HP ProLiant MicroServer

[Soul Assassin]

Use any USB dongle your heart desires, I personally have a TP-Link.

 

[APoc184]

Yes. Even the Playon wifi dongle works flawlessly.

 

[brucem]

Do you guys use USB dongles with antennas, or just plain ones - is the coverage OK?

 

[APoc184]

Plain one. Reception is perfect for my home setup.

Mine is inserted in the internal USB slot.

 

[brucem]

Awesome. Anyone use any sort of remote keyboard/mouse app? Planning to connect to my TV and not keen to have hefty keyboard in tow

 

[DJ...]

Awesome. Anyone use any sort of remote keyboard/mouse app? Planning to connect to my TV and not keen to have hefty keyboard in tow

Unified remote on Android...

 

[SauRoNZA]

Everything up to HD but not 3D. The GT210 is an older card rebranded.

Strange. My 5450 which is the same class card does 3D 1080P just fine.

 

[opinionhated]

Awesome. Anyone use any sort of remote keyboard/mouse app? Planning to connect to my TV and not keen to have hefty keyboard in tow

Flirc or Yatse+ Android

 

[brucem]

Anyone know how I can get video into RCA cable from the MicroServer? Wanna connect my new TV via HDMI and simultaneously connect my old skool one which only has RCA and RF in...

 

[D1lb3rt]

Anyone know how I can get video into RCA cable from the MicroServer? Wanna connect my new TV via HDMI and simultaneously connect my old skool one which only has RCA and RF in...

You will need an HDMI to RCA converter or VGA to RCA converter.

 

[spiderz]

Has anyone experience the BSOD error: the BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant: Please contact your vendor' ?

Just happened now all or a sudden. No new hardware of software added. I checked HP's site - but couldn't find anything. Google led to me to a few sites suggesting i flash my BIOS with some Russian version. Lol. I think not.

My baby only a few days old

Anyone?

Update: so I reinstalled Windows. No more BSOD. Until i went online to enter my Windows product key. Now the same issue is back again.

Format ... install Linux

 

[Bull1012]

Has anyone experience the BSOD error: the BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant: Please contact your vendor' ?
.

Are you installing a 64bit version of Windows?

 

[APoc184]

Are you installing a 64bit version of Windows?

Can that be a problem?

I have Win 7 Ultimate x64 running flawlessly on mine.

 

[FlashSA]

Can that be a problem?

I have Win 7 Ultimate x64 running flawlessly on mine.

Running Win 7 Professional x64 on mine without a niggle

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Running Win 7 Professional x64 on mine without a niggle

Same. No problems

 

[Bull1012]

Same. No problems

Same here

@Radioboy can you provide more details?

 

[rrh]

Same. No problems

No problems with 64-bit Windows Home Server 2011.

Are you perchance running RAID ?

 

[Radioboy]

Same here

@Radioboy can you provide more details?

Sure. Running windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

Everything works great - until i enter my product key (my computer-> system properties). From there my PC wont boot again until I run bootrec.exe from my installation disc. Last time i buy genuine Microsoft Software. Pfft.

So i have 28 days left to find an alternative.

 

[rrh]

Sure. Running windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

Everything works great - until i enter my product key (my computer-> system properties). From there my PC wont boot again until I run bootrec.exe from my installation disc. Last time i buy genuine Microsoft Software. Pfft.

So i have 28 days left to find an alternative.

It's more likely to be hardware than software - I had a similar problem with a graphics card.

Remove all the hardware that you have added - i.e. return the machine to the supplied configuration - then reinstall Windows.

Incorrect raid settings can also cause problems.

 

[Dolby]

How much is an HP 54L?

I have the HP 40L and thought it was decent, until I saw a friends Mac Mini i5 running XBMC. I was thinking a used Mac Mini or new 54L due to the speed boost?