I’m looking for anyone that has a 2.5”/3.5” ssd single bay that is either 2.5” or 3.”5. I would love the exact measurement of the bay from all details. I’m making a game where I show people interested into learning more about computer hardware how it all works and basically the most important things about the hardware. I already made the ssds but I just need the ssd bay.

All my friends in school have been using xbox cloud to play games. I would rather just stream my gaming pc to my school laptop though. can’t use parsec because the website is blocked and can’t run any foreign exe files. Any smart people got an idea on how i could do this? much appreciated.

I have extremely limited knowledge about this stuff since I'm just starting to mess around with some bigger CS projects and I want to "effectively" be able to host projects for as little cost as possible since I'm a student.

I know a VPS is a pretty good option, though I've been faced with a great deal on marketplace (32gb ram, 500gb ssd, ryzen 7 5800H) which is obviously incredibly overkill for what I'd really want to do with it, but i could get it for ~$200 CAD (approx. $140 USD).

Is it worth bitting the bullet and learning how to set up my own Mini PC server? Is that valuable knowledge for a resume? or will this just be way more work than I think its going to be..

Any knowledge or insight is appreciated! Thank you omniscient server gods.

Apologies for my ignorance. Own a small business with 8 employees at various levels of skill and business involvement. We are an automation integrator needing to find a better way of backing up and sharing job information. Those of us who do payroll and process confidential employee information also need a localized area to store data.

We currently use a PC as a type of server to store some simple job information, but we are running out of storage space. Looking into purchasing a dedicated server, but running into limited options. Any advice is appreciated!

1. If I look at Lenovo's website, I can purchase servers but they always have the option for "Windows Server Essentials" or some other software option. Is this needed, or will the server have a windows-type interface by default? We only use Windows computers and like the "file explorer" type of layout.

2. Will I need separate SSD's for the different access areas? For example, let's say I need 10TB of storage. Should I buy one 10TB SSD, and find a way to create/secure different folders inside the one drive? Or should I buy five 2TB SSDs, and use one for job info, one for payroll/employee info, one for new customers, etc. Will the separate SSDs make it easier for me to give security access to different employees, and prevent it from others?

3. If I do us a Linux-based server, will my windows files save/store/transfer without issue? Or will we run into compatibility problems between our Windows PCs and the Linux server?

Thank you!

I recently got a server off of facebook marketplace and i want to use it for website hosting and other things.

the server has 8 bays (500GBx6 HDD and 240GBx2 SSD)

They're connected to an Adaptec RAID 5805, the board detects the drives and i even created the arrays, the OS detects the board, however megacli or storcli on ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS dont show any disks and it concerns me.

The motherboard is SuperMicro X8DT3-F

Will my data be backed up in case of disk failure as it is now ? What are the possible solutions ? What did I do wrong ?

I currently have an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server with a 8 drive bay on it, 4 of which are populated. I have some empty drive slides that are 15K SAS 300GB. My question is this: Would I be able to place SSDs in these slide and have them work? Or are they designed only to be used with 300GB server drives?

I recently got an IBM as/400 as part of a lot and i have been trying to restore it without any luck. When i came home i cleaned the server and reseated all pci(? I heard rumors that normal pci cards will fry the mb) cards. After cleaning the server booted with B N normally. I've been trying to make the telnet/tn5250 terminal work but for some reason the ethernet card does not work (no ip assigned/no lights ), i do not have a serial cable (yet it will arrive this monday). I restarted/shutdown the machine a few times through B M mode and still aren't able to connect even through direct ethernet (previous owner left a note with "192.168.0.100" so i am guessing thats it is the static ip if you can configure through machine itself) and now suddenly it gives me the error code B1014504, ipl rejected or couldn't find location on device. I really hope the drives still work, is there any way i could test it? If it isn't the drives, could it be the PSU with unstable output on the molex? And does anyone have more documentation for this specific type? Would be much appreciated!!

*if i post this in the wrong sub let me know (im clueless)

Got a GENOAD8X-2T/BCM Motherboard with an Epyc 9355P processor

Updated the BCM firmware to 2.15 per Technical Support, using the ROM they supplied, via IPMI. No issues here.

Also tried to update the bios to 10.04 (supplied by them as well) via IPMI WebUI. Time after time, it immediately throws an error message "Firmware flash failed".

When attempting to flash via Asrmgmttool I get an "Invalidvariable" error, which is slightly more descriptive but still cryptic.

I'm working on trying to use redfish to push the update, will post back here with results, but so far any attempt to call any redfish api endpoint I get a "critical" warning that the service isn't running. Any input here? Maybe it's the source of the issue.

I noticed the new ROM is 32 MB where the original 1.13 is 16 MB. Could this be an issue? The chip itself has a capacity of 32 MB. The original ROM does succeed in flashing but doesn't "take", most likely due to rollback protection.

The system won't post, or even recognize the bios version in IPMI.

