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  1. Stefan75

    SC846 power dead, what are my options?

    Been using my SC846 for a few years. No motherboard, shorted ATX pin. PWS-902-1R PDB-PT846-N24 After a while it seemed that if I turned the case off and on again soon, it didn't start every time. Now it doesn't start at all. Took out the two PWS and the PDB for testing. The PWS go to yellow...
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    Huawei S1720X-32XWR managed switch power consumption & noise?

    Innovative Energy-Saving Design - The S1700 supports Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), which enables the switch to enter a power-saving mode when traffic is light. - The S1700 can adjust the power output for transmissions based on the cable length. It can also set any ports that are not...
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    Can I use HGST 8TB SAS3 disks in a SC846A?

    Hi Been using a SC846A for a while with: - LSI 9201-16e - 2x IBM expander - 20 SATA disks (2-5TB NTFS+Snapraid) Found an auction for 10x used HGST 8TB SAS3, about $120 each. (Sektoren:4KB mit Emulation (512e)Drehzahl:7.2K) I'm guessing they're from a SUN server. Would these disks work in my...
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    Mikrotik compatible with Brocade 57-0000075-01 transceivers?

    Hi I'm quite new to optical networking. Can I use these cheap transceivers with the modern Mikrotik gear? Garsent 10G SFP Fiber transceiver module for Brocade Fiber transceiver module 10GE SR SFP + 57-0000075-01 850nm thanks
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    Mellanox ConnectX-3 - DL360G8 - PCIe slots

    I'd like to get a HP DL360e G8 and install two cards: - LSI SAS 9201-16e (x8 gen2, full height) - Mellanox ConnectX-3 (x8 gen3, low profile) But the server only has: - full height PCIe gen3 x16 (x16 slot) - low profile PCIe gen2 x4 (x8 slot) Will the ConnectX-3 work if it only has gen2 x4 and...
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    Mellanox ConnectX-3 on ebay look strange

    Hi This seller is confusing me... Are these normal MCX311A and MCX312A ? Did they add an additional cage/heatsink? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mellanox-ConnectX-3-MCX341-SFP-10Gigabit-Ethernet-RMDA-RoCE/192981457274...
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    Dell 10gb NetXtreme II 57710 compatibility

    Just got 2x "Broadcom NetXtreme II 57710 Single Port 10GBase-T Ethernet PCI-Express Network Interface Card"... part number: 0RK375 My test PC can't detect the card at all and the fan doesn't start. Did Dell cripple these cards to only work in their servers?
  8. Stefan75

    WTB: cheap QSFP+ to mini SAS cable

    Anyone know a place for cheap QSFP+ to mini SAS cables? $52 for 1m is the best I could find: 1m QSFP+ to Mini SAS Cable Assembly
  9. Stefan75

    SMB3 multichannel experience

    Hey Just wanted to post my experience with SMB3 multichannel. On one side I have Windows 2012 server with 2 HP/Broadcom NICs. On the other side Windows 10 with a PCIe x1 Intel NIC and the onboard Realtek. I go through two Netgear GS116Ev2 that are set up to make 2 separate VLAN/Subnets. The...
  10. Stefan75

    SC846 / PWS-902-1R PSU mod

    I'm running my SC846 in JBOD mode with HP SAS Expander and a shorted ATX pin. I want to quite down the PWS-902-1R PSU. The current fan is a Sanyo Denki 9CRA0412J505 Sun Ace 40x40x56. It has 2x 3pin connector, so I guess the speed is controlled by voltage. What options do I have? - resistor...