[Official] HP 290-p0043w Owner's Thread

wizardfingers · January 31, 2020, 3:23am

Oh nice

ajs · January 31, 2020, 3:26am

In other news, I received my 16G ram upgrade today… I can confirm these systems work with 16G dimms.

For reference I ordered this memory: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019FRBCQE

ajs · January 31, 2020, 4:58am

Well it didn’t take too long for memtest to lock up the system again. Switching ram to the other slot and trying again. I have a feeling this is a bad board, memtest failures don’t typically lock up the entire system. I guess either way - bad ram or bad system board its worth sending back.

KC8FLB · January 31, 2020, 2:23pm

I was having issues with a DIMM slot not being recognized and did a troubleshooting chat session. They agreed to RMA and ship both ways at their expense. I still have 4 months warranty remaining. They sent a nice big box and bubble packing, tape and prepaid return shipping label and detailed instructions. I ended up not doing RMA since I traced to motherboard conflict with a Mellanox ConnextX-3 dual port 10G/40G/56G NIC I was using.

ajs · January 31, 2020, 3:54pm

Did you open the RMA with vipoutlet or HP directly?

AnotherBot · January 31, 2020, 8:51pm

Does anyone know what kind of HDD caddy I can use for the disc drive on these.
nvm found it in the threads above! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XIUQYA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?tag=serverforums-20

KC8FLB · January 31, 2020, 10:50pm

The RMA was with hp directly. I think it’s the way to go because these machines still have factory warranty and I would guess they can replace with new spares since it’s going to a HP service center. Login to the hp site enter your serial number and it will tell you your warranty status. They don’t care how you acquired the machine.

s3pp3ku · February 1, 2020, 4:41am

So, for the Plex box build, Ubuntu 19.04 disco dingo is the correct release?

Jhunter844 · February 1, 2020, 12:58pm

Basically all systemd distros of Linux can run Plex media server, which is most of the popular choices. I am unclear if you can run it on any other init systems such as sysv, runit, or musl so basically steer clear of Void, Porabula, Slackware, or Alpine.

I use Arch and it runs great but i think the recommended ubuntu is an easier choice for those breaking into Linux. I’ve also tested with the latest Mint and it works fine there too.

JDM_WAAAT · February 1, 2020, 1:42pm

Yes, 19.04 is the correct one.

Just because they can run them, doesn’t mean that they are cut out for QS HW transcoding. A ton of users have already experienced issues with other linux versions besides 19.04.

Jhunter844 · February 1, 2020, 2:01pm

What kernel is 19.04 on? I’m wondering if it’s a kernel problem then or maybe it’s because unbuntu tends to handle 3rd party drivers better than others.

I haven’t messed with quicksync yet. Do you need Plex pass in order for it to work?

JDM_WAAAT · February 1, 2020, 2:04pm

Yes, you need Plex Pass for HW transcoding. I don’t know if it’s a kernel limitation or a driver limitation, but honestly in my view it doesn’t matter - as of right now, 19.04 desktop is fully functional. Since it’s a dedicated Plex machine, I’m not sure why the distribution matters.

Jhunter844 · February 1, 2020, 2:52pm

Yeah I’m just curious because there’s always a 1000 ways in Linux to skin the same cat. There just can’t be anything special about 19.04 that can’t be done elsewhere.

I was reading this but it’s above my pay grade.

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/Brainiarc7/95c9338a737aa36d9bb2931bed379219

VAAPI-hwaccel-encode-Linux-Ffmpeg&Libav-setup.md

Using VAAPI's hardware accelerated video encoding on Linux with Intel's hardware on FFmpeg and libav
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Hello, brethren :-)

As it turns out, the current version of FFmpeg (version 3.1 released
earlier today) and libav (master branch) supports full H.264 and HEVC encode in VAAPI on
supported hardware that works reliably well to be termed
"production-ready".

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COZisBack · February 1, 2020, 2:55pm

Just ordered my HP 290. Am I missing anything for my QS Plex build?

$95 Crucial P1 1TB SSD 3D QLC NAND M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
$30 Crucial 8GB Single DDR4 2666 MT/s (PC4-21300) SR x8 DIMM 288-Pin Memory - CT8G4DFS8266
Intel X520 T2 (Already Bought)
HDMI Dummy

Should I make any changes?

JDM_WAAAT · February 1, 2020, 2:58pm

Feel free to test and report back, I tested the major versions of Ubuntu and found 19.04 to be the one that worked out of the box. For purposes of the guide and most people’s needs, simple setup is what is needed. Anything else… and you’re on your own

JDM_WAAAT · February 1, 2020, 2:58pm

Looks good to me!

COZisBack · February 1, 2020, 4:12pm

Since I’m going to Micro Center to pick the 1TB up, I’d figured I’d get RAM there too. Any choice between these? They seem to be only a look difference.

JDM_WAAAT · February 1, 2020, 4:12pm

Whichever is cheaper.

See if they have a good price on 4GB sticks, the 12GB total is about 5GB more than you need at max usage.

COZisBack · February 1, 2020, 4:15pm

They’re the same price at $30 and 4GB is $20. I’ll look some more.

COZisBack · February 1, 2020, 4:16pm

Nope, just more $20 4GB sticks.