Could you please recommend a 5 GHz PCIe Wi-Fi card with 2 antennas that's compatible with Debian? It's for connecting a server to the Internet; right now, I can't run a cable, so I need a quick solution.

edit** BRO I JUS WANTED TO BRING OLD 2K GAME LIKE 15 16 AND SO ON BACK ONLINE WITHOUT HAVing to replicate how they connect i was wondering was there a way TO simulate/bypass the connect their looking for with my server dang

I bought an Inspur NF5280m5 (3.5' x 12 config) server for homelab. After the launch, it turned out that the backplate board (YZBB-00789-101) was not detected . I checked the power supply, 2 12V lines and 2 5V lines are coming. GND is connected to the case. Next, I went to check the raid controller. It is connected, there are no visual problems with it, the indicator blinks green. How can I check it? The board should be in good working order, as the server has worked 5000 hours and was bought by me. Can you tell me what the problem might be?

P.S. There are 3 Micro-fit 3.0 connectors on the motherboard. Am I correct in assuming that there is no difference in connection? The multimeter shows the same power values. And i connect only one power supply. Could this be the problem?

UPD: Backplate powered by 2 8-pin cabel with microfit 3.0 connector. Closer to latch (top) two 5V line and two 12v line, bottom 4 line GND. I check voltage on backplate connector. On 12V line i have 1V. After this i check what changed if i dissconnect 1 cable. Same thing, in 12 V line both cable i dont see 12V. And after i dissconnect both power cable i see in 12V line all 12V in my multimeter. What are you think, maybe its short circuit on backplate?

Lately I have come across a cheap Dell Poweredge T330 that I wanted to convert into a truenas server. It's current configuration is 8x3.5" and I would like to an additional 16x2.5" backplane, taken from a T620 sibling. I know I will need an additional controller.

I have been trying to figure out whether this can be easily done but the documentation doesn't make it clear. I have seen some T620 servers on ebay with 32x2.5" (so two backplanes) but never a configuration where it's one 3.5" backplane and one 2.5".

Does anyone has this server in their homelab and has tried this?

I’m looking to build a home server and would appreciate some advice on what hardware to go for.

Budget: £200–250, ideally as cheap as possible without sacrificing too much performance. I’m happy to buy used parts or a refurbished office PC.

What I’m looking for:

• At least 2 × 3.5-inch HDD bays, preferably with room to expand in the future.
• A relatively modern motherboard and chipset.
• 16–32GB DDR4 RAM, ideally with the option to upgrade to 32GB or more.
• A decent CPU that offers good performance without excessive power consumption.
• Enough SATA ports for multiple HDDs and ideally an M.2 slot for an SSD.

What I want to run:

• Plex media server, ideally with hardware transcoding.
• NAS for file storage.
• Minecraft server for a small number of players, potentially modded.
• Pi-hole and possibly other self-hosted services in the future.

I’m based in the UK, so recommendations for used PCs, eBay bargains, or custom builds using second-hand components would be particularly helpful.

Just got my free poweredge t430 running with windows 11 pro for workstations. Complete and total PITA to get it to install Eventually I'm going to upgrade the CPU to dual CPUs then upgrade the GPU.

Hello! i am based in Canada and i am looking to source server parts such as motherboards, cpus,ram,etc... in bulk for our company inhouse built servers. I saw alot of chinese companies on ali baba but i donno how reliable they are! does anyone have any experience when it comes to using ali baba to source server parts? if yes, what companies do u recommend?

I wanna start being able to run my own servers for me and my friends so we can play private Minecraft servers or our own days servers without having to pay for subscriptions but I don’t want to run them on my own pc should I get a mini pc to run them or should I go for something stronger (there would only be like 5 to 10 people on the servers so let me know if that’s even worth getting a server for)

Hi,

I have an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 that was previously running NVIDIA Tesla GPUs. The server already has the GPU enablement hardware, high-performance fans and 2× 1400W PSUs.

I would like to install an NVIDIA L40S (350W), which uses the 16-pin 12VHPWR/CEM5 power connector.

My DL380 Gen9 has several unused 10-pin GPU power connectors on the PCIe risers. These were originally used to power the Tesla GPUs.

Has anyone successfully powered an L40/L40S, RTX 6000 Ada, H100 PCIe, or another 12VHPWR GPU in a DL380 Gen9 using these 10-pin connectors?

Specifically, I'm trying to figure out:

• Is there a known HPE 10-pin → 12VHPWR/16-pin cable?
• Can two (or more) of the HPE 10-pin outputs safely be combined to power one 350W L40S?
• Has anyone used HPE 10-pin → 8-pin cables and then a 2×/3× 8-pin → 12VHPWR adapter?
• How did you handle the 12VHPWR sense pins so the L40S detects sufficient available power?
• Does anyone know the actual power/current rating and pinout of the 10-pin GPU connectors on the DL380 Gen9 risers?

I'm trying to find a known working/safe solution.

If anyone has done something similar, I'd really appreciate the cable part numbers, pinout, photos, or details of the setup.

Thanks!

Hello guys.

