Recent content by ealvar

What method did you use to reset the bios without video output?

I can't comment on DP -> HDMI but I'm currently using a pair of DP -> DVI which work great. Hope you get it sorted!

Just wanted to add that the T640 from this secondary seller also had the serial port and AX200 wifi card. The packaging was much different than the one I bought from the seller that OP initially referenced but the PC itself was pretty much identical. Great buy either way!

Looks like SAS is 6Gbps while SATA is limited to 3Gbps.

Seller also has the HP SAS Expander for $16.98 if you want to go big. Not sure why it says 3Gbps in the description though. Pretty sure it's 6Gbps per HP's part number. 468406-B21 487738-001 468405-001 468405-002 HP 24 BAY 3GB SAS EXPANDER CARD | eBay

Nope. Tried finding the most recent on Lenovo's website but gave up. Anyone know what the most recent firmware is and where to find it? I figured it would sell out pretty quickly once the seller returned. I neglected to order a 2nd one. Oh well :(

Put in $95 offer for this seller, which was accepted. Thanks for the heads up! I also have one from the OP's seller.

Definitely pass on the Payboo card unless you pay off your card balances immediately. I never carry a balance and pay off as soon as charges post, well before statement closing date.

LOL, not sure exactly how they get around the tax thing, but it certainly has saved me a good chunk (sales tax here in WA is around 10%).

Seagate 14TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard (bhphotovideo.com) No tax if you have the PayBoo card (which I do). Looks like these are usually either Ironwolf or Exos helium drives. On backorder but BHPhoto usually restocks drives pretty quickly.

And just as I post this the seller is 'away' until Feb 18th.

Lenovo 03X3834 LSI 6Gbps 16 Port PCI-E SAS Expander Card 9240-8i 9261-8i 11407-1 | eBay Ordered Dec 28th, received Jan 9th. Works flawlessly and appears to be brand new (no insertion marks on PCIe pins). Great deal if you're looking for a 6Gbps SAS expander and have some patience. I know that...

Something like this might work better since it has the physical ethernet port separate from the PCIe card itself. Looks like it's a Realtek 8111H from the screenshot in the listing...

Anyone know if the M.2 slot will accept 22110 length SATA/NVME drives?

@WANg you are a true gem. Thanks for all the work you put into researching these HP ThinClients. Really enjoy your posts and have read almost all of them. Kudos!