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HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen 8 Color Kit Option
Just when you thought the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen 8 server couldn’t get any cooler HP is adding front bezel color kits. The kits will sell separately from the two Gen8 Microserver skus and will...
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Performance of a Storage Space Pool in Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2...
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 — HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer Running Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 Preview used in this Test In the previous paper Storage Spaces Performance in Windows Server 2012...
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HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer with HDMI Video Card at HSS Meet-up 2013
By: JohnStutsman One of the machines that I demonstrated at the Home Server Show Meet-up 2013 was an HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer running Windows 8 with an HDMI video card. Parts List (as...
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HP ProLiant N54L G7 MicroServer & Sans Digital TR4M+BNC at HSS Meet-up 2013
By: JohnStutsman One of the machines that I demonstrated at the Home Server Show Meet-up 2013 was an HP ProLiant N54L MicroServer running Windows Home Server 2011 (“WHS-2011”) with a Sans Digital...
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HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer G1610T Performance First Look
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 — My G1610T HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer with External DVD Drive Attached – Note: Power draw on meter is 35.8 Watts Until recently, the relative performance ranking of the...
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The Schoondoggy Gen8 Drive Mount for the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer First Look
By: John Stutsman Not long ago, Schoondoggy asked a few of us to beta test preproduction versions of his drive mount bracket for the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer. Except for the placement of the holes...
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HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer: Xeon E3-1265LV2 CPU Upgrade
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 — My Intel Zeon E3-1265LV2 shortly after it arrived and before it was installed in place of the Celeron G1610T in my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer When the HP ProLiant...
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HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer: Lapping the CPU Heat Sink
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 – Lapped CPU Heat Sink set to reflect the Intel Zeon E3-1265LV2 and other parts on the System Board of HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer At the completion of HP ProLiant...
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SGDM-SDM Pre-Production Review: HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman I had the good fortune to test out Schoondoggy’s Pre-Production version of his SDM (Schoondoggy Drive Mount) that can be used to mount two additional 2.5” drives or one 3.5” drive...
View ArticleHP’s New Rules to Access Firmware & Driver Downloads
By: John Stutsman HP has announced a new policy for Firmware Update Access for HP ProLiant Servers. HP Vice President Mary McCoy explained last Friday (2/7/2014) in Customers for Life the new policy:...
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HP ProLiant MicroServer BIOS Flash with SP64420
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 — C: Prompt after the new BIOS has Successfully Flashed (SP64420 2013.10.01 (A) (15 NOV 2013)) A year ago in HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer Build and BIOS Modification...
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HP P222/512 FBWC Unboxing/Installation HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 — HP P222/512 FBWC with Low Profile Bracket attached that I made with the help of my Dermel While it was delayed by the great storm in the Southeast during the end of...
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Installing WHS2011 on the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer with AHCI Enabled
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 — Loading WHS2011 onto my Gen8 MicroServer Last Tuesday night, on HSS255 (“Average Server Size Please, on Home Server Show 255”), we discussed how the average user could...
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Installing WHS2011 on the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer using the B120i and P222
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Preparing my Gen8 MicroServer for Installation of WHS2011 Recently, I loaded MicroSoft Windows Home Server 2011(“WHS2011”) onto my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer using the...
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Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 on My HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 – Preparing my Gen8 MicroServer for Installation of Server 2012 R2 Recently, I loaded MicroSoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (“Server 2012 R2” or “S2012R2”) onto my HP ProLiant...
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Supplemental Cooling for my Gen8 MicroServer and P222
By: John Stutsman In preparation for the Home Server Show Meetup on September 20, 2014 (see “Meetup 2014 Registration and Info”) I wanted to show participants modifications I had made to my HP...
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Testing My Gen8 MicroServer before HSS Meetup 2014
By: John Stutsman Last week in Supplemental Cooling for my Gen8 MicroServer and P222 I illustrated some of the supplemental cooling techniques I would be showing at the Home Server Show Meetup on...
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Drive Performance in my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: John Stutsman Not long ago I installed Windows Server Technical Preview (“WSTP” or “Server10”) on my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer (i.e. Machine) and set it up so that I could do some testing of...
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HP Microserver Gen8 Drive Bracket
SCHOONDOGGY MicroServer Modification Solutions now in production The SDM R2 is in stock and ready to ship! The SDM R2 is a bracket that facilitates mounting two 2.5” drives or one thin 3.5” drive or...
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HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 V2 and Windows Server Technical Preview
By: John Stutsman HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2 front view HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2 rear view with cover removed HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2 front view and powered up Not long ago I installed...
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