(It's sitting open-cased because I've got a SATA card jammed into the M.2 slot so I can have ZFS and other cool acronyms).
Dell Wyse 5070 – RAM and Coral AI
I too have been bitten by the bug and have a growing number of Dell Wyse 5070 thin clients appearing. I've been very happy with them, and since I struggled to find clear info on a couple of upgrades, I thought I'd add my text based ramblings to the Internets in case it's a help for someone else.
I have a 5070 Extended, which has a PCIe 2.0 4x slot. The one I
https://topslakr.com/2024/09/dell-wyse-5070-ram-and-coral-ai/
Adventures in #homelab and #selfhosting : more RAM
Finally got 2nd-hand 2x8GB modules of SODIMM ram (#ewaste) for the #dell #wyse5070
They work fine, the system now recognises a total of 16GB dual channel memory
Next steps:
1. getting a new power adapter as the BIOS locks the max CPU freq to 1.5GHz if not using an original Dell one
2. Flash the #rlt9210 usb-c/nvme enclosures with the new firmware. Hope to fix cable issue and set zero-sleep time for NAS setup. Sadly I need a windows machine
#Selfhosting next step: upgrade and expand
Got my 8GB RAM module and it is recognised by the Dell #wyse5070 (was lucky to get it for 7€, inc shipping)
Tested the internal USB split cable and it works, expanding to a total of 9 USB ports. Still need to check if they both work as USB-3.2
Waiting for the other 2x8GB ram modules to be delivered
SSDs, enclosures and OS installation are still missing ☺
Next steps int selfhosting: getting needed hardware
I had a few 2nd-hand shops saved-searches in place for RAM modules, finally happened to order the 8+8GB RAM modules for #dell #wyse5070 for cheap price
#nvme to #usb3 adapters have been ordered too for the #raidz1 setup I intend to create (disks still not bought, tho)
And getting quite convinced for #freebsd on #zfs and #bastillebsd for running the services
First time in the BSD world, I am coming! :D
Next step into selfhosting: grounds cleanup.
1. Upgrading the BIOS from v1.18 (2018?) to v1.31 (2024);
2. Disabling some un-needed features: 2nd NIC (not there), scheduled power-on;
3. Enabling SMART features, power saving and virtualization
First step into #selfhosting : reconnaissance and disassembling 🙂
The Dell #wyse5070 model I got for 17.- (plus shipping) is the one with Pentium CPU, 8GB RAM and 15GB eMMC storage.
Boots into a "customised" version of #ThinOS with the logos from the previous company owning it. No personal data, VPN settings nor Citrix connection details found.
Will later check for BIOS updates (currently v1.18 IIRC), and prepare to boot a #alpinelinux live image. Wish me luck finding time 😅
Got my #thinclient #dell #wyse5070 today, still haven't tried to turn it on, as the charger's cable is missing, bit already trying to select which OS I should install there...
Any advice for running some #selfhost-ed services (vault-warden, headscale, photo storage)?
Should I reuse my #archlinux knowledge with #podman or #incus ... or dare into something else like #freebsd / #bsd and #jails?
Anyone with #wyse 5070 experience to share?
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