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    Dell T630 not able to boot into winodws

    Not sure which section i should post. I have Dell Poweredge T630. After installing any windows (10, server 2016, server 2019), it will not get past by “wait a moment” stage. I tried several drive types. The drives are connected to LSI 9361-8i. But if I boot Unraid through usb, it booted...
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    CPU comparison - old vs new

    I am wondering how these old CPUs that I currently have for my workstation stack up against the new processors. I have 2 workstations that have E5-1620 V2 and dual E5-2650 v4. What is the new CPU comparable to those?
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    ring security system

    has anyone explore this security system? if yes, how does it compare to competitor or DIY?
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    Dell iDRAC 8 Enterprise

    anyone actually buy the iDRAC8 enterprise license from ebay? seems like there is a huge price difference between Dell and ebay sellers
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    ConnectX-3 dual port 10Gb SFP+ NIC for $129

    how do you identify real intel cards?
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    Intel X540-T2 Fake/Chinese/Counterfeit

    could any of these be real or fake? INTEL/DELL 3DFV8 / K7H46 X540-T2 CONVERGED DUAL PORT NETWORK ADAPTER LOW PROFILE | eBay INTEL DELL X540-T2 CONVERGED DUAL PORT NETWORK ADAPTER K7H46 3DFV8 | eBay
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    Sun Oracle F40 400GB PCI-e SSD - 65$

    now it's at $90....
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    Sun Oracle F40 400GB PCI-e SSD - 65$

    has this drive tested using freenas as L2arc drives?
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    Sun Oracle F40 400GB PCI-e SSD - 65$

    what's the controller on these?
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    WTB: External SAS controller

    want to buy external SAS controller that is already flashed to IT mode preferably p20 as well. If anyone has one for sale, let me know! edit: I would also prefer 9207-8e too
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    supermicro iPass

    how is it different from normal SAS cable?
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    supermicro iPass

    what does iPass mean??
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    hard drive support for BPN-SAS2-836EL2

    does anyone know if this backplane support more than 8tb HDD?
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    Who is the fraud, Unifi or Citron research?

    what is going on?!
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    Recommended Virtualization Solution?

    wonder how they stacked the coupons