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Installing Windows on the Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T

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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!

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Download then install these essentials

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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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.


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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.


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