I use a an HP t5740 with the expansion chassis to run 32bit Open Media Vault 5 as a DLNA video server. The expansion chassis comes with two riser cards (if bought as-new with all the parts, one with a 32bit PCI slot, the other with a PCIe slot which is physically x16 length but is only connected as x4. Since it's not doing anything strenuous I disconnected the fan in the expansion section. For storage I used a 90 degree SATA+Power adapter to install a small, caseless, 4 gigabyte SSD. It has to be a specific type that's barely wider than the SATA+Power connector. A "half slim" SSD board is too wide. The mounting ears on the 90 degree adapter have to be cut off to clear the riser card slot and a large capacitor. There's also the SSDs HP had as an option for this series of Thin Client but they completely unavailable. I truied to find one but every place was out of stock.
That SSD is far more space than the minimal Debian install and OMV needs. Video storage is on an external 3.5" 500 gig SATA drive connected to a PCIe eSATA board in the expansion slot. I'm thinking about changing that to a PCIe x4 NVME Ultra SSD in a PCIe to NVME adapter so the media server will all be in one piece. Will such a unit run LCNC? The basic t5740 has a RS232C port, some USB 2.0 ports, DisplayPort, and a VGA port, plus a pair of PS/2 ports and Ethernet. The expansion unit adds a second RS2323C and a parallel port. Some people have found ways to mount physically larger SSDs and 2.5" hard drives inside. Zip ties are usually involved, also drilling holes. I didn't want to have to drill or cut anything. Here's a site with information on a large number of older thin clients. Repurposing Thin Clients | | | | | | | | | | | Repurposing Thin Clients Reusing old thin clients - why? | | | _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
