I have 2 Gen7 MicroServers, one of which is just a spare (at less than £100/unit in the UK, this is worth doing, especially as I had to replace the motherboard under warranty for the original unit). The Gen8 has some nice added features (faster processor, USB3) but it lost some of the features which...

I'm experiencing exactly the same symptoms on my HP Microserver and one of my 2TB F4 drives (with updated firmware). While this is frustrating, the redeeming feature is that after a shut down and restart it is still possible to access the data... which allows to copy the content of the defective dis...

I didn't try using my P150 case without adding the AcoustiPack foam first, but there is nothing that prevents you from checking if the Solo/P150 is good enough for you as is. My guess is that, if all your components are quiet (fanless CPU cooler, video card, etc), the AcoustiPack will make only a ma...

Isn't the slowest C2D the E2140 (with 2 1.6GHz cores and a small cache)? This being said, I would not rule out such processor as it's great value for money and can be easily overclocked if needed. In fact, for HTPC applications, with video card such as the Nividia 8600 or Radeo 2600, it is a great l...

You should be pleased with the performance improvement over your old machine (I just built a very similar PC - Gigabyte P35 DS3P, 2Gb DDR2 800, Antec P150, Seasonic S430, Arctic silver 5, but with an e2180 processor overclocked at 2.66GHz, fanless ninja scythe rev B and gigabite 8600GT fanless video...

I just built a 'system 1' replica with the following components: * Gigabyte P35 DS3P version 1.0 * Intel e2180 (run at 2.66 GHz by changing FSB speed) * 2GB Crucial ballistix DDR2 800 * Fanless Ninja-Scythe Rev B (using screws and backplate... to be on safe side) * Fanless Gigabyte 8600GT (Antec Sol...