Playing with the HP Stream mini

[ElFenix]

i had to adjust the intel sliders to turn off overscan. that's with a samsung plasma HDTV. i don't think anyone made a 1920x1200 hdtv, sounds like that tv is doing some sort of vertical scaling by itself.

Sorry, but I feel the opposite way. AMD by default, overscans on HDMI, and it requires installing their proprietary drivers

are you not installing video drivers?

 

[Kaido]

Lenovo Broadcom Wireless Driver for Broadcom BCM43142
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds038295

I'm having some trouble with the wireless, getting an install error, did this happen to you? I've tried a few different copies & no dice so far. Might need to install all of the Windows Updates first. Also found a few more resources for drivers, I'll post some more info tomorrow, thanks for the great posts!

Edit: Got it, the .NET framework dependency. If you install the Lenovo wifi driver, it craps out, and if you do the .NET & then the wifi, craps out again - had to do a fresh install of Windows to get it to play nice, derp!

 

[BarkingGhostar]

ElFenix, the problem is on the Panasonic, not the Samsung. BTW, the Samsung is several years old and probably one of their first 24" HDTV. I just happen to use it as a monitor because I also have a BD player and DirecTV STB connected to it. The HP Stream Mini works fine with it.

 

[Kaido]

Nice guide on the Windows 8 versions & some language/pack info:

http://www.eightforums.com/general-support/54817-windows-8-1-version-information-4.html#post440635

 

[Kaido]

Finally had a minute to work on my tester Mini. I used Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OEM ($135). Thanks much to chippind for laying the groundwork! Make sure you make an HP USB recovery stick before wiping your original drive. If you're going the USB installer route for getting Windows on there, just drop the zipped driver package onto the root of it for convenience. I'm not completely sure everything is 100% accurate, but after some trial & error I was able to slim down the install package & knock everything off the missing Device Manager list.

Simple method to install Win7:

Win7 USB tool (ImgBurn if you need to make an ISO)
F10 @ boot to get into BIOS (Disable Secure Boot + Enable Legacy Support under Secure Boot Configuration)
F9 @ boot to USB
Install Windows (nuke all partitions)
Install driver package (499 megs zipped)

Missing drivers at initial install: (included in the package above, links provided for convenience)

BCM4314A0 (this is the Broadcom Bluetooth chip; streaming download and takes a LONG time to install)
Ethernet Controller (this is Realtek Gigabit Ethernet port)
Network Controller (this is Broadcom Wifi via a Lenovo-supplied driver & requires the offline .NET Framework 4.5.2 to be installed first)
PCI Device (this is the Realtek Card Reader slot)
PCI Simple Communications Controller (this is the Intel Management Engine software, a version I pulled from a compatible NUC for version 10; it requires the Kernel-Mode Driver Framework version 1.11 update from Microsoft to be installed first)
SM Bus Controller (this is the Intel Chipset driver)
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller (this is for the Intel USB 3.0 ports)

I also included an Intel HD graphics driver (4th-gen Haswell version here) in my ZIP kit so that it wouldn't read as a generic VGA adapter anymore (although it's not listed as a call out in Device Manager). The official Windows 8.1 drivers are available here if you need them for a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Professional using a full upgrade (instead of the Pro Pack upgrade...this method enables you to use a larger hard drive without having to resort to a torrented OEM image).

Progress recap:

Successful software upgrades:
OEM 8.1 with Bing (torrent only; removes WIMBOOT partition locking)
Windows 8.1 with Bing (stock, can be reinstalled externally using the HP recovery USB program from the factory install)
Pro Pack ($99 8.1 Pro upgrade with Windows Media Center)
OEM Windows 8.1 Pro (using official MCT ISO creator)
Win7 Pro 64b SP1 ($135 OEM)

Successful hardware upgrades:
RAM upgrade (up to 16gb)
HDD upgrade (up to 256gb)
M.2 USB adapter (for cloning)
Intel 7260NGW 802.11ac Wifi + Bluetooth (confirmed on an Amazon review)

The wifi card has M.2 NGFF connector - NOT Mini-PCI-E

There is a lot of information on the web about "white lists" for acceptable wifi cards, though from what I can gather HP discontinued white lists for desktops just in the past couple years, and Stream Mini can be upgraded. Look for a combination wifi/bluetooth card with the M.2 connector and two antenna connectors. The Intel 7260NGW 802.11ac wifi + bluetooth works with the stream.

