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HP ProLiant Microserver AMD-N36L 1GB250GB NO-CD $168.16 + ship

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HP ProLiant Microserver AMD-N36L 1GB250GB NO-CD $168.16 + ship
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stumo on 06/05/2011 - 16:17 dessytek.com.au (9118 clicks)
Last edited 09/05/2011 - 20:10

UPDATE 2 MegaBuy are all out, congrats to everyone who scored this awesome deal. The server is great (mine arrived today). Commiserations to those who paid by BPay or bank transfer and may miss out.
UPDATE dessytek are all out, if you paid by BPay or other non-instant payment type you better cancel your order and buy from MegaBuy for a few dollars more…
http://www.megabuy.com.au/hp-microserver-amd-n36l-1gb250gb35…
Even megabuy are saying that you must use CC or other instant payment, otehrwise you will miss out as these things are flying out the door.
dessytek had 59 on Friday and nearly 300 on Saturday, so its a case of snooze you loose.

I ordered from desssytek 2pm Friday using PayPal, and my server arrived 11am Monday - NSW to VIC via StarTrack Express.

I just bought one of these today and it has already shipped ($16 shipping to VIC). Luckily I fond this site still says it has 50+ in stock becasues the boys over at OCAU have been snapping them up left right and centre last few days.

The prices are fluctuating all over the place right now so please check the usual places before committing.

These were circa $500 since they were released, but just recently the price has been slashed.

It is an ideal setup for a NAS if you put something like openfiler on it, or WHS if you want to pay for an OS. Basically this is killer bang for buck if you were going to go down the DIY NAS route. The AMD laptop CPU in this is faster than the even the newer dual core atoms. It is targeted at small business with a 1 year onsite warranty and the spec is really great for the price…

HP Part number: 633724-011
Processor: AMD Athlon II Model NEO N36L (2 core, 1.30 GHz, 1MB L2, 15W) supports 64Bit and VT
Number of processors: 1
Standard memory :1 GB
Memory slots: 2 DIMM slots
Memory: PC3-10600E UDIMMs DDR3 (can use ECC or non-ECC RAM 2x4GB max)
Expansion slots: 1 half-height, half-length PCIe x16 Gen 2; 1 half-height, half-length PCIe x1 Gen 2
Network controller: (1) 1GbE NC107i 1 Port
Standard storage connection: Non-hot plug 3.5-inch SATA
Storage controller: Integrated 4 port SATA RAID
Power supply type: 150 Watt

Some linkage…

It comes with a 4 bay mini-SAS backplane (1 bay populated by the 250GB bundled disk, woo hoo) but there is an additional external 5.25" SATA bay and an internal USB port so you have other options to run an OS off of and keep the 4 bay backplane for storage etc.

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    • TonightAt11 on 11/05/2011 - 12:30

      You wouldn't happen to be in the city by any chance, near North Terrace? The starexpress guy must be doing the rounds :)

      • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 12:39

        Nah Semaphore Park :P

        • WhiteEvo6 on 12/05/2011 - 16:59

          Yeah I missed the bastard this morning as he didnt knock or ring the bell FFS. I saw the truck drive past and went out to wait and he kept going and didnt return, checked mail box and found pickup receipt,I realise it was raining but ffs walk 12 feet to my door.

    • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 12:46

      First impressions on the server:

      -It's bigger than I thought
      -Looks REALLY cool
      -Very Quiet
      -It doesn't come with a sata cable for the optical drive bay and there is VERY little room for a standard SATA cable around the socket area (I managed to squeeze mine in but a RIGHT angled cable would be a lot better).
      -The optical drive power cable is old ATA style and not sata so you'll need an adaptor - it's off to MSY for me
      -The optical drive bay mounting system has rails to lock the drive into place so you'll need some of those round screws to screw to your optical drive so it actually stays in there (unless you just want it sitting there)

      • dav3 on 11/05/2011 - 12:51

        "-The optical drive bay mounting system has rails to lock the drive into place so you'll need some of those round screws to screw to your optical drive so it actually stays in there (unless you just want it sitting there)"

