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    Help Appriciated - Optiplex 3060 Micro - Keeps rebooting

    Dear community, I am really hoping to get some advice on this forum, as my troubleshooting efforts are not leading me to any solution. Background: I have recently set up a cluster of 3 Dell Optiplex 3060 micro devices in Proxmox. The cluster ran fine for about 20 days. They have been working...
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    10G NIC fan shroud for Lenovo Tiny builds

    I've been wanting to set up a Tiny cluster using my M720q model computers for a while, and with that have them use 10G networking. It seems that many people do use 10G network cards in these machines with varying success, the only issue I've seen that was a constant was the amount of heat build...
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    Powering a Dell Optiplex Micro with 24v

    Hi all, first post so apologies if this is on the wrong board. I've got a Dell Optiplex 3050 Micro which nominally takes a 19.5V DC power supply, however I want to install it in an industrial electrical cabinet and run it off the available 24V DC. I could rig up a DC/DC step down converter but...
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    Upgrade lenovo Thinkcentre Tiny CPU??

    I have a project I'm working on and basically I'm trying to get the most bang for my buck and squeeze the most power out of one of these thinkcentre M715q's or similar. It seems you can pick a decent one up for around $200 on ebay (with ~16gb ram and 512Gb HD!). I'm looking at the Ryzen 5...
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    Tiny Mini Micro - 3D Printing a bracket for a Lenovo m720q for AOC-SGP-i2

    I received my Supermicro AOC-SGP-i2 today and started printing its bracket. I'll post some pictures in this thread once it's complete, along with a link to the thingiverse thing.
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    m70q G3 Vs P350

    Hi all, I would very muc appreciate some advice. I'm looking to replace an electricity-guzzling R730xd with something more efficient. Primary duty will be VM hosting (Home assistant, Adguard, etc. Perhaps 1x Windows VM for PowerBI/DAX/Powerapps learning and basic dev). Domestic setting...
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    What CPU for LOW power ceph cluster

    Hey guys! I want to build a low power ceph cluster! Rejected Xeon "X79" LGA2011 etc I've considered getting some old Xeon LGA2011 or whatever servers from AliExpress which would make cost low, ECC RAM abundant and IO aplenty. But they'll probably idle at at least 60W each for just the...
  8. mobycl1ck

    Hello! Need some guidance!

    First and foremost, I want to thank you all for offering such guides and wealth of information, I lurked for some time and I decided to register and ask some questions here. For now, I have a decision to make, I wanted a second opinion, as @Patrick so excitedly presented the TinyMiniMicro...
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    Starter HomeServer Recommendation

    I want to created a Home Server/Home Lab most likely running some hypervisor to easily spin up VMs. What system would be recommended in the $300-$500 range that would be best. I'm looking to buy new and ideally prebuilt, but could build a PC if it made sense.
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    Lenovo Thinkcentre/ThinkStation Tiny (Project TinyMiniMicro) Reference Thread

    @mobilenvidia has done a great job with their thread on the whole Project TMM ecosystem; but I'm now almost two and a half years down the Lenovo Tiny rabbit hole so I thought I would gather some reference material specific to them together in one spot so that it can perhaps save others some...
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    August 2021: which models of TinyMiniMicro should I be looking out for deals?

    I am looking to complement my homelab with one or two TinyMiniMicro devices. Although the articles in STH are detailed some of them may be a year or two old, my question is - for August 2021 which models are the most recommended for a TinyMiniMicro setup? The lenovo P330 with its extra PCI-e...