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Hi, I have a R730xd with 24x2.5”+2x2.5” setup. Using an HBA adapter, I would like to connect some external 3.5” disks to use in my virtual Truenas. The challenge is to provide power to the external disks. Is it possible to use one of the PCI-e power slots and PCI-e to Molex/SATA cable to power...

Hi everyone, I am building an EPYC Gen 2 based system on a Phanteks Enthoo 719 case. I would like to get your opinion on the best layout and direction of fans to achieve the best possible cooling outcome. I have 8 X Noctua 140mm fans, 3 at front, 3 at top, 1 at bottom and 1 at the back. I...

Hi everyone I apologize if this isn't the venue for asking for input, I just couldn't find a better spot. I'm hoping this question will not be taken as a company trying to get cheap consulting. This really is just a nerd trying to abuse company budget for his tinkering here but I'd also like...

So I have two Supermicro servers, a 1U and a 4U. I just want to reduce the noise a bit. It's mostly the fan wall that is in them. Ideally I'd like to replace them with a quiet fan like Noctuas. I'm not worried about the power supplies at the moment, it's mainly the fan walls I want to get...

Hello together, I am looking for a replacement for my HP Microserver Gen 8 as it is now maxed out with 16GB RAM. My problem: My 19" rack is only a maximum of 32cm deep, so the case may not be deeper. Currently, the HP Microserver Gen 8 is running Proxmox with three virtual machines...

I'd like to get a NAS to use at home as an additional backup destination for several home PCs, besides two cloud backup services I already use. No VMs, no media server, just a another place to archive my data (and Windows OS drives), ideally with snapshotting and ease of replicating (eventually)...

I currently have moved from Sophos XG to OPNSense on my AM1 box for my routing and FW needs. Any suggestions on an off-the-shelf OS solution? I really like OpnSense so I may hold off on the upgrade unless there is some convincing OSs for ARM. HCL:HoneyComb LX2K Current AM1 setup: AMD...

So I recently got a 1.65 TB fusion io ssd which was fantastic except for the fact it runs hotter than my cpu at 63C. After a day of looking for usb and pcie fan I thought about mounting a fan directly onto my ssd which was near impossible. Then I realized I can glue a sff pc fan to a mounting...

Hello everyone: I'm looking at building my first freenas Storage server to store finished projects and edit directly out of. I've decided to go about DIYing it after being unimpressed by the performance/price of Synology and QNAP solutions. My goal for this build was to come up with a more...

Hey Guys first time posting on the forum, I've recently decided to build a dedicated Plex Server and NAS instead of piggy backing off my gaming rig so I wanted some advice. The last time I built a computer was about 5 years ago so all my knowledge about what is best to buy is very out of date...

Hi all, I am interested in building a workstation or server that can tackle the above tasks and have a few GPUs knocking about. I have read numerous guides online, but most tend to advocate GTX/RTX and desktop hardware etc. I am in a relatively uncommon situation as I am an IT broker (primarily...

This project started out as a budget project to reuse old equipment that I had stashed around the house. This was the spec I started with: Gigabyte MA-790FXT-UD5P AMD Phenom II X4 955 Corsair Dominator 4GB 1600 128GB Samsung OEM SSD Nvidia Quadro FX3500 LSI MegaRaid SAS 8888ELP Belkin USB 3.0...

So I have a handheld vac that has internal rechargeable batteries and charging stand and it won't hold a charge anymore. I opened it up easy and it has several sets of unbranded rechargeable AA batteries where two batteries are in parallel with some soldering between their ends with a small...

Hi All, I am beginning my upgrade adventure on my DIY Home Rack (Modified Lack Rack). The rack itself was a black Lack Coffee table with the shelf installed at the bottom of the legs. The complete lower rack can provides 8U of roll-around rack space. (I will post pictures soon, sorry!) My...

Hi all, I picked up 4 x Poweredge R815 servers at auction. They came fully loaded - 4 x Opteron 6276, 256gb ddr3, PERC H700, QLogic QLE8242, 2 x 1100w PSUs, etc. I am very new to working with servers and have some basic questions for a build I'm considering. Firstly, this is mostly just a...

Hello Everybody, I hope this will be my last post and I finally will be able to build my own NAS. Like I mentioned in previous posts I want to create a NAS with about 25 TB of storage for Saving of my many private files. I researched a lot and finally made a list of my components I intended...

Hallo everybody, I again have a few questions about the usage (or building) of a NAS Server. I want to create a private NAS with a huge amount of files (I think there are about 18 Terabyte of files I want to save) and my biggest fear is to lose them due to Bit Rot. So I Read that ZFS should be...

Hi Guys, I have a 4U chassis with 24 bays for 3.5" drives currently, but it is short depth at only 550mm. With the hardware raid controller and SAS expander I have, the area for the mobo is pretty cramped, and I am thinking of offloading the compute part of the machine to a seperate chassis...

First off, new user, first post, let me know if this is the wrong place to post this. TL;DR: Can't get any OS to see drives, though BIOS and PERC see them. Can't figure out how to install drivers. So I got my hands on a used R410 for free through my work. I wanted to learn about servers and...

Hi, first post here :) I'm about to build a dedicated storage box at home, where I plan to run WS2016 w/ Storage Spaces as I've grown tired of FreeNAS because of my growing interest in Windows env. For this build I've planned to use the following components: - BitFenix Phenom M (mATX version...