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Performance Tests using a Rocket RAID 2720 in a HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer
By: John Stutsman The purpose of this paper is to measure a performance baseline of up to 4 similar Hard Disk Drives in a number of RAID configurations using a Rocket RAID 2720 in an HP ProLiant...
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A First Time Build with Windows Home Server 2011 and HP ProLiant N40L...
By: John Stutsman In the Forum Thread “First Timer MicroServer with WHS Build” I talked about how it was possible to get started with a stock HP ProLiant MicroServer, two large data drives in RAID1...
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A First Time Build with Windows Home Server 2011 and HP ProLiant N40L...
By: John Stutsman This is Part II of the posting A First Time Build with Windows Home Server 2011 and HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer – Part I. In Part I, we saw how to take a Stock MicroServer (Stock...
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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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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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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...
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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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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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Windows 8.1 with RAID0 SSD on the ODD SATA Port in a ProLiant DL320e Gen8 V2
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 — HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2 with 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD attached to ODD SATA port (Bay 5) and powered from 4-pin FDD connector and two 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001s in Bays...
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SDM-R2 Review: Introduction – HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 — SDM-R2 with Screws and thick tape; Fan Mounting Kit; Two 7mm SSB’s; One 9.5mm SSB In December 2013 I had the good fortune to test the Beta version of the Schoondoggy...
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SDM-R2 Review: SSB – HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Three SSB kits: Two 7mm SSB kits on the left; One 9.5mm SSB kit on the right In February, 2015, Schoondoggy announced that he had made Schoondoggy Stacking Brackets...
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SDM-R2 Review: Fan Mount and SDM-R2 Installation – HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Preparing to mount the SDM-R2 (with Fan mounted in Left 2.5” Drive space and Two 9.5mm Corsair GT’s mounted in the Right 2.5” Drive space using a 9.5mm SSB Kit) into my...
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SDM-R2 Review: Testing and Wrap-Up – HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – One of the Test configurations using two 50x50x20mm Box Fans in addition to the 60x60x15mm Box Fan on the SDM-R2 One of my first group of tests was to measure the...
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Attaching a SSD to the ODD SATA Port in my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: John Stutsman Figure 1 — HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer with 256GB Samsung 840 Pro attached to ODD SATA port (SATA II 3Gbps) and powered from 4-pin FDD connector The HP ProLiant Gen8...
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SDM-R3 (Schoondoggy Drive Mount – R3) on my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Schoondoggy Drive Mount (“SDM”) – R3 for the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer The Schoondoggy Drive Mount (“SDM”) is used to mount additional HDD’s and SDD’s inside the HP...
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