Great stuff. Glad you did talk about it after lugging it around, it’s always interesting having a look at hardware you don’t often get to see and who doesn’t like a little tear down. It’s a decent size one isn’t it and that heatsink was a lot taller than it looked at first! Hope you get round to making up the server with all those bays 👍
I hope I get around to it too. Currently busy boxing up retro computers to get more organised. Project room looks more like a waste electrical equipment recycling center! So got to get that dealt with first!
I used to work for Fushitsu back in the day... or rather a company that Fujistu owned, so... yeah... but that looks to be a nice case. Better than the ones I had to deal with!
Your always taking things apart. Bet you were like that in your young days too, taking all your Toys apart. So how old would you say this PC is roughly? Plenty of space to work with, that's a bonus. That was indeed a loud Fan, I thought you were powering up your Hoover to clean it out.
Yes, I am a sod for taking stuff apart and not reassembling. Thankfully that changed when I got to late teens and started to be able to fix stuff too. There is a reason my mum wouldn't let me have certain games, like Screwball Scramble. I'd just have to know how it works... I've got no idea how old this is... hang on... looks like maybe 2012, so older than I thought if that is true. Interesting fact about some servers is that they ramp the fans up to max, usually at preset times late at night in order to blast any dust out of the inside of the system so help keep dust levels down, obviously that's important with a server so it can stay running problem free and reduce down time. Either way, I won't be using Terry The Tornado server fans in my build.
Thanks for the heads up on the RAM. I am all too aware of different types of RAM. Got another tear-down with a system that would ONLY take Unregistered ECC RAM. Grrr. A good case of RTFM :-)
I don't like the idea of tearing apart server just to fill it with consumer components and use it as a file SERVER.... This thing with a proper RAID controller and dual NICs is a perfect setup for running NAS or pfSense (or both), and probably is a overkill, but with all the extras, its perfect for what You want from a file server. That raid controller supports SATA hotswapping , so if a disk fails, just plug another one while the thing is running and problem solved. That third NIC is a management port, basically like having a person sitting next to it and pushing a buttons for you, or doing a bios setup in front of the machine. You just plug 3 Ethernet cables, and get 3 IP addresses, two are for Networking, the third is a managment port for web interface, basically a web based remote desktop, so you can remotely turn it on-off, get into bios or do what ever you want remotely. That thing is a separate device that is always on, as long as the power is plugged into wall. And Yes, those are ECC RAM sticks, you can see by the count of memory chips on each stick (it has nine), non ecc sticks have even number, not odd, and those ECC modules can save you from system chrashes. Also those redudant power suplies, if plugged into different wall sockets can save you when the wife turns the owen, dishwasher, dryer and vacuum cleaner all at the same time, at least one of the supplies will still run if on different circuit breakers :)
Great stuff. Glad you did talk about it after lugging it around, it’s always interesting having a look at hardware you don’t often get to see and who doesn’t like a little tear down. It’s a decent size one isn’t it and that heatsink was a lot taller than it looked at first! Hope you get round to making up the server with all those bays 👍
I hope I get around to it too. Currently busy boxing up retro computers to get more organised. Project room looks more like a waste electrical equipment recycling center! So got to get that dealt with first!
I used to work for Fushitsu back in the day... or rather a company that Fujistu owned, so... yeah... but that looks to be a nice case. Better than the ones I had to deal with!
Fushitsu :-D It's certainly well made. I like the well vented removable panels a fairly plain look.
Your always taking things apart. Bet you were like that in your young days too, taking all your Toys apart. So how old would you say this PC is roughly? Plenty of space to work with, that's a bonus.
That was indeed a loud Fan, I thought you were powering up your Hoover to clean it out.
Yes, I am a sod for taking stuff apart and not reassembling. Thankfully that changed when I got to late teens and started to be able to fix stuff too. There is a reason my mum wouldn't let me have certain games, like Screwball Scramble. I'd just have to know how it works...
I've got no idea how old this is... hang on... looks like maybe 2012, so older than I thought if that is true.
Interesting fact about some servers is that they ramp the fans up to max, usually at preset times late at night in order to blast any dust out of the inside of the system so help keep dust levels down, obviously that's important with a server so it can stay running problem free and reduce down time.
Either way, I won't be using Terry The Tornado server fans in my build.
The memory might be EEC so check that before you plug it into another motherboard. Might not work. So... ZFS eh? ;-)
Thanks for the heads up on the RAM. I am all too aware of different types of RAM. Got another tear-down with a system that would ONLY take Unregistered ECC RAM. Grrr. A good case of RTFM :-)
I don't like the idea of tearing apart server just to fill it with consumer components and use it as a file SERVER....
This thing with a proper RAID controller and dual NICs is a perfect setup for running NAS or pfSense (or both), and probably is a overkill, but with all the extras, its perfect for what You want from a file server. That raid controller supports SATA hotswapping , so if a disk fails, just plug another one while the thing is running and problem solved.
That third NIC is a management port, basically like having a person sitting next to it and pushing a buttons for you, or doing a bios setup in front of the machine. You just plug 3 Ethernet cables, and get 3 IP addresses, two are for Networking, the third is a managment port for web interface, basically a web based remote desktop, so you can remotely turn it on-off, get into bios or do what ever you want remotely. That thing is a separate device that is always on, as long as the power is plugged into wall.
And Yes, those are ECC RAM sticks, you can see by the count of memory chips on each stick (it has nine), non ecc sticks have even number, not odd, and those ECC modules can save you from system chrashes. Also those redudant power suplies, if plugged into different wall sockets can save you when the wife turns the owen, dishwasher, dryer and vacuum cleaner all at the same time, at least one of the supplies will still run if on different circuit breakers :)