        I'm pretty sure you'll find these (along with the allen key and other screws) on the inside of the door

        • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 12:51

          Oh thanks!!!!! geez can't believe I missed that, it's so obvious now

        • MetalPhreak on 11/05/2011 - 13:03

          Haha i've even seen in one of the reviews posted on a blog, the guy mentions you have to provide your own screws for the drives, and you can clearly see in his photos the screws are still on the inside of the door :D

      • ryang on 11/05/2011 - 13:09

        -The optical drive power cable is old ATA style and not sata so you'll need an adaptor - it's off to MSY for me

        WTH were they thinking?? How very annoying…. Thanks for the info though!

        • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 13:15

          Yeah I don't get it at all considering that there are no IDE ports on the motherboard I don't see why you'd use a Molex connector, at least the adaptors are only $2 at MSY I guess, didn't have any lying around unfortunately

        • ryang on 11/05/2011 - 13:36

          Well apparently the internal USB port is supposed to be used for a 'tape backup', so potentially it's a HP part that is some sort of Frankenstein;

          • Internal device
          • With an external USB connection
          • Using molex power

          Crazy!! :D

        • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 14:00

          wow i wondered wtf that internal USB port was doing there. I've never seen anything like it.

        • atlas on 11/05/2011 - 21:17

          One review reckons the USB port is for booting an operating system, so that all the drives are available for storage.

          I'm going to boot an SSD off the eSATA port.

  • neixian on 11/05/2011 - 12:42

    I missed it because of BPAY. Anyone that has a spare can sell me? [email protected] Thanks.

  • hoowdy doody on 11/05/2011 - 13:27

    Can't believe more people are pissed off with this company. Who new that they'd give priority to credit card customers over BPAY customers. To add insult to injury they take 3 days to notify you that they can't fulfill your order causing other deals to be missed. Dizzytek you're dead to me.

    • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 13:42
      +1

      To be fair this situation is unavoidable for Dessytek (my main gripe was with the bad communication).

      Dessytek use drop shipping (their supplier actually sends out the goods on their behalf, they don't keep any stock, their supplier just informs them of how much stock they have). If Dessytek were to process the BPay order straight away the item would be shipped to the customer without the payment having been verified. Really there is nothing Dessytek could've done except perhaps warn us better.

    • freddy on 11/05/2011 - 13:45

      It is not a company. It is a human.
      Yes, you'd think he could process the order and just hold packing & shipping until payment was cleared.
      But a drop-shipper does not always have enough control to do that. So accepting B-pay etc for a clearance item was just dumb, in hindsight.
      The smart thing would be to make an order so you have real actual stock, even if not on site. That's what MegaBuy did.

    • dav3 on 11/05/2011 - 14:16

      Hang on, (from memory) it clearly stated when you placed the order that BPAY would take a day to clear, and orders would be on hold till the money was received. Also those 3 days were part of a weekend where they probably don't work, and chances are banks don't do transfers over weekends. Pretty sure it even stated that if you want your purchase guaranteed you should use CC/Paypal. It also doesn't help if they don't get updates from the warehouse they are dropshipping from

  • singlefished on 11/05/2011 - 13:39

    just rec'd from megabuy (ordered Monday lunchtime), so very pleased with the turnaround!

    thanks to OP for the amazing deal!

    please let me know (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/34854/contact) if you're upgrading and looking to offload the original 1 gig ram that came with it :)

    • freddy on 11/05/2011 - 13:50

      Direct from Dickerdata via star-track, or from Megabuy via Toll?
      Mine is being trucked to WA, ETA Monday.

      • singlefished on 11/05/2011 - 14:08

        Packing Slip shows DROPSHIP CENTRAL with a Bankstown(NSW) address delivering to me here in Brissy….

        The DROPSHIP website has contact details for LAWNTON(QLD) same as megabuy so I guess it likely came straight from megabuy at LAWNTON(QLD) hence the quick delivery.

    • atlas on 11/05/2011 - 21:19

      I have my RAM available if you'd like.

      Once I receive my RAM and hard drives from Megabuy I'll open the box and pull out the RAM.

