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selfhosting.couchsurfingit boots... the video doesn't show it, but it sees all three drives. now trying to get it to legacy boot an ISO off that ancient 4GB thumbdrive stuck in the back port.<a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/EliteDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EliteDesk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/miniPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#miniPC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/verticalVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#verticalVideo</a>

selfhosting.couchsurfingmy friend printed up the drive tray, which doesn't use screws and just rests in place with the hollow legs over the screw terminals for the original caddy. it does accommodate the second NVMe stick though.I may put a lil foam on top of the SSD to smush against the lid and press it a little more firmly into place.one of the solid legs rests on the CR2032 battery socket, the other on the mobo where there are no SMD components - there are a couple vias, though.this model was made for the gen4 <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/EliteDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EliteDesk</a> Mini, I have a gen5 but those two generations are mostly the same when it comes to the drive caddy. <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/miniPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#miniPC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a>

Farooq | فاروقSo someone in FLOSS <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/DeltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeltaChat</a> group said <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/ARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ARM</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/SBCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SBCs</a> are terrible at computation power. And that a <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/miniPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#miniPC</a> has much better computation power comparing to something like <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a>. I had plans for a <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/homeserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeserver</a> and I wanted to use my <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/LibreComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibreComputer</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Alta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alta</a> and utilize its <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/npu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#npu</a>. Libre Computer boards have really good prices comparing to the performance they provide comparing to other ARM SBCs such as <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RPi</a>. However, comparing them with a mini or even <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/microPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microPC</a>, an old micro PC provides better computation power.LibreComputer <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/RenegadeElite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RenegadeElite</a> features a <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Rockchip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rockchip</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/rk3399" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rk3399</a>, 4GB DDR4 and costs 76 USD:<a href="https://libre.computer/products/roc-rk3399-pc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://libre.computer/products/roc-rk3399-pc/</a>On the other hand, this renewed <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/HP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HP</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/EliteDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EliteDesk</a> is 100 USD and with far better specs:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/HP-EliteDesk-Mini-Desktop-Computer/dp/B08L9NB7RD?rnid=2257851011&th=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/HP-EliteDesk-Mini-Desktop-Computer/dp/B08L9NB7RD?rnid=2257851011&th=1</a>Maybe it's not fair compare a renewed product with a brand new one. But it seems for having a homeserver to <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhost</a> things, if we factor out power usage, an old mini PC is better than a new ARM SBC.However, if we also consider power usage, the abovementioned LibreComputer board consumes only 15 W under full load. And the old Ryzen 5 on that HP mini PC has a TDP of 35 W. This affects running cost of your homeserver and also the cost for the <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/UPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UPS</a>. But for myself, there isn't a big deal between 15W and 35W.Edit: Comments or advises are very welcome!Edit2: On second thought, I won't go for second hand or renewed. I want to use them as servers and this means 100% uptime. And I doubt second hand ones will survive, especially given the more power they consume which generates heat. And since my budget for a homeserver is 100 USD, ARM SBCs seem to be the only choice. I can research more though.<a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhosting</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/selfhostingjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhostingjourney</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/selfhostingchronicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhostingchronicles</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/serverathome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#serverathome</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geek</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/geekful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geekful</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/geeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geeks</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nerd</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/nerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nerds</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/nerdy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nerdy</a>

Multi Purr Puss :verified:It's fancy new toy day: <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/HP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HP</a> <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/EliteDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EliteDesk</a> 800 G3 <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SFF</a>!This might become my new <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/HomeServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeServer</a> - it's got 2x 3.5in HDD bays …🙄 of course, i'm missing one 15cm 90° SATA cable (+4 bucks, via eBay, takes a few days) …NO, you can absolutely NOT make straight SATA cables wörk 😅 …too tight!…just like <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/ASRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASRock</a>, it's got fancy internet BIOS upgrade built in - plug it in, DHCP, yoink, done! 🤩 👍…i'm not seeing any SR-IOV options in BIOS, though …we'll see…see alt text

amackifanybody has a hint how to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#debug</a> a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> kernel? i have an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elitedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elitedesk</a> (or a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prodesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prodesk</a>) with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intel</a> i5 8500t, but since a while it doesn't output any audio over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/displayport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#displayport</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hdmi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hdmi</a>. it does work fine on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windows</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dmesg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dmesg</a> says "snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D2: HDMI: pin NID 0x6 not registered". the same problem can be seen on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/optiplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#optiplex</a>