The wifi card unscrews just like SSD, but it also has two wires connecting to the antennas. There is a piece of tape covering them, after removing the tape they just pop off one by one. Be careful as they take more force to pop off than you would think. Connect the antenna wires to the new card and reinsert into the slot and replace the screw. Windows 8.1 has drivers for the intel card and will install by itself, you don't need to be connected to the internet to download any new drivers. When you boot up it will take a minute to install by itself and you're good to go, you will need to re-establish your connection to your router when it's done. If you have 802.11ac wireless in your home, you can verify the new connection speed by going to your network and sharing center -- right click on you wifi signal strength meter in your task bar and click on "Open network and sharing center". From there look for "Connections: Wifi (name of your wifi network)" and it'll give you a status report, under "Speed:".

Note: You could also download drivers from intel, but I would try to let windows install before trying to install any other drivers.

Also, you should be able to add a 2.5" drive using a special cable (794966-001 - Cable - Prius SATA, L:65mm PR2), which unfortunately costs $75. I'm not sure if it takes over the M.2 port or acts as a second drive; I ordered a Pavilion Mini (includes a 2.5" drive) awhile ago to test with my Stream Mini with, but have not received it yet.

Sample business build: $655 (add an HDMI monitor with speakers for convenience)

$180 HP Stream Mini
$30 4GB (total of 6GB RAM)
$135 Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
$190 Office 2013 for Business
$120 256gb M.2 SSD

That gives you a pretty nice machine:

Windows 7
Office 2013
Dual-monitor output
Tiny size + quiet operation + low power
Dual-core CPU
6GB RAM
256gb SSD
Gigabit Ethernet + Wifi + Bluetooth
(4) USB 3.0 ports

Not an enormous cost savings over my typical $1k BRIX build (under $400 once you factor in VGA adapters if you're repurposing old monitors), which has an i5 (laptop chip, but has hyperthreading for an extra boost), but for what it is, not bad at all!

 

[chippind]

I'm having some trouble with the wireless, getting an install error, did this happen to you? I've tried a few different copies & no dice so far. Might need to install all of the Windows Updates first. Also found a few more resources for drivers, I'll post some more info tomorrow, thanks for the great posts!

Edit: Got it, the .NET framework dependency. If you install the Lenovo wifi driver, it craps out, and if you do the .NET & then the wifi, craps out again - had to do a fresh install of Windows to get it to play nice, derp!

Sorry bout that, I should have listed the drivers in the order I installed them. I did notice that HP now lists a Realtek Ethernet driver which I don't believe was there before and that may work on Windows 7.

 

[Kaido]

Sorry bout that, I should have listed the drivers in the order I installed them. I did notice that HP now lists a Realtek Ethernet driver which I don't believe was there before and that may work on Windows 7.

No problem, the driver kit above works like a champ, thanks again for your hard work! I'm rolling out a couple this week (one with 2 gigs & one with 6 gigs) to see how users like them. Stable in testing, but giving people some hands-on time for a couple weeks will show any bugs in the drivers & also see how well the stock amount of RAM works for regular stuff like Office & browsing.

Thanks to the M.2 USB reader, I can use Macrium to zap over a master clone, plug in the Windows 7 key & Office 2013 license, and get boxes up & running in pretty short order. Because it's a USB 3.0 reader going to an SSD, it only takes a few minutes to do a full restore, SUPER nice! I'm really glad Windows 7 works; I didn't want to have to rely on StartMenu8 (or similar program) to emulate a Start Menu for people under Windows 8 in a business environment

 

[chippind]

No problem, the driver kit above works like a champ, thanks again for your hard work! I'm rolling out a couple this week (one with 2 gigs & one with 6 gigs) to see how users like them. Stable in testing, but giving people some hands-on time for a couple weeks will show any bugs in the drivers & also see how well the stock amount of RAM works for regular stuff like Office & browsing.

