[Arm-dev] Desktop Boards

Thu Jan 28 18:00:42 UTC 2021
Skorpeo Skorpeo <skorpeo11 at gmail.com>

Solid Run Machiattobin?

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> On Jan 28, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Gordan Bobic <gordan at redsleeve.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Most unfortunately, my MP30-AR1 board seems to have expired today. It gets stuck in an infinite boot loop:
> 
> Boot from SPI-NOR
> American Megatrends
> Boot firmware (Project MP30-AR1, BIOS Ver F01; built at 15:11:23 on Sep  5 2016)
> Slimpro FW Ver: 2.4
> iPP Ver: 01.15.01.00
> Checkpoint 2D
> Checkpoint 2D
> Checkpoint 2D
> Checkpoint 2D
> 
> So I'm looking for a replacement. Unfortunately, everything I can get in *TX form factor seems to be nowhere nearly as good, despite 6-7 years of advancement, and I can't seem to find a replacement MP30-AR1 board listed anywhere.
> 
> I am aware of these:
> https://www.chip1stop.com/USA/en/product/detail?partId=SOCI-0000003&mpn=SC0FQAA-B-000
> Pros:
> - Can just buy one
> Cons:
> - Poor performance despite lots of cores, especially single-thread performance compared to the old MP30-AR1
> - Only half the RAM capacity at 64GB
> 
> https://e.huawei.com/en/products/servers/kunpeng/kunpeng-desktop-board
> Pros:
> - Might have half decent single thread performance matching or exceeding the old MP30-AR1
> Cons:
> - Questionable availability, unknown pricing
> - Only half the RAM capacity at 64GB
> 
> Is there another offering that I'm missing? I know Gigabyte do a server system, but I need something reasonably quiet and compact rather than something rack mounted making data centre grade noise.
> 
> Any suggestions gratefully received.
> 
> Gordan
> 
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