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minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·13 days agoIf those are 2.5" SAS mechanical drives those servers were likely being shipped off to a recycler. SSDs and 3.5 inch drives are the only things still in active use in most places.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 days agoThose look like 3.5" drives.
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-213 days agoFront loading bays though. Most 3.5 inch drives go in top loading bays. Do they looking like modern 3.5inch drives, or older ones?
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoThere are a number of chassis that have front loading 3.5" bays. I have one at home. Looking at the pic, each chassis looks to be 3U. I’d bet money those are 3.5".
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoWhat I meant, is that they are not commonly used anymore, because of how expensive rackspace and power has become in commercial settings.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoI’d have to see the connection ports… IDE, SATA, and SCSI drives all look the same unless it’s one of the 5 inch drives that afaik only ever were SCSI.
If those are 2.5" SAS mechanical drives those servers were likely being shipped off to a recycler.
SSDs and 3.5 inch drives are the only things still in active use in most places.
Those look like 3.5" drives.
Front loading bays though. Most 3.5 inch drives go in top loading bays. Do they looking like modern 3.5inch drives, or older ones?
There are a number of chassis that have front loading 3.5" bays. I have one at home.
Looking at the pic, each chassis looks to be 3U. I’d bet money those are 3.5".
What I meant, is that they are not commonly used anymore, because of how expensive rackspace and power has become in commercial settings.
I’d have to see the connection ports… IDE, SATA, and SCSI drives all look the same unless it’s one of the 5 inch drives that afaik only ever were SCSI.