Using Unraid and Quick Sync to transcode in Plex
Intro Using Plex to stream videos to different devices is very convenient and easy to use. In the background however, there is a lot going...
iDRAC6 No Active LOM fix
After upgrading bios and firmware on my Dell R610 server, iDRAC6 stopped working. Accessing the menu by pressing CTRL-E on boot, was giving me “No...
Unraid: Fixing VM boot order
Shell> _ In Unraid it is easy to add and run virtual machines, but sometimes something isn’t configured just right, and then you are just...
Dell Poweredge R210 II manual fan control
Some weeks ago I got an old Dell Poweredge R210 II server. When I got it it had an E3-1220 V2 cpu in, which worked...
Garage door opener project – Part 1.1
This is only a short post, didn’t expect to write about this, but it has gotten so easy, it is worth to mention. And what...
Testing Linux hard drive speed
Today I got a battery for the cache on my my HP P410 raid controller. After getting the battery charged, I thought it could be...
Deleting files with the same name
Recently I replaced my old QNAP nas with a HP ProLiant MicroServer N54L. I then wanted to move everything I had from the QNAP nas to...
Getting MRTG to show disk space
For a long time, I have been trying to get MRTG to show how much space there was left/used on a harddrive in my server....
Asus VN247H vs Dell U2412M
A while ago I decided I needed one more monitor. This would make my setup total 3 monitors, and to make it look best, borders...
When companies get too big…
Almost a month ago I ordered an upgrade of my internet connection’s speed. My old speed was 90/90, and as you can see on the...