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Osir1s · 27th June 2012, 1:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooki

I am using WHS2011 with software Raid 5, 3x 2tb Hitachi's.

Whilst its not a media server as such, it does have a GT210 fitted and XBMC so plays all my media from it and I have never encountered any problems, certainly plays 1080i h264 type files with little more than 20% cpu.

Copying to and from the Array usually runs about 60-70mb/s, may not be super fast but its plenty enough for me.

Thanks for the reply Zook, thats good news. What software are you using on WHS for Raid array?

When I say media server it just streams them, stores them and backups all the music/vid files etc. I think I am only running WD Greens atm and its been fine so I guess blazing fast write speeds arent essential but 8mbs that the other poster mentioned seems somewhat anaemic.

zooki · 27th June 2012, 2:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osir1s

Thanks for the reply Zook, thats good news. What software are you using on WHS for Raid array?

When I say media server it just streams them, stores them and backups all the music/vid files etc. I think I am only running WD Greens atm and its been fine so I guess blazing fast write speeds arent essential but 8mbs that the other poster mentioned seems somewhat anaemic.

Playing over the network from it is no problem either (not transcoding or anything like that) I dont have a gigabit network or anything so I dont think its too much stress for it

FWIW I had a hodge podge mix of WD greens in raid 5 previously, also no problem

Ambo · 28th June 2012, 9:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooki

Playing over the network from it is no problem either (not transcoding or anything like that) I dont have a gigabit network or anything so I dont think its too much stress for it

FWIW I had a hodge podge mix of WD greens in raid 5 previously, also no problem

Same here. 4 WD Greens in software raid 5 using centos - get avg 60-70MB/sec write speeds and no issues streaming to media box.

Osir1s · 28th June 2012, 10:59 AM

Thanks for the feedback on the Raid5 performance guys much appreciated. I'm thinking I will go with WHS11 and Stablebit. The Snapraid approach or simplier duplication with the pooled hard drives seems like it might be better suited as corruption issues and management seem to be quite minimal...I think all my googling of raid5 and the horror stories of what can go wrong have put me off it

Rogue_Elefant · 28th June 2012, 4:24 PM

took the punt on trying some 16GB kits in the N36L.

I have a couple of N36L's.

I purchased 3x Patriot G2 16GB kits from MSY.

1 set worked perfectly in 1 of the N36L's, but not the other N36L.
The ram all tested fine in a desktop PC.

I could only get 1 set out of the 3 to work properly in the N36L, and it only worked in 1 of the N36L's that I had access to.

Returned the ram and got the Gskill 16GB 1333 kits. Worked flawlessly in everything I tried.

I's stay away from the Patriot G2 16GB 1333 kit's - they are too hit and miss in my opinion.

MagyaR · 28th June 2012, 7:37 PM

I'm slowly adding hdd's to my n36, I currently have my music on one caddy then my HD movies on my HTPC and n36, what do you guys use to bring all files together on the proliant? Any specific app? Ideally I would like to have the n36 as my mass storage back up device but syncing everything can be a bitch.

BennyB · 28th June 2012, 8:31 PM

Seriously, what am I doing wrong that I cannot get this black cable with the metal connector at the front of the motherboard out?

Nobody shows it on a tutorial

Can someone please help?

Stanza · 28th June 2012, 8:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BennyB

Seriously, what am I doing wrong that I cannot get this black cable with the metal connector at the front of the motherboard out?

Nobody shows it on a tutorial

Can someone please help?

Some are tight, paper clip in the two release latch holes...wiggle wiggle. And it will pop out.

.

pineappl2 · 28th June 2012, 9:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BennyB

Seriously, what am I doing wrong that I cannot get this black cable with the metal connector at the front of the motherboard out?

Nobody shows it on a tutorial

Can someone please help?

if its the sff8087, then it has a latch. you might think youve pressed it in but its still catching. wiggle it around a litttle but dont use too much force.

