By Guest Blogger: John V. Stutsman I recently completed setting up my new HP Pro Liant N40 L Micro Server that I purchased at Newegg.com. It was a special combo deal that included the Micro Server and a copy of Windows Home Server 2011. Ram Installation At this site, HP Micro Server Self Repair Videos there are repair videos from HP that show how to disassemble the Micro Server and among other things install new or additional RAM onto the motherboard. These videos are a must watch in my opinion before you attempt any DIY work on the Micro Server. I ordered and installed the Kingston Model KVR1333 D3 E9 SK2/8 G which is two 4 GB sticks of ECC memory. Flashing the BIOS I then flashed the modified BIOS from BIOS- MODS to my Micro Server using John Zajdler’s, @ Die Harder on twitter, Diehard in the Home Servershow.com forums, guide and suggestions. I would just like to note that Die Hard is a rock star! I followed his notes and suggestions and I had no problems getting BIOS- MODS modified BIOS that would unlock many of the hidden features on the Micro Server – especially enabling me to set SATA port 4 (the mother board port for the ODD ( Optical Disk Drive) if installed and port 5 (the e SATA port on the back of the case to AHCI and at a higher port speed than it’s default. Set up the Flash and it almost immediately took me to a C:\ prompt after the BIOS had successfully been flashed. I then rebooted and hit F10 to get into the BIOS — Realized I made a mistake not checking the BIOS before flashing it but as I poked around I found many new options that people had written about so I knew I had the modified BIOS. It Looked like all ports 0-5 are set for AHCI in the Advanced Menu – which is correct but you need to make additional changes to get ports 4 & 5 to AHCI and high speed. Under IDE Configuration in the advanced Menu it has the option of setting AHCI speed to Auto, 1.5, & 3 – initially.
Advertisement | Your ad here For owners of the HP Microserver N36 L/ N40 L/ N54 L/ Gen8. Reported hardware that works, known fixes and common questions/answers. Please feel free to contribute to this wiki. Page Index Edit Hardware Owner spreadsheet of configurations * Please see spreadsheet initiative on this page's Talk* Software BIOS hack OS compatibility Commonly used software How To External guides Step by steps Videos External Links Latest activity Edit Talk: Bios new comment by A Wikia contributor 3 hours ago Comment: I don't think it enables fan speed control, I could be wrong though. If you are trying to reduce system noise you may consider: - changing your HDD's. Talk: Bios new comment by Mjim 13 hours ago Comment: Hi, This Modified BIOS allows to reduce the fan speed in HP NL40? I am rellay looking on how to reduce the noise of the server. Thanks Talk: Steps new comment by A Wikia contributor 20 hours ago Comment: A Vacuum (hoover) bag or the filter that goes between the bag and the motor are also excellent high-airflow filters. Talk: Steps new comment by A Wikia contributor 4 days ago Comment: Google for Universal Cooker Hood Grease Filter. They have less air resistance then a single ply of kitchen towel, and are also pretty cheap. Talk: Bios new comment by A Wikia contributor 5 days ago Comment: Could someone Mirror this BIOS please, HP is being silly (login etc) Software edited by A Wikia contributor Edited the section: Media Streaming Owner Spreadsheet edited by A Wikia contributor Software edited by A Wikia contributor Edited the section: Media Streaming Graphics Cards edited by A Wikia contributor Summary: added card from comments. Talk: Bios new comment by A Wikia contributor Comment: Take a look at for a BIOS flash guide, I can't vouch for the accuracy of it but it will give you the.
2. Upgrades2.1 - BIOSUpdating your BIOS can increase the speed of the Optical drive SATA port, as seems to be limited to operate in a combined IDE mode when shipped originally. However it was reported that the later HP BIOS supports the full speed but this has since been confirmed false, you will need the 3rd party modified BIOS to unlock AHCI mode for the 5th SATA port. There may also be other benefits of upgrading. Latest HP BIOS: post to 3rd party BIOS to increase SATA speed: entry104539 Updated 3rd party BIOS to increase SATA speed, which is based on the newer BIOS: mod guide if you already have the BIOS dated preinstalled from factory: ( Thanks Clock'd) - RAMECC or NON- ECC? What is ECC memory: is has in built error checking, which makes it more reliable (but slower and more expensive). Modern RAM is reliable enough you are highly unlikely to see any benefit in ECC. What should I chose? If you decide to run mission critical software that will have a lot of RAM throughput on it, then ECC may be worth while! Most however have gone for non- ECC as it is inexpensive and an easy upgrade! The HUKD thread has mentioned the below ECC ( Thanks Clock'd the 4 Gb.
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