Hp prolient microserver CD drive

GiraffePencils

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Hey all,

I've got a HP Prolient microserver and it comes without a CD Drive, and I was wondering what size of drive I can get to fit in there.
The Hp 'official' one is rather pricey and I was hoping for a cheaper one.
Would an old laptop one fit?

Thanks
 
Any slimline DVD should be fine - if you're interested I can put a mounting bracket in the sellers market?
 
The amount of times you need optical media these days just get a cheap ten pound USB one off an auction site.

I use the space in my N54L for another HDD connected to the eSATA and to mount my SSD.
 
nutcase_1uk said:
Any slimline DVD should be fine - if you're interested I can put a mounting bracket in the sellers market?
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Do I need a mounting bracket if i'm installing third party slimline drive?

hyperseven said:
The amount of times you need optical media these days just get a cheap ten pound USB one off an auction site.

I use the space in my N54L for another HDD connected to the eSATA and to mount my SSD.
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I'm wanting this to work as a DVD player in my living room, as well as a mediacenter.

Will I need a GPU for this? It's still in the box as I'm waiting on HDDs, so I've not turned it on or anything
 
Is this a Gen8? You probably will need a graphics card as the onboard output is pathetic in resolution and colour depth.
 
GiraffePencils said:
Do I need a mounting bracket if i'm installing third party slimline drive?
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The genuine one comes as a standard slimline DVD with a bracket - the case does grip the drive a little bit, but the bracket I have is a clone of the original bracket - it would fit a genuine drive if you had one without the bracket :)

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Hxc said:
Is this a Gen8? You probably will need a graphics card as the onboard output is pathetic in resolution and colour depth.
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Yeah, It's a Gen8, I'm hearing online that you'd need one to put Kodi on it, hmmm, purchases ahead.

nutcase_1uk said:
The genuine one comes as a standard slimline DVD with a bracket - the case does grip the drive a little bit, but the bracket I have is a clone of the original bracket - it would fit a genuine drive if you had one without the bracket :)
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Ok, I looked at an old Laptop Drive I have, looks like it takes a slightly thinner drive.
I recon I'll just go for a USB drive, Thanks though
 
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