  • netbies on 11/05/2011 - 14:00

    If anyone got more than they need, let me know and I will take one. Cheers, [email protected]

  • hayama on 11/05/2011 - 16:19

    ordered sunday night from dessytek by cc, recieved it this afternoon

  • RedHab on 11/05/2011 - 16:39

    Ordered Sunday pm from Megabuy, arrived Monday lunchtime (I'm in Sydney). Extra RAM arrived today.

    Impressed at first:
    - Quiet machine, can't really hear the fan, only the HDD whine.
    - Good build quality
    - Surprisingly fast.
    - 42W consumption while RAM testing (1+4GB)

  • mshanann on 11/05/2011 - 16:40

    I just got mine delivered in Brisbane by way of "Dicker Data Limited"; I ordered from DessyTek on Saturday using paypal/creditcard. The unit is a little bigger than I was expecting.

  • knuckle8 on 11/05/2011 - 16:55

    Has anyone ordered more then two and recieved both?

  • feerip on 11/05/2011 - 17:10

    bit slow to act on a great bargain here too, let me know if your partner/wife/owner thinks you need to offload that extra microserver - feelip86[at]gmail[.]com

    now, to do my hourly sweep of ebay to see if these babies have pop-up there…

  • aar on 11/05/2011 - 18:43

    ordered Sunday lunchtime & they finally get around to sending me an email today (Wednesday) saying they can't honour the purchasef & they might get around to sending my money back a week later.
    Sad.
    Was keen to contribute to ESXi & freenas VM setups but good luck & have fun with it guys.

  • spite on 11/05/2011 - 19:33

    If this helps anyone,

    My Experience with Dessytek
    Ordered Sunday about 9pm. Paid by Paypal.
    Processed and Delivery Notification 1:40am Monday
    Attempted Delivery 3:40pm Wednesday

    It was sent via StarTrack, direct from DickerData.

    Status on the website was never updated to include shipping data.

    Thanks to original poster!

  • grab_ur_freebies on 11/05/2011 - 19:53

    Can someone confirm if the 1GB ram is ECC or non-ECC?

    This post from someone at ocau has got non-ECC working with the stock ram which is supposedly ECC: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showpost.php?p=13179334&po…

    • ryang on 11/05/2011 - 20:00

      The RAM that ships with the unit is ECC.

      I believe however that if you mix ECC and non-ECC you'll lose the ECC capabilities. However, you have to realise that there are also 2 types of ECC - registered and not. Registered ECC will only work with specific hardware, regular ECC can be used in any system.

  • gerrys on 11/05/2011 - 20:03

    Ordered Saturday very early morning and paid by Paypal/Credit Card. Got two emails and saying it shipped (but no Tracking number). No package until today (Wednesday). My office is in WA Metro Area. NOT HAPPY.

  • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2011 - 20:37

    dessytek cancelled my order. if anyone has a spare they wouldnt mind selling. email me: honam_gwj at hotmail.com

  • STEVEOO6 on 11/05/2011 - 22:23

    Anyone which has spare and willing to sell it, please contact me and I'm more than happy to get it from you (with a bit of extra) whim me [email protected]

  • andyken on 11/05/2011 - 23:39

    anyone has any recommendation to build our own server?
    i have spare 3x2tb wd and 2x4gb ddr3

    just need lower voltage cpu and m/b plus small case and good low power supply. any advise is greatly appreciated it thanks

    • [Deactivated] on 12/05/2011 - 12:50

      would suggest ASUS E35M1-M PRO from http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&c… which have been slowly dropped down in price for a low power CPU/GPU/motherboard combo ($199->$179->$169). Using that to build my home server/NAS. Sorry can't help with small case and PSU, but if you get a PSU, would suggest a fanless one if you have the funds.

  • chiefbodge on 11/05/2011 - 23:54

    Just finished installing Freebsd with ZFS on the Microserver and it runs beautifully - this servers performance exceeds my expectations. I'm running Windows XP on Virtualbox ontop of my FreeBSD host and it runs great - really awesome to have a windows machine readily available without slowing down my macbook so I can debug in IE painlessly.

