{"id":6767,"date":"2015-09-04T21:58:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T11:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=6767"},"modified":"2015-09-05T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T09:05:15","slug":"how-to-install-a-micro-sd-card-in-an-hp-proliant-microserver-gen-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-a-micro-sd-card-in-an-hp-proliant-microserver-gen-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install a Micro SD Card in an HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I bought ourselves a new microserver to replace our existing home server which I built six or seven years ago. It was a steal at AU$290 for the entry level HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) which ships with the Celeron G1610T CPU and without any hard drives or optical drive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6768\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WP_20150829_13_29_09_Rich_LI.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WP_20150829_13_29_09_Rich_LI.jpg?resize=847.5%2C477\" alt=\"HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8)\" width=\"847.5\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WP_20150829_13_29_09_Rich_LI.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WP_20150829_13_29_09_Rich_LI.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WP_20150829_13_29_09_Rich_LI.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WP_20150829_13_29_09_Rich_LI.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anyway, given that I am going to virtualise our home server on this new box along with a few other task specific virtual machines, I was going to install Microsoft Hyoer-V Server 2012 R2 on a micro SD card or USB stick to keep the SATA ports free for storage drives. I thought this was a good opportunity to share with you the process to open up the server and install either media internally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"847\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhLabq6bFm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s fairly straightforward:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Unplug all external power and cables from the microserver,<\/li>\n<li>Unfasten the two screws on the back of the server,<\/li>\n<li>Pull back on the case to loosen it from the case,<\/li>\n<li>Pull the cover up from the server,<\/li>\n<li>Looking at the rear of the server, rotate the server clockwise 90 degrees,<\/li>\n<li>Locate the micro SD card slot \/USB socket in the centre of that edge of the board,<\/li>\n<li>Insert the micro SD card into the micro SD socket with the metal contacts facing downward and\/or insert the USB stick into the USB socket,<\/li>\n<li>Lower the cover back on to the server angling it forward toward the front of the case to ensure proper latching,<\/li>\n<li>Push the cover forward until flush with the rear of the server,<\/li>\n<li>Refasten the two screws on the rear of the server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I bought ourselves a new microserver to replace our existing home server which I built six or seven years ago. It was a steal at AU$290 for the entry level HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) which ships with the Celeron G1610T CPU and without any hard drives or optical drive. 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