Wizards AnonymousI have an HP <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EliteDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EliteDesk</a> 705 G3 (4core 3.1-3.8GHz 28nm AMD A12-9800E GB: 656s 1512m) with 16GB RAM. I've been trying to find a smaller, lighter, more power efficient replacement. I was looking at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Radxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Radxa</a> Zero 2 Pro (6core Armv8 1.8-2.2GHz 12nm GB: 375s 1133m) 4GB RAM. Then I remembered I have a Pixel 3a (GB: 367s 1221m) 4GB RAM, and I just got a $99 OnePlus 6T (GB: 524s 1747m) 8GB RAM. So it's hard to justify the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RadxaZero2Pro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadxaZero2Pro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SBC</a> just for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlpineLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlpineLinux</a>. What would you do in this situation?

amackif<a href="https://mastodon.social/@hughsie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hughsie</a> how about home user / gamer mainboards from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gigabyte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gigabyte</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asus</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Msi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Msi</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ASRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASRock</a> and other friends? Also <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prodesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prodesk</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elitedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elitedesk</a> would be nice. In their case UEFI can be updated over the internet from UEFI itself (no USB stick needed).

aaron ~# :blinkingcursor:My <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/elitedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elitedesk</a> finally arrived and i'm absolutely loving it! Small, quiet and upgradable. This is exactly what i was searching for

aaron ~# :blinkingcursor:Due to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dhl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dhl</a>, my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/elitedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elitedesk</a> arrives way later than expected. I'm already so excited to upgrade it. Bought it nearly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/barebones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#barebones</a> and i'm planning to equip it with a 2TB nvme for main storage, 2TB 2.5" hdd for backups, an intel core i5 (not quite sure which one rn), and 32GB of ram (64GB if <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mixtral8x7b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mixtral8x7b</a> runs smooth that way).

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://techhub.social/@r_em_y" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@r_em_y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@geerlingguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@geerlingguy</a> the only exception of 10" never being used is in AV gear, as those started with huge 19" mountable tube amps and nowadays still use that instead.Personally, I do like 10" and 19" and a lot of "smol" desktops like the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThinkCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThinkCentre</a> Tiny / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThinkStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThinkStation</a> Tiny and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProDesk</a> Mini / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EliteDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EliteDesk</a> Mini fit neatly alone in 10" and 19" together...<a href="https://techhub.social/@r_em_y/110962839513852197" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://techhub.social/@r_em_y/110962839513852197</a>I've even seen 19" Dual-ITX and 10" ITX cases for mini servers...

Lusse :mastodon:<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/@simplenomad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@simplenomad</a> my preference for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeassistant</a> is with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#docker</a> now in a second hand <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Elitedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elitedesk</a> that I got recently very cheep but really impressive machine!Inspired by <a href="https://mas.to/@ATLChris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ATLChris</a> 🙌 but don’t get me into the promox, please 😅

le dek<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/TinyMiniMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TinyMiniMicro</a> gang ❤️My 4 HP minis, used for various <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelab</a> shenanigans.From bottom to top: - HP <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Prodesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prodesk</a> 400 G1 - Core i3 2c/4t - 16GB - HP <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Prodesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prodesk</a> 400 G2 - Celeron 2c/2t - 8GB - HP <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Prodesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prodesk</a> 400 G3 - Pentium 2c/2t - 16GB - HP <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Elitedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elitedesk</a> 800 G3 65w - Core i5 4c/4t - 32GBI cannot insist enough about how perfect these machines are for tinkerers like us. Low power (7w in idle) but powerful, compact, and cheap as hell on the used market. (I scored the 3 lower ones for less than 50€ each)

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