Dell Wyse 3040 Thin Client | Power Mod, Teardown, UEFI/BIOS Quirks | Homelab Operations Center

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Casually tearing down the Dell Wyse 3040 Thin Client that I bought because clearly I don't have enough thin clients already. Hopefully someone finds this useful, since these machines show up for sale on eBay all the time. It's not nearly as powerful as the 5060 I played with before, and it feels sluggish to use (the 5060 was perfectly usable as a web browsing machine). It didn't come with a power supply, and although it only needs 5V/3A, it doesn't use any common sized barrel jacks that I could find, so I soldered a USB lead to it. I underestimated the voltage drop at 3A, so you definitely need to use a beefier or much shorter USB cable than I did, or reduce your power consumption (less USB, less DisplayPort, and/or less GPU usage).
Blog Link w/ lscpu, lspci, vainfo results for the curious:
www.apalrd.net/posts/2022/wys...
tl;dr the CPU supports VT-x and AES-NI (not that you really have enough RAM to think about virtualization), the GPU supports H264 transcode, and it has a Realtek NIC
If you want to buy one, check out this eBay search:
ebay.us/xXE5kw
This Thin Client would still make a good home server or Home Assistant host, but it's a pain to find the power supply if it isn't included. Make sure you know what you're buying in a thin client (CPU, RAM, Storage, power supply included?) and if it's sufficient for your use case. The deals on eBay change all the time, and although the 3040 is usually available for around the price of a Raspberry Pi, you can occasionally get deals on much better units.
All of that said, I'm going to be using this as my go-to Raspberry Pi equivalent in all of my Pi videos going forward, since you can usually find them on ebay, power mod them, and get them functional for about the same price as a mid tier Pi 4 (which you can't find anyways).
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Teardown
01:26 - USB Power Mod
03:58 - Reassembly
04:53 - BIOS Configuration
06:24 - Trying Xubuntu
08:02 - Install Home Assistant
09:21 - UEFI Boot Errors
12:12 - My Thoughts
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@kyoksh 9 месяцев назад

Power cable connector is 1.7 x 4.0mm and are super cheap. No need to open this up, just get the right connector

@jasonsiedzik6723 6 месяцев назад

I think it was on AliExpress but I found an adapter to go USB-C to that barrel jack, and the power supplies for Xfinity Xi5 (I think) cable boxes are precisely 5V, 3A USB-C.

@Rockshoes1 2 месяца назад

Thank you! I have been struggling getting Debian on this thing for a few days now🎉

@justinmiller7687 2 года назад

Thank you, very helpful in getting my 3040 to install home assistant.

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

Glad it helped

@nezu_cc 10 месяцев назад

Just a note for anyone confused about the 12V version of the Wyse 3040. They seem to be dual voltage and accept 5V as well. I have the model N10D001 and it only says 12V on the bottom but the quick start guide I found online for it says that it's 12V/5V and it runs just fine on 5V even under a stress test. While running the mprime stress test on all cores it uses exactly 1A@5V with a single display connected (booted into Debian tty) and about 0.8A@5V without a display connected. adding a bidirectional iperf3 on top of the CPU stress test brings it back to 1A@5V without a display. It will probably need more if you plan to use the GPU for something but for CPU-only loads a good 2A 5V adapter should be more than sufficient.

@deelan_ 7 месяцев назад

Note that this doesn't go the other way, you will fry a 5V version with 12V power

@nezu_cc 7 месяцев назад

@@deelan_ yep, forgot to mention this because I thought it was obvious. What I meant to say is that you can buy a 5V power supply and not worry about it not working in case you get the 12V model.

@lillythefox21283 Год назад

Thanks for the help with the UEFI!😄

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

Happy to help!

