Hi Guys, My first post, please bear with me! I have an Old EX475 that I wish to run FreeNas on. I have (using an HP Desktop) created a boot system on a Hard Disk and a USB Stick. The Disk Boots the EX475 fine, but I cannot get the USB Stick to boot the EX475, despite the fact that it boots...

...searched the internet and cannot find a working solution So far I have done the following using V9.3 created a USB boot disk from Image booted ex475 with first drive out. - nothing I booted this USB on a different pc and it does work I returned it to the ex475 and still nothing I then...

I don't know a thing about the HP EX475, but have you tried "bottom-rear USB port" with no other USB devices connected? A Google search brought up this article.

...links @ mediasmartserver.net . You can build one here or buy one from here. I have completed the installation of this cable in an HP MSS EX475 and look forward to completing another installation when the second cable arrives via USPS hopefully this week. I have successfully recovered the...

Try searching this forum: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?search/1645498/&q=ex475&o=relevance You don't mention the hardware specs (see the forum rules in red at the top of the page), but as I recall they are inadequate for FreeNAS. Read the FreeNAS doc's for it's minimum requirements...

...as I finish reading the how to install guide for it. I have heard about FreeNAS and Asterisk and read tidbit's about both, but I am former Windows Home Server avid user and soon to be FreeNAS newbie. I hope to re-use my HP MediaSmart Server EX475 AMD based cpu. Hope to hear from you soon. :)