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SStereodude replied to the thread Large HDD's for a NAS/Server for RAID.Well, I didn't say I was buying them this week. It all depends if I can figure out what's wrong with the old nightly backup server and...
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Jjtr1962 replied to the thread Large HDD's for a NAS/Server for RAID.Just quickly checking prices and price per GB your reasoning is fine. Only question is we're talking about close to $3K here. A lot of...
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Chewy509 replied to the thread Large HDD's for a NAS/Server for RAID.IMHO, your logic is sound... Live long and prosper... -
SSo, I'm thinking to upgrade the drives in my my main server. Not because I need more space or more speed, but because the drives in the...
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SStereodude replied to the thread Something Random.Well, there's no accounting for quirky tastes. ;)
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sedrosken replied to the thread Something Random.I mean, I would... I'd very much like to build a DX2-66 with VLB video and super I/O. Much moreso than anything 10th-gen Intel, though... -
SStereodude replied to the thread 10 gig Ethernet.So the latest 2.10 SwOS release from Mikrotik fixed the slow transfer gremlins I was having. All 3 of my Mikrotik switches had 2.7 and...
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Jjtr1962 replied to the thread Something Random.I think about 30 years ago is when they started cheaping out on appliances. Maybe 20 years ago it started to get much worse, to the...
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Ssnowhiker replied to the thread Something Random.Jtr your older appliances are probably old enough that they are actually well made and built to last. While something only moderately...
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Jjtr1962 replied to the thread Something Random.Well, if you're in a hot climate of course there's no real backup if the A/C fails. Fans are OK when the room is in the low 80s at most...
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SStereodude replied to the thread Proposed NAS build.The spare M5016 card worked as expected with no ECC errors. I ordered two working pull cards for $75 (not each) on eBay via a best offer.
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Ttime replied to the thread Something Random.Unfortunately, if you're snowhiker, or even someone like me or Chewy, the only backup is a portable fan or 5. They really don't work as...
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Ttime replied to the thread Lenovo P43s throttling like crazy.HWMonitor, ThrottleStop and TaskManager. I don't have all that much faith in any of them - after all, it's an internal CPU function and...