Hi there
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bobkn
Thing is Lightning fast with 2 internal SSD's -- there were 2 X 250 GB SSD's already installed in there.
I had to get a special SUV cable which allows me to connect to a Monitor and 2 X USB devices (with Power I can use a USB Hub here for connecting HDD's etc) . I'm basically going to use this machine as a decent NAS server so 2 or 3 X decent 2 bay external HDD enclosures will be fast enough.
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However server also has provision for 2 X Mezzanine card slots -- so I can install nice 6GB/s RAID controllers and have fast HDD access.
So it looks like I'm in business - cost of 1 SUV cable and 2 X RAID controllers -- I've got enough spare HDD's !!!!.
The internal Video is fairly basic - but I am using this as a headless server and running via RDP / VNC is good enough rather than Native video.
Works perfectly with CENTOS 7 - now I can fire up some VM's (72 GB memory installed).
This stuff is quite fun -- I'd recommend people to see what some businesses are chucking out -- Businesses often upgrade to mega fast stuff as their customer base increases -- but some of the kit they chuck out is More than adequate for using as a Home Lab etc - and the great thing is you can get it for almost NOTHING !!!!!
72GB server with 2 X XEON processors for FREE !!!!! can't complain.
I believe somebody did say "Think Outside the box" -- appropriate in this case. !!
Cheers
jimbo