:garfield:‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa: "@s0@cathode.church not really I think :/ it's a w…" - Pixietown

Mar 27, 2021, 19:09

‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @f0x@pixie.town

im getting my server ready for 6 drives installed and the cable management is HELL

Mar 27, 2021, 21:17

s0 Traingirl Era @s0@cathode.church

@f0x brb inventing wireless sata extenders

Mar 27, 2021, 21:20

‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @f0x@pixie.town

@s0 ok so basically do the polar opposite of this thing

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Mar 27, 2021, 21:21

s0 Traingirl Era @s0@cathode.church

@f0x where tf did they think you’re placing your drives??? On the other side of the room?????

Mar 27, 2021, 21:21

‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @f0x@pixie.town

@s0 it's for off-site backups! reaching all the way into another continent

Mar 27, 2021, 21:29

s0 Traingirl Era @s0@cathode.church

@f0x could you replace them with your own shorter cables?

‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @f0x@pixie.town

@s0 not really I think :/ it's a weird (proprietary?) connector on the card end (it has 2 of those ports, each providing 4x sata) and very much designed for server backplanes where you would need the long cables

Mar 27, 2021, 21:35 · · · ·

Mar 27, 2021, 21:36

s0 Traingirl Era @s0@cathode.church

@f0x ok but like, how much did using that extra connector save them compared to just 4 individual sata connectors

Mar 27, 2021, 21:37

‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @f0x@pixie.town

@s0 bit of board space I guess :( I also only need 2 of them to supplement the 4 sata ports on the motherboard lol, but hey, I got the expansion card for free so

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