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Intel Meteor Lake-S desktop CPUs to feature 20 PCIe Gen5 lanes, Z890 platform to support WiFi-7

The Asrock W790 WS looks like the closest thing I have seen to a DDR5 HEDT motherboard with it's 5 full x16 PCIe lanes 4 of which are 5.0. This is aimed at workstations though but still, should I pull the trigger or wait for more and better offering to soon be released?

So I have been looking at the EATX and ATX Intel 1700 motherboards from Asrock and Asus and they ALL only have have at most a measly pathetic 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and some will also have 1 additional 4.0 PCIe x16 slot for a total of three. It also seems the new AMD DDR5 motherboards are just as...

I have two servers that are completely full. Continuing to fill up individual servers seems like it will be problematic going forward so I want to consolidate my data into one pool as well as allow for plenty of room for future storage. My setup so far is FreeNAS running on separate servers so...

Seagate demonstrates 64TB NVMe SSD with 13GB/s maximum throughput. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Micron announces 9200 Series of NVMe high-end enterprise...

I am looking at 10Gbe switches and I am wondering if I can get 40Gbe speeds from an array of mechanical disks. All my servers hold 36 drives or more and if I can get a sustained speed of 200MB/s out of one drive than I should be able to get 7.2GB/s or 57.6Gb/s out of 36 drives. Is my...

Do all the SAN/DAS disk arrays support 6+ TB drives or do they only take the drive capacity listed on the trays which is usually less than 1TB? Does anyone know if the Sun Storage J4400 arrays take 6TB or larger drives? How fast are these arrays?

I want to build a 10gbe home network. 10gbe cards and switches are inexpensive. I wanted to go for 40gbe but am I right to assume that an individual PC's or server isn't capable of those speeds anyway? So do I just put a card like this in each system and connect them to a 10gbe switch and that's...

I have some Dell PERC H310's that were supposed to be crossflashed to LSI P20 IT mode. Is there any way for me to verify this?

I am stuck at the first step on this guide. Whenever I enter the commmd "megacli.exe -AdpAllInfo -aAll -page 20", I get these errors. DOS/32A waring (9004): mouse initialization failed DOS/32A waring (9001): no extended memory has been allocated DOS/32A fatal (4003): not enough extended memory...

I some how pulled the SATA connector off of one of my drives. The pins are intact but a little bent. Please tell me I can save my data.

Whenever I install a RAID controller or HBA in my PC, I get this weird message at boot and am unable to start my PC unless I remove it. I have tried installing an AMCC 9650SE-4/8LPML and a Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 with the same results. My motherboard is an ASSuck Z97 Extreme 6/3.1. Is there...

I have 3 servers with Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 HBA's in them and I am told they are shit and that I should replace them. I was looking at the Supermicro AOC-USASLP-L8i but those seem pretty old and not many of them are widely available. Is there a newer LSI 8 port controller that is inexpensive...

I am currently looking for am AIO OS/Software solution for my servers. I currently have a Norco 4224 that is running OmniOS and Napp-it. I have three 36 bay Supermicro servers, a Chenbro 48 Bay, two old 16 bay Supermico, two old 8 bay Supermico and five old 6 bay SAS servers. All of which I am...

I have a 36 bay Supermicro server with redundant power supplies and the fans on the PSU's run even when the system is turned off. They are not particularly loud but they are loud enough to annoy me. How do I make it so they only run when the server is powered on? These are the PSU's...

I have some old video servers that I am going to re-purpose for IP cameras. What kind of cable does IP cameras use and wind kind of card do I need to get for the servers?

I hate gaming at a desk hunched over a monitor so I will always do my gaming and watching on my TV from the comfort of my recliner. My gaming rig and media PC are currently hooked up to a 55" Samsung UN55F8000BF smart TV and I am planning on upgrading to a 4K curved display this year. Since...

Is Dell/HP server RAM only for Dell or HP servers or is it compatible with Supermicro servers as well. This ECC RAM on ebay is stated to be compatible with many defferent Dell/HP models. There is no information on if this is general purpose RAM. I know this might sound like a dumb question but...

I have been looking at LSI 9207-8i cards and in my search, I found similar cards like 9211, 9240, 9260, 9261, 9270 etc... Many models have an -8i at the end and some cards have a battery on them. What is the deference between the various models? What does the "8i" mean? Does that just indicate...

