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    Cooling help needed - Converting/replacing supermicro passive heat sink an active one

    Thanks for your response. Not really what I wanted to hear though I'm kind of invested in making this server work though. I'm wondering about liquid cooling. This server isn't really going to be moved around and it installed in a rack. Is there a solution here where I can get a radiator...
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    Cooling help needed - Converting/replacing supermicro passive heat sink an active one

    Hello all I've been trying to quieten my supermicro server .. I replaced the stock fan which we very loud with regular PC fans.. that worked.. but I'm concerned about the temps of the CPUs.. I've not tested it too much yet but i'm confident it'll get too hot.. Currently I have passive heat...
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    Struggling to get Proxmox booting via NVME on a SuperMicro server .. all help appreciated

    Or another option.. get this https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07L5SPWNV?psc=1&smid=A1R5BKHOXF4WU&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp I think I should be able to boot from the SSD via PCIe
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    Struggling to get Proxmox booting via NVME on a SuperMicro server .. all help appreciated

    So this is what I'm thinking now ... stop me if you think this isn't a good idea .. I will velco the 2 SSD drives I have to the inside of the case as shown in a red rectangle .. Then I'll plug them into the SATA connections on the mother board (yellow) For power I'll get a cable like this -...
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    Struggling to get Proxmox booting via NVME on a SuperMicro server .. all help appreciated

    This looks great. As I have the SSDs already do you know if there is an adaptor that can plug into the sata port on the motherboard and i can plug the SSD drive into it?
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    Struggling to get Proxmox booting via NVME on a SuperMicro server .. all help appreciated

    So this is the way I am learning as well. I had a couple of glasses of wine .. then started the process of learning about modding the latest bios .. Stopped when I realized I could do some damage in the process. The server is 12 x hot swap. My plan was to install 6 disks for now which is...
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    Struggling to get Proxmox booting via NVME on a SuperMicro server .. all help appreciated

    So in need of help with this SuperMicro server X10DRU-i+ | Motherboards | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc. I’ve been googling about booting from an NVME and found this article - FAQ Entry | Online Support | Support - Super Micro Computer, Inc. It seems I have to set the PCI-E slots to EFI...