Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Can you tell I made this video while waiting for the laundry to finish? (Outside of the fact that I told you so...)
What you pay probably only covers the cost of shipping, so the computer is basically free.
These are actually pretty interesting systems. The DQ35JOE motherboard supports up to 8 GB of installed RAM, has six SATA ports (five of the usual sort, one earmarked for eSATA use even though it's an internal port), integrated Firewire 400, two PCI Express x1 slots, a PCI Express x16 slot, a regular PCI slot, gigabit Ethernet and despite the lack of pretty much any legacy I/O (though they were clearly thinking about it), there's a single channel PATA connector and bridge chip on the motherboard! Flash the latest BIOS and you get UEFI boot support as well.
Put the board in a bigger case and you'd have a nice basis for a network attached storage appliance.
Over in the power supply department, you get a 275 watt Allied branded unit that seems quite likely to be honestly specified. My experiences with other Allied power supplies have been very good -- only a few have ever failed and those that did shut down quietly without fireworks or killing the motherboard.
Both of these have since turned out to be in perfect working order, apart from the one having a dead CMOS battery.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with the seller. These ship to the US only.
ebay.com/itm/282403357237
This video contains rambling and obnoxious comments about cellular phones. Do not watch it if you have a rambling allergy.
Can you tell I made this video while waiting for the laundry to finish? (Outside of the fact that I told you so...)
What you pay probably only covers the cost of shipping, so the computer is basically free.
These are actually pretty interesting systems. The DQ35JOE motherboard supports up to 8 GB of installed RAM, has six SATA ports (five of the usual sort, one earmarked for eSATA use even though it's an internal port), integrated Firewire 400, two PCI Express x1 slots, a PCI Express x16 slot, a regular PCI slot, gigabit Ethernet and despite the lack of pretty much any legacy I/O (though they were clearly thinking about it), there's a single channel PATA connector and bridge chip on the motherboard! Flash the latest BIOS and you get UEFI boot support as well.
Put the board in a bigger case and you'd have a nice basis for a network attached storage appliance.
Over in the power supply department, you get a 275 watt Allied branded unit that seems quite likely to be honestly specified. My experiences with other Allied power supplies have been very good -- only a few have ever failed and those that did shut down quietly without fireworks or killing the motherboard.
Both of these have since turned out to be in perfect working order, apart from the one having a dead CMOS battery.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with the seller. These ship to the US only.
ebay.com/itm/282403357237
This video contains rambling and obnoxious comments about cellular phones. Do not watch it if you have a rambling allergy.
