Recent content by badutahboy

I don't. Just 2 2.5" drives. I have a 2.5" 256GB SSD sitting around in a laptop I decommissioned last year, so I think I'm going to make it the system drive for now, put my purple inside the box to replace the current 3.5" drive, and put the current 2TB drive into an enclosure.

I'm aware. I think my machine has enough overhead to handle both functions, but if I need to split them up, I will. My machine has an I7-7700 and 32GB of RAM, and with it running just my media server (in a virtual environment), I'm usually using under 10% CPU and 30% RAM.

250GB doesn't covermy needs unfortunately. I also use this computer as my home media server and central document storage. I probably don't need a 2TB drive, but I definitely need at least 1. I could, however, drop a 250-500 GB M.2 Drive into it for about $70-80 and add a 2.5" 2TB spinner for...

Hi all, So I just ordered a 4TB WD Purple Drive for my cameras, and went to install it in my machine, only to realize there's only 1 3.5" slot, which is currently occupied by the system drive. The system has 2 available 2.5" drive slots, and it has an M.2 slot which currently has an Intel...

Ditto. Also getting no account, but if I try to set up a new account it says my phone number and username are taken. I'm guessing their log in server is down. I'm still getting notifications though. , I just can't see them. This is kind of a weird outage.

This could work for me as well. Might have to build it up a bit because I think my gap is more like 1.5", but I'll take a look at it today. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks a ton for the pic. I'm glad I asked, because I was envisioning running the flat bar the opposite direction, and somehow pinching it between two pieces of the actual soffit material. I was trying to wrap my head around how it attaches. Now that I see it, I think this idea is brilliant for...

Thanks for validating that my thought process was on the right path. As usual, you're right on top of jumping in to offer good advice. Thank you! This is a seriously intriguing idea, particularly because I might take these cams with me if I move. My soffit is aluminum, but I'm pretty sure it'd...

Hi all, I just finished running wires for 2 IPC-HDW5231RP-Z's, and I'm ready to mount the cameras. They'll be going on either side of my garage in the aluminum soffits. I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount my Jbox's though. I've looked at various modifications of a ceiling fan...

Hey all, I just got an email that Ebay has a 15% off sale going tomorrow. I had planned to buy from Andy@empire, but this sale would be significantly cheaper than the prices shown in his storefront (I'll be PMing him as well). I'm just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for an Ebay seller...