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Stick a Samsung drive in there and it'll come with their migration tool..
Good Cheap Server - HP Proliant Microserver 4 BAY - OWNERS THREAD
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I'm not really interested in using the fifth SATA port as my usage case won't benefit from a 2.5" disk. My main interest is in sound levels as (for what ever reason), the Gen8 uses a lower fan speed when RAID is enabled. It's a moot point now though as even at the low fan percentages that the system uses when RAID is in use, it's still not quiet enough for my needs.
Now I've just got to decide what disks to use... which brings me back to fan speeds. Is anyone using 8TB Ironwolfs in their server and if so, do they make the fans ramp up (as can happen with disks that don't report their temps)?
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Some of my old kits up on the bay if anyones interested, Xeon, 16gb, Heatpipe, base unit.
How much are you after for a package? Gen8 + Xeon + 16GB ECC + Heatpipes
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Looking at what similar bits have gone for I'd suspect the lot to go for ~£400ish, depends on the heatpipe as havent seen one of those on eBay before.
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Sorry for the late reply (been away). To clone onto a SSD I would assume I need to get the extra internal SATA port working, anyone advise how?
Thanks
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IF you have a USB caddy you can clone to that, the tool will pickup Samsung drives in those as well which is useful on laptops etc..
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How many hdds could I use in the gen8,safely power off the original psu I mean?
Was looking to expand the storage with an external caddy of some sort and a few extra hdds plus a sata expansion card of some sort
Was looking to expand the storage with an external caddy of some sort and a few extra hdds plus a sata expansion card of some sort
The "Heatpipe" you mention is that something you made yourself or bought? If bought where from?
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It's a proper HP unit, comes with the newer SKU GEn8's with higher wattage CPU's 65w vs the stock 35w unit.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/spgmf9jipl0d361/heatsink.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/spgmf9jipl0d361/heatsink.jpg?dl=0
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Indeed it is, mine was on eBay a few weeks ago and hit £51, then the guy that won it decided to say he hadnt read the fact it was collection only and withdrew his bid lol
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Thanks for the pointers, now successfully upgraded my old N54L which now has a new lease of life. I did the following
1) Upgraded to the modified BIOS using this guide http://blog.chrispomfret.com/2013/0...-guide-allow-hot-plug-sata-and-5th-sata-port/
2) Enabled the spare internal SATA port using http://blog.chrispomfret.com/2013/0...t-full-speed-on-hp-n54l-proliant-microserver/
3) Added the new Samsung SSD to the spare internal SATA port
4) Cloned the O/S drive (in slot one) using the Samsung tools
5) Popped out the old 250Gb O/S drive and dropped in a 3Tb replacement
All nice and simple, only mistake I made was realising I had a spare 250Gb SSD laying around only after I completed the above so wouldn't have had to but the Samsung.
1) Upgraded to the modified BIOS using this guide http://blog.chrispomfret.com/2013/0...-guide-allow-hot-plug-sata-and-5th-sata-port/
2) Enabled the spare internal SATA port using http://blog.chrispomfret.com/2013/0...t-full-speed-on-hp-n54l-proliant-microserver/
3) Added the new Samsung SSD to the spare internal SATA port
4) Cloned the O/S drive (in slot one) using the Samsung tools
5) Popped out the old 250Gb O/S drive and dropped in a 3Tb replacement
All nice and simple, only mistake I made was realising I had a spare 250Gb SSD laying around only after I completed the above so wouldn't have had to but the Samsung.
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What CPU should I be looking for under a 100 quid, or there abouts. I am finding myself using 2012r2 a lot and want this thing to be much snappier than it currently is, also decode movies with handbrake etc. I've been following second hand xeon 1230 v2's for a while, is this the best CPU upgrade for my price range? What about cooling, can you chuck a stock i7 cooler I have lying around on it?
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It's really difficult to swap the processor in the Microserver because there is very little clearance for a cooler. The G1610T has a TDP of 35W, and the E3-1230 v2 has a 69W TDP, so essentially double the amount of heat that the Xeon will pump out. Getting rid of 34 additional Watts of heat may sound trivial, but it's not. You will need a beefier heatsink, and probably a fan directly on the heatsink, given there is no shroud around the heatsink to channel the air. You may find that it works fine under normal conditions, but if you ramp up the CPU utilisation, the amount of heat will quickly increase.
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There are a fair number of guys that run 45w CPU's under the stock heatsink, I was running an E3-1260L and that was fine for a while, although I did end up getting the newer 65w heatpipe heatsink eventually.
Stock i7 cooler, or any other off the shelf unit wont fit properly, the mounting is different.
Rather than a Xeon, try and i3 or i5, there are quite a few that will fit and be better than the stock CPU, depends what you want grunt wise..
Stock i7 cooler, or any other off the shelf unit wont fit properly, the mounting is different.
Rather than a Xeon, try and i3 or i5, there are quite a few that will fit and be better than the stock CPU, depends what you want grunt wise..
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That's not a bad little upgrade (slightly less than twice the performance). How much did you pay for it?I'm using an i5 2390T. It has the same TDP as the Celeron so didn't need to worry about cooling. 4 cores instead of 2 as well
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You don't mention how much the heatpipe heatsink costs... =)
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I'm using an i5 2390T. It has the same TDP as the Celeron so didn't need to worry about cooling. 4 cores instead of 2 as well
I have this but it's still dual core just with HT. I can't say I've noticed a massive improvement but I only use mine for Plex and some folding. Doesn't go above 70C on full load.