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    N100 board suggestions

    Hi, Im looking for an N100 ITX board for a small standalone proxmox server. There are lots out there but I need something specific. 1. Quad 2.5gb nics 2. Ability to boot in Legacy/BIOS mode (non UEFI) 3. A pcie slot for a (gen1!) PCI Express x8 card (HP SAS) I think no2 is the main concern...
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    pcie sas card that works on UEFI

    Well, today was a interesting, my asus z690m ITX card arrived, but.....it wont recognise my HP H240 sas card as it will only work in legacy BIOS mode.... and I need a GPU to allow that, but with one pci slot im shafted.. screw you ASUS! So, I can just revert to SATA or find a card that will be...
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    [tiny pc] m.2 pcie addon 2.5gbe nic

    Hi, Just thought id post my findings for an additional NIC for the tiny series pc's. Having one NIC, and only 1gbe is ok i suppose, but for additional flexibility ive just added an M.2 2.5gbe nic to one of my Lenovo M910q's (M.2 A+E 2.5G Ethernet Adapter 2.5G/1G/100M Multi-Gigabit M.2 Network...
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    alliexpress sell everything :)

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000784080730.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.3.1a2348a5FhKXHh&algo_pvid=8a0e7b99-9ee8-4469-b7ba-de16d019f7dc&algo_exp_id=8a0e7b99-9ee8-4469-b7ba-de16d019f7dc-1&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2210000007810346716%22%7D&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21GBP%2134.01%2130.6%21%21%21%21%...
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    Single power supply for several micro servers

    Hi there, This is probably a daft idea, but.... I've ordered a few more lenovo micro servers with a view of building out a proxmox cluster, im hoping to find a wall mounted letter rack or similar to house them and also an 8 port 2.5gb qnap switch. Its going to look a bit of an eyesore with...
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    Low power home lab

    Hi all, Following this site/forum I recently ordered a chinese 4x2.5G N5105 box to add to my home lab. But from this forum and seeing the issues people are having, i cancelled my order :) On the back of that I had a rejig of my lab last night, the aim is to have a low power and usable home...