Upgrading RAM in the MediaSmart Server: MediaSmart Home

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May 1, 2008 4:26 PM

I upgraded mine the difference is really noticeable when using things like webshare and the photo website. It was cheap and and easy to do.

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May 4, 2008 8:22 AM

Here are the steps from Home Server Hacks:

http://www.homeserverhacks.com/2007/12/upgrade-memory-in-your-hp-ex470.html

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May 4, 2008 5:49 PM

How about the warranty side of it? I wouldn't want to upgrade if it voided my warranty.

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May 5, 2008 4:35 PM

Upgrading the RAM is more important than upgrading the CPU. The biggest improvemnet for me was the RAM upgrade to 2GB.

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May 10, 2008 10:29 AM

I did both. Saw the most improvement when upgrading the RAM.
Some would say thats its useless to upgrade but I found it ver helpful becuase Im running iTUnes ( for my AppleTVs ) and Zune Player ( FOr my XBox 360s ) and other programs for backup, defraging, and antivirus

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June 4, 2008 12:27 AM updated: June 4, 2008 12:28 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GON9XPDWBJ8

^ 4minute video showing the process. Definitely makes a huge difference if you're toying with Add-ins

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June 4, 2008 7:32 PM

I know if you have an MSS you already forked over $500+ ( almost $600 for some of us that got it the first day it came out ) but for anohter $30-40, the upgrade to 2MB is well worth it ( honestly, its a steal! ).

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June 6, 2008 12:17 PM

A note just to let you all know -- HDD upgrades are fine. But, any other upgrades beyond hard drives, such as memory or CPU upgrades, will void the warranty.

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June 6, 2008 5:29 PM

I have read the warranty manual that came with the HP MediaSmart Server and the one on HP's website. Could anyone point me to the page/paragraph which deals with hardware upgrades voiding the warranty for the HP MSS?

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June 6, 2008 6:06 PM

Simply replace the stock parts before requesting warranty work/replacement and you'll be just fine...

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June 18, 2008 7:18 PM

Are there details regarding the max amount of RAM available? Since the OS is essentially Server 2003 Standard (stripped down), I'm assuming 4 Gb? If so, how about this 4 Gb Dimm I found on Crucial's website?

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July 10, 2008 5:30 PM

RussL said: Are there details regarding the max amount of RAM available? Since the OS is essentially Server 2003 Standard (stripped down), I'm assuming 4 Gb? If so, how about this 4 Gb Dimm I found on Crucial's website? Storage Capacity - 4GB Technology - DDR2 SDRAM Form Factor - 240-pin DIMM Memory Speed -- 667MHz DDR2-667/PC2-5300

Did you try the 4GB upgrade? I'd be curious if it worked and also if you thinks it's worth the extra cost. Seems like the 2GB upgrade would be sufficient for most needs from the other posts.

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July 26, 2008 9:35 PM updated: July 26, 2008 9:51 PM

JesD said: I did both. Saw the most improvement when upgrading the RAM. Some would say thats its useless to upgrade but I found it ver helpful becuase Im running iTUnes ( for my AppleTVs ) and Zune Player ( FOr my XBox 360s ) and other programs for backup, defraging, and antivirus

I guess ebay has it's virtues, I picked mine up new for 358 :) after losing several other auctions. I needed the extra $$$ to upgrade the thing and my entire network.

How do you install Zune's player to the HP Mediasmart WHS? It doesn't install, and neither does WMP11.

I'll try PVConnect or VM player to get the videos to stream to my XBOX360. Maybe that will work for the AppleTv's I have too... the patchstick upgrades don't work easily unless you have a MAC (shudder) to help with the process. (trying to stream DVD-quality VOB files).

As far as anyone saying it is useless to upgrade... they must be happy with substandard anything in their lives... the unit ships as a straight-out DOG. Without tinkering with anything out of the box, the console is sluggish, the whole box is slow as molasses in January...

I could NOT believe the difference upgrading made. It went from acting like cheap NAS to being a real-life PC!

Upgrading is a necessity if you are a serious AV file user. Heck, even if you do a lot of file-transferring or use humongous files... upgrade the server, and go to gigabit if you can!

I posted elsewhere here about the stress test I did after updating... basically I streamed video and audio to 3 appleTV's, a neuros, my xbox and a laptop, while uploading files to the server and having iTunes rebuild my music database. For over one hour, as I did housework and went from room to room, I never noticed a single skip, glitch, or hiccup in anything that was playing. There is absolutely no way, based on how the server performs out of the box, that it would be able to do this. Needless to say, the electric company loved my little test...

If you only have 1 TV and will stream to that, then maybe... maybe. But the server can't be doing anything else at the time lol.

They never should have shipped this thing like they did, though I'm glad they did because in typical corporate fashion you would have been gouged on the price! Just look at the difference between the 2 HP mediaservers and how they are priced to see that. They charge a rediculous price for a terbyte drive! Gotta love big corporations...

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