BennyB · 28th June 2012, 9:32 PM

Thanks guys. I eventually got it using an itty bitty screwdriver, I guess in place of the paperclip but I think once I got it out, I could have a closer look and I think I know a bit more how it works now. The two little teeth thing are tricky.

I think I disfigured the housing a little in my attempts but it all seemed to go back together tightly enough.

I'll have to go through it all again as one of the RAM modules is not recognising

But working for tonight, thanks again for the help guys!

pcd · 29th June 2012, 7:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BennyB

Seriously, what am I doing wrong that I cannot get this black cable with the metal connector at the front of the motherboard out?

Nobody shows it on a tutorial

Can someone please help?

Try pushing it down then squeeze/push the release catches
pcd

BennyB · 29th June 2012, 1:01 PM

Hey guys,

Thanks again for your help so far.

Rather than just leech your help and disappear, I thought I'd try and participate a little and 'join the club' so to speak.

I bought my N40L a couple of months ago as a HTPC solution to my ever expanding requirements (in my mind at least) for my home media network. On a side note, it's kinda crazy how far I've escalated my home theatre requirements since about Sept last year when I was happy with a WDTV box and a 1TB external drive.

I've been having a sh*t of a time with it blue screening regularly but hopefully that problem is now fixed by using some compatible RAM, and I can be a proud N40L owner.

My setup is pretty basic to what I've seen in here and in my research over the past two weeks trying to fix this prob! Very cool what some people are doing with this box!

My stuff is:

N40L
Windows 7 Professional SP1
250GB HDD (as supplied) to run OS
2 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstar 7200 - at the moment I'm running JBOD config
8gb Kingston KVR DDR3
2gb Gigabyte AMD 6450 graphics for HDMI video/audio out
Some sorta generic DVD RW

Server runs XBMC Eden and is connected via HDMI to my Pioneer VSX921 receiver. I've got a Harmony Remote programmed for XBMC and generally I use my laptop to remote control other functions in the server.

The IT guys at my work help me set it up but I've learned a lot so I'm now going to start taking matters into my own hands a bit more.

I probably don't have a lot left to do with it but now that I've seen what people can do, my eventual hope might be do the thing where you run a SDD in the DVD bay for OS and set up 4 x 2TB in some sort of RAID format so I have a failsafe. At the moment though, until I reach the requirement (and get the cash) for more HDDs, I'm pretty happy!

Concept CBF · 30th June 2012, 1:41 PM

Megabuy no longer has these! where do i get one for $250-270?

Steelington · 30th June 2012, 8:16 PM

long time reader, first post, howdy all

Sorry to make my first post a request, but does anyone have SP54344.exe (latest bios) handy, the hp ftp has been wonky all day, and I can't seem to find it elsewhere

Thanks in advance!

MagyaR · 30th June 2012, 8:28 PM

Can anyone point me to the dual 3.5" bracket for the 5.25" bay? They're bloody hard to find... Also wtf is with local prices of the Rocket 620 compared to other countries?!

28th June 2012, 4:24 PM	#6710
Rogue_Elefant Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mount Martha, Vic Posts: 731	took the punt on trying some 16GB kits in the N36L. I have a couple of N36L's. I purchased 3x Patriot G2 16GB kits from MSY. 1 set worked perfectly in 1 of the N36L's, but not the other N36L. The ram all tested fine in a desktop PC. I could only get 1 set out of the 3 to work properly in the N36L, and it only worked in 1 of the N36L's that I had access to. Returned the ram and got the Gskill 16GB 1333 kits. Worked flawlessly in everything I tried. I's stay away from the Patriot G2 16GB 1333 kit's - they are too hit and miss in my opinion. __________________ Hackintosh G5 Intel i7 2600K @ 4.8gHz watercooled \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 \| DDR3 16GB Patriot Viper-Xtreme 1866 \| Gigabyte GTX670 OC \| Pioneer Blueray Burner\| Apple G5 Case \| Win7 \| OSX 10.8 2012 16gb Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina HP N36L Microserver \| 8gb non-ECC \| 500gb OS \| 7x2TB RAID5 10.9TB \| HP Smart Array P410i \| WHS 2011

