Upgrading my main server to a Dell r230 to save power @ElectronicsWizardry
Upgrading my main server to a Dell r230 to save power @ElectronicsWizardry
Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I replace my 15 year old Sun server with the main goal of keeping power usage down. I use a Dell r230 with dense 28TB drives to give me more usable space at much lower power. In this video I go over setting up and configuring the R230, installing it in the rack, and moving over my Proxmox VMs
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Upgrading my main server to a Dell r230 to save power

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