more would suggest to get the most used device by a pc "as close as" to that PC, if not connected to directly. it might be more the use of network bandwith than the OS or processor of the printerserver jk