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I've been using one of these MikroTik I'm curious if anyone has experience with PoE Splitters for use cases like this

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Yeah, I think anything >Windows 7 (7, 8, 8.1, 10) should activate Windows 11 (I assume since there were free upgrades from those). Just activated 11 with an old 7 key a few days ago

Happen to have any pics of the chassis?

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Replaced these with the SQs. As a pair only $35 shipped for both or $25 pickup in central Ohio Google Wallet/Paypal

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Looks like there's a bunch of different models of the same fan bfb1012 Delta Electronics Blowers | Mouser wthi varying noise/air flow

I had a similar issue with an old desktop and it turned out to be a fried motherboard so it could possibly be bad hardware

I'll take 2 of the Intel ssds

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Any recommendations for SSD models to look for? I'm looking for something to store VMs on--probably between 400GB-1TB but not sure what to search for Edit: SAS/SATA 2/5" or 3.5" preferably used Budget is more of a concern than performance. They'll probably end up having 20ish VMs on them with...

Yeah, I've knocked the voltage down a little bit. The last couple sets of batteries were slightly swollen. I haven't had a look at this one yet since it's not at my house, but I may bump it down a bit more.

Where do you guys get replacement UPS batteries from? I have an older APC SmartUPS that takes a couple 12v/12ah batteries. I've gotten them from BatteriesPlus, eBay, and Amazon, but I can never seem to find a brand that lasts more than 2 years. I've heard Yuasa batteries are supposed to be...

There're also various versions of those Celeron J1900 (quad core) and J1800 (dual core) scattered on Ebay in various configurations.