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

nikzGfx · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:49

Mine was out for delivery but now status is updated to: THE PACKAGE WAS LEFT IN A UPS FACILITY / DELIVERY RESCHEDULED!! To**ers! :rolleyes:

topher · 15 Dec 2010 at 20:44

kae2 said:
Sent in trust.

could let me know too please :-)

can you deffo get a £100 back from HP?

cheers

dragonuk · 15 Dec 2010 at 20:48

Ok so raid 0 and raid 1 is hardware raid in this is that correct ?

And if I wanted raid 5 it would be software raid ?

Now whats the best raid to use for 4 x 2tb drives ? . Hardware raid or software raid? And raid 0 or raid 1 ?

Basically if I am using WHS whats better ? Adding drives to the storage pool in that (drive extender thing) or using raid?

Roland0 · 15 Dec 2010 at 20:58

topher said:
could let me know too please
can you deffo get a £100 back from HP?

cheers

Ditto, sorry to spam!

the.m · 15 Dec 2010 at 22:06

Mikey said:
As per the Tech Heads VMWare site I'm I've ordered mine for a vSphere box

Paid £259 for mine then take £100 cashback off.

Includes 4GB RAM, DVD and USB for ESX embedded

Did the same and whats strange is I just stuck the 4GB stick in along side the pre installed 1GB stick and now have 5Gb for the time being. The 4GB stick doesnt appear to be ECC but its all working fine together.

Roland0 · 15 Dec 2010 at 22:22

the.m said:
Did the same and whats strange is I just stuck the 4GB stick in along side the pre installed 1GB stick and now have 5Gb for the time being. The 4GB stick doesnt appear to be ECC but its all working fine together.

lol, Give it a memtest

the.m · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:14

Stoned_SpaZZZ said:
lol, Give it a memtest

Normally it would not even boot if you you tried to mix the ram, I am checking the part no of the pre installed 1GB stick and cant find anything saying it is ECC, maybe thats why.

dragonuk · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:38

the.m said:
Normally it would not even boot if you you tried to mix the ram, I am checking the part no of the pre installed 1GB stick and cant find anything saying it is ECC, maybe thats why.

Can you post the part number of the 1gb stick and who makes it?

There should be a way to tell in windows using cpu-z or something to read the ram

bremen1874 · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:39

Mine came with a singe 1Gb Micron stick with a part number of MT9JSF12872AZ-1G4F1.

It's definately ECC memory (although ECC isn't printed on anywhere).

The fact that it has 9 ICs (rather than 8 or 16) is a bit of a giveaway.

kae2 · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:45

E-mails sent in trust.

Well, it's a nice looking box...

You will need a Sata lead and a molex>sata power adapter to install a dvd drive.

edscdk · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:45

looked at the spec and ordered one after looking at this thread... eta friday...

the.m · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:55

dragonuk said:
Can you post the part number of the 1gb stick and who makes it?

There should be a way to tell in windows using cpu-z or something to read the ram

Its the same part no as bremen1874 posted. The reason I tried the ram together was because I read a review where the guy did the same thing. I tried it and it runs fine so unless I get problems I am tempted to leave as is.
http://virtualisedreality.com/2010/12/10/home-lab-update-3/

vail3r · 15 Dec 2010 at 23:57

@ all the people with delayed deliveries....

Ner Ner.....

jung · 16 Dec 2010 at 07:02

Boooo! Mine should be here Friday! :-)

wesley · 16 Dec 2010 at 09:01

what's the onboard video like? play 1080p?

Robert · 16 Dec 2010 at 09:25

kae2 · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:01

Not a chance, good for setup and low end use only really.

CraigN · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:21

mine is on a lorry for delivery finally.

I got my next day delivery refunded tho

CraigN · 16 Dec 2010 at 12:28

mine has arrived looks very nice im liking the mini sas connector so i can connect the hard disk bays to my adaptec card.

topher · 16 Dec 2010 at 12:33

wesley said:
what's the onboard video like? play 1080p?

It will if you stick a half height pci-e gfx card in, if you can find one..