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PPithyChats replied to the thread Whats the deal with U.2 enterprise SSDs selling so cheap?.I added context - this was for Dell 14th and 15th generation servers sourced through Dell direct. Certainly have seen some funky stuff...
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PPithyChats replied to the thread Whats the deal with U.2 enterprise SSDs selling so cheap?.I've definite seen loctite and very tightly screwed screws, but never glued in. I checked a few more servers randomly and didn't find...
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PPithyChats replied to the thread Dell Poweredge R240 - Barebones w/ Xeon E-2124 - $180.If they come with the PERC H330 as advertised, they'll accept both SATA and SAS and will have a hot plug backplane. However there are...
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PPithyChats replied to the thread Whats the deal with U.2 enterprise SSDs selling so cheap?.Not trying to call you out, but the manual still shows these are removable see here: Dell EMC PowerEdge R650 Installation and Service...
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PPithyChats replied to the thread Dell Poweredge R240 - Barebones w/ Xeon E-2124 - $180.I've had no problem with Connect-x 3 LP 10G adapters on these (and my experience is others should work), however Dell does have a 3rd...
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PPithyChats replied to the thread Dell Poweredge R240 - Barebones w/ Xeon E-2124 - $180.Unfortunately no and no. Outside of Xeon's the "best" CPU you can use is an Intel Core i3 9100 processor per...