Oh how I pine for a Free geek in Oklahoma City.... Alas.... On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 11:48 PM John Bartley K7AAY [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote:
> Michael, FreeGeek boxen are good choices, come with Mint Cinnamon installed > (so you can do a drive transplant and be up and running quickly), and you > can throw money at upgrades later when you wish. FreeGeek's request for > donations is just that; a non-mandatory request. > > But, do you want to tackle fixing your Optiplex? What is the service tag? > It would show your exact model and therefore the part numbers. I can look > it up for you. > > VGA and DVI > > http://iogear.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2209/~/what-is-the-difference-between-dvi-a%2C-dvi-d-and-dvi-i%3F > ports > are still in use, and you can get DVI-DisplayPort, VGA-DisplayPort, > DVI-HDMI and VGA-DisplayPort adapters at Fry's if needed to fit a > new-to-you video card. DisplayPort and HDMI are the New Thing these days. A > lot of video cards will have dual DVI. > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements lists > the > current system requirements for Ubuntu, and therefore Mint. > > Microtech on SE McLoughlin in Orc Grove has hardware, although not within > an order of magnitude of Fry's. > > -- > > HDDs and SSDs are SATA, SAS, or NVMe/PCIe 3.0. > > SATA III > > https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8142/~/difference-between-sata-i%2C-sata-ii-and-sata-iii > is > the default standard these days for drives, and comes in 3.5" HDDs, 2.5" > SSDs and HDDs, and M.2 SSD modules > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/understanding-m-2-the-interface-that-will-speed-up-your-next-ssd/ > for > newer motherboards. > > M.2 drives really aren't faster than 2.5" drives per se. > > SAS is only twice as fast as SATA III, and is rare enough that there's no > significant economy of scale. > > NVMe is a super-duper standard for faster SSDs, in both M.2 modules and > 2.5" drives. > > I am still putting SATA III drives in servers and desktops when I spec out > machines to be built for users at A Large International Company With Many, > Many Plants In Hillsboro, but my next machine will have NVMe. > > - > > Got more questions? Happy to help, contact me directly. > > -- -- > 73/Best regards de John Bartley K7AAY CN85oj •|||||||• tel 503-227-8539 > [email protected] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Ph 4:13 KJV Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. Fil 4:13 RVR1960 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
