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Motorola smartphone replacement

Hi, I'm reaching this forum in hope that your opinions would help me on my selection of a smartphone replacement. I have a Motorola Moto X Play non dual SIM mobile phone with 2Gb ram and 16Gb storage. Which by today standards, it's very little indeed. It served me well, but I'm getting stuck...
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- Jun 11, 2024
- moto x play motorola
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Question Choosing 970 EVO Plus 1Tb vs 980 Pro 1Tb

Hi, I'm in the process of choosing between these 2 SSD NVMe drives, to add more storage to my desktop computer. My motherboard only has 1 m.2 pcie3.0 connector, already filled with a 970 EVO 500Mb with OS. So the idea was to add a PCIe m.2 adapter to add a new SSD drive. Now, I know that I...
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- Jul 11, 2023
- samsung 970 evo plus samsung 980 pro
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSH port forwarding : different IP/port on server

Hi, The thing is, the 9.9.9.9 should not be a public nor private address, it should only be an IP format value that will then be re-wired to the real internal IP address With a private address range for the internal network as 192.168.0.0/16, for instance the SSH server will be listening on...
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- Post #16
- Jan 30, 2020
- Forum: Open Source
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SSH port forwarding : different IP/port on server

Man, and I thought this would be easier ... :dizzy: I'm trying to resume here what I'm thinking so far. I can, on server side, restrict a specific user to only allow port forwarding to a specific destination and no shell...
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- Post #13
- Jan 29, 2020
- Forum: Open Source
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SSH port forwarding : different IP/port on server

Hi, I have a question regarding SSH server on Linux that I hope you can help me out to see if it's possible and how. I want to allow port forwarding for a user, but only to a specific IP/port, a fake one. So let's say the user connects to ssh with option -L 3000:9.9.9.9:2000 On the client...
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- Jan 24, 2020
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Open Source
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Question Intel sockets FCLGA2011, LGA2011, LGA2011-1, LGA2011-3 and compatibility

I was hoping so, so I needed to ask. Thank you for your help. I'm buying a pair of Intel Xeon E5 2630V2 processors for a Supermicro X9DRH-7TF motherboard, it would be very bad if they were not compatible. But it's very confusing this socket sub-versioning that Intel makes, and seems it is...
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- Post #3
- Jan 23, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Intel sockets FCLGA2011, LGA2011, LGA2011-1, LGA2011-3 and compatibility

Hi, Can anyone please clarify me a simple question regarding Xeon sockets? The Supermicro X9DRH-7TF spec states is supports "Dual Socket R (LGA 2011)" CPUs. https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/xeon/c600/x9drh-7tf.cfm The ark intel specs list Xeon E5 2630V2 as FCLGA2011...
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- Jan 23, 2020
- fclga2011 lga2011 supermicro x9drh-7tf xeon e5 2630v2
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Asus USB3.0 Bracket can be used on a new motherboard?

Thank you. I guess the USB3.1 and Gen1, Gen2 ... are the culprit that throwed me confusion on the subject. Each one is an evolution and increases the theoretical speed limit, but then the wiring is exactly the same from USB3.0. It should be a matter of "under-the-hood" changes, then. On the...
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- Post #7
- Jan 22, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Asus USB3.0 Bracket can be used on a new motherboard?

Thank you for your help. Didn't know the licensing situation, but I was almost assuming Vbus and +5v power would be the same. Still, better ask first, and burn latter ... guess it will not burn then :) So to put some more details in here, the bracket is not mounted on the chassis back. Why...
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- Post #5
- Jan 22, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Asus USB3.0 Bracket can be used on a new motherboard?

Hi, I need some opinions on checking if an USB3.0 bracket can be used on an updated motherboard after a system upgrade. So basically I've upgraded from an Asus P8P67 EVO motherboard: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8P67_EVO That motherboard came with an "ASUS USB3.0 Bracket": And...
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- Jan 22, 2020
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Replacing Windows Server Domain Controller : Will it use previous desktop user profiles?

