For a few bucks you get a 64 bit dual core which can serve up to 4x SATA hard drives to the server, a compartment for an optical drive has (in which you can also add a hard drive or a tape) and can be upgraded to up to 8GB RAM , to 7 USB 2.0 ports and still has HP has a 250GB Seagate to set. Furthermore, the Board has a RAID 0/1 controller from AMD and 2 free slots for PCIe x1 and x16. If you want to run Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role is therefore an upgrade with multiple Ethernet adapters without problems - but watch out for low-profile cards!
The hard drives are Coldplug so no need to shut down the server slot in the hard drives. That's the target market but more than bearable. The server has the sufficient good graphics chip ATI Radeon HD 4200, more than adequate for a server! but Far Cry I do not want to play it. The power supply provides 150 watts maximum, for hard disks and the operation is more than adequate. A 200-watt power supply is available as an option from HP.
The housing is good, even on screws for hard drives and DVD, and a wrench HP has designed and integrated into the door. The hard drives are screwed into the frame and wagrecht plugged standing safely. All cables are neatly routed and secured. The only problem is then to come to the board to upgrade the memory, for example, because the included 2 GB are a little bit but, for example, for WHS 2011 is sufficient. When removing the board connections of the mini SAS connector is considerable resistance to which one can overcome only with force. You do not want to make too often.
For construction work on the MicroServer I'd recommend the HP site urgently, not only that there are present all the documents in PDF, but there are also films in addition to drivers for hardware works online step by step to show what to do exactly. Drivers, patches and updates for the server, as well as comprehensive documentation can also be found on the HP website, the Utilities for the AMD RAID controller and the chipset and graphics drivers can be found there.
What is of course not found in the hacked HP BIOS in which all possible settings have been unlocked. Extensive documentation can be found on the net.
For a few, the EUR fehlene DVD drive can be retrofitted, also for the necessary screws already in the door. Since the manual is a bit difficult to understand: you need 50 cm SATA cable and an IDE-SATA power connector in addition, in the DVD-ROM, the screws are screwed and inserted the drive into the casing. It then snaps back right one to the bracket and holds bombproof.
The latest version of Micro server with 2.2GHz AMD Turion II, which is priced higher N54L and is without anyway to small hard drive and 4GB equipped.
