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raph50 Posted messages 243 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
raph50 Posted messages 243 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I’ve acquired some computer hardware; I assume it’s a server. I have two like this:

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If anyone can tell me what it is and how much I could sell it for because I don’t want to keep them, thank you in advance.

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    Panth33ra Posted messages 23218 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   Ambassador 2 363
     

    Hello,

    In my opinion, this hardware isn’t worth a penny. The last photo references memory in DDR3.

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  2. flo88 Posted messages 28524 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassador 5 179
     

    Hi

    It does look like a CPU bay for a server indeed or a controller board for a machine tool. The presence of DDR3 demonstrates the age of the hardware.

    Besides listing it as is on Le Bon Coin for 20€ or by auction, in case someone still has the rack, or the machine and the use for it....

    Moreover, there is no possibility to test the hardware beforehand.....don’t expect more.

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    1. extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   885
       

      Hello,

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      by performing an image search with Google Lens, I get this:

       https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/accessoires_informatique/3136077184

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      It’s hardware that’s starting to date (2004):

      https://www.01net.com/actualites/express5800-120-ef-de-nec-un-bon-rapport-securite-prix-228436.html

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      We can see, inside, the DVD drive but not the hard disk(s)?

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      1. Grandasse_ Posted messages 981 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   618 > extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Hello,

        To the left of the CD drive there are slots for the hard drives

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      2. extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   885 > Grandasse_ Posted messages 981 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Hello,

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        OK seen there:

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  3. blux Posted messages 2061 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   3 455
     

    Hi,

    It looks like SAS storage; the controller card of this type can be worth a few bucks (if it's a PCI add-on card). For the rest, not much to extract.

    Cheers, blux           "People are idiots, they dare everything.
    That's how you recognize them"

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  4. flo88 Posted messages 28524 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassador 5 179
     

    The ad on LeBonCoin is offline ... 499€ ... the listing dates from January, it’s a sign, and at that price it’s surely unsellable.

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  6. raph50 Posted messages 243 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   44
     

    Hello, thanks for your responses. Indeed, this hardware was destined for the junk re-use (rebu), the disks present are SATA but I have another enclosure with many disk bays, but those are SAS I suppose there isn’t much I can do besides recovering the disks to use them in an external enclosure capable of using the SAS format

    So I suppose I’d better collect the essentials and throw away the rest?

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    1. blux Posted messages 2061 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   3 455
       

      External enclosures that accept SAS drives are surely not common (at reasonable prices).

      That's why I said that maybe you should recover the SAS controller card if it is PCI and not built into the motherboard.

      Be careful what is sold on marketplaces like Amazon: a cable/adapter supposedly doing SAS/USB (or other) looks like a SATA cable, but if at the other end you don't find the intelligence that sends SAS-specific commands, the hard drive won't boot.

      Typically it looks like this:

      https://www.amazon.fr/SFF-8482-SAS-Adaptateur-disque-broches-dalimentation/dp/B079DBR81L?th=1

      And it is clearly indicated:

      • 1) Note: This product does not allow SAS hard drives to be connected to SATA ports on a standard motherboard. The SAS interface is supported by chips, not by adapters. Please verify clearly (unless your SAS hard drive supports SATA mode or the motherboard SATA is equipped with a SAS chip).
      • 2) The motherboard SATA connected to the SAS hard drive must meet one of the following conditions: your motherboard supports SAS mode or your SAS hard drive supports SATA mode.
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  7. blux Posted messages 2061 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   3 455
     
    However, if you want to retrieve the disks, they are 10,000 rpm, so loud and power-consuming (even though they’re good old Hitachi). They’re designed for servers, where noise doesn’t matter in the data center.

    A+ blux           "Fools, they dare anything. That’s how you recognize them"
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  8. raph50 Posted messages 243 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   44
     

    Well, I'll see what I can do with this information, thanks anyway :)

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