@stefaniemcmanus9940 Год назад

I have no idea what I'm doing, but I couldn't figure out why Ubuntu wasn't booting from USB and just seeing your screens was helpful. I have progress! I have a Wyse3040 that I thought would be a great media box on the family TV - Netflix, and checking out documents on Google Drive, etc. No memory needed - But certainly needs a OS

@nbensa 2 года назад

A thin client with a quad core CPU and 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage? That's a fat client in my dictionary 🙂 Please, continue the VDI series (Raspberry Pi + Proxmox). I'm already using it and it rocks 🙂

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I'm basically out of Pi's, so this is going to be my new 'thin client' box. I do have at least one more VDI video coming, in the next week or two.

@antoarre 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures I'm looking forward to that. Keep up the great work.

@st0mbi Год назад

Thanks a lot for the Debian boot fix

@titanit403 2 года назад

If we ignore the lack of GPIO support (ofc thin client), it is the best price performance alternative to Atomic Pi.

@SE.XY.VIDEOS Год назад

Finally found a use for the $5.00 Wyse 3040 I got at the Goodwill. Installed Home Assistant on using your videos.

@stephenrichardson508 Год назад

I'm sat here wondering if you could run Samsung DEX fully on this to utilise all the inputs and get it functioning as a DEX dock? Tried searching RU-vid and nobody has thought of doing this or its not possible. Whats your thoughts? Thanks for the video.

@jacksmith3183 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, nice video

@iandawg888 10 месяцев назад

I used PSP power supply fits perfectly and its 5v great vid im just doing some research for a neighbour who want me to check it out for him gave me a 3030 and 3040 to look at

@BrianThomas Месяц назад

That WIFI slot would be great for a Tensor Flow card for some machine learning for vision recognition.

@apalrdsadventures Месяц назад

It doesn't work with PCIe devices though, only SDIO

@danegerous24 10 месяцев назад

I got a POE adapter to 5v and have one running of my Poe switch for a pihole client. I got the plug from a muti plug kit off Amazon.

@JoeyMoreland Год назад

4.0x1.7mm barrel connector is what the power supply uses.

@tarv 12 дней назад

Any luck with Debian 12? I tried a fresh install and I've tried an in place upgrade from Debian 11. The unit doesn't reboot or shutdown properly on Debian 12. Debian 11 worked fine.

@neuropathy5164 6 месяцев назад

Do you know if there’s a way to do a hard reset on these? I see mine have two buttons by on either side of the CMOS battery.

@zarozumialy 5 месяцев назад

What power supply do you use? Mine boots only with original one and on other ones it just blinks.

@haven-hw2wl 6 месяцев назад

Hello sir, do you have a video of this installing klipper? Im new to 3d printing and looking for tutorial about installing klipper

@pkf4124 2 года назад

We have so many of these at work all being decommissioned currently. They work great for PXE and remote client based systems.

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I'm amazed how useful they are, this one has already been cast for roles in several future videos.

@ianhellrazer 2 года назад

I cant seem to get the USB bios boot option :( any help?

@almostanengineer Год назад

That’s what we use them for, and they are just terrible, I think it’s likely the fact our main client is in 🇺🇸 and our think clients in 🇬🇧

@darknessblades Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures They might also be fun if someone wants to experiment with a low power server cluster

@peterkatsoulotos7709 6 месяцев назад

Alot of different Linux OSes don't seem to support the onboard sound in this one. I have the 3040 8GB version. It's annoying trying to find something to play youtube music in a browser and have sound working and not being laggy, and not having the emmc end up being full at the same time.

@studiobuma 2 года назад

I bought this a couple of weeks ago as it was under $25 with a pouwer supply, to run as an octoprint server for my 3D printer (as Pi's are nowhere to be found), but got stymied at getting it to boot to something other than the preinstalled thinlinux. Fingers crossed your walkthru will get me booted and I can install some light version of linux on it!

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

The UEFI is really awful. HA OS and xubuntu both just worked, Debian did not, so it's hit or miss depending on how your distro configures GRUB by default (since it must be in the fallback path / removable media path).

