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#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 EX475 UPGRADE#

I went overkill and marked the second cable and it's port in a second color (red).

I use a black Sharpie to mark one of the cables and it's corresponding port, along the edge of the back plane. Keep track of which cable goes into which port.

Remove the 2 fan cables from the drive back plane.

It will seem to unlock or pop out after sliding forward about 1 cm and then it is easily removable. This might take a little effort and you will need two hands, one to pull the plate forward, the other to hold the case still.

Remove the top by sliding the silver plate forward.

They will be in the same position as the slots where they should go back. The idiot-proof method is to remove them from the bottom to the top, creating a stack as you go. Bad things will happen if you mix them up. (You'll thank me when is's time to put it all back together.)īe sure to note the order in which you remove them as you will need to replace them *exactly* in the same slots as you removed them. Give yourself enough room where you can lay out the parts as you remove them.

Power down the unit and find a nice flat, clean work surface.

I paid $2.49 for this one at my local hardware store. Before you begin, do yourself a favor and run out and get a #00 Phillips head screwdriver. Some have reported (read the comments) that they have come close to stripping the 2 small screws discussed in step 10. Let's begin (click on an image to enlarge): I am not responsible anything that may happen to your precious little Home Server. Doing so *may* void your warranty so proceed at your own risk. You are literally going to remove every component of the machine just to get to the memory.

#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 EX475 UPGRADE#

This in a statement from HP: "Based on customer feedback HP is now allowing owners of MediaSmart Server’s to upgrade the memory without voiding the warranty after research showed that some customers were installing multiple add-ins and/or additional software, which could lead to a need for additional memory."īefore you begin, I must warn you that this upgrade is not for the faint of heart. *** ALSO *** Upgrading the memory in the HP MediaSmart Server now does NOT void your warranty. The Patriot 2GB memory is now just $18 and the G.SKILL 2GB module (which is what I'm now recommending) goes for just $22. *** NOTE *** Prices have come down a bit since I wrote this article. But if money is an issue, you can opt for 1GB of RAM for around $22. I spent about $43 after rebate for this Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) that I bought from NewEgg. I recently upgraded my machine by replacing the 512 MB memory with the single 2GB module. The HP EX470/475 contains a single 512 MB stick of PC2 - 5300 667MHz memory. HP claims that the RAM is not upgradable, but that just isn't so. But if you're a power user and plan on adding any applications and/or services to your machine, the factory installed 512 MB of RAM just won't cut it. The HP EX470/475 MediaSmart Server is a great little box.