Homelab note about yesterday:
“Borrowed” an old wired keyboard from work so I can navigate the boot up screens of the R730xd. I learned old keyboards work best for old servers.
With that, I was finally able to reset system settings and configure iDRAC so I can access the server remotely while on my local network.
Confirmed hardware specs (shoutout to the seller for being honest and accurate), and began installing firmware and driver updates.
- Dell’s support page is very nice to navigate.
- The observed energy consumption during this mundane process has me nervous for when I really push this thing to its limits
- The noise is actually absurd. Not sure if I can keep it in the office long term.
Replying to @WhitneyEnlow
That’s awesome. I have 2 bots called flea and fit who browse Facebook marketplace and OfferUp for insane tech deals and validate the purchase against my current setup. In 1 week they turned my home server from this to this… all under $1k.