I'm planning to purchase an old laptop to practice, learn and host some non long-term services (on Linux) which I don't expect to be a heavy workload.

I found this Thinkpad laptop for around 49 USD, is it recommended or should I wait for a better one?

Installed RAM: 4.00 GB (DDR3)

Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N2930 @ 1.83GHz (1.83 GHz)

Graphics Card: 64 MB (Intel(R) HD Graphics) Storage: 112 GB SSD ADATA SU650

Thanks for your help!

HP DL360 Gen10 Plus:

1x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4314 CPU 2.40GHz (16-CORE; 32 Thread)

4x 32GB DDR4 RDIMM 3200 (2x M393A4K40EB3-CWE & 2x HMAG84EXNRA086N)

1x NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe

1x BCM57416 NetXtreme-E Dual-Media 10G RDMA Ethernet Controller

1x HPE MR416i-a Gen10+

3x 960 GB SSD (MTFDDAK960TGB-1BC1ZABHA)

5x 3,8 TB SSD (X357_SLNGE3T8ATE mit 512 Byte Sektorengröße)

2x 800W

Der Server ist ca. 2 Jahre alt.

SMART Auswertungen stehen zur Verfügung.

Kaufpreis € 8900 (mit Rechnung)

The server must be accessible via Remote Desktop and have sufficient power to host an SQL Server instance.

Which companies on the market offer these services to a good standard?

I would appreciate any help discerning why these error messages happen - thanks.

I’m a small business owner and I have created a cooling tech that allows for being able to submerge enterprise servers in rugged underwater conditions.

I have built and tested a prototype using a 300w Dell PowerEdge R610 server and now need to get a server that incorporates h100sxm GPUs or b200’s.

If anyone would be curious as to what I have built and interested in a partnership, once unit is in water will be using units for running Ai Inference.

Submera

I got my hands over a Z2 G4 Tower and I'm questioning how much I can squeeze from the power supply to add HDD.

The hardware in question is:

• HP L13216-001
• Power Supply 500W
• Chipset Intel C246
• Intel i7-8700 3,2
• Intel UHD Graphics 630
• Ram 32Gb DDR4 3600

Due the limitations using the m.2 and losing SATA ports (unless I've read incorrectly) I'm going to add a PCIe SATA card. How many ports that card would have 4 or 6 depends if I can use that amount of disks with those 500W.

I'm going to add a dual NVMe adapter card with bifurcation on the card, and run the OS from there (unless yet again I've read wrong and the MoBo does have bifurcation) and apps from the other NVMe.

Probably I would add a Intel Arc A310 single slot in the future, this is a big maybe for this home server/NAS, it really depends how it does behave.

So I'm looking at my project and thinking that I'm gonna have 4 SATA ports unpopulated and 2 m.2 slots that would also be unpopulated... Tbh I'm not sure if I can use them along with the two cards, there is also the lack of space for the HDD, but I'm not sure if I can use the m.2 slots.

So I wanna use basically all the space I have in the case, even if I have to use velcro or whatever, but I'm not really sure if the power supply would be able to handle all that. And I am completely lost at the use I can make of all the unpopulated ports in the actual motherboard. I went for this pc because it was 300€ and came with an 512Gb SSD and the pc is impeccable, whoever used it treated it very very well.

So the actual question is can the power supply handle more than 4 HDDs? can I do something with all the not used ports? would anyone make a better use of this case and hardware in a different way?

Excuse my weird way of posting, ADHD makes you go into weird tangents and I do hope I'm asking in the correct place.

Got a little startled today when running an app against an SSD Boot drive (250 GIG) and a spinning rust HDD (1 TB). The process was a simple rewrite of ALL data. The SSD temperature went up to 127F and the HDD WENT UP TO 99F. Does this pose a problem for the SSD.

İ know this is kinda dumb question for this sub but i need to do this

I downloaded the 2021 version of pkxd a few days ago. But İt just gives "could not authenticate timeout" message. How can I make local server for this game ?

The game uses photon engine and smartfox

Unity game

The game map and other assets are inside the APK. They haven't been deleted.

Hi, I have an HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 with a Smart Array P420i, configured with 4 × 900 GB SAS + 2 × 600 GB SAS drives.

One of the 900 GB drives in Bay 4 failed, and the RAID 1+0 logical drive is now Degraded (Interim Recovery). The other drives are still showing OK and the server is running normally.

I bought a used 900 GB SAS drive (EG0900FCVBL, HPD9) and hot-swapped the failed drive. The P420i detects the replacement, but it immediately shows Failed and no rebuild starts.

The seller says the drive was tested and working fine.

Has anyone experienced this? Could it simply be another bad drive, or should I suspect Bay 4/backplane or the P420i controller?

It continuously monitors server inventory and compares prices to what I consider the market rate, so I can spot good deals without manually checking providers.

Built it mainly for my own use, but figured others might find it useful too.

If you want to use it, comment or DM me and I'll share it.

I am looking for a computer for a home server that works as an ad blocker a cloud for photos, and a streaming service. What would be the minimum specs for it to run smoothly?

