HP ProLiant MicroServer

iggy · 13-09-2012 10:15pm

ArtyM wrote: »

Saw this listed on ebuyer 239stg less 100 cashback. Never dealt with ebuyer myself but maybe worth checking out.
Link
http://www.ebuyer.com/281915-hp-proliant-turion-ii-n40l-microserver-100-cashback-658553-421

Also notice they are doing an Ml110 G7 dual core for only 229, less 100 cashback. Also a great price
Link
http://www.ebuyer.com/320819-hp-proliant-ml110-g7-g840-tower-server-470065-612

Delivery prices are decent but it seems you may need a NI address - will call to confirm

ArtyM

You could use Parcel Motel to get it delivered .

TheDoc · 14-09-2012 7:55am

Interested but not for €200+

Will keep an eye and see, thought HP were clearing their retail hardware so thought this stuff would be going for pennies

Sir Oxman · 14-09-2012 5:48pm

ArtyM wrote: »

Saw this listed on ebuyer 239stg less 100 cashback. Never dealt with ebuyer myself but maybe worth checking out.
Link
http://www.ebuyer.com/281915-hp-proliant-turion-ii-n40l-microserver-100-cashback-658553-421

Also notice they are doing an Ml110 G7 dual core for only 229, less 100 cashback. Also a great price
Link
http://www.ebuyer.com/320819-hp-proliant-ml110-g7-g840-tower-server-470065-612

Delivery prices are decent but it seems you may need a NI address - will call to confirm

ArtyM

Cashback available only to end-users based in the UK according to the T&C's?

howamidifferent · 15-09-2012 3:29pm

Hope this isn't against the rules but I have 2 for sale on adverts.ie if anyone is interested. Both currently still in service.

http://www.adverts.ie/2089837

ballooba · 17-09-2012 9:25pm

I have this all set up now using unraid, but I am going to run out of HDD space fairly quickly. Any bargains on drives?

I emailed the cashback guys and they said to submit the UK cashback form and I will get it to my ROI address.

vibe666 · 18-09-2012 10:55am

ArtyM wrote: »

Also notice they are doing an Ml110 G7 dual core for only 229, less 100 cashback. Also a great price
Link
http://www.ebuyer.com/320819-hp-proliant-ml110-g7-g840-tower-server-470065-612

that's a great price for the ML110 G7, I have a G6 and it's a great server. I was hoping to get a 2nd one, but I might just go for 2 G7's at that price and sell on the G6.

looks like you could upgrade the CPU to anything up to a 3.7Ghz quad core Xeon E3-1200 v2 which would be nice and i'd say you could probably push that 16gb RAM limit up to 32gb down the road if the mood took you, as they said the old G6 would only do up to 8gb, but it's grand with 16 and maybe even more.

for that money for the base unit though is a great price (with the cashback).

just have to arrange delivery to here by other means as ebuyer don't do it any more.

Do-more · 19-09-2012 9:18am

vibe666 wrote: »

that's a great price for the ML110 G7, I have a G6 and it's a great server. I was hoping to get a 2nd one, but I might just go for 2 G7's at that price and sell on the G6.

looks like you could upgrade the CPU to anything up to a 3.7Ghz quad core Xeon E3-1200 v2 which would be nice and i'd say you could probably push that 16gb RAM limit up to 32gb down the road if the mood took you, as they said the old G6 would only do up to 8gb, but it's grand with 16 and maybe even more.

for that money for the base unit though is a great price (with the cashback).

just have to arrange delivery to here by other means as ebuyer don't do it any more.

Am I missing something or has it gone up?

Showing at £410 now before the cash back.

zuroph · 19-09-2012 10:03am

zuroph wrote: »

could anyone tell me, I've been considering buying this for use as home theatre pc. It would sit at the tv, where the upc supply comes in, so it would manage all downloads etc for the network. I've bought a blackgold 3600 tv card...from their site

Please be aware that for DVB-S/S2 operation you will need to connect a 6 pin PCI-express power cable to the card, in order to provide power for your satelite dish LNB. BGT3600 LNB Power

So is there any spares in there that I can use to connect to this to supply the power or am i out of luck?

I'd also be jamming a graphics card in there to supply the hdmi out

Anyone know?

vibe666 · 19-09-2012 10:47am

Do-more wrote: »

Am I missing something or has it gone up?

Showing at £410 now before the cash back.

ah gutted, it's gone up.

why oh why didn't i just buy a couple of them and stop procrastinating?