I'd really like to avoid RMA'ing but beyond pulling and flashing the chip, which I don't have an adapter for, I'm getting to the end of my troubleshooting experience.

Any help or ideas are appreciated. I've got about 10k in this build and i'm itching to get it running.

hello i found a server while cleaning up

since i was naturally curious i took it home and tried to get it running.

that worked but it is not displayed in the drives. i also noticed that my laptop memory is running out of space and that internet explorer is running in the background in the task manager. in addition, the three lights on the front of the case are on. only one is red.

my question now is whether i can somehow get this thing to work again.

Which companies have decent warranties for servers these days? I've been working in the field for almost 20 years and it was always, you call, do a small amount of troubleshooting, maybe send logs etc. Then they would send someone out next day with parts. Last two HPe servers ML110 Gen 11 & DL380 Gen 11 came with the standard 3 year NBD warranty but they're taking almost a week to get us a new motherboard. ML110 was a few months ago and now I have the dead DL380 G11 dead on the bench, it tries to boot and turns off immediately and power light goes amber. Both servers had this happen directly after a firmware update via Intelligent Provisioning. Do you just have to buy a better warranty so they don't give you the run around these days? Just looking for a decent company w/ a decent warranty for SMB clients.

So yesterday I posted about a free VPS that was anonymously given to me (OG Post), and I decided to bullet proof it will firewalls and passwords, not to be 100% secure, but to be a little bit safer. I was checking out my website that is hosted on it (Link) with Shodan, and it gave me the hostname https://bzsxdk.com/, which is an empty site. I ran a domain to IP on it and got http://107.149.158.77/, which is owned by https://pegtech.com/. https://pegtech.com/ is a literal TRACKING company, and, if I'm not mistaken, the creator of the infamous PEGASUS virus. Is this something to worry about? Thank you in advance!

EDIT: Guys, after talking to the owner of pegtech.com, he told me that it was a different company called peg tech inc, not them, and they host maliscious software on sites getting a lot of visitors. time to rm -rf /* these mFs

EDIT: They were hosting a CVE-2020-0796 exploit on my site

EDIT: I tried to copy the entirety of the vps to my system, but every file exept 3 deleted itself

A customer brought an HP ML310e Gen 8. The customer said that one of the hard drives failed. I took the dead drive and tried to clone it; it worked. I suggested performing a clean Windows installation on a separate SSD. The server is refusing to take any input at this point; I changed numerous keyboards. I changed the USB and the Windows version. I changed the SSD. Neither of those options is working. What should I try next?

A while back a reddior PM'd me with an IP and Password to run my game site, LupineVault, off of. I used it via SSH and changed the password and there are no other users. It is safe? The redditor never responded to any of my replies, and never gave me a hosting provider. Currently my site is hosted on it, and I haven't had to pay a dime. But nothing is ever truly free, so I just would like to know if this is safe at all. I've done some simple hacking, and nothing came to mind (Although I am a high schooler, so not a whole bunch if experience). I asked ChatGPT (just to see if there were ways) and it basically told me that I was going to die because it was anonymously given. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I will continue to use this until I get a decent VPS off of digital ocean or something. All of my code is open source and I don’t really care about it maybe being pulled out from under me.

Hello everyone,

I'm having a problem with my HP ProLiant server (model ML350e Gen8) which refuses to start. Here are the details:

Symptoms:

1. When I turn on the server, the fans start up briefly, then everything shuts down.
2. A red LED flashes on the front panel.
3. Via the iLO interface, I get the following error code:
   • System Power Fault Detected (XR: 24 00 MID: ...)

What I tested:

1. Minimum configuration:
   1. Removed all non-essential peripherals (PCIe cards, hard disks, etc.).
   2. Kept only: CPU, 1 RAM module and power supply connected to motherboard.
   3. Problem persists.
2. CMOS reset:
   1. - Removed CMOS battery and applied reset procedure (activated Switch S6).
   2. - Also tested the DIP switch sequence (#1, #5, #6) described in the documentation.
   3. - No change observed.
3. LED on motherboard:
   1. The CR8 LED on the motherboard is flashing, indicating a potential problem.

Additional information:

• iLO remains functional, allowing me to retrieve error logs.
• The server worked perfectly before being stored for a few days in a clean environment. No shocks or rough handling to report.

Have you ever encountered this kind of problem? Any help or suggestions are welcome, as I'm running out of ideas.

Thank you very much for your support!

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Any help on where to buy stuff to get this up and running?? And is it worth it to set up.

Hey everyone, Quick up date, they made it in to storage in one peice safely with out damage. Today was alot of hard back breaking work with serval of the closest calls imaginable on each unit. To illustrate, above is a picture of how close we got to dropping the entire 1000lb main frame. I don't know how many guys this would have took to move them for certain. I did know however I had my buddy John, a full rack of climbing gear, and a dream. Sadly John is no longer with us to celebrate, sitting here, staring at these monsters, I can help but believe he is in a better place.( I dropped him of at his girlfriend house with a pizza a few minutes ago) but who can know for sure. I'll ask the servers when they boot up.