    Unimportant: The blue glow of the HP logo is really cool. This is by far my favourite deal ever on Ozbargain, thanks a million OP!

  • grab_ur_freebies on 12/05/2011 - 00:06

    @andyken

    You could build an itx pc that uses atom cpus (eg.D525 dual-core) & uses 65-200W psus, but I think you can only fit 2 drives in the small case & even performance of the top desktop atom cpu is still slower than the amd thats in the hp.

    Mobo: ~$90-125, varying specs
    Ram: ~$44+/4GB ddr3 pc1333, already in your hand
    Case: ~$35+, cheapest aywun w/ 200w psu

    So approx $180 total not including hdds or pci-e gfx
    Check staticice for latest prices.

    I think the best feature of the hp is being able to fit upto 6x 3.5" hdds or more if you use a 2.5" drive rack in the 5.25" bay. Cost wise, normally it would be cheaper to build your own compared to buying this hp, but this case is an exception. Hope that helps.

  • grab_ur_freebies on 12/05/2011 - 00:31

    So can 3TB drives be installed in the rack? Does it have something to do with the adoption of 4k sectors in hdds larger than 2TB & no support for them on the mobo in the hp?

    edit: seems it does! http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2011/04/19/hp-proliant-mic…

    Another Q': is there enough clearance for 2x 3.5" hdds stacked in the 5.25" bay & have the top of the case be closable? Would power both with molex to sata power cables & use the internal sata & esata ports to connect them up…

  • Obake on 12/05/2011 - 08:12

    I got my mico-server on Tuesday, great little machines, wish I had ordered 2, but that's just being greedy :) I've been playing with it for a couple of days. Spent a few hours trying FreeNAS 8 but couldn't get it to work. Tried FreeNAS 7 but it really didn't do what I wanted, or maybe it could be I wasn't repaired to put the time/effort into leaning it.

    In the end I installed Windows Home Server 2011 x64. Loving it. The dashboard is kind of useless though. I created an account using control panel but it didn't show up in dashboard. When I tried to (re)create the account it said it already existed! Weird.

    In spite of the small problems with WHS 2011 I'm pretty happy with it. Only problem, I can't find a store in Australia that sell it!

    Where's the best place and price to purchase WHS 2011?

    • stumo on 12/05/2011 - 09:15

      Freenas 8 does work. It just doesn't detect the stock 250GB hdd, and it doesn't like the drives being in raid mode. Its pretty good on this server.

  • johnnyonelove on 12/05/2011 - 08:24

    dang, noticed this deal way too late.
    if anyone has a link to somewhere else selling for similar prices, or a comparable machine (at comparable price), please post a link.

  • asa79 on 12/05/2011 - 12:20

    This is good read http://syscentral.com/au/blog/?p=16

  • foxpro on 12/05/2011 - 13:17

    Finally got a shipping confirmation from megabuy today after ordering on monday at 5PM. Had been shafted by dessytek before b/c of BPAY.

    • chiefbodge on 12/05/2011 - 13:37

      I wonder if anyone apart from me actually got their Dessytek order fulfilled after paying with BPay - sounds like I was extremely lucky, missing out on this deal would suck, it's such an awesome server.

      • Easy Money on 12/05/2011 - 13:50

        Just wondering, what was your order reference? I ordered via Bpay on Friday night too and was unsuccessful in getting one. My order number was 'TEK22160' I wanted to know how close i came to securing one of these little beauties.

        • stumo on 12/05/2011 - 13:57

          Mine was tek21350. for a starting point for ozbargain users.

        • chiefbodge on 12/05/2011 - 14:15

          TEK21580 - but I don't think it's much to do with that, dessytek received my bpay payment on saturday around 12pm when there was stock so I think my Bank (Rams home loans) processed the payment faster than the norm for BPay.

        • gerrys on 12/05/2011 - 14:37

          Mine was TEK22500, ordered Saturday and paid by Paypal/Creditcard — only 1 unit, still missed and backorder. I cancel the order today.

