What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops?

Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by qwerty456127 on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:40PM (#22017437)

> 4U rack/tower case sounds clearly like “we know it is server but will try to sell it as a desktop”. No m.2, no audio, no mention about USB ports, no 1GbE network.

Isn't every server meant to have a 1GbE port nowadays? Dont most of the servers have m.2?

And for PCIe slots - aren't those extensible with raisers?

> That system was kind of Frankenstein’s monster. Audio over some USB stereo-only dongle, all USB devices plugged into hubs due to only two ports on mainboard I/O panel.

Perhaps one could just put a USB hub and the audio dongle inside the actual case?

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Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by toast0 on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:47PM (#22017469)

Maybe some of these have SFP+? 10G only interfaces that need a transceiver. That would be a pain in a home setup.

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Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by qwerty456127 on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:50PM (#22017486)

Perhaps. But I haven't actually seen servers with SFP+ 10G on-board. All the servers we buy have a classic 1GbE RJ-45 built-in and we extend them with SFP+ 10G PCIe adapters when needed.

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Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by haerwu on Saturday January 11, 2020 @01:08PM (#22021317)

AArch64 servers tend to have 10G (or faster) SFP+ ports rather than 1GbE.

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