First video I did in 2018, using it to test out Odysee. When I get a new Mac in I need to know what I'm working with. Is the RAM OK, is the GPU ready to handle pressure when it needs to, etc. So I run some tests and figured for my first Youtube video I'd record it and show you. Turns out I was a bit more tired than I thought so I sound a little sleepy :) Also as everyone in my house was sleeping I had to keep my voice down a bit. The end result; very low volume audio. Apple System Diagnostics (ASD) are not covered in this or any future videos. So why would I even mention it? You figure it out ;) Some of the tests I use I have written about in the past, check out this link for that info: https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-to-verify-your-macs-hardware-is-working-properly/ To check your software as well, have a look at the follow-up article I wrote: https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-to-verify-your-macs-software-is-running-smoothly/ Stuff that doesn't appear in a video, I write about on my blog which can be found here: https://thehouseofmoth.com/

(No audio in this video and I did not speed up any segments either) Well I got the Xserve RAID in a rack, hooked it all up to the local network and did some speed tests. The results were rather disappointing. From RAID to host (Mac Pro) I see the speeds as observed in my last video. From host to another Mac on the network, performance takes a nosedive. What you see in this video is several tests with 4.7GB DMG files to and from the different RAID controllers. Not sure yet why the speeds take such a big hit, particularly the read speeds, I'm still working on figuring that out. The speed gets lost at the host connected to the RAID but why... The screen capture of the testing and the video of the RAID were taken during separate tests so LED activity does not sync up exactly. The observed activity on the RAID is exactly the same though. The network is all gigabit. The host Mac (2009 Mac Pro) and test Mac (2012 Mac Pro with SSD's) are connected to the gigabit LAN and file transfers to other servers on the LAN get the full gigabit speeds for both read and write. To be continued... :) NOTE: At the 13 minute mark I messed up the text. This should say: "Copying 4.7GB from the 7TB RAID and 4.7 GB to the 1.5GB RAID Throughput plummets in both directions."

A quick update on the state of the damaged Xserve RAID. This box may need a new RAID controller card to get it half way up and running. Stay tuned for more updates!

A quick look at an issue that commonly affects 2012 non-retina 13" MacBook Pros. These models were sold for years so this issue will be around for a while. Read more about it here: http://knownappleissues.com/2019/05/09/2012-13-macbook-pro-ram-slot-failure/