@survivor303 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures i really dosnt know this fallback thing on uefi. Thank you!

@studiobuma 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures I successfully installed Lubuntu on it last nite! Now when I get the time, I need to figure out how to get Octoprint onto it - thanks again for the heads up on what my issue was (Archlinux was my issue)

@elgatostudio7219 8 месяцев назад

Can I install a pfsense on this for pfsense router@@apalrdsadventures

@tinkerscustom9568 6 месяцев назад

Does this power mod also work on the 5060/5070? I assume not.

@ravetilldawn Год назад

cool vid.

@al-zakinet7177 Год назад

Can I Install Mikrotik Router OS on Dell Wyse 3040 ?

@langam7017 8 месяцев назад

Weird thing I found with my 3040 is that if I plugged a USB 3 hub into the USB 3 port, it would boot from almost any bootable media I would plug into the hub without having to change any settings in the BIOS or play with boot partitions. Even OSes I could not get to boot otherwise, like Ubuntu or, heck, even Windows 10 on an external SSD. It's just some cheap 4 port hub I got on Amazon. I also modded the power connector on mine! I added a USB-C port so I can run it off a phone charger and even a Sata power port, so I could run it from an ATX PSU if I wanted to.

@arthurnunesc 8 месяцев назад

Which power supply do you use when using the USB-C input? Some people speculated that the expected USB-C handshake could cause some problems.

@langam7017 8 месяцев назад

@@arthurnunesc Because I got a 5V variant of the 3040, I just installed a dumb USB-C socket with a 10k pull-down resistor to allow up to 3A. That's pretty simple, but it only works with USB A to C cables AFAIK. It worked with any charger or power bank I've tried. It doesn't consume more than ~1.5A at full load anyway. Even with peripherals, a hub and a USB powered 2.5" SSD connected while running a CPU stress test. If you need C to C power to work, or have a 3040 that takes 12V, I guess simply buying a USB-C fast charge decoy online for ~2€ would be the simplest route. They often sell in 10 packs for 15€ or so, and are configurable from 5V to 20V. That's what I would've done if I didn't already have a bunch of USB-C sockets laying around. What I did was the quick and dirty route.

@riffdex Год назад

Does Wifi not come standard in the device? (You stated there’s a M.2 slot for a Wifi card). Can the M.2 slot be used for storage?

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

It's a factory option, but it doesn't look common on eBay. As to using it for storage, it's not the correct key and (according to other posts, I haven't tested it) the port only includes SDIO out of the possible signals with the WiFi key (PCIe x1, USB2, SDIO, I2C, ...)

@INUID 10 месяцев назад

The Plug is 4,0 x 1,7 (mm)

@JohnSmith-yz7uh 2 года назад

I'm using one as proxmox backup server, base Debian install, added PBS repository and attached a 5TB 2.5" HDD Works really great, the only issue I have is on a reboot it goes to a blank screen, a power cut is necessary to boot up properly. It seems that a reboot won't allow it to get past the BIOS/POST check

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I've found the BIOS to be .... terrible. How have you liked PBS in general?

@JohnSmith-yz7uh 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures I think its the best way to backup proxmox VMs, 3rd party tools might be more efficient in some metrics, but the whole experience is pretty good, once they release other clients besides Debian you could backup physical hosts or VMs without having proxmox as hypervisor. I think that could be a gateway in Veeams domain, especially for small to medium sized businesses. Check out learn linux TVs video about it. Its pretty informative.

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I ran it for testing but I don't have a dedicated server for it. I felt like it was too narrowly focused on PVE, and having a pull-option (i.e. from NFS or SMB share) would really be a big improvement.

@KisameSempai 10 месяцев назад

have you solved the reboot issue? I read some users say it does not shutdown properly too?

@djwhelan4283 Год назад

I ran batocera linux on mine to play some old emulators and it works lol :)

@darknessblades Год назад

What I would have done is not use a default USB cable. But a 100W USB type C male to female extension cable. and cut off the male plug. so you have a better cable to power the thin client, than a flimsy standard USB cable. It is also future proof, as usb cables often get bend quite a lot.

