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  • shovenose
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    • Aug 2010
    • 6575
    • USA
    #1

    HP MediaSmart Server

    Yesterday at work we got in one of these... but if I tried to turn it on it would turn off after about a second.
    I took out and opened the little PSU - 4 bulging Teapo 2200uF 10V...
    I took two dead junky power supplies and put in 4 new (well, used, but new to this PSU) 2200uF 16V caps - two PCE-Tur and two BH caps.
    Anyway, now it works, but I can't find the download for the software to actually use the unit - supposedly it's in a publically shared folder on the device. But I don't know it's IP or network name?
    I tried to look at the list of devices attached to the network but it's a computer store so we have over a hundred random things attached so it's not helpful.
    So, what do I do?
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    • Elysarian
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      • Mar 2013
      • 200
      • United Kingdom
      #2
      Re: HP MediaSmart Server

      It's set up for DHCP so you might struggle (plugging it and a laptop/PC into a router with DHCP on their own would be my next course of action here, at least then you can grab its netbios name and possibly the IP from the router/PC/laptop)

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        • shadow
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Feb 2007
          • 732
          • Australia
          #3
          Re: HP MediaSmart Server

          That is a good first shot.

          If the server has its own DHCP server, plug it in directly to your PC or through a switch and your PC should obtain an IP from the server.

          If the server is running a DHCP client, plug it in to the router so it can obtain an IP address from the router. Most routers should allow to find a list of clients attached to it along with their IP address and netbios name.

          If that fails too, you can try directly connecting your PC to the server or through a switch and using ARP. You will need to know the MAC address of the NIC you are connecting to though.

          At some stage (years ago) I was quite interested in the MediaSmart Server and at that time I found lots of articles on how to add a video out connection to the server (VGA plug I believe). If you can connect a monitor to it, it will become like any other standard PC/server and you will have local access to the device.

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            • shovenose
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              • Aug 2010
              • 6575
              • USA
              #4
              Re: HP MediaSmart Server

              Well, it wont even get an IP that's the thing.
              Where on this is the OS? Because I put four blank 500GB drives in...

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                • Elysarian
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Mar 2013
                  • 200
                  • United Kingdom
                  #5
                  Re: HP MediaSmart Server

                  oh... it's supposed to have Windows Home Server on it (on the HDD)...

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