Thanks to the M.2 USB reader, I can use Macrium to zap over a master clone, plug in the Windows 7 key & Office 2013 license, and get boxes up & running in pretty short order. Because it's a USB 3.0 reader going to an SSD, it only takes a few minutes to do a full restore, SUPER nice! I'm really glad Windows 7 works; I didn't want to have to rely on StartMenu8 (or similar program) to emulate a Start Menu for people under Windows 8 in a business environment

I'm interested in hearing the results even though I am just using my machine for a home media device with my Panasonic TV. I have 8 GB of ram on order just because. It does seem to run pretty good but sometime streaming has hiccups. Hopefully that will get better with the ram since the onboard video relies on the ram.

 

[Hugh R]

I want to install Linux on my HP Stream Mini. That's easy. But I still want access to Windows since I expect to need it for firmware updates and, heck, I paid for it.

There's not enough room on the 32G m.2 SSD for both Win8.1 and a comfortable Linux.

My first choice would be to get the SATA cable and install an additional drive. That seems to be a pipe-dream at the moment.

My second choice would be to use an external HDD, connected via USB 3.0. I would want to migrate the Windows to live on the external drive (I'm rarely going to use it and so don't care about the performance hit).

How can I migrate Win8.1 from the internal drive to an external USB drive? I want to be able to boot from the USB drive and run from it. I don't just want this as install medium. None of the google hits on migration seem to cover USB.

(My Mini boots and runs Linux from a USB stick. But that's not where I want to end up.)

I just read that WIMboot only works with SSDs. I wonder if the migration could convert a WIMboot installation into a normal one.

 

[ElFenix]

ElFenix, the problem is on the Panasonic, not the Samsung. BTW, the Samsung is several years old and probably one of their first 24" HDTV. I just happen to use it as a monitor because I also have a BD player and DirecTV STB connected to it. The HP Stream Mini works fine with it.

right, and on my samsung, i did have a problem and had to turn off (defeat?) overscan by using the scaling feature. so, it may be something to do with the more recent HDMI specs, maybe?

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Right, I get that scaling affords the ability to see the entire desktop, but at a loss of resolution. Bad Panny!

 

[Kaido]

I'm interested in hearing the results even though I am just using my machine for a home media device with my Panasonic TV. I have 8 GB of ram on order just because. It does seem to run pretty good but sometime streaming has hiccups. Hopefully that will get better with the ram since the onboard video relies on the ram.

I've only run into 2 glitches so far under Windows 7:

1. I cannot clone the boot drive to an USB-mounted M.2 drive using Macrium, errors out (basic drive to drive clone). I can, however, restore a clone of a Macrium image file to the USB-mounted M.2 drive just fine; I don't know if there's a driver issue blocking it or what. I typically restore from a clone on the NAS anyway (or via a USB drive), so it's not a big deal, just something I noticed. So a drive to drive clone didn't want to play nice, but an image to drive restore worked just fine.

2. The right front USB port appears to be running at USB 2.0 speeds with the drivers linked earlier. I tested all of the USB 3.0 ports and on that port, under Windows 7 with the Intel USB 3.0 drivers, it intermittently pops up a message that says "This device can perform faster. This USB Mass Storage Device can transfer information faster if you connect it to a Super-Speed USB 3.0 port." However, upon testing, it runs at USB 3.0 speeds. Oddly enough, the text on the board next to the port says "SS USB2". Strange.

http://i.imgur.com/vHyD6Yi.jpg

Also, it turns out you CAN expand the Windows 8 C: \ partition when you install to a larger drive - you just have to select the nuke partitions option when you're using the HP Recovery USB stick. My 128gb M.2 is showing about 100 gigs free right now after a fresh install from the USB stick, so that would prevent you from having to torrent the generic OEM Bing installer, and even though it does suck up some drive space for the locked image parititions, they're compressed, so they're actually smaller than a fresh install of Windows would be without WIMBOOT. Basic procedure is:

1. Make the HP Recovery stick
2. Boot into it
3. In a nutshell: Troubleshoot > Reset PC > Repartition drives > Fully Clean Drive

Overall, it's surprisingly peppy for being a seemingly wussy dual-core 1.4ghz chip. I stuck an extra 8-gig stick in my first one, so it's running along with 10 gigs of RAM & a 256gb SSD, which is a pretty decent machine. I have the 128-gig stick in the second one & both work great. Time to test out ESXi!

