Gen 8 Microserver with 14 Drives
How do you get 14 hard drives into a Gen 8 Microserver? Carefully? Yes, and you will need a few tools to help you out. Ok, some are external but impressive no doubt! Check out this post in the HSS...
View ArticleAttaching 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...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 7 on my HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 — HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer with 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD attached to ODD SATA (SATA II 3Gbps) Port 5 and powered from 4-pin FDD connector. My MicroServer also has...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012R2 installed on my Gen8 MicroServer ODD SATA
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 — HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer with 240GB Corsair GT SSD attached to ODD SATA (SATA II 3Gbps) Port 5 and powered from 4-pin FDD connector – secured with tape My objective...
View ArticleFour 5TB HDDs Installed in my Gen8 for HSS Meetup 2015
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 — HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer with 240GB Corsair GT SSD attached to ODD SATA (SATA II 3Gbps) Port 5 and powered from 4-pin FDD connector – secured with tape The...
View ArticleThe Icy Dock 5.25” ExpressCage MB324SP-B for four 2.5” drives – Part 1 of 3
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B – 4 Bay 2.5” SAS/SATA HDD Hot Swap Cage for 5.25” Bay In preparation for the HomeServerShow Meetup 2015 I was asked to review the Icy Dock...
View ArticleThe Icy Dock 5.25” ExpressCage MB324SP-B for four 2.5” drives – Part 2 of 3
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B – 4 Bay 2.5” SAS/SATA HDD Hot Swap Cage for 5.25” Bay This is Part 2 of a 3 part series on the Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B. In this...
View ArticleThe Icy Dock 5.25” ExpressCage MB324SP-B for four 2.5” drives – Part 3 of 3
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B – 4 Bay 2.5” SAS/SATA HDD Hot Swap Cage for 5.25” Bay This is Part 3 of a 3 part series on the Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B. In this...
View ArticleThe Icy Dock 5.25” ExpressCage MB324SP-B for four 2.5” drives in Lian-Li PC-K9WX
By: JohnStutsman Figure 1 – Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B – 4 Bay 2.5” SAS/SATA HDD Hot Swap Cage for 5.25” Bay In preparation for the HomeServerShow Meetup 2015 I was asked to review the Icy Dock...
View ArticleSDM-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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