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

Zatoichi.uK · 5 Dec 2014 at 09:41

boxman2000 said:
Sorry for late reply:

Link I get from the scanner is this

Thanks mate, that's exactly what I've bought. It took a bit of searching but got there in the end.

RockLobster · 9 Dec 2014 at 10:32

Hi All

Are HP still offering any microservers cheap? When I had a quick gander they were around 300.

boxman2000 · 9 Dec 2014 at 10:57

RockLobster said:
Hi All

Are HP still offering any microservers cheap? When I had a quick gander they were around 300.

Don't think so. There will be another one soon I'm pretty sure. Worth waiting for it - will pay for a nice hard drive or memory upgrade!

RockLobster · 9 Dec 2014 at 14:19

boxman2000 said:
Don't think so. There will be another one soon I'm pretty sure. Worth waiting for it - will pay for a nice hard drive or memory upgrade!

Thanks.

meandu229 · 9 Dec 2014 at 15:54

Hi Guys
Switching my 250gb for ssd tonight planning on just unplugging them both and using marcium reflect to clone and then just changing the boot order. Is there anything else I need to do.
Ill be using the ODD sata for the ssd so do I need to do the bios (hacked) upgrade or is it just advised.

Audigex · 10 Dec 2014 at 16:17

RockLobster said:
Hi All

Are HP still offering any microservers cheap? When I had a quick gander they were around 300.

They did it last time to clear Gen7 stock (and previously to clear N40 stock when the N54 came out). The Gen8 are still fairly new and carry a price premium over the Gen7's in the first place, so I wouldn't hold out hope of getting a new one for £80 anytime soon like we did with the Gen7's.

[RB] · 10 Dec 2014 at 17:16

meandu229 said:
Hi Guys
Switching my 250gb for ssd tonight planning on just unplugging them both and using marcium reflect to clone and then just changing the boot order. Is there anything else I need to do.
Ill be using the ODD sata for the ssd so do I need to do the bios (hacked) upgrade or is it just advised.

I've mentioned before in this thread but the ODD port is not running at full speed unless you use the hacked BIOS. When I added an SSD with the standard BIOS it was amazingly slow. Given how easy it is to update the BIOS from a bootable USB I'd certainly recommend it.

beavis · 10 Dec 2014 at 20:18

RockLobster said:
Hi All

Are HP still offering any microservers cheap? When I had a quick gander they were around 300.

G8 Celeron versions are available for around £180 now, which is pretty reasonable but nowhere near the fantastic prices of the old one

GDL · 10 Dec 2014 at 21:49

Is it worth getting the Celeron G8 over the G7?

Mine's been upgraded to the 16GB ram, with Ilo running server 2012, but very tempted to go for one of the new ones but not 100% sure if it's worth it.

meandu229 · 11 Dec 2014 at 12:51

[RB];27330168 said:
I've mentioned before in this thread but the ODD port is not running at full speed unless you use the hacked BIOS. When I added an SSD with the standard BIOS it was amazingly slow. Given how easy it is to update the BIOS from a bootable USB I'd certainly recommend it.

Ok thanks ill flash it. Turns out I didnt have a molex to sata power adapter so I just put the ssd in one of the main 4 bays at the moment till I source one.

martynbez · 11 Dec 2014 at 19:25

Has anyone got a Gen 8 Microserver?

I notice the price is dropping so not sure on how much of a gain I would get compared to an N54L.

beavis · 11 Dec 2014 at 19:32

GDL said:
Is it worth getting the Celeron G8 over the G7?

Mine's been upgraded to the 16GB ram, with Ilo running server 2012, but very tempted to go for one of the new ones but not 100% sure if it's worth it.

It really depends on what you are doing with your box, if you are limited by CPU or number of cores then yes as you can put a Xeon E3-1230 v2 in there.

It is a much nicer box, dual intel NICs and onboard iLO were the main bonus for me.

niggyg · 12 Dec 2014 at 08:55

I've lost the keys to my N40L

Would any kind soul be able to post one to me?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18642665

HEADRAT · 12 Dec 2014 at 12:06

beavis said:
It really depends on what you are doing with your box, if you are limited by CPU or number of cores then yes as you can put a Xeon E3-1230 v2 in there.

It is a much nicer box, dual intel NICs and onboard iLO were the main bonus for me.

Can be had for under £115 (with cashback), tempted

uncle_rufus · 12 Dec 2014 at 15:20

HEADRAT said:
Can be had for under £115 (with cashback), tempted

What can, the G8? I could see it for ~£200 a few places but didn't see any mention of cashback :confused:

MasterPlan1 · 12 Dec 2014 at 16:01

where can it be had for £115?! :O

bremen1874 · 12 Dec 2014 at 16:23

You need to add delivery and Vat to the £115.

visibleman · 12 Dec 2014 at 18:34

Any search terms to point folks in the direction of a £115 Gen8?

Edit - Never mind, found it. It's on HUKD and the G1610T is priced at £149.95 ex Vat and there is a £35 cashback if claimed before 31st Jan.

Hades · 12 Dec 2014 at 22:17

This thread is now over 4 years old and still going

GDL · 14 Dec 2014 at 12:03

beavis said:
It really depends on what you are doing with your box, if you are limited by CPU or number of cores then yes as you can put a Xeon E3-1230 v2 in there.

It is a much nicer box, dual intel NICs and onboard iLO were the main bonus for me.

I added the Ilo and an dual nic to mine so I think I'll wait for them to drop a little more, but the idea of having a 1230 in there rather than using VMware Workstation is very nice

Thanks Beavis.