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£10 cheaper at Dabs using discount code: "Spring10"
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  1. deleted351608's avatar
    £10 cheaper at Dabs using discount code: "Spring10"
  3. aceuk's avatar
    katya1971

    can I ask what RAID format people are using


    I'm using StableBit DrivePool. This is how I have my MicroServer setup...

    Top Drive Bay
    1 x 64GB Crucial M4 SSD for WHS 2011 and the StableBit DrivePool software (a bargain at £13.00!)
    1 x 2TB Samsung HD204UI HDD
    1 x OWC Multi-Mount Adapter (P/N: OWCMM35A52CMB)

    Bottom Cold-Swap Drive Bays
    4 x 2TB Samsung HD204UI HDDs (purchased back when they were £50-£60 each)

    The SSD is installed in the OWC 2.5" to 3.5" adapter which in turn is installed in the Dual 3.5" to 5.25" adapter along with the 2TB HDD. This fits in the space where an optical drive would normally go.

    The fifth 2TB HDD was then connected to the spare SATA port on the MicroServer's motherboard, while the SSD is connected to a Lycom PE-108 PCIe SATA controller (£18 from Sċan). This card also comes with an external eSATA port that includes port-multiplier support (unlike the onboard eSATA port which only works with a single drive). This could be useful in the future should you want to add more disks.

    To ensure the hard drive in the top bay runs at full speed, I flashed the modified BIOS (more info on that here). If you don't do this the HDD will be limited to a transfer speed of around ~20MB/s which is really slow.

    Once that was done I installed WHS 2011 from a USB flash drive, downloaded all of the latest Windows Updates and finally installed the StableBit DrivePool add-in. Next, I created a pool and assigned it a drive letter (X:\ in my case). The size is 9.09TB after formatting.

    Using the WHS dashboard, I then moved all of the default shares from C:\ to X:\ and then created a few more of my own (some of which are set to duplicate the data stored in them onto another drive).

    Hopefully that all makes sense.
  4. DrHotUK's avatar
    danakajoel

    Hi, what are the outputs on these? Hi, please could you talk me through … Hi, what are the outputs on these? Hi, please could you talk me through how you set these up as a HTPC? Do they have an HDMI out? Did you have to put in a separate graphics card? TIA



    Yes, I bought a 8400gs low profile, silent.. has hdmi out and also does audio over hdmi... So I have Windows Home Server 2011 reunniing on it, 8gb ram (£24 at the time) and have installed XBMC on it... works great!
  5. FatherTed's avatar
    I have one of these and don't need another.

    But they are such a great machine and this is such a great deal, I just want to buy another
  6. deleted292428's avatar
    just a word of warning to those like me who aren't very computer literate. even with WHS I'm finding it quite hard to set up. Im getting there slowly but having to teach yourself around every problem you encounter means you shouldn't expect it'll be working how you want it right out of the box.

    mind you I still managed to pop in an SATA optical drive and connect it up which I'm quite chuffed about.
  8. deleted221642's avatar
    serversplus.com are offering free next day delivery at £240 inc vat before discount using voucher MSFREENDUK
  9. GigahurtzUK's avatar
    Shock! they will do this until all stock has gone. They are a great little server tho. Have mine as a XBMC server and it is great. 1080p playback no problem.
  10. klopikxda's avatar
    GigahurtzUK

    Shock! they will do this until all stock has gone. They are a great … Shock! they will do this until all stock has gone. They are a great little server tho. Have mine as a XBMC server and it is great. 1080p playback no problem.



    Can you tell me what you have inside (spec) ?

    Except standard spec


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  12. danakajoel's avatar

    Hi, what are the outputs on these?

    GigahurtzUK

    Shock! they will do this until all stock has gone. They are a great … Shock! they will do this until all stock has gone. They are a great little server tho. Have mine as a XBMC server and it is great. 1080p playback no problem.


