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    Cheap 2U Supermicro system with X9DRH motherboard

    Nice. That board's onboard SAS controller is only 3 Gbps and a single port, whereas the the MB in the unit I cited has 2 SAS2 (6 Gbps) ports....
    Post by: mikesm, Sep 14, 2018 in forum: Great Deals
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    Cheap 2U Supermicro system with X9DRH motherboard

    See here: Supermicro 825TQ-600LPB Barebone 2U Server W/ X9DRH-7H 8x Trays | eBay It's $249 plus modest shipping, and includes a very nice...
    Thread by: mikesm, Sep 13, 2018, 9 replies, in forum: Great Deals
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    Supermicro E100-9APP as a silent firewall

    Do you have IPS turned on with Sophos XG on your setup and still can run at max speed? Not sure that SM CPU is powerful enough if you turn on all...
    Post by: mikesm, Jun 6, 2017 in forum: Networking
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    New Product: Mikrotik Routerboard CSS326-24G-2S+RM

    Baltic now has this switch (CSS326-24G-2S+RM) on sale for $120. Amazing how prices are falling! thx mike
    Post by: mikesm, Jun 6, 2017 in forum: Networking
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    SC847 case only has 20 pin ATX supply cable

    Thanks. Why would it pail to POST though? None of the SATA ports are in use. Its a freenas system so boots from a USB stick and all the data...
    Post by: mikesm, Mar 28, 2017 in forum: Chassis and Enclosures
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    SC847 case only has 20 pin ATX supply cable

    Yes, I saw that, but given no X9 (or X8 or X7) board has an IDE port, I am pretty certain that can't be the meaning. :) Is there a sequence for...
    Post by: mikesm, Mar 27, 2017 in forum: Chassis and Enclosures
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    SC847 case only has 20 pin ATX supply cable

    Well, that didn't fix it. Anyone know what code A3 means on an x9 motherboard? Thx! Mike
    Post by: mikesm, Mar 26, 2017 in forum: Chassis and Enclosures
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    SC847 case only has 20 pin ATX supply cable

    Thanks for the quick turnaround folks! I can buy an adapter locally, so will try that today and see if it fixes the issue. It will also add some...
    Post by: mikesm, Mar 26, 2017 in forum: Chassis and Enclosures
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    SC847 case only has 20 pin ATX supply cable

    Hi everyone. I am trying to move my Supermicro X9DR7-TF+ motherboard from my SC846 case to a new SC847A case to make room for more drives. The...
    Thread by: mikesm, Mar 25, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: Chassis and Enclosures
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    PfSense in a VM and 10g NIC ?

    I have this running and working very nicely on one of my dual proc E5-2670 boxes. I have one NIC dedictaed to the cable modem, and the other...
    Post by: mikesm, Sep 3, 2016 in forum: Networking
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    SAMSUNG SSD 1.92TB PM863 MZ7LM1T9HCJM - 00003

    Seller took $350 on the first offer. Not sure if he'd go lower. thanks, mike
    Post by: mikesm, Jul 18, 2016 in forum: Great Deals
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    Gigabit + 10Gb Switches under $550

    Wow, and Fanless too!! Very nice. Did you also see the T1700X-16TS? 12 10GBase-T ports and 4 SFP+ ports? I don't see it on sale yet...
    Post by: mikesm, May 21, 2016 in forum: Networking
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    EU HGST 4U SAS3 12GB/s Storage Enclosure 60 bays £299

    Wow, really nice. Looks like the sleds have mounts for 2.5" disks as well.
    Post by: mikesm, May 21, 2016 in forum: Great Deals