        • manja on 12/05/2011 - 17:36

          Mine was TEK21880 and got the refund today.

        • foxpro on 12/05/2011 - 18:23

          Mine was 21540. Friday at 6:02PM. BPAY. No good.

    • Radar on 12/05/2011 - 14:11
      +1

      I got my shipping confirmation from megabuy this morning (ordered Monday lunch with bank deposit), and a few hours later my 2 arrived :)

  • Easy Money on 12/05/2011 - 14:07

    Great news OZ Bargainers! Ordered probably the last server from ITSpot on Tuesday morning(after a frantic sleepless night due to the critical stock shortage at MB and Dressy) and just received an email telling me that it had been shipped! Had to pay $250ish, so about $50-60 more than what most of you paid but probably worth it over suffering the despair of not actually being able to get one! Now the final stages of waiting begins..

    • chiefbodge on 12/05/2011 - 14:16

      Congrats, I definitely would've paid $250 for this.

      • gerrys on 12/05/2011 - 15:30

        I have paid $300 for this from friend of friend.

    • senorclean on 12/05/2011 - 16:45

      I have a similar story - Ordered from Dessytek Saturday and paid with BPay (DOH).

      Got home Monday night and relised I was likely to miss out - Dessy and Megabuyhad sold out by this stage - Dessy had a note on their site basically saying if you weren't 'processing' bad luck.

      I looked around… and found "Personal Computer Solutions" - placed an order there with cc & another through Harris Tech.

      Dessytek and PcSol orders got rejected, but Harris went through. Ended up costing a bit more - ~$220, but still worthwhile I think :)

      • stumo on 12/05/2011 - 16:53

        Thats a good call actually, since HT are a pretty big HP dealer, they probably get priority at the wharehouse side.

        • senorclean on 17/05/2011 - 09:27

          It arrived yesterday - not drop shipped, but from HT.

          Looks like they ordered a bunch of them in and sold those off.

  • lonewolf on 12/05/2011 - 15:30

    I ordered mine from Megabuy lunchtime Monday and paid by DD as well. I got the shipping confirmation this morning as well but i am in sydney and unsure how long it will take to get to me, hopefully by tomorrow at the latest….

  • BargainMyMiddleName on 12/05/2011 - 16:42

    i got my delivered yesterday from Dessytek without the 250GB hard drive. I wrote them an email, now waiting for response.

  • topstuff on 12/05/2011 - 16:58
    +1

    I ordered about 7am Sat from Dessytek. It got processed quickly (paid via paypal) and has been showing as
    shipped all week. Now i log in and check it shows On Backorder. grrrr

    • kcniagrab on 12/05/2011 - 19:23
      +1

      I also ordered before 2am SAT from Dessytek and got processed email around 10pm SAT. Same situation, order status changed from shipped to on backorder today. Totally disappointed.

    • Spamman on 12/05/2011 - 20:43
      +1

      I too ordered early Saturday… showed shipped until this afternoon… now shows backordered :-(
      What am I going to do with the 2x4GB simms I brought… not happy….

    • joshk on 13/05/2011 - 12:42
      +3

      I'm in the same boat. Paid via Paypal late Friday, order showed processed all week until today, when suddenly it's 'backorder'. I don't understand why people who ordered and paid for theirs on saturday/sunday recieved them but I will not.

      • stumo on 13/05/2011 - 12:58
        +2

        Yeah that sux. Maybe because it only said 50 in stock then. So once they were passed to the warehouse they became backorder.

        Then on sat they got more stock, but new order took them all up before the existing backorders were re-processed. Might have been a different story if it wasn't the weekend, since this automated setup could be adjusted.

        I'd be spewing if I were you.

        • topstuff on 13/05/2011 - 13:56
          +1

          Yeah that makes the most sense, and I think that's how mine ended up being too.
          I can accept (grudgingly) those circumstances, but what baffles me is that it showed shipped all week, then suddenly backorder. Surely shipped means it's on its way to me and not some kind of weird limbo. If I had of known about the limbo i could have bought from somewhere else and cancelled.

