btw, here are the exact models we tested: http://fqa.9front.org/fqa3.html#3.2 at subheader 3.2.6.4.1 - ThinkCentre
On 4/26/21, hiro <23h...@gmail.com> wrote: > sure you want just one sata disk for a fileserver? or is the worm all on > bluray? > > the thinkcentre on my desk here has exactly one nvme and one 2,5" slot > for sata inside. > i'm not sure it has usb2, but we have xhci support in 9front anyway so > that should cover it... > i think you can chose between some used intel (very cheap) and now > also newer ryzen... > > it might be that you'll have to copy some patches into 9legacy first, > there were too many (esp. about xhci) to keep track for me. > > On 4/26/21, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyn...@orthanc.ca> wrote: >> Time to build out some proper infrastructure at home, and the >> first order of business is the file+auth server. I don't need >> screaming fast performance, just something basic, and I have been >> looking at some of the current crop of small form factor desktops, >> along the lines of the Intel NUC. (But I'm in no way married >> to Intel.) >> >> I'm curious in hearing from anybody ACTUALLY RUNNING on that sort >> of machine. The spec's I'm looking for are pretty minimal: >> >> * amd64 arch. >> >> * a gig-E port I can saturate. >> >> * SATA-II SSD disk (2.5 inch is fine), preferably that will >> max out the SATA interface. PCIe/m.2/whatever is okay, as >> long as it works with the 9legacy kernel, but remember this >> is a file server, so I want to be able to pack a fair number >> of bytes into it, making $$$ an issue for non-SATA storage. >> >> * >= 16GB RAM. >> >> * 2 x USB1/2 (for kbd/mouse), USB-3 for external blu-ray writer. >> >> * basic bitmap video (VGA/VESA is fine). >> >> Thanks for any feedback you can give! >> >> --lyndon ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T055ff8c5321ac6a2-Mb4453c1047cf9ace28afbf19 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
