Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

On Tue, 4 Dec 2018 11:32:17 -0500 (EST) Rob Landry <41001...@interpring.com> wrote: > I often prefer to build my own machines > around motherboards of my choosing. If I have a specific application for which I can't buy off the shelf, such as a machine that will host 16 10T SATA drives, or a

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

ll-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org Subject: Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower In my experience, Dell machines don't take industry standard parts. If a power supply fails, you need a Dell power supply, and one for that particular model, as they are not necessarily the same from model to

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

Agreed. I have a client running a Dell. I got him back on the air by putting in a standard ATX power supply with the DVD drive disconnected and the machine laying on it's side with the power supply on the table. I found a used working Dell supply on Ebay for a replacement and I plan to repair

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

In my experience, Dell machines don't take industry standard parts. If a power supply fails, you need a Dell power supply, and one for that particular model, as they are not necessarily the same from model to model. I prefer machines that use standard ATX power supplies, standard CD/DVD-RW

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

Tom: Many thanks for sharing your experiences. I've had trouble with a Lenovo as well. Which models of the new personal Dell desktops did you not like? Rich On 12/2/2018 14:00, Tom Van Gorkom wrote: I have used several refurb business Dell Optiplexes for Rivendell and other Linux systems

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

I have used several refurb business Dell Optiplexes for Rivendell and other Linux systems which have lasted for years. I did not like the new personal Dell desktops on the lower end and I had a big fight loading CentOS 7 on a new Lenovo, mainly because of how the newer UEFI and BIOS works. The

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

Fred: Thanks for this information. I bought a couple of Windows PC's in this time frame and was fortunate to have missed this problem. Rich On 12/2/2018 06:40, Fred Gleason wrote: On Dec 2, 2018, at 04:55, Rich Stivers > wrote: Has anyone had any positive or

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

Al: Thanks for the response. I'm glad the bad cap issue is long gone. I went to the Centos website and they say the UEFI issues have been resolved for Centos 7. Rich On 12/2/2018 04:58, Al Peterson wrote: The Dell capacitor issue was resolved a good number of years ago. Lots of mobos

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

Cliff: Many Thanks for the response. This is good news for me! Rich On 12/2/2018 07:15, Cliff Osbourne wrote: My personal experience with Optiplex machines has been good. I have always found them to be reliable workhorses and have had no problems with them running both Windows and various

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

Pardon my typing The last line should have said "I wouldn't expect you to have any problems. ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

My personal experience with Optiplex machines has been good. I have always found them to be reliable workhorses and have had no problems with them running both Windows and various Linux systems. In the case of Quasar we are currently running two that have behaved faultlessly since we launched

Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower

On Dec 2, 2018, at 04:55, Rich Stivers wrote: > Has anyone had any positive or negative experiences with installing Centos 7 > on an Optiplex 3060 Tower? Seems like I > remember someone mentioning Dell motherboard capacitors failing. That was much more an industry-wide problem, (allegedly due