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Hi, not sure if this is the right place to post this. I am building a custom case using an RGB button. My problem is that I want the power LED to blink while in sleep mode, but I still want the button to be RGB controllable. This is the button I am using: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3425 (I accidentally ordered the latching version but as long as I don't bottom the button out it doesn't stick). It has 6 terminals on the button: Red LED, Green LED, Blue LED, Positive (power in), Normal On (switch while in on state), Normal Off (connect when pressed), and Common. The problem I am having is that the lights turn on when connected to a circuit. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but the problem I am having is that I need to maintain the RGB control while still having it blink in sleep mode. For the blinking to work, the power for the light needs to be connected to the PLED- terminal on the front panel header. For the RGB to work, I need the light to be connected to the RGB color terminal. Those never go off and don't have behavior while in sleep mode. I am using the ASrock Phantom Gaming itx / tb3 motherboard. Not really sure where to go from here. Can anyone help me with this?

I've had to replace so many modems over the years because the firmware stops getting supported or an issue like this arrises. Used to not be a problem. Idk what happened. I'm looking at the CM1000 from Netgear now. Do you have any recommendations?

So I've been wondering what has been the source to all my connection stability problems throughout the past year and finally come across the Puma 6 chip problem. Has there been a fix for this? The biggest annoyance from this is getting dropped from Discord calls randomly. I cannot hear anyone but they can hear me still. I've changed out every piece of network equipment other than the modem, and finally, come to realize it's the stupid chipset. I have read there's supposed to be a fix but cannot find out how to install it.

Okay nice! Honestly though I have no experience with RGB yet, despite wanting to make a full RGB build. If I get an RGB strip to put behind here and hook it up to the RGB controller header, will it stay synced with other RGB settings or just do it's own thing? Or do I have to have a separate control for it? RGB strip is going to be behind an acrylic connector that will diffuse the light as seen in the render of the case concept. Oh yeah, and the magnets would be at each of the corners of the front panel as to not interfere with anything. I might opt out of using magnets because of their danger, and just go with a squeeze pin instead, or a latch system where you just tilt it up to pull it out.

Basically wire leading into a copper pin that will make contact with another on the front panel when it is connected, to make it 'wireless' so that when you pull the front off you won't have a big ugly cable mess.

I have a project I am planning on starting involving making a custom case based off the S340 Elite. Here's a picture for reference (incomplete): I am wondering if I can wire the power and RGB control into separate copper discs that match up with the panel at the top of and bottom of the front panel where it connects to the case. The front panel will have some little grooves to keep it in place with powerful magnets. Would the connection still work or would it break the RGB control?

Thanks for the information about RGB buttons! Didn't think it was that simple. Would this button work? https://www.amazon.com/Baomain-stainless-Momentary-cathode-Tri-Color/dp/B01LT4U43S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493633923&sr=8-1&keywords=RGB+LED+Button As far as the desk, I wasn't making a desk PC. I was going to make a physical case still for it, but didn't know how to go about it based on the third picture from the album.

Hello all! I'm looking to build a new computer this summer, which is something I actually haven't done in a long while! I'm actually updating my entire setup, desk and all! I've decided that nothing really suits what I want for a desk and PC chassis. Things come close, but if I want to be happy I'm going to need to build them myself. That's where I need help with. I decided against a desk PC generally because I just dislike desk PCs. Not my cup of tea. However, I am making an RGB desk (no, I'm not making an RGB chair too...) that is fully equipped with passthroughs for displays to reduce desktop clutter with smaller display cables, an integrated USB3.0 HUB, and possibly an adjustable desktop. That last bit is still just a thought. The desk will also have a glass top, which will be hard to find... Here is the proto-render of the desktop idea (I will be using a monitor stand that clamps on in the final version): But now for the real part, the actual PC case. It's actually linked in the album above with its proto-render. I want to keep this design very minimalist in style, but also very rich with features to match the desk. My problem with the case is that I would also like to have an RGB ring power button, as well as the front-to-top LED strip to be RGB as well. The problem being is that I don't know where I can find a compatible RGB button like that, and also don't know how connecting the panel with the LED strip would go, since the air intake for the front isn't that great already since it's just a slight gap between the panel and the case. All of the cables in the desk will run down to the back left leg for cable management, and connect to the computer to control the RGB. Any help, tips, advise, suggestions, etc. will be very helpful!

Slow websites bother me. I can host it fine, but I'd rather it be as responsive as possible, even if it's only getting a small amount of traffic. IIS just makes things easier because I am more familiar with it than Apache. Thanks for the article. I'll definitely read it.

I'm sorry. I wasn't really clear enough in the post. I am looking for advice about Linux and also trying to see if there is a way to fix the long request times on IIS vs. Apache.

Hello all! I am planning on running a web server, but have encountered a few issues and want to learn a little more about my options before I continue. Many years ago when I first started I was just running it to learn HTML and CSS under XAMPP. That's a little unprofessional and I now have the tools to make a better web server. For the past few years I have been using IIS through Windows Server. It's easy to use and has a lot of features, and was also already there inside the compressed server I was using that was also other things. However I came across a problem with IIS that I don't quite like. It's significantly slower than Apache. I haven't found a way to fix this, and it only slows down worse when installing Wordpress, which is what I love to work with. After getting a new server computer recently, I am still limited on hardware (1 tower server, 1 1u server). It has 2 Xeon E5620's in it and 24GB 1333Mhz RAM in it. I figured that since I am limited on hardware we could just virtualize things through ESXI. So we have a DHCP/DNS/AD currently setup on a Windows Server VM (mainly used for single sign-ons through email servers and other things) and it is currently functioning as our DHCP server for our network. Additionally, we have Debian setup to be the web core. I've never really worked with Linux before, so it took a little learning; but after a few hours of work and setup I got an FTP server to work so I could manage files on it without having to back to the machine and Apache running smoothly. I setup Wordpress (through apt, not manually) and PHP. It loads MUCH faster than IIS does. Since I can't find much on resolving this issue, I was coming to LMG forums to see if anyone else has dealt with the same problem, and to also learn more about Linux, IIS, and Apache. I would also like to learn about which version is the best version of Linux to use for a web server if possible. Would it be a better idea to keep everything how it is with IIS and keep using it, but setup Apache as a proxy since it will cache the site and then send it over faster to users? also note: I have a third leftover server computer with a bad DIMM slot in it. It has 5GB of RAM and a Xeon X5550 that I will be installing Sophos/pfSense on eventually to work as a UTM.

I don't really know the difference between most racks, and am going to check them all out when I am there. I think I'll be getting one with a door and are those PDUs mounted to the sides? In the email the seller also mentioned extra rails he could throw in, which I would need even if I were building my own.

May brother wanted to build a PC and needed my help. He got a non-standard SSD size and we had to get an adapter so it would work through SATA (is not NVMe/PCIe drive). Still didn't fit into an adapter for mounting so it's just hanging there exposed to everything. We almost also destroyed a processor by letting old case fall over on it. We might as well work at LMG.

Here is a link to the listing. I won't be able to make it there until Friday so I hope no one here on LTT forums is in the area interested in them to snatch them all up https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/mat/6003080668.html

This was suggested to me before, but I do have an angle grinder lying around somewhere. I just feel like it's kind of destructive though, and should might mess it up and make it useless.