Oct 14, 2026, 12:01 PMThis is a long shot, but: does anyone have access to a Supermicro H11DST-B *version 2.x* motherboard?
We (@hswaw) suspect that the only important difference with 1.x is a larger NOR flash for the firmware. If so, a little hot air action would allow an upgrade to Zen 2 CPUs, and get big perf/power-efficiency gains on a budget.
Boosts much appreciated!
Oct 14, 2026, 12:43 PMFor some context: @hswaw is a volunteer-ran non-profit community of tinkerers. This Supermicro is our best gear, and it supports not just our services, but those of 3 other hackerspaces. And soon, it will support @mykoryza -- a non-profit that aims to host web services (such as Fediverse) for the public.
If that's something you'd like to support, you can :)
Oct 15, 2026, 10:40 AM@Bobo_PK @hswaw Thanks for checking. I've been going over the internet for high-res pics of other H11 series motherboards since yesterday and I'm becoming more and more convinced that the flash chip really is the only difference. (But I haven't found a side by side comparison high res enough to check all ICs).
The fact that "v2.0" seems to be a sticker on all of them is a dead giveaway that there were no layout changes since last v1.x revision
Oct 15, 2026, 10:42 AM