Good Cheap Server - HP Proliant Microserver 4 BAY - OWNERS THREAD

easyrider · 10 Dec 2013 at 20:27

The Machine will not boot from USB stick. Update the front page

Plugged in DVD drive booted fine and installing windows 8.1 without issue.
:eek:

could have save myself 40 mins faff

easyrider · 10 Dec 2013 at 22:03

Thinking of buying another one of these and dismantling my main server...So having one as Main media server and the other as a backup server....How many drives have people got into these?

I take it I unplug the system drive and use that for storage? So that's possibly 4 x 4 TB 16Tb pure storage

What do I connect the system drive to?

Can I install windows on a USB stick that's connected to the mobo USB header?

Cheers

uncle_rufus · 11 Dec 2013 at 07:12

easyrider said:
The Machine will not boot Windows from USB stick. Update the front page

Fixed... I've booted several proper OS off of the internal USB stick, so it seems to only be Windows that has a problem (for a change

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covenantuk · 11 Dec 2013 at 09:11

Erm, mine boots Windows 2008 R2 off a USB all the time....

Formatting USB sticks for Windows boot can sometimes be an issue - it took me a long time to find a reliable USB drive formatting tool that worked - it's at home so I'll post a link later

easyrider · 11 Dec 2013 at 09:52

uncle_rufus said:
Fixed... I've booted several proper OS off of the internal USB stick, so it seems to only be Windows that has a problem (for a change )

covenantuk said:
Erm, mine boots Windows 2008 R2 off a USB all the time....

Formatting USB sticks for Windows boot can sometimes be an issue - it took me a long time to find a reliable USB formatting tool that worked - it's at home so I'll post a link later

fair do's...I went old school and booted from a USB dvd rom

DiCe! · 11 Dec 2013 at 18:26

DiCe! said:
Does anyone know how well unraid will work without the modded BIOS running from the internal SATA?

Many thanks

Anyone?

Cheers

easyrider · 11 Dec 2013 at 18:28

What speed is the internal sata?

easyrider · 11 Dec 2013 at 20:54

oceang said:
Here is the link to the German Forum where a hacked version was posted.

http://www.hardwareluxx.de/communit...n54l-microserver-752079-430.html#post21503128

If you're any good at German, you can read and decide for yourself whether you are ready to try it out.

Has anyone tried this BIOS yet?

Phil Gr · 11 Dec 2013 at 21:08

I have just done a install of Windows server 2012 R2 without issues

I first updated the bios using the modified version from the German site, then did a clean install from a DVD

The server has just finished the install and has run through through first config of the server it is currently installing updates

Will attempt to integrate it into my home network tomorrow

PG

easyrider · 11 Dec 2013 at 21:44

I just moved the 250gb system drive to the dvd drive bay. It had windows installed from non hot plug one in AHCI mode

I guess its now running in IDE mode?

I presumed it wouldn't boot....?

easyrider · 12 Dec 2013 at 01:14

UPDATE: Flashed with German Bios and all is well. Installed fifth sata cable and moved boot disk to dvd drive bay all AHCI

4TB red read fine...Loving this bit of kit.

easyrider · 13 Dec 2013 at 17:06

Anyone using an esata Das multi harddrive unit with the esata port?

quickshot89 · 17 Dec 2013 at 08:27

Is it worth taking the 3 Year next day support out on this? Works out to be £50 after the cashback

Edit: Well I bought it today as I got a nice little bonus. For those who have ordered it from a retailer whos name starts with e, what invoice did you supply for the cashback?

easyrider · 18 Dec 2013 at 10:57

quickshot89 said:
Is it worth taking the 3 Year next day support out on this? Works out to be £50 after the cashback

Edit: Well I bought it today as I got a nice little bonus. For those who have ordered it from a retailer whos name starts with e, what invoice did you supply for the cashback?

Not really.

You will be falshing the bios to unlock features so not worth it IMO.

quickshot89 · 18 Dec 2013 at 13:03

Fair enough, did you buy from the same retailer I mentioned above? If so what did you do for the invoice?

Boycie · 19 Dec 2013 at 21:08

Hi guys,

I've got a 4 in 1 5.25 drive caddy in the optical drive bay, can anyone recommend a cheap 4 port sata card that I can plug them in to. Doesn't necessarily have to be able to do raid?

Thanks
B

easyrider · 19 Dec 2013 at 23:02

quickshot89 said:
Fair enough, did you buy from the same retailer I mentioned above? If so what did you do for the invoice?

The invoice online in my account.

pioneer2000 · 20 Dec 2013 at 11:31

What's the advantage of a Microserver over simply filling your PC tower with hard drives?

Minstadave · 20 Dec 2013 at 11:32

Low power, compact, cheap.

pioneer2000 · 20 Dec 2013 at 11:49

Don't most have their pc running a lot of the time anyway? Unless you have a itx pc, i'd wager that a microserver AND a tower take up more room! Surely most here have large cases?

Cheap? Buying an EXTRA device surely can't bring a benefit of "cheap".