          My money was taken, it showed shipped, one can only assume it's true. Does that mean from now on I have to bug someone with every order at every stage to make sure it is actually in the stage they claim it to be?

        • joshk on 13/05/2011 - 13:59
          +1

          Oh I am. Doubly so because I've heard nothing from them since they confirmed the order had been processed (and provided expected shipping times, ha!). And triply so because they waited this long to change the order status, making it impossible for me to get one elsewhere.

          Edit: Oh and quadruple dukes, because I got all excited and now I have to return 3x WD Greens, 1x stick of RAM and 1x 5.25 to 3.5 inch bay converter.

        • ryang on 13/05/2011 - 14:00
          +1

          @topstuff - it's because of the drop shipping setup. They (the retailer) processes the payment and puts through the order, from then on, as far as they are concerned, the item has shipped…

        • topstuff on 13/05/2011 - 14:36
          +2

          I get the drop shipping. But to the layman, shipped means it's actually on it's way. Surely they could have another status, say "warehouse processing/being allocated". When/if there are no more stocks in the warehouse at that particular time, they would send (manned or automatically) a flag downstream to the retailer, who then can change their status to "sorry, ran out/cancelled".

          Forgiving everyoneone in the chain for being a weekend, the status report could have been updated at any time during the week, giving me a chance to 1) know wtf is going on 2) decide if i want to play the game with other retailers.

        • chiefbodge on 13/05/2011 - 15:44
          +1

          I reckon the supplier must'ved messed something up because I did have my order status as "Processing" (sent to the supplier I assume) and then finally "Order Shipped" when it was actually shipped (the day before it arrived).

    • naphman on 18/05/2011 - 08:21

      Ahhh another one! - I ordered friday night on PP and was also shipping - NOW BO….GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

      Little dirty on this one! - specially with others ordering saturday/sunday and getting already!

  • kingwang on 12/05/2011 - 21:11
    +1

    Here's my story

    I ordered from Dessytek Friday night 11pm using BPay, didn't know it wasnt instant. Got an email Tuesday lunch from dessytek saying they ran out, no stock. I WAS PISSED OFF!!!
    So I rang MegaBUY, DickSMITH, OFFICEworks and Harris Tech. Suprisingly HT has 20 coming on backorder from somewhere. I said GIMME GIMME GIMME $205 + $10 post.

    I was lucky enough to buy one Tuesday afternoon from HT, left warehouse today.

    Mod: Foul Language DESSYTEK

    • joshk on 13/05/2011 - 14:47
      -3

      That's interesting. I rang HT today and their operator confirmed they were on back order, but then said as they were discontinued there would be no more stock coming in.

  • Catchalldeals on 13/05/2011 - 12:51

    Got mine delivered today, can't wait til tonight to unwrap it :)

  • asa79 on 13/05/2011 - 13:34

    Woo hoo my machines arrived today, now my home network is nearly complete evil laugh now we just need a good price for a 16 port gig network switch, and patch panel

    • chiefbodge on 13/05/2011 - 13:43
      +2

      did you buy 16? ;)

      • lonewolf on 13/05/2011 - 14:49

        HAHAHA!! Like it.

  • boka79 on 13/05/2011 - 14:46

    Mine arrived too….yayyyyyyyyyyy

  • lonewolf on 13/05/2011 - 14:49

    When did yours say shipped? Mine was only shipped yesterday morning, i am in sydney. Do i have any hope of getting it today? Otherwise i may not get it for a few days as i am offsite next week for a couple days.

    • chiefbodge on 13/05/2011 - 15:47

      I'd say it would be highly likely that you'd get it today but I guess you may be unlucky (I got mine overnight in SA)

      • lonewolf on 13/05/2011 - 15:59

        bah, i still havent received it yet, i am starting to get worried, if i dont get it today, i wont be able to pick it up from work till mid next week :(.

  • freddy on 13/05/2011 - 15:49

    Got mine, (re-ordered from Megabuy Monday, after realising my bpay/dessy order was doomed)

    first impression: NOT a great HTPC candidate, as the noise from the tiny PSU fan is too noticeable.
    A pity, but what else can you expect from a 4cm fan?

