Recent content by frameshift18

I can test mine this weekend. These drives have the orginal release firmware on them. Looks like theres much more recent firmware out there but I'm unable to find a download anywhere online unfortunately.

Same experience here. Edit: Tracking updated on Sunday, might receive them after all! :D

I imagine the SMR penalty for WORM data such as media files would be less noticeable. Although I don't have any first hand experience.

Note these look like host managed SMR drives.

Lucky for you they are already gone lol. Edit: Seems seller is/was adding additional stock.

Funny enough these just, as in the last few minutes, dropped back down to their recent sale price of $80/ea.

In the past I wouldn't think twice about buying a SAS drive with a 30 day warranty but the recent deals with a 5 year warranty have me second guessing.. Hm.. How is this still an issue in 2024 lol. Thanks for the heads up.

Also noticed the fans have a slight whine to them. Never noticed it on my other 7250-48P though. Oh nice! Didn't notice there was a fan mod for the 7250! I'm going to try this.

Received mine today. The moment I saw it only wrapped in bubblewrap I knew the ears were toast. Sure enough one ear was completely folded over. 20 minutes later on the bench vise I got it straightened out :D. Other than that the exterior looks prestine. Haven't powered it up yet.

This seller recently sent me an offer for $108. Not bad at all.

I'd think you'd eliminate the idle power draw of those PoE chips but thats probably not all that much, maybe 1 to 3 watts. I'd at least unplug one of the 3 fans if not using PoE, that would save you more. I've not removed the PoE daughterboard myself so not sure what consequences that will bring.

I blew up one of those PoE chips on that daughter board that powers a bank of 8 ports when I connected my cable modem to a switch port on my 7250-48P. Switch power cycled itself and everything but to my absolute shock it only took out that PoE chip and everything else was fine. I just lost the...

Based on the label on the front I'd guess this was used in some sort of (amateur) radio set up. Think repeater site hosting EchoLink, IRLP, APRS, etc.

Down to $20 again.

Haha, I don't have five cards, yet. But the five brackets are basically the same price as one or two on ebay. So why not have some spares for when I do inevitably buy more cards lol.