I forgot to mention about the HP EliteDesk 800 series of machines. These are the range that has replaced the 8xxx series of machines. They DO NOT come with a PCI slot. The PCI slot is an optional add on board on the 800 g1 and 800 g2 only. The 800 g3 does not support PCI, only PCIe. Therefore if you have older PCI cards you need to factor this in when buying. The PCI expansion card is about $30. I've got an 800 g2 i3 machine in a rack running EncoDad (to be replaced over the summer with Rivendell) with an ASI6012 card and it's VERY quiet (SSD) and reliable. The only time is has been rebooted is when we had a power cut and it's been running 24/7 since Jan 2017.
---- On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:52:53 +0000 Andy Higginson <a...@higgles.co.uk> wrote ---- There are 3 types of case that HP use for their enterprise desktops. These are USFF (Ultra small form factor), SFF (small form factor) and CMT (Convertable Mini Tower). Only the CMT version has full height slots. The CMT case can either be used upright or it can be turned on it's side and the DVD drive can be altered for either. It will just fit into a rack case on it's side, and it's about 4u in height. Here is a link to the service manual. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03612798 Andy ---- On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:54:58 +0000 Rich Stivers <r...@stivers-bros.com> wrote ---- Thank you for sharing all your experiences. I appreciate it. One more question, do HP8300's typically have some full-height PCIE slots? Most of the 8300's I found on Amazon that listed expansion slots had low profile PCIE slots only. For my AS cards I need full-height x1 slots. Rich Stivers On 2/13/2018 18:17, Steve Varholy wrote: We are using external USB interfaces on the USF HP8300's. On the mini-towers, we are using M-Audio cards that are now obsolete. I saw you also asked on the list about how long the Dell Optiplexes lasted. We were using 755 minitowers. We got 3-4 years out of them before the motherboards developed capacitor problems. I had three all go legs up within a 2 1/2 month timeframe. I highly recommend enterprise/corporate machines rather than white-box built ones for three reasons: 1. tool-less cases. They are designed for quick component replacement. 2. Long system service lifespan - there are no major changes for the life of model, so, for example, all you need are the drivers for the 8300. No wondering whether your box is a RevA/B/C, etc.� 3. HP/Dell maintain the availability of the drivers and documentation online�for decades. No worries about not being able to obtain the drivers you need. Steve Varholy President and General Manager _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
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