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@mordoc yeah...

Not shure if they too do #MAC / #PCI-ID allowlisting of #NIC|s like #ThinkPad|s do for "certification compliance" and oftentimes they have no convenient way to even shove one of those M.2 Ethernet Adaptors in.

  • There are some #ThinkStation Tiny boxes in the same exterior form factor with dedicaded GPUs (and bigger power bricks) but whilst those are half-height PCIe x16 slots, they have a proprietary external I/O plate, cost quite a lot more and due to the proprietary I/O plate won't fit like an i350-T4 or X520-T4 NIC...

Personally, I think it's sad that 10" lost out to 19" in terms of form factor, even tho @jwildeboer and espechally @geerlingguy do push for a resurgence of the form factor...

So, I decided to max the RAM out on my #Lenovo #Thinkstation #P340. It takes 128GB of RAM. It gets here, I install it, machine just turns off and on. I troubleshoot, and if I pull the ram from DIMM slot 4, it boots fine. Not a bad stick as I rotate through them and they all test fine. I reinstall the original ram (2x 16GB sticks) and I notice the same slot is bad.

Call in to get warranty work, get the mobo swapped, same issue. 🤔 While the tech is on the phone to get another mobo on the way, I get some idea that maybe it's an allocation issue since it's happening during POST- you know- like the old #BeOS >1GB RAM issue. I pull my 3.2TB Samsung PCIe AIC NVME and 💥, machine boots and posts all ram- including DIMM slot 4. I try my NVME in another slot and same issue. 😓

So, weird issue- I can't have a PCIe AIC NVME (or at least this one anyway) and have all 4 ram slots work in a Lenovo ThinkStation P340 tower system. You'd think for a workstation-class machine, this wouldn't be an issue. But here we are. 128GB of RAM or an additional 3.2TB of screamin fast PCIe NVME server-class storage. 😐

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@bastetfurry @janet_catcus the only thing cooler would be if they did a #transparent version, but I also know why they didn't and instead chose said muted colour pallet: As those are easily sourceable, child-safe (if not medical- or food-grade), and available as recycling plastics. Also said colours don't directly show ABS's yellowing under sunlight that distinctively.

Keeping costs down, compared to the high prices of optically clear, non-discoloured plastic ehich also tends to be more brittle, and also may not be an option due to the way they pulled a "#ThinkPadnium" style metal reinforcement of the chassis, as they clearly worked out a mix of elastic deformation (TPU), lightweight flexing and stiffening is the way to make a machine that is more forgiving in terms of abuse without designing it to be an unwieldy, heavy industrial appliance.

So yeah, I do want to see @frameworkcomputer release the #Framework12 and maybe some compact #Desktop case that is essentially allowing to shove a Framework 12 or #Framework13 mainboard and keyboard in and have a low-footprint unit like the #RaspberryPi #Pi400 & #Pi500 units. Or just some case one can bolt onto #VESA mounts at a screen (similar to a #ThinkStation Tiny / #ThinkCentre Tiny) and use those for #Classrooms.

I hope they have some nice #Stylus slot & lanyard option similar to the #X230Tablet I still daily-drive today.

Ok great, my #Lenovo #Thinkstation won't boot anymore. Just a green LED on the PSU and on the power button, nothing more. No beeps, no fans, nothing. Seems to have happened after swapping the Quadro GPU for the GeForce but even swapping it back doesn't help. Even took out almost everything else, nothing. Whelp! I'm at a loss here, help me #hardware buffs!

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@r_em_y @geerlingguy the only exception of 10" never being used is in AV gear, as those started with huge 19" mountable tube amps and nowadays still use that instead.

Personally, I do like 10" and 19" and a lot of "smol" desktops like the #ThinkCentre Tiny / #ThinkStation Tiny and #ProDesk Mini / #EliteDesk Mini fit neatly alone in 10" and 19" together...

techhub.social/@r_em_y/1109628

I've even seen 19" Dual-ITX and 10" ITX cases for mini servers...

TechHubr_em_y (@r_em_y@techhub.social)Attached: 1 image @geerlingguy@mastodon.social Indeed. In europe it seems to be easier. I just found this : https://racknex.com/blog/2021/05/26/5x-raspberry-pi-in-10-inch/ which is pretty awesome. I share my personnal lab. Got spare rails and 3 more boxes like this in the same furniture. Could go brrrr with some more cool 10" stuff

This old (refurb) #Lenovo #ThinkStation sounds like the fan is going down a runway towards takeoff.

A little searching indicates that it is common problem. There are settings in the bios that are supposed to help, but this particular model only has cooling and acoustic as the settings. it is already set for acoustic performance. 🤷‍♂️