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

Higher wattage USB PD runs at higher voltages, but there's also complication in USB-C expecting handshaking with the charger or assuming legacy USB power levels without it.

@sfsfsdfsdification 2 года назад

Great overview! Can this be used for home pfsense (USB NIC no VLANS)?

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

In theory both pfsense and opnsense support uefi boot, but I'm not sure if they'd have the same fallback path issue that Debian had.

@esotericjahanism5251 10 месяцев назад

Try the Fujitsu s920, they're dirt cheap and they have a pcie slot

@MaryJane-lh5el Год назад

this would be amazing for a seeding box, just hook up a 20tb drive, load up debian+lxde, and use transmission+vpn of choice, and you got something that will seed for days

@zeljkopopovic4470 7 месяцев назад

sorry for dumb question, is 8GB for storage enough? Or definitely I should put external HDD in caddy. If I add an external HDD should I instal HA on that drive or on internal memory of 8 GB? Thanks so much

@apalrdsadventures 7 месяцев назад

Depends on what you’re doing but I use 8G for a lot of test systems. There are 16G models as well.

@KennethScharf 9 месяцев назад

I got a cheap ($18) HP T520 thin client. It has a small problem with not wanting to work headless, I can't get the bios to ignore keyboard or monitor fails (as in missing). Does the 3040 work headless (like the RPi)/

@apalrdsadventures 9 месяцев назад

Yes, the 3040 works fine without any IO connected

@jan-christophhauschild1071 Год назад

Somebody ever installed Windows 7 Embedded Standard on this device? This guy must be a genius...

@FFWrench 2 месяца назад

I've got one and I can't get it to boot to the bios F2 or boot menu F12. Any thoughts?

@apalrdsadventures 2 месяца назад

I don't believe F2/F12 are the correct keys. I tried all of the function keys as well as delete and escape.

@josedasilva4433 2 года назад

You need to remember that the factory power supply is 5v 3amps. usb plug is 5v 1.5amps

@ryutenmen 2 года назад

There are different USB chargers/Power supply. I have many and one of them is 5V/3A, just perfect.

@xXjoehotXx Год назад

i think but using this for nextcloud server ... should be possible or ? there is a msata slot on the board if i saw this right ...

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

It's an M.2 WiFi key, so not for storage. You can use USB3 though.

@zeeventuresph 6 месяцев назад

Im wondering if this is able to load piholedns on this little machine

@apalrdsadventures 6 месяцев назад

Adguard Home is really easy to install on Debian and had a better UI in my testing

6 месяцев назад

Does the M.2 connector have PCIe? I have read that it doesn‘t. I‘m planning on using one of those things with a Intel BE200 card (for me personally, I only have 1 Gbps symmetrical anyways so bottlenecking because of a possible x1 interface wouldn‘t matter).

@jasonsiedzik6723 6 месяцев назад

Not only does it not, it's a weird non-standard wiring (if I remember correctly) and compatible wifi cards are very difficult to source. There's a project out there to make a compatible micro SD card reader that I'll probably put in mine instead.

6 месяцев назад

@@jasonsiedzik6723 thanks for confirming, to my knowledge it‘s SDIO.

@4SquareHI Год назад

I just finished watching and when I'm at a terminal window and do a sudo reboot, the device shuts down and needs to be power cycled to restart. I'm planning on having this device in a remote location where power cycling is not an option. Any suggestions?

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

BIOS power-on setting? I don't think I've had this issue, but the BIOS is pretty awful to work with

@4SquareHI Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures Yes it is set to boot when power is applied and that works to restart, but that means I need to do a power cycle to bring the machine back up after every reboot. If I reboot from any terminal window or restart from the desktop the 3040 will not restart without a power cycle.