    Hi, please could you talk me through how you set these up as a HTPC? Do they have an HDMI out? Did you have to put in a separate graphics card? TIA
  13. italkapple's avatar
    Does anyone know if the cashback works with amazon. Ive got some vouchers there so i could like to use them with buying this.
  14. deleted29263's avatar
    These are fantastic. I have two running FreeNAS and they're quiet, fast, little servers. I'm tempted to buy another but HD prices are so high right now that I couldn't afford to populate it.
  15. deleted307450's avatar
    italkapple

    Does anyone know if the cashback works with amazon. Ive got some vouchers … Does anyone know if the cashback works with amazon. Ive got some vouchers there so i could like to use them with buying this.


    Amazon don't sell them do they?
  16. italkapple's avatar
    clemf

    Amazon don't sell them do they?



    I thought i seen some on there...but looking further they are third party sellers. so they wont i wont be able to get the cash back... so much for hoping to use my vouchers
  17. t121anf's avatar
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    very tempted to buy one, but really don't think i have a use for one, my NAS is ticking over ok and the price of HDDs is very off putting.

    at least I have another month to think about it
  18. danakajoel's avatar
    DrHotUK

    Yes, I bought a 8400gs low profile, silent.. has hdmi out and also does … Yes, I bought a 8400gs low profile, silent.. has hdmi out and also does audio over hdmi... So I have Windows Home Server 2011 reunniing on it, 8gb ram (£24 at the time) and have installed XBMC on it... works great!


    Thanks for the reply. So you don't need a separate audio card then, that's good. Due to the processor, do you have to run Windows Home Server on it? How does that compare to Windows 7? I've had very little experience with servers so any help appreciated. How good is the processor in this compared to say an i3?
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  19. Deedie's avatar
    danakajoel

    Thanks for the reply. So you don't need a separate audio card then, … Thanks for the reply. So you don't need a separate audio card then, that's good. Due to the processor, do you have to run Windows Home Server on it? How does that compare to Windows 7? I've had very little experience with servers so any help appreciated. How good is the processor in this compared to say an i3?



    these are servers. if you want a good cheap media centre, look at something like an acer revo.
  21. barijohn's avatar
    Starting to be like the DFS Sale the cashback on these! Had mine for about a year now, and got cashback when I bought it. Running WHS 2011 on it.
  22. deleted242948's avatar
    This looks good. I think purely from a price point you could build something cheaper using a micro-ATX board with built in video. But I doubt it would be much cheaper and you'd have to put it the labour.

    As an aside, I think the most impressive thing about this kit is the IPMI 2.0 functionality.
  23. Savo's avatar
    danakajoel

    Hi, what are the outputs on these? Hi, please could you talk me through … Hi, what are the outputs on these? Hi, please could you talk me through how you set these up as a HTPC? Do they have an HDMI out? Did you have to put in a separate graphics card? TIA



    mine has 8gb ram & 6450 graphics card running WHS 2011 & XBMC. I installed whs via usb drive. Don't know if i would install WHS 2011 if I was starting over again. Nothing is straightforward not a lot of drivers around so end up using win 7 64 ones :-/ Can't figure out what what antivirus software to use. Can't seem to figure out IE security settings & I didn't realise that it doesn't include media centre. Another problem is when I access it through an xbox or dlna tv the files don't list in alphabetical order so trying to find an artist out of 100's can take ages. Can't get weather or youtube working on XBMC...


    The server itself is great tho.
  24. droyden's avatar
    These are the normal prices and they have extended over the last 3-4months..
  25. ichayan's avatar
    Savo

    AVG will workmine has 8gb ram & 6450 graphics card running WHS 2011 & … AVG will workmine has 8gb ram & 6450 graphics card running WHS 2011 & XBMC. I installed whs via usb drive. Don't know if i would install WHS 2011 if I was starting over again. Nothing is straightforward not a lot of drivers around so end up using win 7 64 ones :-/ Can't figure out what what antivirus software to use. Can't seem to figure out IE security settings & I didn't realise that it doesn't include media centre. Another problem is when I access it through an xbox or dlna tv the files don't list in alphabetical order so trying to find an artist out of 100's can take ages. Can't get weather or youtube working on XBMC...The server itself is great tho.