29th June 2012, 1:01 PM	#6717
BennyB New Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 7	Hey guys, Thanks again for your help so far. Rather than just leech your help and disappear, I thought I'd try and participate a little and 'join the club' so to speak. I bought my N40L a couple of months ago as a HTPC solution to my ever expanding requirements (in my mind at least) for my home media network. On a side note, it's kinda crazy how far I've escalated my home theatre requirements since about Sept last year when I was happy with a WDTV box and a 1TB external drive. I've been having a sht of a time with it blue screening regularly but hopefully that problem is now fixed by using some compatible RAM, and I can be a proud N40L owner. My setup is pretty basic to what I've seen in here and in my research over the past two weeks trying to fix this prob! Very cool what some people are doing with this box! My stuff is: N40L Windows 7 Professional SP1 250GB HDD (as supplied) to run OS 2 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstar 7200 - at the moment I'm running JBOD config 8gb Kingston KVR DDR3 2gb Gigabyte AMD 6450 graphics for HDMI video/audio out Some sorta generic DVD RW Server runs XBMC Eden and is connected via HDMI to my Pioneer VSX921 receiver. I've got a Harmony Remote programmed for XBMC and generally I use my laptop to remote control other functions in the server. The IT guys at my work help me set it up but I've learned a lot so I'm now going to start taking matters into my own hands a bit more. I probably don't have a lot left to do with it but now that I've seen what people can do, my eventual hope might be do the thing where you run a SDD in the DVD bay for OS and set up 4 x 2TB in some sort of RAID format so I have a failsafe. At the moment though, until I reach the requirement (and get the cash) for more HDDs, I'm pretty happy! Last edited by BennyB; 29th June 2012 at 1:05 PM.*

28th June 2012, 10:59 AM	#6709
Osir1s Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 55	Thanks for the feedback on the Raid5 performance guys much appreciated. I'm thinking I will go with WHS11 and Stablebit. The Snapraid approach or simplier duplication with the pooled hard drives seems like it might be better suited as corruption issues and management seem to be quite minimal...I think all my googling of raid5 and the horror stories of what can go wrong have put me off it

28th June 2012, 7:37 PM	#6711
MagyaR Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melb Posts: 4,764	I'm slowly adding hdd's to my n36, I currently have my music on one caddy then my HD movies on my HTPC and n36, what do you guys use to bring all files together on the proliant? Any specific app? Ideally I would like to have the n36 as my mass storage back up device but syncing everything can be a bitch.

28th June 2012, 8:31 PM	#6712
BennyB New Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 7	Seriously, what am I doing wrong that I cannot get this black cable with the metal connector at the front of the motherboard out? Nobody shows it on a tutorial Can someone please help?

28th June 2012, 9:32 PM	#6715
BennyB New Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 7	Thanks guys. I eventually got it using an itty bitty screwdriver, I guess in place of the paperclip but I think once I got it out, I could have a closer look and I think I know a bit more how it works now. The two little teeth thing are tricky. I think I disfigured the housing a little in my attempts but it all seemed to go back together tightly enough. I'll have to go through it all again as one of the RAM modules is not recognising But working for tonight, thanks again for the help guys!

30th June 2012, 8:16 PM	#6719
Steelington New Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1	long time reader, first post, howdy all Sorry to make my first post a request, but does anyone have SP54344.exe (latest bios) handy, the hp ftp has been wonky all day, and I can't seem to find it elsewhere Thanks in advance!

30th June 2012, 8:28 PM	#6720
MagyaR Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melb Posts: 4,764	Can anyone point me to the dual 3.5" bracket for the 5.25" bay? They're bloody hard to find... Also wtf is with local prices of the Rocket 620 compared to other countries?!