Hi all, just wondering if anyone here owns or operates a DGX-2 server and would be able to grab me a copy of the firmware update package for me? `nvfw-dgx2_24.3.1_240304.run` Would be big time grateful as need to be an enterprise customer to obtain it.

Hey everyone,

I have a workstation that originally had four RTX 3090s in it, and I’m hoping someone here has dealt with a similar power issue, especially with the same Supermicro power distribution board.

The system has an ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI motherboard, a Threadripper PRO 3995WX, and a Supermicro PDB-PT747-6824 power distribution board with a PWS-2K20A-1R power supply.

A few months ago, the system stopped recognizing all four GPUs and would only see two. I recently moved the workstation to a new location and decided to put it back together with just two 3090s. It powered on, but shortly after I started a stress test, I smelled smoke and the system shut off.

I found that one of the white GPU power connectors had burned pretty badly. The plastic is discolored, some of the wire insulation melted, and there was exposed copper around the connector. I’ve included pictures of the damage, the board, and what a good connector looks like.

I’ve already cut off the damaged connector, and the system has been unplugged since. I haven’t tried powering it back on.

At this point, I don’t really need all four GPUs in this machine anymore. I’d be happy running two, or possibly three, if I can do so safely.

What I’m trying to figure out is whether I can permanently take that damaged power branch out of service, properly terminate and isolate the individual wires, and continue using the remaining GPU power connections. Or, given how badly the connector burned, should I be replacing the entire harness or PDB?

I’ve looked into individual closed-end wire terminations, but before I go that route, I’d really like to hear from anyone who has actually worked on one of these boards or dealt with a similar failure.

A few things I’m wondering about:

• Has anyone seen this happen with a PDB-PT747-6824 or its GPU power cables? Did you figure out what caused it?
• Is there a way to remove or replace just the damaged cable at the board, or is replacing the whole assembly the way to go?
• If I stop using that branch entirely, is there a safe way to terminate the remaining wires, or would you avoid that altogether?
• What would you inspect or test before trusting the remaining connectors with two 3090s under a sustained rendering load?
• Does anyone know where I could find a replacement board or harness, even used?

The workstation is mainly used for Nuke and C4D/Redshift rendering, so I want to make sure whatever I do will hold up under load, not just boot into Windows.

I’m including several pictures to show the damage and how everything is connected. Any advice from someone who has worked with this setup would be appreciated.

This is what I was thinking of getting to terminate the ends of the cut cables (or if someone has a better recomend - https://www.amazon.com/Nilight-Closed-Terminal-Connector-Warranty/dp/B07T1H6N82/ )

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I recently acquired a decommissioned HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7400 (4-Node) array for my homelab/lab testing setup. Unfortunately, the unit came without any previous admin credentials, IP info, or documentation.

I am trying to reset the system back to factory defaults / out-of-box state, but I’ve hit a few roadblocks:

1. Credentials Locked: The default 3paradm / 3pardata accounts have been changed.
2. Serial Access: I’m attempting serial console access on Node 0 (115200 8N1), but local logins seem hardened/changed by the previous owner.
3. Missing Service Processor Media: I do not have an active HPE support contract/entitlement to download software for this End-of-Life (EOL) hardware from the official HPE portal.

What I'm Looking For:

• Service Processor Recovery ISO / VSP Image: Does anyone have an archived copy or mirror of an HPE 3PAR SP recovery image compatible with the 7400/7000 series (e.g., SP 4.x or SP 5.x ISO)?
• Low-Level Reset Advice: Has anyone successfully forced a factory wipe (outofbox) via the serial console boot-interrupt loader on a 4-node 7400 without the SP?

Any assistance, archived firmware links, or guidance from folks experienced with 3PAR decommissioned hardware would be hugely appreciated!

Can you suggest a free solution that requires as few clicks as possible to set up a Linux machine with Docker and an Nginx file server? I want to host Tokyo Drift on it and share it with a friend in Russia, where many services are blocked by firewalls.

**Centralized Multi-User Workstation Setup for Steel Fabrication Office**

I run a growing steel fabrication business in India (operational for 2 years) and am setting up an office space for our partners, an accounting team, and a CAD design team.
To keep hardware and maintenance costs low, I want to avoid buying individual, high-end desktop towers for every employee. Instead, I plan to deploy a **single central server/workstation paired with multiple low-cost thin clients** (running lightweight operating systems like Tiny10 or Tiny11).

**Core Requirements:**

**General Users (Partners & Accountants):** Access daily office software, browser tools, and accounting applications via remote desktop sessions on the thin clients.

**CAD Designer:** Requires substantial computing resources (dedicated GPU/CPU/RAM). The designer will either work directly on the host machine or connect via a high-performance, resource-prioritized virtual workstation.

**Infrastructure Needs:** Guidance on the ideal server OS, hypervisor (e.g., Proxmox, Windows Server, VMware ESXi), virtualization tools, GPU passthrough methods, and client connection protocols (RDP, Parsec, Moonlight) to ensure low-latency 3D CAD performance and stable multi-user access.