Category: Tech
TrueNAS Drive Monitoring with S.M.A.R.T Scripts, MySQL and Grafana
In this article, we have TrueNas Core with a ZFS filesystem for network attached storage. We would like to have some warning and monitoring of the hard drives before they completely fail, a historical data collection feature, and a nice visual dashboard.
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Link to Great Resource on Floppy Drive Jumper Settings -> 5.25“ Floppy Drives [JoSchYs private Wiki] To have the 5-1/4 floppy disk drive to work with HD formatted disks, here were the jumpers that need changed. This is a Newtronics / Mitsumi Model D509V3 Floppy drive for 5.25″ disks. This drive works with the Feather…
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Trinket Pro Humidity and Temperature Sensor for Your Desk
So, I wanted to measure the temperature and humidity in my office. Typically, a simple hygrometer and thermometer could work. But, how do you log the information? Paper and pencil? What happens when I am away? So, in this project we wire up a small micro-controller, temperature and humidity sensor, screen, and a micro-SD card…
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MacBook Pro Battery Life, 1 Year Old
About a year ago, my workhorse computer started to die. As its screen dimmed and voltage regulators started screaming, it was time to replace it. Yes, my always-on, number crunching, Fujitsu Lifebook Tablet started to give out (after its 5th battery, 2nd fan, 3rd hard drive and 2nd set of ram – all easy to replace). So, I…
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