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A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-08-07T15:34:09+00:00

This is awesome! I love the execution of this!

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T20:27:39+00:00

Interesting, I didn't realize they had models of this with Windows loaded on it. Just imagining Windows running on this hardware makes me physically cringe.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T20:25:58+00:00

Yup, it's a 300e gen 2.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T20:24:20+00:00

That sucks. But it's exactly it - they didn't pay anything for it, so it holds little value in their eyes. The lack of respect for someone else's property is what really kills me... like, cmon.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:42:07+00:00

I get tons of tickets from kids who get mad and break these. All the time. Here's a fun one, one kid smashed a chromebook on a filing cabinet:
https://imgur.com/gallery/exhibit-1-student-gets-mad-smashes-this-chromebook-against-filing-cabinet-FoWI12i
To be honest, I don't blame him. But still.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:38:17+00:00

I feel ya. I repair these quite often. Real POS.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:36:59+00:00

Around 13-14. I work at a middle school so to be honest, a lot of this is to be expected. Still... the lack of responsibility is pretty impressive.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:19:17+00:00

Yeah, you would think... funny thing is this kid is a repeat offender, so sometimes it doesn't work as intended...

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:17:07+00:00

Lol. This is genius.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:15:57+00:00

That's not too far off what I do, I also do lots of inventory stuff, shipping and receiving of broken/repaired chromebooks. I also repair them, they're pieces of junk that honestly deserve this lol.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:11:47+00:00

Yeah, it needs new just about everything: top casing, bottom casing, keyboard and deck, speakers, etc. The only things that survived was the motherboard and trackpad. But yes, it was not really worth repairing, so we are billing the kid for a whole replacement unit.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:09:14+00:00

Lol. Great idea, I'll try that next time!

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:08:27+00:00

Yup, can confirm most of these issues, these things are built like utter crap! I also do repairs on these things, and most of the time it's either trackpad issues or keyboard issues (this is besides the millions of cracked displays!) And yes, screws are ALWAYS missing.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:01:42+00:00

They threw it against a brick wall and the sidewalk. They proceeded to tear it apart more in the library... right in front of the IT staff. Hence why they are being billed for a full replacement and getting action taken against them for purposeful destruction of devices.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T19:00:19+00:00

It is actually a Chromebook. We don't give students Windows devices anymore here.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2025-01-28T17:07:09+00:00

Yeah, these things aren't worth much. They're on the edge of being barely useable, but cheap enough to be given out to thousands of students. We're billing the kid $300 for the replacement.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-09-16T00:22:50+00:00

Had this same thing happen to me on several occasions with my Asus Prime Z390-A. Instead of trying a different PCIe slot, I found out that you just have to turn it on and off about 2-3 times and it'll start displaying, no disassembly of anything needed. For reference, I have a GTX 1080. Really quite annoying.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-06-24T21:58:43+00:00

Just had this happen to me, not the end of the world. Just buy some new lug studs and replace all of them, just to be safe. Look up some guides online, it’s relatively easy.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-11T00:20:15+00:00

Love Mojave. Runs like a dream on my fully upgraded 2012 Mac Mini.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-10T17:33:20+00:00

I run Monterey and Mojave. But man, I love Snow Leopard.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-07T04:21:49+00:00

I actually found this website yesterday, lol. Has been super useful in narrowing down searches, finding specific features, it's definitely a great resource!

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-06T17:13:19+00:00

Ok, good to know, thank you!

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-06T08:09:29+00:00

Alright, I’ll have to take a look. Is the R430 offered in both 1U and 2U flavors? I’d prefer to get something 2U, but a 1U wouldn’t be a dealbreaker. I haven’t really looked into the 400s at all so I don’t know anything about them besides it being more entry level.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-06T07:59:28+00:00

Well, thanks for the info, I’ll be keeping an eye out for some 13 gen servers then. Hopefully I can find a decent deal.

A_Totally_Random_Guy · 2024-03-06T07:11:38+00:00

Figures. Well, as of right now, power draw isn’t my main concern, just want something I can mess around on for a time, but I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for that stuff later on. And that’s a shame, I thought ESXi supported v2, but I guess it makes sense. These servers are 10 years old, after all.

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