#HP T5135 INSTALL WINDOWS XP MOD#
#HP T5135 INSTALL WINDOWS XP DRIVERS#

I ran Windows XP pro x32 on this hardware for a long time with absolutely no problems. Some time ago he'd found a t5740 for $5 in a thrift store!

In March 2015 I heard from Glen Mac - a lucky man as I think it should be usable as a day to day os as long asīooting time is rather long at around 30 sec from HP logo to desktop (I am used to my powerful gaming rig).

#HP T5135 INSTALL WINDOWS XP DRIVERS#

Grabbing what ever drivers it needed along the way. Anyway the Windows installer sorted all of this out by itself, The original Apacer pata DOM is formatted in MBR format and is used to boot the operating systemĪnd the larger 1TB Drive is in GPT format. I still need to finish to software side of this little project (add some torrent manager etc) but As a server I find it ideal -įile transfers are pretty darn fast across my gigabit network. Of a gamble but it worked! Now it is running Windows 8.1 quite nicely. After the installerįailed to run for the third time I decided to upgrade the BIOS to version 1.04 rev D. I set out to install Windows 8.1 on it which turned out to be a bit of a challenge. Steer the project a totally different direction. Glenn did, but my connector is the other way around.Įverything fitted in snugly and without adding any fans so it is nicely quiet.Īfter trying some debian NAS distro's and not being very happy about stability/speed I decided to I added a 1TB HDD to it using a sata cable / L connector (from eBay) like In February 2015 Olaf wrote from the Netherlands:Īn acquaintance of mine had a T5740 lying around so I decided to build a small server out of it. Anyone trying this should be aware that they need the latest bios otherwise

To get it to play 1080p, I installed aīCM970015 HD decoder card. IDE DOM with a Squid cache on the SATA DOM without trouble for over a year now.Īlso, I've set up another T5740 as an HTPC with OpenELEC. I've been running pfSense installed on the The expansion module that a SATA DOM would usually block. The main use for me is that I can run two drives plus use I have one IDE DOM and one SATA DOM running at the same timeīut haven't tested both SATA ports at once. After finding a physically compatible connector online, I soldered it on and, The T5740 has pads for an extra SATA + power connector just next to theĮxisting IDE connector.

#HP T5135 INSTALL WINDOWS XP MOD#

I'm using OpenElec XBMCīooting off a 8 GB flash drive and using another 32gb flash drive for additional storage.Īt some point, I came across a mod on your site where someone added additional connectors based onĮxisting surface mount pads. I installed a Broadcom BCM970015 CrystalHD video decoder card in the PCI E slot that is meantįor the wireless adapter card. I'm now using my HP t5740 as a XBMC multimedia box. Here are some descriptions of what others have been up to with their t5740

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