Are there any x8 to x16 riser cards?
Yes, but because many of these cases are pretty unique you can’t be sure one will fit properly. So I recommend looking for a ribbon cable extender - Just search for a PCIe x8 to x16 ribbon, there are several on Amazon and ebay
Was this seller just selling one of these? I would be interested in this…
Did you ever confirm that the nic in this guy is “fail to pass-through”? It is common for bump in the wire appliances like this to fail open if you pull the power on the appliance.
I may have already gutted it 
sorry!
The hardware i it was hot and noisy. Not sure I’d consider it useful. I guess I could see if the add on nic works on something else though.
The NIC should work regardless of the hardware inside…
I mean. If it’s all intact…
Can we compile a list with the hardware each model is running? Some of these should be great to use as-is but there is very limited info about them on the web.
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i second this please. a wiki perhaps. many vendors do not share their information.
love this thread… anyone find any great deals lately?
that is a very pretty case… too bad it would cost north of $300 for me to get it in Canada.
if the insides were newer than 2011 I might consider
There are many of the Barracuda Networks Appliances available for cheap using the link from the OP:
Barracuda Networks Appliances
just picked up one of these, seller accepted $75… I like that it has 2 SFP ports
anyone have any experience with these?
Isn’t that just a switch? Are you confident that there’s computer hardware inside?
https://worldtechit.com/f5-products/f5-big-ip-4000s-4200v-hardware-datasheet/
This is the specs I was going by, quad core xeon with 8 threads, 16GB RAM and 500GB HDD
Fingers crossed
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