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SuperMicro X11SDV-4C-TP8F Motherboard

SuperMicro X11SDV-4C-TP8F Motherboard
SuperMicro X11SDV-4C-TP8F Motherboard

Pros: none- {Board arrived DOA (Dead-on-Arrival)}

Cons: Supermicro boards are usually very reliable, however this particular motherboard, X11SDV-4C-TP8F was DOA (Dead-on-Arrival) unfortunately. The motherboard has Intel Xeon D-2123IT with TDP-60W, however when powered on for a few seconds CPU seems to Overheat excessively and the board/PSU shuts down. The Big Heat sink on the processors is so hot it is like the board is running a processor with TDP of 135W with no cooling. Very disappointed because Super-micro could have used a SoC Heatsink with attached Cooling fan rather than just only a Heatsink with no fan. Using the motherboard on a heavily cooled 4U rackmount or Tower Chassis did not make any change as far as the overheating is concerned. Unfortunately X11SDV-4C-TP8F processor is Embedded SoC processor that does not offer any alternative processor replacement option. Our Technician end up using X11SCH-LN4F motherboard with Intel Xeon E-2100 processor that allows us choose our processor cooling options.

Overall Review: I would not recommend this product.

Good SSD cloner

ORICO USB3.0 to SATA3.0 Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5 & 3.5 In. HDD, SSD with Hard Drive Duplicator/Clone Function [Support 2 x 6TB HDD Not including HDD] - Black 6629S3
ORICO USB3.0 to SATA3.0 Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5 & 3.5 In. HDD, SSD with Hard Drive Duplicator/Clone Function [Support 2 x 6TB HDD Not including HDD] - Black 6629S3

Pros: Will clone 120GB SSD (7mm or 9mm) of the same make /model in less than 5 minutes. Also allows cloning of 3.3" HDD

Cons: Corruption may occur in some models of SSD drives. Insertion of 7mm SSD not tight.

Overall Review: Will recommend for SI's who like to clone several drives from a single source.

External USB Enclosure for 2.5" SATA HDD

Icy Dock MB991U3-1SB | 1 x 2.5" SATA HDD & SSD USB 3.0 External Enclosure | ToughArmor Series
Icy Dock MB991U3-1SB | 1 x 2.5" SATA HDD & SSD USB 3.0 External Enclosure | ToughArmor Series

Pros: Unit is removeable and fits standard 7mm height 2.5" SSD. Company's products are usually very reliable,

Cons: SSD Tray for this unit Model MB991U3-1SB Serial No.:16222642 is stock to unit and is NOT REMOVABLE . I doubt if this unit was ever tested after production. Replacement is required ASAP. Thank you!

Overall Review: Yes.