Cheap CNCPC that meets requirements: Lenovo Think Center M93P and HP G3

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Re: Cheap CNCPC that meets requirements: Lenovo Think Center M92P for Acorn <updated model M93P>

Post by Sword »

dustboy wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:26 pm Ordered a "renewed" M93P on Amazon, it is NFG, no boot, seems like disk issue (the blue screen of death told me so). I'm afraid we are scraping the bottom of the refurbishing barrel on this model. I'm one of those dumb "Apple" guys who doesn't understand the "Quad-encabulator Raizen i97 6900T 1.21 jigawatt" lingo, so I'm leaning on you guys for a recommendation. What's next?
Either return it to Amazon, or you could try creating a bootable USB drive to attempt to diagnose it, or reinstall Windows with it. You'd probably need to enter the BIOS to make sure it is set to boot from USB. It did come with a hard drive/SSD? Many are sold without, and you need to make sure.
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Re: Cheap CNCPC that meets requirements: Lenovo Think Center M92P for Acorn <updated model M93P>

Post by dustboy »

I made a USB recovery drive on my router PC and ran a clean install twice, unsuccessful. Something is wrong with the hardware, so back it goes to Scamazon. One of the USB ports was bad too, so that is reason enough.

I ordered a refurb NUC i5-7260U for a bit more money on fleaBay, based on Centroid's recommendation. Looks like it benches at 1,993 which is almost double what is required for a lathe.
My build: Making a CNC P-to-P boring machine less, uh, boring: https://www.cnczone.com/forums/diy-cnc- ... -axis.html
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Re: Cheap CNCPC that meets requirements: Lenovo Think Center M93P and HP G3

Post by cnckeith »

here is another.
HP Micro Desktop Computer 800 G3 Elitedesk Mini Business PC
https://amzn.to/3NamUna
Need support? READ THIS POST first. http://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1043
All Acorn Documentation is located here: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=3397
Answers to common questions: viewforum.php?f=63
and here viewforum.php?f=61
Gear we use but don't sell. https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... _gear.html
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Re: Cheap CNCPC that meets requirements: Lenovo Think Center M93P and HP G3

Post by glbreil »

Hello Everyone one, since it looks like the NUC numbers and availability change everyday, if you were shopping for a NUC type today what would you buy?

Thanks Gary
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