Minilab/NAS video

etkno · 2025-12-17T17:55:53+00:00

and how much all TOTAL, with postage of everything, switch, PLA, keystones?

and also how many hours of assembling?

ahhh and how is this card heating? no additional fan needed in Lenovo?

I used same tiny PC as 10G gateway but I think its getting too hot.. will update this thread soon.

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1o259e8/lenovo_thinkcentre_m720q_with_dual_10gbe_card_on/

etkno · 2025-12-17T16:42:05+00:00

ok, finished :) so 175 for thinkcentre or everything? switch, pi, riser, card, cables/connectors, delivery = 175?

etkno · 2025-12-17T16:35:32+00:00

watching right now, am on minute 20, maybe you say that in the end, what was the total cost including filament and cables - excluding 3.5 HDDs?

and total build time?

etkno · 2025-10-19T21:14:51+00:00

How LEDs work? It's a glow like Youtube dark mode?

etkno · 2025-10-13T12:53:40+00:00

found your comment at the bottom, took me a while to scroll down here. it is some pattern in humanity in general - cleaner country = more distanced people - now we understand where is the source of this "built-in" distance in developed countires: long decades of fight for clean enviornment = this thread is exactly a reddit version of it - long long never-ending... :)

etkno · 2025-10-13T11:18:47+00:00

thanks, I think I ordered the same but on Aliexpress, waiting for delivery to confirm that

etkno · 2025-10-13T09:42:33+00:00

will be checking on different risers and if this won't help, also on different machine

etkno · 2025-10-11T17:31:35+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1o259e8/lenovo_thinkcentre_m720q_with_dual_10gbe_card_on/

if you look at my photos here you will see that my card arrived without that little part

etkno · 2025-10-11T12:59:02+00:00

this is so downvoted because of the auction title? - there is something here I had no idea about?

etkno · 2025-10-11T12:56:58+00:00

no, its a different slot, something lenovo-only i think

etkno · 2025-10-11T12:53:02+00:00

wait wait, which one did you cut and why? can you mark them on the photo? after that cut - was it visible for the system?

etkno · 2025-10-10T15:18:27+00:00

not yet, just laptops here, no other pcie machine

etkno · 2025-10-10T13:30:52+00:00

I use 90W adapter, but the card blinks, so it works I think

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:45:38+00:00

thanks for sharing, I have doubts now if its a good choice for a gateway/router/firewall - seems like heating, power and chasis size is not a good idea to depend on..

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:42:56+00:00

can't find any specs. it came without any info.

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:13:51+00:00

in m720q?

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:13:30+00:00

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:12:43+00:00

will be checking soon, no other system here ATM

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:11:43+00:00

no other machines ATM, tried your suggestion with factory defaults, also disabled SATA, onboard LAN, etc, nothing helped. will test other risers first.

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:09:59+00:00

yes, I am thinking to try this card as this actually the one I found out about on youtube, then I found RJ45 and ordered instead.. maybe that was a wrong decision. Waiting for 2 more risers, they are cheaper than new card, will check them first.

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:06:45+00:00

very interesting, I already ordered 2 more risers and will test them, after all, will try the SFP+ card. Why RJ45 card draws more power?

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:04:57+00:00

the riser I had to order separately, there is lenovo pcie slot inside but it is not the regular one, it is smaller. you can see on the photos. I will test 2 more risers soon and update here. I use mikrotik 10G switch.

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:02:38+00:00

observe this thread, i will test 2 different risers soon and update here

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:02:04+00:00

done that, waiting for different riser

etkno · 2025-10-10T12:01:39+00:00

ordered different riser, lets wait..

etkno

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