    Will make a great home server though. Quiet enough for under the desk or in a cupboard.
    Consumes 35W idle stock, 25W without the hard drive. So will be ~35W with a pair of low-power 2GB drives.
    Performance would be fine as a Linux desktop. CPU can decode 720P h264 easily.
    I'll be installing Vmware vSphere/esxi and some more RAM.

    So what's the going rate for the 1GB-ECC sticks? I don't know whether to buy or sell.

    • stumo on 13/05/2011 - 17:43

      I'm gonna put a picoPSU in mine. I reckon that stock psu is inefficient.

      • hashtag7 on 15/05/2011 - 18:47

        Hmm, didn't know about pico. It's getting quite expensive with extra ram, gpu and another $120 for pico

        • stumo on 16/05/2011 - 09:33

          Its only $55 for 60W pico incl ac adapter landed off ebay. Will report back once I have it.

      • hashtag7 on 16/05/2011 - 11:31

        How come you are only using 60W? I thought we need at-least 150w for this box?

        • freddy on 16/05/2011 - 11:35

          150W would run a 25W graphics card and 4 fast hard drives spinning up.
          With integrated graphics and a pair of green drives, I'd think 60W is OK.

        • stumo on 16/05/2011 - 12:13
          +1

          I've measured it. Its 50W peak for a short burst at startup, then its 35-40W running.

          The pico only converts 3V3 and 5V etc rails. 12V is passed through from the ac adapter. So worst case you may need a higher wattage adapter. The pico is actually 80W anyway, its the adapter that is only 60W.

  • diabolic on 13/05/2011 - 21:32

    I also lost out, after my "shipped" order through Dessytek turned into a backorder. Hopefully will get refunded soon.

    Congrats to those who got one! If anyone has a spare, I'd pay $300 for it…

    • topstuff on 13/05/2011 - 21:58

      funny how backorder now seems to mean "tough shit mate", why not just go straight to cancelled?

      If anyone wants to sell for about $200, drop me a line

  • boka79 on 14/05/2011 - 14:23

    Hey anyone can help me out by jst drop few lines of getting started with this one pls?
    I have collected windows home server 2011 and 2x2TB WD green HDD.
    Do I add the HDD and then install windows or install -> configure and then add HDDs?
    HAs anyone using windows home server ed 2011 on this?
    I was trying to check the latest BIOS version in HP site for this one but couldn't find one. does any one know?
    thanks guys.

    • oompa on 15/05/2011 - 15:54
      +1

      I might be able yo help out here. Big lesson I learnt is if you are going to run in RAID mode ever set it in the BIOS prior to installing WHS. I did it after installation and had issues booting after.

      • asa79 on 16/05/2011 - 08:29

        You can't run WD green drives in Hardware RAID mode

        • oompa on 16/05/2011 - 10:43

          you sure? I am with no issues

  • ryang on 16/05/2011 - 14:10

    Got mine today, very impressed with the unit. Seems pretty quiet, considering I've just put the first 4 drives I could find laying around. ;)

  • dan199 on 16/05/2011 - 16:24
    +3

    The first of the dirtbag scalpers has appeared on ebay:

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110688…

    I would encourage everyone to enter a fair offer, say approx $168.16?

    • atlas on 16/05/2011 - 21:28

      lol tried $100 and it was automatically rejected haha

  • stumo on 16/05/2011 - 16:24

    Brodens new eBay account, $450 ono… bargain…
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110688…

    • lonewolf on 16/05/2011 - 17:01
      +3

      OMG!!! Thats Despicable! I can not believe this is why some people have ordered multiples which in turn made others miss out on a genuine bargain. Thats just disgraceful, I cant believe people have the gall to do this. Just goes to show what kind of people are out there.

      • diabolic on 16/05/2011 - 20:13
        +1

        Apparently, http://www.provantage.com in the US will sell you one of these, and deliver to Australia, for under $385 (according to Kaddude on the OCAU forums). So, I think this guy on eBay is pushing his luck a bit.

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