Recent content by michel.dufrenoy

I have looked at a number of alternatives, yes. I did see a Dell Precision machine at a recycler. I have my eye on various (refurbished or possibly new) Supermicro servers, which depending on the model and whether new, can be quite expensive. The Dell Optiplex 980 has a very limited life...

A unique solutions, thanks for the idea. As you reasoned, the system has an i7 quad-core HT CPU. The possibility of downgrading the CPU, while presumably solving the problem, would significantly cut down on the number of useful cores if it meant dual-core (even with HT). I'd be loathe to...

I am exploring options to upgrade my Dell Optiplex 980 MT to free up the PCIe x4 and x16 slots. I have one setup as a pfSense firewall and would like an additional NICs installed. A second unit is setup as a file server, and I would like an LSI HBA with external SAS/SATA ports installed. I...