Comments for Darren Watt http://darrenwatt.com That's Watt without an 'S' Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Darren Watt http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-844 Darren Watt Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-844 No worries, glad if it helps. When it's up and running its audible, usually about the same as a Playstation or Xbox360. If nothing else is on it's noticeable, but if music is playing or if you're watching TV or movies the soundtrack normally drowns out the fan noise from the Microserver. I run mine with a fan assisted graphics card too, which from reading other forums is recommended rather than a heatsink card. No worries, glad if it helps. When it’s up and running its audible, usually about the same as a Playstation or Xbox360. If nothing else is on it’s noticeable, but if music is playing or if you’re watching TV or movies the soundtrack normally drowns out the fan noise from the Microserver.

I run mine with a fan assisted graphics card too, which from reading other forums is recommended rather than a heatsink card.

]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Anonymous http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Anonymous Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:22:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-843 I was wondering how loud the system when running, more can you hear it over the TV when watching things off of XBMC? Just I have bad experiences of trying to build quiet things that end up being loud! Also thanks for the post it saved me a lot of searching to be able to work out if this was all possible!  I was wondering how loud the system when running, more can you hear it over the TV when watching things off of XBMC? Just I have bad experiences of trying to build quiet things that end up being loud! Also thanks for the post it saved me a lot of searching to be able to work out if this was all possible! 

]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Darren Watt http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Darren Watt Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-842 Thanks for stopping by. The good thing about installing as XBMC on a Microserver is the backend is linux, so it's as flexible and you need it to be. Upgrades forever! Thanks for stopping by. The good thing about installing as XBMC on a Microserver is the backend is linux, so it’s as flexible and you need it to be. Upgrades forever!

]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Darren Watt http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Darren Watt Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:58:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-841 I'd install from XBMC-Live CD - http://xbmc.org/download/ And there's a whole bunch of information on it here: http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=XBMC_Live I’d install from XBMC-Live CD - http://xbmc.org/download/
And there’s a whole bunch of information on it here: http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=XBMC_Live

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]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Sprakash http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Sprakash Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:16:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-839 I have eva9150 and after a year or so I am bored with it. 1. no support what so ever from netgear 2. youtube stopped working (it now says it needs a switched on pc) 3. very, very, very slow to start videos (from its own hard disk) and navigation is the poorest of all 4. no future proofing what so ever. we are stuk with a box. 5. I could never get the digital entertainer software to work on pc. 6. no support for social media  (I am not a part of it but just in case) 7. the bit torrent thingy which I bought it for was a pure gimmick and it is never there more can be added but am stopping now :) I have eva9150 and after a year or so I am bored with it.
1. no support what so ever from netgear
2. youtube stopped working (it now says it needs a switched on pc)
3. very, very, very slow to start videos (from its own hard disk) and navigation is the poorest of all
4. no future proofing what so ever. we are stuk with a box.
5. I could never get the digital entertainer software to work on pc.
6. no support for social media  (I am not a part of it but just in case)
7. the bit torrent thingy which I bought it for was a pure gimmick and it is never there
more can be added but am stopping now :)

]]> Comment on XBMC running on HP Microserver – Tweaks by Sprakash http://darrenwatt.com/xbmc-running-on-hp-microserver-tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Sprakash Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=771#comment-838 I read somewhere you can do a spin down (of raids) after period of inactivity say 2 minutes. will that be helpful to you rather than going on standby. I also dont know about WOL concept. I read somewhere you can do a spin down (of raids) after period of inactivity say 2 minutes. will that be helpful to you rather than going on standby. I also dont know about WOL concept.

]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Sprakash http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Sprakash Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:56:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-837 good one darren. I am trying to do the same. can you please explain (i am linux novise) what do you mean by installing ubuntu after xbmc? and U know I will ask this - what is the best linux flavour and the config changes you needed to do. good one darren. I am trying to do the same. can you please explain (i am linux novise) what do you mean by installing ubuntu after xbmc? and U know I will ask this – what is the best linux flavour and the config changes you needed to do.

]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Darren Watt http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Darren Watt Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:35:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-836 Fair enough - I can't be dealing with that just mainly because I'm in a small flat. Fair enough – I can’t be dealing with that just mainly because I’m in a small flat.

]]> Comment on Media Server – HP ProLiant Athlon II Neo N36L MicroServer (XBMC) by Ross Burrows http://darrenwatt.com/media-server-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-xbmc/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Ross Burrows Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:46:00 +0000 http://darrenwatt.com/?p=760#comment-835 Some of us went the other route, I don't have the patients or knowledge to configure a Linux box, or do I want to. Netgear 4TB NAS drive with EVA9150. Streaming MKV files which where converted from DVD using Make MKV (www.makemkv.com). They have sorted out a number of issues with the codex and now it works a treat.  Some of us went the other route, I don’t have the patients or knowledge to configure a Linux box, or do I want to. Netgear 4TB NAS drive with EVA9150. Streaming MKV files which where converted from DVD using Make MKV (www.makemkv.com). They have sorted out a number of issues with the codex and now it works a treat. 

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