[[Solved] VGA PCI or PCI-E x1 Graphics Card]

Not sure if this will work for you, but have you checked ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

[Who to buy LSI 9305-24i]

Hi,

 

I have bought all my HBAs always on eBay, with great success, but recently i read there are lots of fakes, specially from china, so just wondering if anyone have bought a LSI 9305-24i on ebay that can vouch for the seller? (given that its new year in asia, ill wait, there is no rush).

[WD 14TB My Book Desktop - $230]

Even though probably 8-10TB are the popular shucking drives, i stumble on an sale that seems interesting for someone looking for bigger storage,

 

WD 14TB My Book Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive $229.99

[Looking for 2tb ssd for write cache]

Hi,

 

Wondering what do you guys recommend for Sata III ssd write caching?  im eyeballing the IronWolf SSD 110 de 1.92 TB and Micron 5200 MAX 1.92TB

[Notes about Asus WS C246 PRO]

Just wondering why not use BIOS fan control ? 

[M1015 / X9SCM-F USB Firmware Tools]

Anyone know what would be the procedure to flash an IBM M1015 that was flashed successfully to FW19.00.00 Bios 7.37.00, under the X9SCM-F to an older firmware/bios?  I tried just doing the

 

sas2flsh -o -f 2118it.bin -b mptsas2.rom

 

But i get an error that its an older version, and cant do it.  So in the state that my M1015 is already on IT mode with newer bios and firmware, what would be the correct procedure? like the beggining?

 

megarec -writesbr 0 sbrempty.bin

megarec -cleanflash 0

 

Thanks for any suggestions,

 

 

[M1015 / X9SCM-F USB Firmware Tools]

Thanks BetaQuasi, really appreciate the guide, worked like a charm  with my X9SCM-F-O, flashed two IBM M1015 in less than 20mins.

[The Power Supply Thread]

Hi,

 

Im about to move into a new case, Lian LI PC-D8000, atm im planning on moving the current hardware to it which is

 

SUPERMICRO X9SCM-F

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Kingston 4GB ECC DDR3 1333

2x IBM M1015

8x Hitachi 5K3000 2TB (5400rpm)

8x Seagate ST4000DM000 4TB (5900rpm)

6x Samsung 1.5TB (5400rpm)

 

I'll be swaping the 6 samsung for 6x WD 5tb reds when they hit the market, but not planning on changing toward 7200rpms drives ever.  When 4k movies become mainstream, im planning on modding the case to fit 32 to 36hdds (will depend on how the modding go).  Still undecided on which PSU should i upgrade to, thinking on todays requirements, according to the 2amp rule on the the first post, the 24x2 = 48amps, in the future 32x2 = 64amps, an 850W with single 12V rail will have 70amps, so a little tight for the future, but also not all hdds take 2amps fully, some go lower, so i was thinking 850W would be fine.

 

I am considering the Corsair RM Series 850 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply - CP-9020056-NA RM850, but open to any suggestions that could fit the needs better.