HP Microserver N54l

[marine1]

What OS would you recommend for this to be a media server?
I have windows 7 64 bit but see its not really supported.

Any advice would be great I want to format and start from scratch, especially want to use PLEX server.
I am using the Droid TV media player. Just FYI
Thanks

 

[fruitbat]

i run a headless Ubuntu 12.0 OS... with Plex/SABnzbd/Sickbeard...streaming to a Roku... works like a bomb

 

[Soul Assassin]

What OS would you recommend for this to be a media server?
I have windows 7 64 bit but see its not really supported.

Any advice would be great I want to format and start from scratch, especially want to use PLEX server.
I am using the Droid TV media player. Just FYI
Thanks

I'm pretty sure Windows 7 is fully supported, it's Windows 8 that requires a BIOS update.

 

[Dolby]

I had no issues on the older N40L with Windows 7 64 bit

The only issue I had on Windows 8 (albeit, a major issue until I upgraded BIOS) was the Ethernet adapter that didn't work

 

[marine1]

Thanks boys never used Linux so dont quite know where to begin. Maybe just go back to win 7

 

[LazyLion]

All of mine are running Windows 7 64bit no problem.

 

[Necropolis]

I run OpenElec on mine.

0 issues and it is quick.

 

[marine1]

All of mine are running Windows 7 64bit no problem.

Thanks Ga

 

[Pilgrim]

What OS would you recommend for this to be a media server?
I have windows 7 64 bit but see its not really supported.

Any advice would be great I want to format and start from scratch, especially want to use PLEX server.
I am using the Droid TV media player. Just FYI
Thanks

I have run Ubuntu and Win7 on mine without problems. I tried getting Server 2012 on there and simply could not, gave up and installed Win7 again recently.

 

[dualmeister]

Windows 7 - 64 Bit does work.

 

[heartbroken]

I have run Ubuntu and Win7 on mine without problems. I tried getting Server 2012 on there and simply could not, gave up and installed Win7 again recently.

Copy paste my experience.

For me Win7 works best, I am to much of a linux no0b

 

[marine1]

Thanks again guys

 

[rrh]

I use Windows Home Server (for network backups) along with the Serviio media server.

 

[Scooby_Power]

I use freenas with plex and torrent plugins

 

[Napalm2880]

I've tried a few OS's, all were good, but purely out of convenience I've settled on Win7 64bit- running with Kodi, Sabnzbd, Sonarr (switched from Sickbeard a week ago) and Couch Potato.