MAS PC specifications email template

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MAS should run without difficulty on any modern PC that has a standard PCI slot and can run Ubuntu 10.04. In particular, MAS now supports 64-bit and multi-core machines. We have run MAS on fairly weak machines (1 GHz single core w/ 1GB RAM), but during detector characterization phases users will probably prefer a much more powerful desktop machine with lots of speed and graphics support.

Note also that MCE data can take up quite a bit of disk space; 1024 channels of 400 Hz will pile up at 1.6 MB/s. If your data rate is comparable to this then your system should have at least 500 GB of space for MCE data.

Again, each MCE requires a PCI slot for the fibre-optic interface board! Some new motherboards do not have standard PCI slots, as PCI-express is becoming more popular. One alternative to on-board PCI slots is to use a PCI adapter. Users have reported good results with such hardware. One such successful configuration is:

  • PCIe to PCI Adapter: StarTech PCI Express to PCI Adapter Card Model PEX1PCI1
  • StarTech PEX16RISER PCI Express Riser Card - x16 Left Slot Adapter
  • GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2V LGA 1150 Motherboard.
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