Hi, I've been searching info around the web but with limited success to clarify my questions. I had a Windows Server that crashed, it was a domain controller in a small network. I now have a new Windows Server up and running, which happens to have the same name and IP address. The domain name...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- domain domain controller user profile windows server workgroup
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

I've found that noctua already have some black editions for their coolers, they are very nice looking (I really never liked much the brown colors of their products). How would you say an NH-U12S would deal with an i5 9600k CPU? Would it be more than enough for the job...
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- Post #15
- Dec 10, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Uhm, from what I can see, that dark rock slim will put me in around 56-70€. In my current i5 2500k build I have a previous model of Cooler CPU Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED (minus the led, thankfully), and I also thought about going with a similar one now. But I don't really know if it could deal...
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- Post #14
- Dec 9, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Thanks, I'll take a look on the components you listed. Going for AMD for me is a big change, just because I'm used to intel ... long time I have no AMD, back from the time where 386 and 486 were around ... :/ I would gladly prefer to spent 120€ on a GTX 1050 and continue with my current PC, but...
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- Post #12
- Dec 9, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Any tips/suggestions for the above build? Thanks
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- Post #10
- Dec 6, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Uhm ... any opinion on the above build for a VM server? I'm also worried about power consumption, as already stated on a previous message. This case has 2x920W, which can be too much, and for the job I could use another chassis that comes with a 450W PSU, but I don't think that 450W will...
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- Post #21
- Dec 6, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Hi Again, I've just stumbled across the following server, selling for around 750€: Chassis: Supermicro CSE-826 (2U, 12x 3.5" bays at front, 2x 2.5" bays at back) Motherboard: Supermicro X9DRD-7LN4F CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 @ 2.1Ghz - 6 Core (12 Cores total) HDD: 2x 2.5" Bay Mounts with 1x...
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- Post #20
- Dec 2, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Hi, I've been busy on black friday, looking for some hardware for my build. At the moment I've managed to select the following hardware, basically everything except the CPU and cooler have some discount (or at least it seems to). So my current list at the moment is as follows: Intel Core...
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- Post #9
- Dec 2, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Yes, I guess you're both right, I would be better with some SSD drives for VM software boot, as it seems the most reasonable choice for a working environment, not just a test/lab environment. As for disks, I'm at the moment more inclined to go for SATA, as most probably the performance will be...
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- Post #18
- Nov 27, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Uhm ... for the same price, I have the following: RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 (F4-3200C16D-16GVGB) 85€ If I go for CL5 the price raises from 85€ to 130€ :/: RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL15 (F4-3200C15D-16GVR) 130€ Now for 32Gb, I have the following...
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- Post #7
- Nov 26, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Anyone have any idea if there is any gain on moving from: RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3000MHz CL15 (F4-3000C15D-16GVRB) To: RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600MHz CL18 (F4-3600C18D-16GVK) The price would be the same, the latter has higher clock speed, but also higher latency.
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- Post #5
- Nov 26, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Well I have no experience with supermicro. They seem to make good hardware and one thing I hate about HP and doesn't seem to happen with supermicro is the fact that to update BIOS, I don't need to have an active support account with them, It just feels wrong to have to pay a bill to have a BIOS...
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- Post #15
- Nov 26, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Well in fact I'm targeting a minimum 32Gb RAM and 2x Xeon processors, that will give me room for assigning 2xvCPU and 4Gb for each machine (may give more RAM if some VM needs it). Power if of course important, but dunno if at the long run, buying a more expensive machine to save power costs will...
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- Post #14
- Nov 26, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LST to 19.04 upgrade failed

Hi, Long night, but I recovered the laptop to a working status. I attempted to load the grup menu in an attempt to boot into a previous kernel version, but was not able to do it. So I had to take the long road to recover the laptop into a bootable state. Just to share my steps, I focused on...
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- Post #2
- Nov 26, 2019
- Forum: Open Source
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Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LST to 19.04 upgrade failed

Hi, I need help with a problem with a linux laptop machine. The laptop was installed with a Linux Ubuntu 15.10 and I took the time to upgrade the distro. So I upgraded from 15.10 -> 16.04 LST -> 18.04 LTS and it all seemed so far, so good. Then I put the machine to upgrade to 19.04 and went...
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- Nov 25, 2019
- 19.04 failure linux ubuntu upgrade won't boot
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Open Source
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Uhm ... I found a nice combo: Supermicro X9DA7 https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DA7.cfm 2x Intel E5-2670 v1 https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/64595/intel-xeon-processor-e5-2670-20m-cache-2-60-ghz-8-00-gt-s-intel-qpi.html RAM 128Gb (16x8Gb...
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- Post #11
- Nov 20, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

