Installing Windows on the Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T

Normally, you'd put a server OS on such a little beast. But you don't have to. In this video, I'll demonstrate what's needed right after you finish up a default install of Windows 10. It's highly likely that all the steps I show will be identical in the generally available of Windows 10 at the end of this month, and in Windows Server Next.

The Supermicro page (click "Drivers & Utilities") has all the files you need to get all the "Yellow Bangs" out of your Device Manager. Using the Windows 8.1 drivers they currently have there seemed to work well. Even the install of the 10GbE driver wasn't an issue. At the end, I have a look at the Web UI for Supermicro IPMI, and a brief peek at the mobile app.

This video is unpolished, and watching is pretty much like looking over my shoulder as I horse around in my home lab, enjoying time with my new little SuperServer powerhouse. Join me!

Covered in the video

Download then install these essentials

• Intel PCH Driver(SATA) Version 4.2.0.1136

• Intel 10G LAN Windows driver (D-1500_SoC) Version 3.10.162

• Intel INF Version 10.0.25

Now reboot, and you're done, clean Device Manager.

The rest of the downloads Supermicro offers on their site are optional. For example, the Intel i350 GbE NICs drivers are loaded by Windows automatically.

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Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T
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Not available on Amazon or Newegg, I got my system (CPU/mobo/power/mini-tower pre-assembled) at Wiredzone for the reasons outlined here. If you appreciate the information and videos you've found here at TinkerTry, and you decide to buy, please consider using the above link.

See also at TinkerTry

• Deep dive inside video of the Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T including component installation
  JUL 02 2015

• Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T Photo Gallery
  JUL 01 2015

• Installing Windows on the Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T
  JUL 01 2015

• Intel 10GbE X552/X557-AT 10GBASE-T support in ESXi 6.0?
  JUN 30 2015

• Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T accessories and aspirations
  JUN 29 2015

• Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T first impressions
  JUN 26 2015

• TinkerTry's Xeon D-1540 fueled ESXi 6.0 home lab build begins LIVE!
  JUN 25 2015

• Supermicro SuperServer mini-tower ordered with 64GB of memory for $1900, the ultimate home virtualization lab?
  JUN 23 2015

• Intel Xeon D-1500 crams incredible virtualization lab specs into tiny mITX size, codename Broadwell-DE
  MAR 09 2015

• Nice little USB flash drive choice for that ESXi in your home lab
  JAN 31 2015

• Superguide: Home virtualization server enthusiasts' colorful variety of ESXi whiteboxes
  JAN 05 2015

See also

• Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T User's Manual
  JUN 01 2015, by Supermicro

• Supermicro SYS-5028D-TN4T Review small box – big power
  MAY 13 2015, by Patrick Kennedy at Serve The Home

• Intel Xeon D – Intel SoC Changing the low end with Broadwell-DE
  MAR 09 2015, by Patrick Kennedy at Serve The Home

• Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F Review – A must get platform
  APR 13 2015, by Patrick Kennedy at Serve The Home, here's an excerpt:

BOTTOM LINE:
With four port Ethernet (two 10Gbase-T and two 1Gbase-T), solid storage m.2 PCIe x4 and 6x SATA III, a fast and low power CPU (Intel Xeon D-1540) and 128GB of RAM, the Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F is a must get platform. For those still using Intel Xeon L5520 or L5620 generation processors, one can get more performance in less than half of the power and space footprint which is astounding. For those that always wanted more than the Xeon E3 line could offer in terms of their limited RAM capacity (practical 32GB limit) and core count (4C/ 8T max), this is the answer.