Looking past the folks recommending to sell them, it seems you have a handful of useful responses here (welcome to the internet & endless September). /snark Look past the naysayers, it will be fun and a learning experience just getting these drives up and running - a worthwhile experience IMHO.
I am down a similar path now, with a bunch of SAS drives. What I have learned/experienced so far:
- Forget any USB docking stations or enclosures, they may advertise working for all SAS drives but are hit & miss expensive but cheaply made plastic crap.
- There are a plethora of adapters available online that say you can convert SAS to SATA. Do not believe them - you need a SATA controller that also supports SAS. You may luck out and have a motherboard that has the right SATA chipset that supports SAS, you may not.
As others have mentioned in this thread, the easiest & optimal approach seems to be:
- Get a low end workstation or server that supports SAS in the chipset and the drive bays
- Get a low end workstation or server that supports SAS in the chipset and that you can add the drive bays you need
- Get a low end workstation or server that you can install a controller card that supports SAS
I scored a free workstation from craigslist and one from freecycle, for another project on the workbench.
HTH, and good luck!
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CanJam Wow, have never heard of CanJam before. never knew there was such a fanbase for headphones. Thanks for the pointer!
Most of the gear is component, 70s-00's era stuff.
Here in the Colonies/North America/USA there is the Craigslist for locals, the Reverb/eBay (but the shipping of gear for Reverb & eBay is painful), the local ham radio swap meets/ham fests (shout out to https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/ (AKA eFlea or EFM friends), but I have not had much success. Yes, I have been able to pass some nice speakers off to new homes but there is other gear that needs to move on.
Thoughts/recommendations appreciated - TIA!
Here in the Colonies/North America/USA there is the Craigslist for locals, the Reverb/eBay (but the shipping of gear for Reverb & eBay is painful), the local ham radio swap meets/ham fests (shout out to https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/ (AKA eFlea or EFM friends), but I have not had much success. Yes, I have been able to pass some nice speakers off to new homes but there is other gear that needs to move on.
Thoughts/recommendations appreciated - TIA!
A virtual exhibition In September 2021, after several years of preparation, the FoodCult team recreated a beer last brewed in the sixteenth century. In Ireland and across early modern Europe, beer was integral to social life and a vital source of nutrition. But up to now we have had little sense of ...
Wow, what a project - and an opportunity to get a unique tick on Untappd or Beer Advocate (BA) though I'm not sure the beer style is listed. :) More importantly, I would love to have tried beer that our ancestors drank.
They took this project to be authentic as possible - down to utensils, #barrels, equipment, and open fire to brew. Way beyond what we do with our homebrewing. I checkled thinking of the bag brewing some of us do today, with the process, steps, and all the equipment they used - but how fundamentally the process is very similar.
https://foodcult.eu/exhibition/brewing-historical-beer/
In September 2021, after several years of preparation, the FoodCult team recreated a beer last brewed in the sixteenth century. In Ireland and across early modern Europe, beer was integral to social life and a vital source of nutrition. But up to now we have had little sense of what that beer was like, how strong it really was, and how much energy it provided. By reconstructing the recipes, equipment, and techniques used at Dublin Castle four hundred years ago, FoodCult set out to answer these important questions.
This virtual exhibition will lead you through the project, from the rationale to the reconstruction to the results. It is organized in five chapters, which you can follow sequentially or by clicking on the individual links below.
xposted to /beer & /homebrewing
A virtual exhibition In September 2021, after several years of preparation, the FoodCult team recreated a beer last brewed in the sixteenth century. In Ireland and across early modern Europe, beer was integral to social life and a vital source of nutrition. But up to now we have had little sense of ...
Wow, what a project - and an opportunity to get a unique tick on Untappd or Beer Advocate (BA) though I'm not sure the beer style is listed. :) More importantly, I would love to have tried beer that our ancestors drank.
They took this project to be authentic as possible - down to utensils, #barrels, equipment, and open fire to #brew
https://foodcult.eu/exhibition/brewing-historical-beer/
In September 2021, after several years of preparation, the FoodCult team recreated a beer last brewed in the sixteenth century. In Ireland and across early modern Europe, beer was integral to social life and a vital source of nutrition. But up to now we have had little sense of what that beer was like, how strong it really was, and how much energy it provided. By reconstructing the recipes, equipment, and techniques used at Dublin Castle four hundred years ago, FoodCult set out to answer these important questions.
This virtual exhibition will lead you through the project, from the rationale to the reconstruction to the results. It is organized in five chapters, which you can follow sequentially or by clicking on the individual links below.
xposted to /beer & /homebrewing
Offtopic, but thanks for the work you do. I was at a ewaste place last night looking for parts to upcycle some computer equipment & a printer currently on my workbench.
(raises hand) if still needed... been a mod/organizer/community manager for years on the various platforms
I do not see CD trading/swapping mentioned as of yet.
ThriftyAv on Youtube has some good videos on the topic:
- Swap Your Compact Discs: The How-To & History of CD Trading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxtx5o8VL-E
- SwapaCD Media Mania! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFl7YX1XNw
- Has SwapaCD Shattered? Media Mania! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaB2qK_2xJk
- Also Scott Gureck has this SwapaCD wrapper tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3z4dC_dWM
The two trading web sites are:
Short story: You add titles to your have list and whether they are keepers or traders. You add titles to your want list. The web site matches up your copy to trade to an individual requesting (if they are), and vice versa. You get a CD in the mail soon after, hopefully intact and with the options you wanted (with all art, just the disc, etc). Sending out a title gives you a credit to get something in return.
Best keep your expectations in check. Do not expect to send out Cracked Rear View, Tubthumping, or some other bargain bin title since they already have tons of those already being offered. Also, patience is key. I have titles on my want list for years and likely will never get via these sites; then there have been limited edition promos or CD singles that are now part of my collection.
Keep an eye on postage costs, and packaging discs/labeling envelopes or packages so they arrive intact.
Full disclosure: I have been trading for years (since the lala days), am still active on both these sites, and have sent & received titles from ThriftyAv over the years.
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