@t1moro 2 года назад

Nice Video! Iam trying to run pfSense on this device. Installation (amd64-iso) is fine, also there is no problems booting the device with a monitor connected. But is not booting without a monitor connected. Any idea?

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I haven't tried pfSense on it, so I can't say what they might be doing weird

@titanit403 2 года назад

Hi, that's a powersave feature for thin clients. just use a dummy hdmi plug. aka virtual edid plug. they're cheap.

@jjjjulian Год назад

jsut got one for a dollar + shipping of ebay 💀. still thinking on what ic an do with it for projects. cool video btw

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

It's not bad, I use them in place of a raspberry pi on a lot of projects

@jjjjulian Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures can you give an example? and like what os/programmes do you run on it? Thanks :)

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

I usually run Ubuntu Server, and anything you can run on Linux you can probably run here, it's just not super powerful.

@jjjjulian Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures ah i see. it'll arrive in around 10 days. thanks for the reply. have a good one! :D

@KevinMcMillan Год назад

Not having any luck with 8 different versions of xubuntu including the build you used. It always comes up with an error during install. Did you install on a VM and move it over as thats the only way I can see gettign around it :/ Any help is appreciated I was hoping to install k40 laser cutter program as my garage runs on solar so the low power of this computer would be ideal. Cheers, Kevin :)

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

Do you have an 8G or 16G eMMC version? I have one of each, and Ubuntu refuses to install on the 8G version. Debian doesn't seem to have trouble on the 8G version though. Which K40 program are you using? I setup cnc.js on one of these for a 3040 cnc (and have a video on that).

@KevinMcMillan Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures I have the 8GB version I got 3 of them for £25 ($32) and that seems to be a decent price in the UK for them. I tried different versions of Ubuntu but with no success as of yet. I got an error saying there was no free space for some reason even though from what I could see it should have installed fine strange. I got your reply when I was at work so just got home to install Linux mint but the installer is hitting me with this error:UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 74: invalid start byte. I believe its been talked about before somewhere with no one being able to help fix it. Seems I'm stuck with 3 seems 3040s for now haha :( I was going to install K40 whisperer I have the smaller CNC 3020? It's an awesome wee machine not used it for any projects yet. I got my 3020 years ago and it was all serial com port based so I need to use a old PC with XP on it and Mach3 software to use it. Just about to watch your new vid :D

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

I've been able to use all of my dell 3040s without issue, although I didn't install a desktop environment on any of them and that does take a decent amount of space. CNC.js runs as a web server, so I can run it on the 3040 with the machine connected over USB (and no monitor/keyboard/mouse) and then actually control the machine from my laptop over the network. I don't have a laser cutter to try with, but you could try installing Debian with LXDE instead of GNOME for space savings. That *should* be enough to fit in the 8G of space. My router is an upgraded '3018' machine, just with a bed extension kit but the same motion hardware. Mine has a USB serial chip built-in, so it's USB to the 3040 thin client but shows up as a serial port in Linux.

@KevinMcMillan Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures Ahh yeah I guess the desktop environment then all the bulk that goes with is probably what was doing it as I just installed Sparky with watching the storage fill up as it was installing. Once complete I had around 1.7GB free space I then installed Inkscape and the k40 whisperer and uninstalled office programs and a few other apps that I don't need and got it to 2GB. I didn't need to mess around with UEFI it just booted straight in so that was nice lol. Thanks for mentioning about the storage I thought 8GB was tight but doable for I guess once all the apps that come with are added it starts to fill things up quick. Ohh that's interesting tbh a big reason I have not used the CNC much is the noise level is crazy loud. I will let you know how the K40 laser works out. I'm not sure what to do with the other 2 I was going to make one into a "slow" NAS but I just bought a WD NAS (not the best things lol). Amazing little devices for how much power they use I think it was pulling around 3W of power almost maxed out very impressive. I did need to drop the desktop res I have a 4k UWHD screen and ever the mouse cursor was skipping / jumping as I was moving it over the screen lol dropped it to a more useable res and all seems good even RU-vid was working only at 480p though :P Thanks for the vids btw I'm a new sub and backtracked through them all :D made for some good viewing as my 3040 was slapping me in the face with every install lol

@thefrener794 7 месяцев назад

I only ever watch video in 360 so I have no issue there at all.

