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====== Mini PC T9Plus with D4-300 TerraMaster DAS ====== | ====== Mini PC T9Plus with D4-300 TerraMaster DAS ====== | ||
+ | In March 2024 I decided to assemble an **home server** to be run **24h, 7/7**, the system is intended to replace an old Dell PowerEdge T110, which served my house for the past 14 years without any issue. The main reason for the switch is power consumption and the fear of old hardware wear. | ||
- | ^ Mini PC T9Plus | + | I discovered that a new generation of **Mini PCs** based on the **Intel Alder Lake N95** processor outperform the old **Intel Xeon @ 3.0 GHz**. The [[https:// |
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+ | My home server is acting also as a domestic firewall (running Debian GNU/Linux), so I opted for a dual LAN Mini-PC. Obviously the only problem is the storage: the embedded SDD disk is not sufficient for my media library, so I opted for an esternal USB Direct Attached Storage. The choice was a **D4-300 TerraMaster DAS** which will host **two 4 Tb 3.5 inches drives** (leaving two empty slots). | ||
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+ | ^ Mini PC T9Plus | ||
^ CPU | Intel(R) N95, 4 Cores | | ^ CPU | Intel(R) N95, 4 Cores | | ||
^ RAM | 16 Gb | | ^ RAM | 16 Gb | | ||
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^ WiFi | Realtek RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax | ^ WiFi | Realtek RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax | ||
^ Video | Intel Alder Lake-N UHD Graphics | ^ Video | Intel Alder Lake-N UHD Graphics | ||
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+ | ^ D4-300 TerraMaster DAS ^^ | ||
+ | ^ Disk Slot Number | ||
+ | ^ Compatible Disk Types | 3.5" SATA HDD\\ 2.5" SATA HDD\\ 2.5" SATA SSD | | ||
+ | ^ USB | USB3.1 Type-C gen1 x 1 | | ||
===== Installing Debian GNU/Linux ===== | ===== Installing Debian GNU/Linux ===== | ||
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systemctl enable t9plus-leds.service --now | systemctl enable t9plus-leds.service --now | ||
</ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== Always on ===== | ||
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+ | Press **Del** at bootstrap time to enter the BIOS settings, go to the **Boot** page and set **State After G3** => **S0 State**. | ||
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+ | The ACPI power states are: | ||
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+ | * S0: Normal Powered-On state (system working) | ||
+ | * S1: Standby | ||
+ | * S3: Suspend to Ram | ||
+ | * S4: Suspend to Disk | ||
+ | * S5: Shutdown state (soft off: some devices are still powered-on) | ||
+ | * G3: Mechanical off state | ||
===== Reboot problem ===== | ===== Reboot problem ===== | ||
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* **[[https:// | * **[[https:// | ||
* **[[https:// | * **[[https:// | ||
+ | * **[[t9plus_mini_pc_rgb_led_control]]** | ||
* **[[https:// | * **[[https:// | ||
* **[[https:// | * **[[https:// | ||
* **[[https:// | * **[[https:// | ||
doc/appunti/hardware/mini_pc_with_das.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/31 05:46 by niccolo