HPE EC200A Xeon D-1518 'hybrid server' on ebay ~$150
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Also, since I didnt have a VGA monitor I had to resort to this. 
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They have an HDMI port on them but couldn't get it to work. Ended up using ilo and finding the address in the DHCP server so I could setup the system.
REAALLLY??!?! How did I miss that!! I feel so stupid! Now granted it had its cover on. I just thought that was a plastic filler. Thanks for the tip!!! LOL
When I got mine, I first booted it with an sdd with Windows already on it and let Windows mount the .iso. I think I that updated iLO that way, but BIOS I did via iLO.
Ok. So I got a bootable USB working. I tried etcher.io and rufus. It wasn't until I used the USB creator made by HPE that I was able to successfully create it. I had to mount the ISO and then copy the tool off, unmount the ISO and then launch the tool Good times. Now my system is updating.
I have HPE EC200A EU/US 16TB Storage Expansion 861161-B21 for sale (more info: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/fs-hpe-ec200a-eu-us-16tb-storage-expansion-861161-b21.29919/) and HPE 858010-001 Communication Board (bought NEW on eBay from Core 4 Solutions IT Hardware Store, waiting on MyUS.com forwarder to be shipped to Poland or other address in US - $30 USD + shipping cost calculated by MyUS).
Please send me PM if interested.
Please send me PM if interested.
yeah I think the NVMe drive that I picked up is faulty. Proxmox kept failing to install halfway through everytime I tried. I thought it was my usb flash stick so I tried a different one. Same issue. I then stuck an external USB SSD as an install destination and that worked. Going to move the NVMe drive to a different unit to verify its the drive and not the slot/unit itself. Love these little boxes though! Especially with the update ILO which has an HTML5 console!
Do you mind posting the link to the listing on eBay for this California seller?
Has anyone else tried swapping the fan on these out?
I did, but it doesn’t seem too happy with it, and reports no fan installed at all. I almost think there might be a minimum rpm speed, it demands to read. And if not reached, it will just report there is no fan at all.
Note: The wire pinout used on the included Delta fan is not the normal 4 PWM pin out. So swapped it around according to the Delta spec sheet.
I did, but it doesn’t seem too happy with it, and reports no fan installed at all. I almost think there might be a minimum rpm speed, it demands to read. And if not reached, it will just report there is no fan at all.
Note: The wire pinout used on the included Delta fan is not the normal 4 PWM pin out. So swapped it around according to the Delta spec sheet.
I've been buying mine from this Ebay seller and I really think these are brand new. He shows them as Open Box, but the 2 I got was spotless.
HPE ProLiant EC200a Mini Server
HPE ProLiant EC200a Mini Server
I have Brand new HPE 858010-001 Communication Board - $35 USD (shipping within US included), please PM for details.