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No, wait, I can explain...


I'm having more trouble than I'd like to admit, trying to figure out the power pin-out for a proprietary dell server backplane.

In short, it's taking far too long and I needed something. I was looking at cheap-ish 4 bays, then I spotted this - I got it for a lot less than asking, because it had no drive trays - already got that covered. It's old, only has 2 x 1GbE ports and no m.2 slots, but it does have a PCIE expansion slot and I already own a QNAP QM2 10GbE/Dual m.2 card.

[edit] It's working well. I even bypassed the DOM and stuck TrueNAS on it, so I could quickly import my existing storage pool and access everything in the short term. Weighing up sticking with QTS as I'd probably have to unplug the LCD, because TrueNAS has no direct control over it - it stays permanently lit and offers no utility outside of QTS. It's a small matter though and not a deal breaker.

I also need to do a Noctua swap on the PSU fan, coz it be a whiny lil biatch.

 

New hat

64% off at the rainforest today.

Spoiler

Trapper Wolf (Dave Filoni's character) Black Series

 

I need a pressure washer, so ended up choosing a Nilfisk 140 which seems to get good write-ups. With a patio cleaner attachment, hopefully some slabs in the garden won't know what's about to hit them. #notsponsored

 

a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze 6 50's, 5 down 4 to go.

the mains and amp are going to kill me

 

AliExpress emailed me to say the sale was bogus, with a fake tracking number and gave me a full refund. Not surprised at all.

What does surprise me is that the tracking number is still active and whatever has been sent cleared customs a few days ago and has arrived at my local distribution centre. Fairly interested to see what they've sent.

I'm thinking hair grips or some Hello Kitty PJs.

Place your bets.

 

Dibs if it's PJs or a onesie

 

A new family member?

 

Dibs if it's the script containing the end scenes from Ben Hur.

 

Spoilers!

 

Kind of related but did that Kickstarter(?) NAS box ever arrive for you David?

 

Nope. Radio silence since December.

Scammed. No joy from cc company either.

 

Ah balls, sorry to hear that.

 

Damn you @David now I want to know what it is you're getting.

Any chance you're getting what you ordered and are getting your money back?

 

This would be v nice. Kinda doubt it though. If it is the correct model, it'd be a cert that it was FUBARed, so they could argue the toss on returns.

I'm guessing AliExpress killed this off because loads of folk have been scammed on this one, but most of them were a lot closer to source than I am, so there's likely already been reams of complaints.

 

Stuff to rebuild this room

 

Shed builder decided to drop out of this now FFS (second in the space of a month)
Time to find someone else

 

Building myself a large alcove shelf to put the PC, speakers and perhaps the printer on, as well as a few decorative knick-knacks (will post before and after pics when done). With that being the task, I have bought something I feel I could have used a few times in the past too.

 

Had a couple of thermal shutdowns over the weekend. TIL - AIO coolers have a finite lifespan, so...

NZXT Kraken Elite 280mm AIO arriving tomorrow