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    A cheap dual-port (multiplath SAS cable?

    I recently got a cheap price on a SAS SSD that supports dual-port / multipath, and would need to use it to get the full rated performance. Does anyone know any really cheap SAS cables that can support a dual port connection? I don't know if it just needs all 29 pins connected or something else...
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    Cheap Interesting Chinese 4x2.5g, 2x10G switch, (but also problems with DACs)

    I found this interesting network switch on Amazon, and wanted to share some pics and experiences. But also, I can't get the switch to work at home so if you have any tech support to offer please continue reading! (edit: figured it out, it didn't work when I used twinax DAC in the SFP combined...
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    Xeon e5-2697 v4 $108

    Not as good as the legendary 2699 from last year but this seemed notable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255684906851?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=6ecbd5b63539451a8c3a111a5d70514d&bu=43212096172&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220820052539&segname=11021
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    Is my HBA dying? (HP H240)

    Hello! A few months ago I picked up a used HP H240 controller. It's running the current 7.0 firmware in non-raid mode. lately I've noticed these errors in the master console of my debian VM I have it passed thru to: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 5560583976 op 0x0:(READ)...
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    Installing LSI MegaRaid Storage Manager on Debian 10 (OMV 5)

    Howdy, I thought I would document this for posterity... I have an old LSI (later Avago, now Broadcom) MegaRAID 9260-4i SAS RAID controller in my system. There are a few ways to manage it and configure disks and arrays and such. The most straightforward is to boot into it's BIOS. But on Windows...