You should be referring to the following supermicro X9DA7 mobo: https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DA7.cfm Uhm, I'll see if I can find one around. For the moment, the one I described in my last post does not have a SAS controller onboard. In fact, some mobos I've been...
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- Post #10
- Nov 20, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Well, a few weeks latter, and as of today, I'm still looking for a good solution BUT: Put up a computer to temporarily replace the broken server, and after some testing with virtualization software, I opted to go for proxmox (also tried xcp-ng). I can say that I'm pretty satisfied with the...
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- Post #8
- Nov 20, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Thank you for your response. Well at the moment I have no way to play a game with my graphics card, so if I plan to do some gaming, I need to get one. Personally I prefer to go for a nvidia, first because I'm used to the brand, and second because I need cuda cores for some software that uses...
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- Post #3
- Nov 20, 2019
- Forum: Barebones
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Build a new system instead of upgrading an old one

Hi, I'm in the process of choosing a replacement for my computer, as I currently have an i5 2500K with 8Gb ripjaws memory on an Asus P8P67 EVO motherboard. My graphic card just died a couple of months ago, so I replaced with a very cheap and basic geforce 210, just for the sake of being able...
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- Nov 19, 2019
- asus prime z390-p computer geforce gtx 1660 i5-9600k noctua nh-d15 ripjaws samsung 970 pro
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Barebones
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

I'll have a look into supermicro servers. Some time ago I was looking into building a NAS box and I've looked into supermicro motherboards (new) as they looked very robust for the job. They have good products, time to search for refurbished servers ... Also I'm also start to look into dell...
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- Post #6
- Oct 30, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Well ... it would be great, but I don't think I'll have budget for that. Thanks
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- Post #3
- Oct 29, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Virtualization : Need opinions searching for a machine

Hi, I'm helping a familiar with an infrastructure problem, after a problem with one of their servers. We are talking about a small company, with 2 servers and 3 desktops, for a total of 3 people working there. Recently, one of the servers just crashed, the time has come to just re-think the...
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- Oct 28, 2019
- dl380 dl380 g7 hp proliant proliant virtualization vmware xenserver
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Computer Building
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Android GPS Tracker Software

Hi, I'm planning on a journey in late august, and I'm going to visit some cities. I'll be carrying my android phone with GPS/locator turned on, and I'm looking for a way to register my tracks. I wanted a way that the phone register the GPS positions, so that latter I could export a kmz file...
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- Jul 31, 2019
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Question Refilling a RAID controller with pre-configured RAID5 disks

Hi, I have a question regarding RAID 5 on an HP Smart Array E200i. Let's say I have 3 disks in RAID 5 configuration, and I want to disconnect them (to keep data safe), and reconnect new ones for testing some configs. Then, latter, I want to place the original 3 disks in and I want the smart...
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- Feb 10, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question HP Server : Fans running at full speed

Hi, Just so to share my findings ... At the moment I'm still looking for the BIOS update to apply on the server, but I found something quite interesting: If I connect the network cable to a 1Gb switch, the fans start running full speed. But ... if I connect the network cable to a 100Mb...
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- Post #9
- Feb 10, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question HP Server : Fans running at full speed

Seems that all are free except the BIOS firmware one: For that one, a login and an associated support license is required :(
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- Post #8
- Feb 3, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question HP Server : Fans running at full speed

Thanks I'll give it a try, it's the best shot I have at this time ... But this policy makes me think if I should opt for an HP server in the future, or look somewhere else ... BIOS firmware should be just available ... Thanks.
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- Post #5
- Feb 3, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Android Photos : Prevent access from any other app but camera/galery app

Hi, I have a question regarding Android security, specifically the access to photos on a mobile phone. So let's say I have an SD card on my phone, and I set the photo locations to the SD card, because it has much more space on it. Then, on the other and, I want to install apps, and many of...
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- Feb 3, 2019
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Question HP Server : Fans running at full speed

Thanks for your quick reply, that may actually help fixing the problem: Unfortunately and I don't know why, for BIOS updates HP requires a support agreement, which there is none for this server (and it's an old server anyway, to pay for a support just to get access to that update): Is...
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- Post #3
- Feb 2, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building

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