Anyway above is a picture of how close said mainframe slid towards the edge while John and I held it back while I simultaneously tied off the anchor with the other hand. We then just had to full send the lift to the ground from this precarious perch because we learn on the first lighter unit that rocking from stopping started the slide on the first unit. Anyway the saga continues tomorrow when I take inventory of everything that is there. Just wanted to share how close this story was to a pretty tragic end right at the start.

Hi guys

I have encountered a wierd problem

We have 3 computers with Inte Rapid storage raid, running Raid 1, on two disks, SATA controller are set on Raid-mode in Bios ofcourse.
we are trying to increase drive capacity, so we have changed one disk, and trying to rebuild the raid, but raid controller says disk is locked, and the disk won't show in bios or windows, this has happened on all 3 computers
Tested the disk on another computer in a non-raid confioguration, no problem, windows sees the disk and wants to format it, so the disk itself is not locked or password protected or anything
Btw, it's a new disk, right outta the box so to speak, from WDs NAS drive family
Anyone has seen anything like it or can think of a solution??

Reagrds /Mehrdad

What could I use a server for in my home? Can I use it to better my connection to other servers? If I have my own server am I more likely to be hacked? What can I run through a server? Do I need to register it somewhere? What do I need to run it? Is there anything special I need to know before I get one? What does maintenance look like?

anyone know where i can find a replacement screen or a workaround to reset idrac ? i can't even boot the system cause idract ip is wrong and i broke the screen moving the server, and an empty chassis is 2k

Hey everyone first time poster long time luker,

Well after a pretty hard breakup and my 30s quickly approaching my ADHD and mild autism got the better of me again. So $500, and a side quest into the trucker lifestyle later, and these servers are sitting in my garage.

Initially I was planning to use all of them in a home cluster computer for data modeling. My orginal hog pog design to hook up all 3 to my houses power grid is feeling more an more like a fire hazard.

Junking them feels wrong, but I don't have a clue how to sell them let alone what the market for these things look like.

But I digress, If I keep them how do you think I should set them up in a home power wise? If I end up being forced to sell them how do I find out what they are worth? I'm not a business just a (newly lol) single dude struggling with impulse control, and a shiny new trucker hat from quest rewards.

so i had my server running in for a year without issue, i had 2 ssd, 2 hdd in raid 1 and 4 in raid 6, i added 14 more hdd to add to raid 6, but its only 16 drives total light up and show up, the bottom two row of the side work but nothing on top, i have a dell r920, is there a setting i should change ?

update its 16+8 config do the 4 top bay on each side have to u2 nvme

I see a lot of posts asking for quieter fans, and the only answer is always use IPMI to turn them down, I agree this is the cheapest solution but I’d like to actually purchase some quieter fans to let it keep doing its thing please

Suppose I purchased a server in the US and paid sales tax. Then I shipped this server to Germany, paying the import tax there. Now I want to ship the server back to the US for storage as a spare. Does this incur additional customs taxes? I suppose the specific international country doesn't matter.

Not sure this is the right place to ask, but figured someone here might have encountered this situation.

I have a couple Dell PowerEdge T150's. What cable do I need to connect to the motherboard and link to 4x SATA? I've tried mini sas and mini sas HD and neither of them are correct.

The servers used to ship from Dell with the cable installed. But now they are bundling HBA355i's and have a totally different cable set. We're having so much trouble with the HBA's that we're pulling them and going back to software raid which is totally sufficient for our use case.

Hey I'm looking for data centers that close and sell the servers in germany near colonge / düsseldorf

Or someone else that is selling servers 100-200€

basically this game that i really like called super mecha champions will shut down in January and me and a small team of people are trying to revive it so i am asking on if it is possible and i am also asking for guidance on how to go about it since i do not even know the basics all i know is that i am willing to learn anything if it means to revive my favorite game ever and be able to host private servers to keep it alive after its shutting down

I have a R740 with a 8x2,5" backplane (R3GPC) and I'm looking for a possibility to swap it for a 16x2,5" or 24x8" Expander. The card is a dual port PCI-E Perc H730P (XYHWN) with a 2xSFF-8643 SAS cable (9MHYN).

Would that be possible ?

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Hi, like the title says I can't boot to BIOS on my Lenovo Thinkstation P8, it has dual gpus and for that reason the mother board doesn't have any video out ports, in depending on the gpus for that. I've read online something about fast boot not letting me go into BIOS, but I'm not really sure it's that. When I hit F1 while the machine is turning one, after my keyboard lights up I start hitting it. And then it just stays with the monitor in no signal received even though the mouse and keyboard are still on. Note that when I turn it on normally the Lenovo logo or options for BIOS key or boot menu never show up on the screen. The first thing I always see from purchase, which was last week, is the windows log in screen. Any help on how to access the BIOS would be helpful.