£229 with free UK delivery plus £100 cashback was an amazing deal.

davidsatelle100 · 19-09-2012 11:01am

Can you upgrade the processor in these ?? Anyone done it or have any recommendations??

vibe666 · 19-09-2012 2:10pm

davidsatelle100 wrote: »

Can you upgrade the processor in these ?? Anyone done it or have any recommendations??

don't think so on the microserver, at least not from the googling i've done.

you can on the ML110's though. the G6's are socket 1156 and the G7 is a socket 1155.

ballooba · 24-09-2012 7:23pm

I haven't had an opportunity to post on this, but I got confirmation on Friday that I had been approved for UK cashback. I bought off Amazon UK.

pissed · 24-09-2012 10:04pm

showing at £216.98 on amazon at the moment .

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ProLiant-N40L-2GB-U-250GB-MicroServer/dp/B005LRCASM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348524165&sr=8-1

ballooba · 26-09-2012 1:20pm

pissed wrote: »

showing at £216.98 on amazon at the moment .

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ProLiant-N40L-2GB-U-250GB-MicroServer/dp/B005LRCASM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348524165&sr=8-1

That's what I got it for. Make sure to buy directly from Amazon and not a hosted merchant.

benji2006 · 27-09-2012 10:24am

The pdf states:

• Product must have been delivered and invoiced between 1st
September and 30th September 2012

If I order today, would I have a problem getting the cashback?

msmx5 · 28-09-2012 5:39pm

ballooba wrote: »

I haven't had an opportunity to post on this, but I got confirmation on Friday that I had been approved for UK cashback. I bought off Amazon UK.

Hi balooba,

Did you use an Irish address for both Amazon Shipping and Cashback?

If the offer is extended into October I'll probably go for one.

ballooba · 28-09-2012 5:56pm

I used parcel motel northern Ireland for shipping. I used ROI address for invoice.

randombar · 12-10-2012 3:34pm

Hi Lads,

Anyone here have any issues putting xbmc on windows server 2008 on it?

Thanks
Gary

Cyclonius · 19-10-2012 7:56pm

The Microserver is currently back down to €280.10 on dabs, though is still €336 and €346 on hpshop.ie and elara respectively. I'm not sure if the cashback deal is still live though, as the pdf on hpshop.ie hasn't been updated for October.

EDIT: I've found a pdf for the £100 cashback in the UK here, but haven't been able to find an Irish one yet. Still, it seems to be a good sign.

20-10-2012 10:18am

Claim Form on the HP webpage:
http://h40055.www4.hp.com/docs/focus-pack/oct12/Microserver-cb-Oct12.pdf

I believe this is valid for Ireland, as the HP webpage mostly redirects to UK anyway..

I leave it to you lads to try

Bruno Batista · 21-10-2012 9:17pm

Hi there

I'm looking for a home server solution, and seem like the HP Proliant G7 is only 150 pounds at Amazon!

Is this too good to be true?!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ProLiant-N40L-2GB-U-250GB-MicroServer/dp/B005LRCASM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348524165&sr=8-1

justsomebloke · 21-10-2012 9:27pm

The cash back is already included in that price

Bruno Batista · 21-10-2012 9:32pm

justsomebloke wrote: »

The cash back is already included in that price

Still, beats having to chase HP for it!

For someone who just wants to have a server to stream media to the main PC/WD Live/Android Tablet, would going for this be a good solution or would I be better off buying a NAS/building a pc for it?

Redisle · 21-10-2012 10:08pm

For people who bought this in the past, how long did the rebate checks take to come? I have been waiting 32 days since getting the rebate confirmation email and no sign of it yet.

ballooba · 22-10-2012 8:35am

Redisle wrote: »

For people who bought this in the past, how long did the rebate checks take to come? I have been waiting 32 days since getting the rebate confirmation email and no sign of it yet.

Waiting since Sep 21.

spongerobinson · 22-10-2012 10:05am

Redisle wrote: »

For people who bought this in the past, how long did the rebate checks take to come? I have been waiting 32 days since getting the rebate confirmation email and no sign of it yet.

it took approx 45 days from receiving their confirmation email until i got mine. think it says something in the small print about taking 40 days if i remember rightly.

Remouad · 22-10-2012 10:17am

spongerobinson wrote: »

it took approx 45 days from receiving their confirmation email until i got mine. think it says something in the small print about taking 40 days if i remember rightly.

