Hi Phoenix, Blue & Minimike...
I was thinking; if Minimike can wait a bit, I will send my slightly working 4000 PSU to try, then if that doesn’t work I'll see if I can assist to find a 2000v2 main board or if he buys another 4000 we can talk about me buying his current 4000... We can work something, mutually beneficial, out I am sure... no wuckers.
But only if Minimike is keen and he hasn’t come back to me yet (he probably has a real life though… he he he).
For my 4000 I really want to do the converted AT PSU upgrade, I am going to get two or three done at once so if one fails I can just swap it out...
My buddy who will do the modification is ready but I haven't been pushing it yet as I am looking for 3 good identical AT PSU's that fit the bill to a "T", and I want to see if we can get some of the Snap4000 “6 cable PSU to Converter connectors” as well.
Snap 4100 On eBay
I checked out the Dell snap on eBay located in QLD and It would have to have an issue. by the sound of the advertisement and the language used I wouldn't be personally tempted, it has Dell written on it but it doesn’t come with a free fire extinguisher. (bad attempted humour;
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I am dealing in speculation here but I recon he brought it, it didn't work, so he took out the 160GB Seagate’s and decided to let it become somebody else’s problem Or He brought if for the 160GB Seagate’s Or he is a pawn broker or a regular “eBay fiend” constantly buying and selling - like my sister..., as he has sold and brought heaps of gear going back to 2002.
In the Ad he first goes on about Dell and the snaps they re-badged and put windows server on…
He actually said in the add;
“Identical units are still available new as the Adaptec Snap Server 4100. Harris Technologies price is $3565. Add your own drives and save a fortune!
He is talking about a Snap4100 on
www.ht.com.au (online it sales house), but it must be Ancient! they have been EOL for Ages...And for AUD $200 extra you can get the 4200… which has so much more to offer in every way, over the 4100!
He goes on to say;
“It is in good cosmetic and working condition although the rack mount ears got damaged in postage when I bought it several years ago. They can probably be straightened out.” “RACK MOUNT EARS” I haven’t heard that one before?
Then he says;
This item measures 431mm wide, 45mm high and 431mm deep and will weigh about 6kg when packed so expect postage to be high.
Australia is completely metric, and nobody I can recall says anything other than -
19 inch rack mount!” he’s talking in millimeters? (Probably copied most of this off some UK / European site?)
On the other hand looking at his feedback he has a
very clean 100% rating though?
I'm not too keen on eBay.
I am very lucky, all my snaps have been “donated” to me, they were originally EVAL stock that had to go after a clean-out. apart from 2 working 2200's and the 2000 it has been not so good but my 4000 and 4100 have promise...