I am looking at LSI 9207-8i cards and there are plenty on ebay but they all ship from china wich makes nervous that they may be fakes or refurbished or used and the seller is lying about item quality. Have you guys had good experiences buying hardware on ebay from china?

I have a Sandisk Cruzer Glide 256GB USB3.0 flash drive that I copied some files to. When I ejected and removed the drive, it felt really warm and when I put it in another computer, the light on the drive would not light up and the computer would not recognize it. Is this drive recoverable? Is...

I would like to know how to get the manufacturer's serial number of each drive along with the drive letter it is associated with. The various methods I have tried don't tell me the drive letter and CrystalDiskInfo will only show 2 of my 5 drives.

How do I move Windows 7 to partition 1 on a GPT drive and will Windows work on a GPT drive even though it refused to install to one?

I am trying to partition the Master drive so I can test different OS's but Windows is giving me lip about the drive maybe being corrupted and to use checkdisk to fix the issues. Well I don't want to, I just want Windows to stop talking back to me and to just do the shit I told it to do. I don't...

12TB HDDs from Seagate to be released within 2 months - Myce.com So after just releasing their 10TB drives, Seagate plans to soon release 12TB drives. I just spent a lot of money buying a bunch of Toshiba 6TB X300 drives and most of them haven't been used yet and they are already obsolete, oh...

Does anyone have one yet? Can Kyle tell me if there will be a review of this drive? I know it is Seagate but I am curious about this drive and how it compares to the HGST/WD Helium drives.

The storage array's that say the capacity and speed of the drive on the caddy like 300GB, do you have to use those drives or can you put like 5TB drives in them even if they are older units?

1) What will you be doing with this PC 24bit Music playback, 1080p video playback. 2) What's your budget? Whatever it takes 3) Which country do you live in? US 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? Case, motherboard, PSU, Battery 5) If reusing any parts, what parts will...

Lots more to read in that article. The validity of this is suspect since these SSD's are apparently being developed by some unknown Chinese company but if these really are released, it would force Intel, Samsung and the other SSD makers to lower their prices which would lead to SSD's...

I am looking for a portable device such as a tablet or netbook or other small device with multiple M.2 slots to use as a high capacity media player. Does anyone know of such a device that would suit my needs?

I have only recently started seeing these pop up on the net but I guess they may have been around a while. I am just wondering if anyone has heard of them or has used these drives and if so, what was your experience and were they reliable? They seem to be really expensive and somewhat hard to...

So if you have a server with several vdevs that are full and you add another to the zpool, can you have the system redistribute that data evenly across all vdevs?

I am looking for a free ZFS storage solution for my servers. I prefer a simple and easy to use AIO solution rather than OS addon. Must work with or be available to Windows. At the moment, I am leaning towards ZFSguru but need more info from someone who uses it. I know that Rockstor uses BTRFS...

I have asked about them before but I am looking for more feed back on them. Are these made by any of the big hard drive makers or are they made by another company altogether? I see 6TB WL drives on ebay for $150 which would make them the cheapest 6TB drives on the market. My big concern is...

I have a really nice Samsung AIO DVR with HQ cameras and the DVR took a dump and AIO systems are hard to find. My local TV repair shop couldn't fix it because it used uncommon propitiatory parts that were too difficult to find. So I need a new DVR or NVR. It needs to be compatable with my...

In this thread I said I needed more dives about 60 (48 + 2 spares per vdev). Since it is a new year and big advances are likely to be made in SSD and mechanical drives and current drives should go down in price. So considering all that, what should I do? Should I wait for new and cheaper...

So I got this server off of ebay and it arrived damaged because it wasn't packed properly. It is a Supermicro server and it looks like the little box on the front with the power button and indicator lights was it hard by something. Can this damage be repaired and what are the parts called...

I have a large shelf with my TV and electronics on it. the sub woofer for my surround system is on the very top near the ceiling and my server is on the very bottom shelf near the floor. I have the sub woofer on a large folded towel to reduce vibrations but I was wondering if those vibrations...

I got a large UPS and I dont know how to install it or how to connect any of my equipment to it. Do I need an electrician? I am sure it has something to do with the little removable box in the corner. See pictures below. https://i.imgur.com/Ia8RXxS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YxFOYFR.jpg...

I have several media servers I am setting up and am deciding on if i should have them running all the time or just when I need them. They are going to be used to storing music, videos, misc files, porn. I assume the drives will spin down when not in use which will be most of the time. The big...