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HP ProLiant MicroServer
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yep, doesn't matter where you bought it, you just send in your proof of purchase and delivery with the HP cashback form and they send you a cheque.
Cool,
I'm still wondering about the extension of the offer though. The irish claim form does still say ""Purchase your ProLiant Microserver (part code 633724-421) between 1 February - 31 September 2011,"" , While the UK form says :
"Purchase your ProLiant Microserver (part code 633724-421) between 1 February - 31 October 2011, "
I emailed the contact address on the hpshop but they only said they are out of stock and would get back to me about the validity of the cashback offer.
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darkmaster2 wrote: »Cool,
I'm still wondering about the extension of the offer though. The irish claim form does still say ""Purchase your ProLiant Microserver (part code 633724-421) between 1 February - 31 September 2011,"" , While the UK form says :
"Purchase your ProLiant Microserver (part code 633724-421) between 1 February - 31 October 2011, "
I emailed the contact address on the hpshop but they only said they are out of stock and would get back to me about the validity of the cashback offer.
The offer is valid for this month for sure. I bought one a few weeks ago and got an email a few days ago confirming I will be getting the check. Hpshop.ie had the pdf updated to end october '110 -
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Be Careful! Its on the box, I just learned that about 10 seconds before my box went off to be recycled so I was lucky. I used the serial number and not the part number -got a confirmation that cheque is coming so I assume it was ok.
Did you buy it from dabs? Did your invoice have the HP number on it?BlackWizard wrote: »I bought mine off dabs.ie
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Has anyone else used a Dabs invoice without the HP part number on it to get the cashback?
I emailed DABS and asked them to change the invoice for one with the HP part number printed on it and they refused.
The claim form says that the invoice must have the HP number on it. 0 -
darkmaster2 wrote: »Did you buy it from dabs? Did your invoice have the HP number on it?
I got it from the hpshop.ie.
There were no documents with it aside from the delivery note.
The serial no and part number were on the box.
I emailed hpshop and asked how do i get my proof of purchase (along with the order number from confirmation email) and they replied with a word doc to print off with all the purchase details on it.0 -
darkmaster2 wrote: »Has anyone else used a Dabs invoice without the HP part number on it to get the cashback?
I emailed DABS and asked them to change the invoice for one with the HP part number printed on it and they refused.
The claim form says that the invoice must have the HP number on it.
I had the exact same situation with DABS.
I just sent the Dabs Invoice as it was and got the cashback no problem.0 -
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They don't even deliver here as far as I can see, was just posting for reference in the hope someone would be in a position find out if HP Ireland is going to pull their finger out of their arses on it.
Heh no problems dude your post clearly stated it was UK only, I was only trying to figure out what the total cost would be to get it delivered to a family member in the UK and forwarded on to me. Probably academic any way as I doubt I can stretch to it this month in any case...
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you'd typically install freenas onto a usb stick (afaik, the microserver has an internal usb socket for this purpose, which is handy) so you can use all the HDD space for storage.Thanks for that. Would you recommend Freenas as a good solution? Once it's all set up will the MicroServer simply show up as a Network Drive in Windows operating systems?
once it's installed and you've given it an IP address, you can disconnect the keyboard & monitor and you will only need power and a network cable connected from then on, as everything is managed via a browser based management interface.
you can then set up and format the disks (there are plenty of options depending on how you want to do it, (soft)raid or single disks etc.) and then there are also sections for you to decide how you want to make it visible on the network, such as apple, unix or windows shares, ftp or pretty much anything else out there as FreeNAS is freeBSD based, there are lots of additional packages you can use to add functionality.
if you have any linux experience it will make life a little easier, but but it's generally very user friendly and there is a huge user community so there are guides online for pretty much anything you might want to do with it and plenty of forums to call on for help if you get really stuck.
if you really want something that "just works" out of the box, then you'd probably be better off with a pre-built synology based NAS, but FreeNAS is a great learning experience and a much better option (imho) if you like to tinker.0 -
you'd typically install freenas onto a usb stick (afaik, the microserver has an internal usb socket for this purpose, which is handy) so you can use all the HDD space for storage.
once it's installed and you've given it an IP address, you can disconnect the keyboard & monitor and you will only need power and a network cable connected from then on, as everything is managed via a browser based management interface.
you can then set up and format the disks (there are plenty of options depending on how you want to do it, (soft)raid or single disks etc.) and then there are also sections for you to decide how you want to make it visible on the network, such as apple, unix or windows shares, ftp or pretty much anything else out there as FreeNAS is freeBSD based, there are lots of additional packages you can use to add functionality.
if you have any linux experience it will make life a little easier, but but it's generally very user friendly and there is a huge user community so there are guides online for pretty much anything you might want to do with it and plenty of forums to call on for help if you get really stuck.
if you really want something that "just works" out of the box, then you'd probably be better off with a pre-built synology based NAS, but FreeNAS is a great learning experience and a much better option (imho) if you like to tinker.
Thanks. I've had a quick look and installing to USB seems to be the way to go.
I don't have any linux experience unfortunately.
To set up the MicroServer, am i going to need a keyboard and monitor? Is there any way of remotely installing from my own laptop?
I've had a look before at 4-bay Synologies and it just works out to be way too expensive. I don't mind setting up the NAS myself, i'd just be cautious about it so i don't mess anything up.0 -
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it looks like you can actually install freenas to a usb stick BEFORE you plug it into the machine it will be used from, so you might get away with no keyboard or monitor after all.Yeah i'm sure i could do that. Thanks for your help. I might be back in a while with another list of questions!
http://forums.freenas.org/showthread.php?251-How-to-write-the-embedded-FreeNAS-8-image-under-Windows0 -
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