I worry how much power my #TrueNAS server draws. (Dell #T430 ) I get a 115w peak every week or so, then averaging around 84 watts.

Sheesh, is that too much?

Then I look at the max of 1700watts and figure I could be doing much worse.

(Are there more efficient boxes? yes. Are their easier ones to setup? No.)

💾 Bringing an Icon Back to Life: T430 + Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.3 LTS

New video just dropped! 🚀 I tried to run the BRAND NEW Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.3 LTS on my 2012-era ThinkPad T430. The aesthetic contrast is wild! Can this old beast handle the smooth Cinnamon desktop? 🤔

If you have an older Ivy Bridge laptop, or you're looking for a great lightweight Linux distro for old hardware, this is a must-watch!

[https://youtu.be/UWqtFqor7EM]

#ThinkPad #T430 #UbuntuLinux #OldTechNewLife #TechReview

So I thought about buying a Thinkpad T430 with minimum RAM and hard drive and swap them with components from my old machine. I really like T430.

One thing I am worried is the plastic degradation (it came out in 2012, after all). I had been trying to be careful with my T430 and keep it away from sun when possible, but if I buy a new one (to me, still originally from 2012), I don't know how well it was preserved.

I really like T430, but the way how you (dis)assemble it means hoping the plastic thingies (hinges, I guess) don't break as you have to use some force.

What are other people's experiences? Does it break easily nowadays? Do you find they are in bad condition when bought online?

#Thinkpad #Lenovo #T430 #ThinkpadT430

Checking #VW #GolfGTI with #VCDS to measure #camshaft adaptation phase position on intake and exhaust (this can warn you if the timing chain is stretching).

Position (with a warmed engine on slower idle) is <5,0 degrees so all is OK here (the chain should be good to about 93205 miles / 150 000 km, particularly with more frequent oil changes)

The mechanics stool / creeper from #LIDL is worth getting if you see it in the middle shelf (I use it so I can put the #Thinkpad #T430 on the drivers seat to reach the #OBD2 connector and sit on the stool with the drivers door open to monitor whatever is on the screen (ofc this only works for tasks where the car is stationary, but if you want to do on the move diagnostics/datalogging you need 2 people anyway for safety)

#CarMaintenance #cars #autos

I brought the #Lenovo #Thinkpad #T430 (that I used before I got the P50 on the right hand side of the photo with the #Filofax and pen case on top) back to the office reformatted it and installed Win11 with Rufus and created a more "minimal" user profile (with fewer directories downloaded from Onedrive and Dropbox) for myself to use with #VCDS (the P50 is bulky when working on the car with limited room inside, it does not sit well on the front seat and is awkward to use, and VCDS doesn't need a particularly large screen.

I will add another user profile so the T430 can also be used as a standby machine in my office (such as when new staff do online training courses)

#VW #CarMaintenance

Pretty glad that my Thinkpad #E14 G4 still got the slightly higher keys (profile is much lower on recent ThinkPads), typing feels just as great as on my old #T430. ☺️

#keyboard