Was about the same for me. Took so long I was wondering whether I had already gotten it but forgotten.

zuroph · 04-11-2012 11:06pm

any idea if the offer will come up again, how regularily does it run?

Do-more · 05-11-2012 7:40am

zuroph wrote: »

any idea if the offer will come up again, how regularily does it run?

It's been running continuously for over 18 months now but could end at any time.

Here is the Nov. claim form for the UK, can't find the Irish one at the moment but it should be available here also.

martineatworld · 05-11-2012 11:11am

If it's still running, where is the best place to buy one at the moment?

ballooba · 05-11-2012 12:00pm

I bought from UK and claimed UK cashback successfully. I'm still waiting on my check, but it's only 45 day since it was approved now. They quoted 45 days lead time for check from approval.

vibe666 · 05-11-2012 12:08pm

ballooba wrote: »

I bought from UK and claimed UK cashback successfully. I'm still waiting on my check, but it's only 45 day since it was approved now. They quoted 45 days lead time for check from approval.

not sure if it's still the same, but a couple of years back i needed to lodge a cheque in sterling and they said it could be up to 30 days for it to clear.

it wasn't related to the HP cashback, but it's worth noting (unless things have changed) that a sterling cheque could take a good while to clear in an irish bank account.

randombar · 05-11-2012 12:25pm

Is there another thread going with the tech aspects of this server since about 1000 boardsies have it at this stage. Looking to get a Satellite card for it at the moment.

Remouad · 05-11-2012 4:27pm

GaryCocs wrote: »

Is there another thread going with the tech aspects of this server since about 1000 boardsies have it at this stage. Looking to get a Satellite card for it at the moment.

This seems to be the catch all thread for the server.

I'm looking at satellite cards too.
Best one seems to be the BlackGold 3600 but it seems to be constantly out of stock.
Looking at getting the TBS6981. Should cover the Freesat stuff.
Haven't figured out what I'm going to do about a Saorview yet.

randombar · 06-11-2012 9:58am

Remouad wrote: »

This seems to be the catch all thread for the server.

I'm looking at satellite cards too.
Best one seems to be the BlackGold 3600 but it seems to be constantly out of stock.
Looking at getting the TBS6981. Should cover the Freesat stuff.
Haven't figured out what I'm going to do about a Saorview yet.

So found a link here: http://www.buydvb.net/tbs6981-pcie-dvbs2-dual-tuner-tv-card_p11.html

Any better prices?

For anyone else interested looks like it is compatible with media portal

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/11_Preparing_Your_System/01_Supported_TV_Cards?highlight=TBS6981

Which has an add on for XBMC.

Will just see is there any of these pci express cards on amazon cheaper.

ballooba · 06-11-2012 10:15am

With the satellite card in the microserver can it be streamed remotely to raspbmc/xbmc?

randombar · 06-11-2012 10:17am

ballooba wrote: »

With the satellite card in the microserver can it be streamed remotely to raspbmc/xbmc?

That's the plan anyways!

ballooba · 06-11-2012 10:20am

GaryCocs wrote: »

That's the plan anyways!

That would be interesting, I'd like to try out Freesat without having to run satellite cable through the house. I could just put the microserver next to the dish.

Remouad · 06-11-2012 11:13am

GaryCocs wrote: »

So found a link here: http://www.buydvb.net/tbs6981-pcie-dvbs2-dual-tuner-tv-card_p11.html

Any better prices?

For anyone else interested looks like it is compatible with media portal

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/11_Preparing_Your_System/01_Supported_TV_Cards?highlight=TBS6981

Which has an add on for XBMC.

Will just see is there any of these pci express cards on amazon cheaper.

That's the cheapest I've been able to find it. will take a while for delivery as it's coming from singapore(I think).

It's about 15 euro more expensive on amazon when you take postage into account.

I'm looking at using media portal or For The Record as my tuner backend.
Going to try them both out and see which will do the job.
If you're looking at a linux solution MythTv is another option.

If you're going to have multiple XMBC clients I'd recommend using a mysql database to keep it all in sync.

ballooba wrote: »

With the satellite card in the microserver can it be streamed remotely to raspbmc/xbmc?

Media portal, For the record or mythTv will allow you to do this.

XMBC v12 is adding additional PVR support. It's in code freeze so hopefully release isn't too far away.

The Raspberry Pi doesn't have wireless built in so you'll have to connect it directly to your router/hub or add a usb wireless adapter on a powered usb hub.