@titanit403 2 года назад

Hello! Can you try the BIOS password reset procedure on Wyse 3040? there is a pwclr button near the battery. can u check it for me? tnx.

@jarydm87 Месяц назад

The default password is "Fireport"

@i25island46 2 года назад

Not sure why I watched this, but it was interesting lol.

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

Well I'm glad you found it!

@SkittlesWrap 2 года назад

It would be awesome to solder a USB-A port to it for power. Then, you don't have the wire directly connected to the board.

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

That would require the dremel, something I didn't want to deal with, although I agree a USB-C power input would be ideal. It's also a really tiny area to work with, being so close to the DP connectors

@wiktorjaworski1710 2 года назад

htt ps://a.aliexpres s.com/_mKu2amm well, I found a usb C port with power lines only, so I guess you have a topic for a new video?

@beltonator Год назад

Hello, i saw someone reball Emmc menory for 128Gb. Do You know model number od compatible menory?

@carlossilva3122 5 месяцев назад

This thing has USB 3.0. Slack a read SSD there and you're good, it will probably give an good MMC a run for his money.

@chc_media 10 месяцев назад

3040's are WAY better than RPi's. Perfect for Ham Radio applications

@dlambethful 2 года назад

I have been working with these 3040's for months now, they are finicky and weird at best. Sometimes the need Secure boot with EUFI, sometimes turning it of it works. They are flaky.

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I agree the BIOS/UEFI is terrible, but as long as the loader is installed at the 'removable media path' (which some distros do and some don't) it seems to work reliably once I get a working setup

@dlambethful 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures Gotta find a happy medium I suppose. We are using Wyse WMS management server, and it's not very fun trying to keep things things enrolled and manageable. : /

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

I was able to PXE boot it without too many issues, so as the PXE project progresses eventually my goal is to have a web UI to select what to boot per client by MAC address. But for now everything gets the same remote desktop client image.

@andrewsmith7295 Год назад

I'm trying to get my 3040 running, but i can't get it to boot at all. I'm getting a flashing amber light in a 4-2 pattern from the power LED. The statement from the documentation doesn't make any sense to me. Generic POST Video Error-Old LED pattern 1110NA Has anyone seen this and found a fix?

@SolarLantern424 4 месяца назад

Are you using a display port adaptor? Like a lot of things these days display port is a "standard" that is all over the place. Quick and dirty hack. Unplug the adaptor, boot the computer, plug the display adaptor back in once it has booted and see what happens. You need a Dual-Mode DisplayPort (DP++) adaptor as it isn't regular display port.

@tinkerscustom9568 6 месяцев назад

Could you do that same power mod with an ethernet cable for PoE?

@carlossilva3122 5 месяцев назад

probably not, an ethernet cable will have a very considerable voltage drop. But you can run 12-48V Passive POE and a step down to 5V, or if you're lucky and the deice is 12V it should compensate for the voltage drop, going at about 500mA

@anand.s3843 15 дней назад

Can this 2GB Ram / 8 GB storage run Home assistant smoothly without issue?

@apalrdsadventures 15 дней назад

Yes, just don't pile on too many addons (especially not Frigate).

@TheG0G4 Год назад

How do you install debian on a 8 GB storage? And how do you fix the rtl_nic.... driver Problem?

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

I have units with both 8G and 16G of storage and haven't installed the desktop environment on the 8G models. The Realtek NIC drivers aren't a problem in Linux.

