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You can even use NVMe drives as boot drives.

Up to 34x NVMe drives per 2U chassis possible. 3rd party bootable hardware NVMe options available now. Software RAID solutions working well with NVMe drives, Microsoft Storage Spaces & ZFS albeit they require some tuning. Available hardware NVMe options are increasing, official solutions coming in the near future. We have created simple setups with about 1 million IOPS R/W without caching. With NVMe there are sometimes bottlenecks, usually not enough available dedicated PCIe lanes due to being behind PCIe bridges and performance usually does not increase linearly without some tuning, but we are here for that! Realworld performance falls behind unless the workload is similar to the peak benchmarks but still has impressive latency.

Did you know that the first 1GB hard drive was released in 1980? The IBM 3380 was a massive piece of technology for its time, weighing over 500 pounds and costing $40,000. It's incredible to think how far we've come, considering today’s 1TB (1000GB) drives are lightweight and can fit in the palm of your hand!

Homage to a P3 .. 500Mhz.. Ah, the good old days when putting together a desktop felt like assembling a robot sidekick from spare parts. We were the generation that could identify a hard drive by the sound it made and knew exactly which RAM stick fit like a glove in that quirky slot. We knew that 56KBPS modem, when it connected and when it did not all by listening to it. 😅 Back then, installing an operating system was more of a rite of passage than a task. You’d grab your trusty pirated CD (because who had the cash for a legit copy?) and hope for the best. Not many had CD drives. You either had to beg, borrow or may a small ransom to the technician to do it 😣 It was a test of willpower, luck, and possibly sorcery. Today's generation has no clue or a very little clue about pirated software. They are so used to SaaS, PaaS, OTT that the feeling of getting anything for free never arises. 😇 Fast forward to today, when I reinstalled an OS with a bootable USB takes, what, an hour? Tops? And the funniest part? It’s easy. Ridiculously easy. Yet somehow, despite the shiny new tools and the process being faster than ordering takeout, that old muscle memory kicks in. You may not have swapped out a motherboard in 15 years, but the minute you sit down to tinker, those ancient nerd skills resurface like you’re a tech archaeologist. Sure, the process might be streamlined, and things don’t catch fire as often (looking at you, old power supplies), but the steps are still familiar. It’s almost nostalgic. We didn’t just use computers—we built them. Each one was like a Frankenstein’s monster we’d brought to life. And here we are, decades later, muscle memory intact, proving that once you’ve wrangled with the BIOS gods, you never really forget. Homage to Pentium 3 (P3) - 500 Mhz - 64GB Ram, 10 GB HDD that I assembled in 1999. 10 GB was huge those days for folks who might wonder.

In the world of embedded systems, efficient memory access is crucial for optimal performance. Two popular #interfaces that facilitate this are #SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) and #QSPI (Quad Serial Peripheral Interface). @arasanchipsystems https://lnkd.in/gddB-Aui

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NVIDIA License System Release Availability   NVIDIA License System (NLS) versions 3.4 and 3.1.4 are now available.   Changes for NLS 3.4   NLS 3.4 includes new features, security updates, and bug fixes.  ·    Improved management of entitlements and license servers across virtual groups ·    Email alerts for lease failures ·    Improved force release process to allow for filtering Refer to the NLS 3.4 Release Notes for specific details.   Note: NLS 3.4 or later is a hard requirement for upcoming releases of vGPU software and NVIDIA AI Enterprise. If you plan to upgrade to vGPU software 18.0 or NVIDIA AI Enterprise 6.0, ensure that you upgrade to NLS 3.4 as part of the upgrade.   Changes for NLS 3.1.4   NLS 3.1.4 includes only security updates and bug fixes as part of our Long Term Support Branch policy. If you are running version 3.1.X, do not plan to upgrade to vGPU software 18.0 or NVIDIA AI Enterprise 6.0, and require only these security updates and bug fixes, upgrade to version 3.1.4.   Refer to the NLS 3.1.4 Release Notes for specific details.

The future of automotive tech hinges on reliable middleware, and there's one name you can't ignore: AUTOSAR. Are you keeping up? 👇👇👇 🌱THE BASICS   → AUTOSAR remains a leading standard for middleware in automotive-grade microcontrollers and microprocessors.   → ETAS is at the forefront, offering top-notch tools, methods, and configuration mechanisms for developing these systems.   → Staying updated on AUTOSAR developments is crucial for anyone in the automotive microcontroller and microprocessor industry. 🤓 THE ADVANCED   → As vehicles become more complex, the need for robust middleware solutions like AUTOSAR grows exponentially.   → ETAS is innovating continuously, ensuring their tools adapt to the latest challenges in automotive development.   → Integrating ETAS's solutions can streamline your development process, improve safety, and boost overall system performance. THE SURPRISING   → Did you know that adopting AUTOSAR-based solutions can significantly reduce development costs by enabling code reuse across projects?   → ETAS’s configuration tools aren't just advanced—they're designed to make complex tasks more manageable, even for teams with diverse skill levels.   → The ecosystem around AUTOSAR is rapidly expanding, and staying ahead of the curve could be your competitive edge. 👇 ACT NOW! 👇  Don't let your development lag behind. Start exploring ETAS's latest AUTOSAR-based solutions today: www.etas.com #ETAS, #Autosar, #Automotivemiddleware

A few thoughts on #LLM usage in the small, prompted by my toying with #llama3 and #phi-3 on consumer hardware.

New for 1989! Lightning-fast 20Mhz. 2MB RAM. VGA! IBM Microchannel for "Virtually simultaneous data transfer between peripherals" (I assume floppy drive) Incredible value at only $8500. (Monitor and mouse NOT included)