Maybe an MK802 stick might be better.

ballooba · 06-11-2012 11:23am

Remouad wrote: »

That's the cheapest I've been able to find it. will take a while for delivery as it's coming from singapore(I think).

It's about 15 euro more expensive on amazon when you take postage into account.

What about import duty though?

Remouad wrote: »

The Raspberry Pi doesn't have wireless built in so you'll have to connect it directly to your router/hub or add a usb wireless adapter on a powered usb hub.

Maybe an MK802 stick might be better.

I can't imagine WiFi being much use for streaming video. My Raspbmc is connected via Ethernet.

Remouad wrote: »

If you're going to have multiple XMBC clients I'd recommend using a mysql database to keep it all in sync.

Thanks for that tip. I only have one XBMC instance at the moment but that might change.

randombar · 06-11-2012 12:09pm

ballooba wrote: »

What about import duty though?

I can't imagine WiFi being much use for streaming video. My Raspbmc is connected via Ethernet.

Thanks for that tip. I only have one XBMC instance at the moment but that might change.

I've it set up, some issues regarding multiple instances scanning for new media but works pretty well.

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Sync_multiple_libraries

Remouad · 06-11-2012 12:17pm

ballooba wrote: »

What about import duty though?

No idea. one of the reasons I haven't ordered it yet. Taking my time so I can make sure its family friendly!

ballooba wrote: »

I can't imagine WiFi being much use for streaming video. My Raspbmc is connected via Ethernet.

Just a suggestion as I didn't know your setup. not the best but a viable option. It's how you'd access content on a tablet or laptop.
I have cat6 run to my tv points so it's not a problem for me.

ballooba wrote: »

Thanks for that tip. I only have one XBMC instance at the moment but that might change.

Very useful if you want to watch from a tablet or laptop.
recommend setting it up even if you only have one instance.

Remouad · 06-11-2012 12:19pm

GaryCocs wrote: »

I've it set up, some issues regarding multiple instances scanning for new media but works pretty well.

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Sync_multiple_libraries

Have you tried setting it up so that there is one master instance/profile that updates the database?

randombar · 06-11-2012 12:49pm

Remouad wrote: »

Have you tried setting it up so that there is one master instance/profile that updates the database?

Well ya I basically have to switch off all other "auto update" features, no biggie, just have to get around to wiping it again to remove duplicates.

zuroph · 06-11-2012 1:55pm

So If I buy from Uk, I can claim the UK cashback? I've the 3600 sitting here waiting for a home, figured out I just need a molex adaptor to get the power supply into the card.

54kroc · 06-11-2012 11:45pm

On the spec sheet it says it has a storage capacity of up to 8.0TB (2TB x 4).
Does anyone know if you could fit in a lager capacity HD? 4TB x 4 perhaps.

ballooba · 06-11-2012 11:46pm

54kroc wrote: »

On the spec sheet it says it has a storage capacity of up to 8.0TB (2TB x 4).
Does anyone know if you could fit in a lager capacity HD? 4TB x 4 perhaps.

I understand people have fit 5 x 3 TB. Using the optical drive slot as a HDD slot with use of a caddy.

qwertz · 07-11-2012 1:12am

I read an article/tutorial where some crazy guy fit in eight hard disks. An additional controller was required, though.

Remouad · 07-11-2012 11:13am

54kroc wrote: »

On the spec sheet it says it has a storage capacity of up to 8.0TB (2TB x 4).
Does anyone know if you could fit in a lager capacity HD? 4TB x 4 perhaps.

I know you can do a bios mod that will allow you to have larger harddrives. Don't remember how big you can go but can definitely do 3TB

qwertz wrote: »

I read an article/tutorial where some crazy guy fit in eight hard disks. An additional controller was required, though.

Where did he find the space???? :eek:

Might be cheaper and easier to just buy a second server.
Only £202 on amazon now so that would be £102 after the cash back!!
Very tempted to buy a second one at that price.

randombar · 07-11-2012 11:15am

Remouad wrote: »

I know you can do a bios mod that will allow you to have larger harddrives. Don't remember how big you can go but can definitely do 3TB

Where did he find the space???? :eek:

Might be cheaper and easier to just buy a second server.
Only £202 on amazon now so that would be £102 after the cash back!!
Very tempted to buy a second one at that price.

I have 3 x 3TB in mine + standard 350GB for the OS, no bios mod needed thank god!

HP ProLiant MicroServer

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