@TheG0G4 Год назад

@@apalrdsadventuresthank you for the fast answer👍

@TurboBass Месяц назад

I would love to USB-C this thing

@12DSFQDS Год назад

To those from the future. Do not try with latest versions. Only with versions in the video or earlier

@marcogenovesi8570 6 месяцев назад

hello I'm from the future. Versions of what?

@Arek_R. 5 месяцев назад

Slightly bigger office PCs from same brand will cost around or maybe $10 and have 8GB RAM and some i3 4th-6th gen CPU which is an better option in my opinion.

@Goobers137 3 месяца назад

Thats not the point, just let him make videos. Besides a challenge is fun sometimes!

@horimiyarawstyle 3 месяца назад

Can i use it like NAS?

@apalrdsadventures 3 месяца назад

With USB drives sure

@sj3615 Год назад

is it possible to install windows on Dell Wyse 3040 Thin Client and if yes, is there a link for the windows

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

No, it doesn't have enough disk space (Windows is fat)

@sj3615 Год назад

@@apalrdsadventures hi thanx for your reply , i some how got it right , i used a program called WinToUsb to run windows directly from my 64 gig flash drive 👍

@MichaelFrankNZ 2 года назад

Easier and cheaper to find than a RPi 4??? I'd love that kind of tech availability in my area. :D

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

Not sure where you're at, but last I checked the Pi 4 has at least a 1 year lead time from all the major distributors. Sometimes a small shop gets a batch in stock, but they're gone within minutes. Even if this specific model isn't available in your area, used enterprise hardware is usually cheaper if you can deal with its quirks

@MichaelFrankNZ 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures There's very little used enterprise hardware that makes it onto the market cheaply in NZ unfortunately. Most of it gets resold at exorbitant prices if it makes it to resale at all. :(

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

Can you ship things in from AU? Maybe it's just too small of an area?

@amyjinkerson1822 2 года назад

you can get a barrel plug off of Amazon for $ 2.00

@Nukle0n 2 года назад

Need one with the right dimensions, in terms of length, outer and inner diameter. Unless you can get that data it's gonna be really annoying.

@thefrener794 7 месяцев назад

I have never had any problem with this BIOS utility, I come from a time of bare bones BIOS.

@apalrdsadventures 7 месяцев назад

It's not the look and feel, it's that some settings do not work.

@almostanengineer Год назад

I hate these things, we have loads of them at work, and they are terrible for what we use them for. But then again, so are the 3 standard machines too 😂

@apalrdsadventures Год назад

I expect about as much as a raspberry pi, and nothing more

@MrSupersidewinder 2 года назад

Are 5060's better for ha than 3040's???

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

It depends on what addons you want to run. The 3040 is perfectly fine for HA and things like MQTT and the like. If you want Frigate, it won't be a good experience on the 3040.

@justlostintime 2 года назад

Best I could find cost 139...

@denniskluytmans 2 года назад

that's cheap 189 here :/

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

Regional differences possibly? Here there's one for $25 with bids, and others with buy it now for $40.

@denniskluytmans 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures the difference between US and EU :(

@apalrdsadventures 2 года назад

Maybe different models are popular in the EU? or you don't have businesses replacing hundreds of still functional machines regularly?

@denniskluytmans 2 года назад

@@apalrdsadventures probably! But I'm in luck since I work in a company who has regular system replacements. But I kinda want something low powered to use as my router. I now use a udoo bolt v8, too much power consumption

@ArcAiN6 4 месяца назад

amateur at best... you should have just measured the diameter of the barrel, and center post, and ordered the right cable or connector from literally any supplier. They ARE standard sized. 4.5mm.

@capocchione 10 месяцев назад

I've bought this thin client too. I've also found some 5V/3A pover supply with USB-C plug. Do you think it will be better to solder on the main board a USB-C female plug or directly the wires as you did in the video?

@apalrdsadventures 9 месяцев назад

Soldering a USB-C female plug will be challenging, the pads won't align. They do make power-only USB-C connectors with less pads, but it's still a challenge. Plus the case won't have a big enough hole size.