Monthly Archives: June 2019

No Ambien Last Night

Posted on June 30, 2019 by larry

First time a slept in forever without taking ambien. Not sure if that was a good thing though. Seems like I did not sleep well at all.

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Finally Got The Right Parts

Posted on June 29, 2019 by larry

Went to PC recyclers today and finally got some parts I can use. The easiest were some Dell drive caddys, apparently they are universal now. But the big hurrah was figuring out the power situation, I figured out all we … Continue reading →

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Maddening Getting Right Parts

Posted on June 28, 2019 by larry

Two more things came in, the first was a large box which I thought was going to contain 8 caddies for my T410, it only had four. I can live with that for now, I simply have to ask the … Continue reading →

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In the 36 hours

Posted on June 27, 2019 by larry

From about 9AM yesterday to 9PM today, I worked about more then half (18 hours) of those. Add to that about 4 hours of errands, and another 3 spend for a banquet, and I am beat up. Need a nap

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Vacation Work Buildup

Posted on June 26, 2019 by larry

Its seems like a day or two before I check out for vacation, my head is already gone, but prior to that there is a rush of work. I am swamped, trying to get weeks of work in to a … Continue reading →

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Dual CPU Up

Posted on June 25, 2019 by larry

The new T410 server has the CPUs with proper thermal compound on the two CPUs the system seems to work properly. Although it did err, I install a cert incorrectly now it wont boot to the GUI. Still, it is … Continue reading →

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Secondary Server Up

Posted on June 24, 2019 by larry

Finally got my secondary server up where I will be running primarily Windows 10 machines. Got it on its final build, now just going through building the VMs Got my daughters video cards upgraded. An even got the new CPU … Continue reading →

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Exhausting Drive To Canada

Posted on June 23, 2019 by larry

Long early drive to Canada and back. Yesterday put quite a bit of time on computers, still found a bit of time to log in remotely and continue the fix. Hopefully my plex media center will be back online in … Continue reading →

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This New Server Taking A Lot of Resources

Posted on June 22, 2019 by larry

By resources I do not mean CPU and RAM, but something more valuable, time and money. I am all in, and I want to see this server to completion, but man it is costing way more than the deal was … Continue reading →

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Got Enough Pieces

Posted on June 21, 2019 by larry

Got enough pieces to try and get this new server up. I was lucky today and found a Dell H310 card, even more lucky in that the lady gave me a great great deal. In addition to the card I … Continue reading →

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