Server News - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The good – nothing to report. Main server is still inoperable, I still think it is fixable.

The bad – Any attempt at repair will be delayed by at least a week, due to manufacturer stupidity.

The ugly – Got the new mainboard in yesterday. Was planning on spending part of my week off work fixing up the Portal server and getting it ready to return into colo. Turns out the mainboard they shipped me was factory-defective, it is impossible to install a CPU cooler on it. And they don’t do replacements, let alone cross-ship – I have to return for a refund, then purchase a new one. Delays…