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I bought an HP MediaSmart Server a few years ago, but stopped using it after a few months when I moved to a new location. I just tried to set it up and the health led is blinking red. According to the manual, this means that there is a hardware or bios issue.

What now? I only used it a few months and it is gone. I realize that I can remove the disks and save my data but I'm more concerned about the server. It doesn't have a place to plug in a monitor so I can check how to recover it. Is there anything I can do to save it or do I remove the disk drives and junk the remaining shell of the server? Apparently it was a popular product when it was released, but I don't see much else on the web.

Hennes
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You should open it and see if the backplane has come loose. In my experience with HP servers this happens quite a lot after transport.

Just make sure that it's correctly connected to your motherboard and that it has a close fit to the drive bays.

I do want to remind you that you might void your warranty by opening it.

Lucas Kauffman
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