  26. GDB2222's avatar
    danakajoel

    How good is the processor in this compared to say an i3?



    It's not a very powerful cpu, but enough for running a server, with very low electrical power requirements. I think you'll be very disappointed if you are looking to compare it with a desktop.




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  27. redbutcher's avatar
    Mine is the older version (N36L), but runs Windows 7 64-bit quite happily. I've upgraded the RAM to 8GB as it was dead cheap when I did it. Added an HD5450 low profile card and 2x 2TB Samsung hard drives and installed XBMC. I also back up my main PC to it automatically and it runs as a NAS for the netbooks/tablets.

    Very happy with it.
  28. deleted361308's avatar

    this works out £130, aint the revo dearer?

    Deedie

    these are servers. if you want a good cheap media centre, look at … these are servers. if you want a good cheap media centre, look at something like an acer revo.


  29. josh971's avatar
    banging machine.
  30. 118luke's avatar
    Mines still happily working away in the attic. Can easily connect to it via remote desktop connection and its running WHS 2011 with 2x Seagate 2tb drives and 1x 1.5TB Western Digital. Nice and quick and deffinately good to set up for downloading large files to it overnight.

    Well worth it IMO. As a few others have mentioned, its quiet, quick, compact and doesn't make a massive energy bill, unlike the machine i used to use as a server - turned out it was pulling nearly 400 watts constantly!!!
  31. manzaboy's avatar
    Hmmm trying to work out if I "need" one of these...my current media server is a 1.6 atom in a shuttle case with an hd graphics card running winxp. Other than gigabit lan and 64bit what am I missing?
  32. aceuk's avatar
    Savo

    not a lot of drivers around so end up using win 7 64 ones


    Did you check the HP website? All the drivers you need are there.

    Savo

    Can't figure out what what antivirus software to use.


    NOD32 is officially supported on WHS 2011.
  33. deleted15080's avatar
    [/quote]

    these are servers. if you want a good cheap media centre, look at something like an acer revo.[/quote]

    Yeah these are servers. But that doesn't mean that they don't make great little HTPC.
    I have had one running XBMC which I have now gone to PLEX. For quite a while.
    All you need is a graphics card and a bit of extra memory and they are excellent. Mine is currently running Windows 7. As a media server/player these are great with a bit of research and setting up.
  34. Thnx4Sharing's avatar
    Is this DLNA compliant? I checked some websites including HP's own but it doesn't specify whether it is DLNA compliant.

    Also, is it possible to access NAS on your network TV via ethernet network?
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  35. FatherTed's avatar
    Techsav

    Is this DLNA compliant? I checked some websites including HP's own but it … Is this DLNA compliant? I checked some websites including HP's own but it doesn't specify whether it is DLNA compliant. Also, is it possible to access NAS on your network TV via ethernet network?



    That really depends on what operating system you install on there.
  36. Owensy's avatar
    I love my N40L! Upgraded RAM to 8GB, put in 2 x 2tb and 1 x 1tb hdd's, and a 512mb HD graphics card, running WHS2011. Im using it as an HTPC with XBMC, couchpotato and sickbeard, oh and PS3 media server to serve everything to media players around the rest of the house, plus it backs up all laptops and PC's too. Everyone i show it to always wants one!
  37. Mr.Mot's avatar
    I'm currently a qnap user (TS-410) looking for something more powerful.

    My only concern is what happens if the OS drive goes down. How do you recover the shares/files from the RAID array?
    I'm assuming here that I'd use the included 250gb drive as the OS drive in the top bay and populate the remaing 4 bays with my current drives.
  38. MrPuddington's avatar
    Does it support 3TB drives?
  39. Savo's avatar
    MrPuddington

    Does it support 3TB drives?


    Yes
  40. Shifuho's avatar
    Can this stream music and video to my TV wirelessly? Or am I better off with a NAS Media server?
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