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    A WD Red failure that could have ended very badly

    Mods - I wasn't sure which section to put this in, so please move this if you feel it should be somewhere else. Bear with me for a bit of a long story... This morning started like any other. After having breakfast with my wife and son, I went downstairs to the garage to feed our dogs. The...
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    Intel S2600 bit fade memory errors

    Hi all After collecting parts over the last few months to upgrade my ESXi / storage server, I'm getting close to swapping out the guts for a dual E5-2670v1 / 128GB PC3 setup. After getting the RAM last week (second hand via eBay), I set it up with a single CPU on my workbench, installed the...
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    Ubiquiti Beta UniFi AC HD USD$174

    Saw this over on Reddit's HomeLab group. The Beta for the UniFi AC WAP is available at half the full retail price too: Beta - UniFi AC HD - Ubiquiti Networks Store
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    Warm? Lenovo Thinkserver RD540 $499 on Amazon

    Seems like a reasonable deal... Only entry level specs (1 CPU, 8GB RAM, no drives), but the CPU sells for half this price on eBay. Oh and free shipping. Amazon.com: Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 70AT0009UX Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 2.5GHz 8GB 1U Rack Server: Computers & Accessories
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    WTB Rails for Supermicro SC933

    Hi there As the title suggests, I'm looking for a set of rails for a Supermicro SC933. Supermicro part # CSE-PT50. Pricing on eBay seems exorbitant at USD$99.99 + USD$70 shipping to Australia. [Google suggests the same question was asked by another poster back in April 2014, but it looks to...
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    Opinions sought - IBM x3400 M2 and Xeon 5600 CPUs

    Hi ServeTheHome regulars! Long time reader, first time poster... Your wisdom was great help when I was setting up my ESXi/Storage box :-) I have an opportunity to pick up an IBM x3400 M2 server, locally to me (Brisbane, Australia), with 16GB RAM and dual quad core Xeons (E5504's), for a...