 

[Kaido]

I want to install Linux on my HP Stream Mini. That's easy. But I still want access to Windows since I expect to need it for firmware updates and, heck, I paid for it.

There's not enough room on the 32G m.2 SSD for both Win8.1 and a comfortable Linux.

My first choice would be to get the SATA cable and install an additional drive. That seems to be a pipe-dream at the moment.

My second choice would be to use an external HDD, connected via USB 3.0. I would want to migrate the Windows to live on the external drive (I'm rarely going to use it and so don't care about the performance hit).

How can I migrate Win8.1 from the internal drive to an external USB drive? I want to be able to boot from the USB drive and run from it. I don't just want this as install medium. None of the google hits on migration seem to cover USB.

(My Mini boots and runs Linux from a USB stick. But that's not where I want to end up.)

I just read that WIMboot only works with SSDs. I wonder if the migration could convert a WIMboot installation into a normal one.

Nice, what distro did you go with, Ubuntu? Also FWIW, Windows 8.1 with Bing is free to system manufacturers, so technically you only paid for the hardware :biggrin:

Yeah, the 2.5" drive cable is $75, doesn't make much sense financially. Might as well go with the Pavilion Mini instead since it comes with a hard drive stock. I also don't know if it takes over the M.2 port or not; I'll find out if my Pavilion ever shows up from Amazon (currently showing 2 weeks from now, ordered like a month ago...).

I'm not entirely sure how you would boot into a WIMBOOT version of Windows 8 on a USB stick. Booting from USB isn't a feature that Windows natively supports on the consumer editions (although there is Windows To Go for Enterprise versions; more info on a DIY method here), although you can do it using a third-party tool, but I don't know how that would work with the compressed WIMBOOT partitions: (it's easier to do on Linux & Mac)

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-run-a-portable-version-of-windows-from-a-usb-dri-1565509124

People have been going the DIY route for WIMBOOT:

http://labalec.fr/erwan/?p=1078

http://avisek.pl/translations/how-to-create-own-windows-8-1-wim-boot-image/

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn621983.aspx

And there are some neat tools out there for doing drive-compression type of stuff:

http://www.zipmagic.co/doublespace.html

But for what you want to do, there's nothing OTB that will work AFAIK. I don't even know if you can dual-boot on a WIMBOOT drive due the partition security (would probably cause Windows not to boot anymore, although I haven't found much info on dual-booting a WIMBOOT system). Probably the cheapest method to do what you want would be to buy a USB 3.0 memory stick & boot Linux off of that; that way you would have your Windows internally for backup (since it doesn't appear easy or even possible to hack a WIMBOOT install for USB booting, or to do dual-booting on a WIMBOOT-enabled drive) & have decent speeds for your Linux OS via USB 3.0. I'm not up-to-date on booting a Linux install with USB 3.0, but here's a quick starter link that may or may not be of use:

http://stefan.budeanu.com/blog/?p=12

 

[RayRoy]

I used the recovery stick to go to a 128gb SSD and see I also have a D drive called Images, with an empty folder called Recovery and another called Windows Images, with a number of files and folders, but the main one being install.wim at 6.3GB. Did you get this and is this something that can be deleted? It looks sort of like what was Recovery on the original SSD, but I figured I should ask around.

 

[chippind]

I've only run into 2 glitches so far under Windows 7:

1. I cannot clone the boot drive to an USB-mounted M.2 drive using Macrium, errors out (basic drive to drive clone). I can, however, restore a clone of a Macrium image file to the USB-mounted M.2 drive just fine; I don't know if there's a driver issue blocking it or what. I typically restore from a clone on the NAS anyway (or via a USB drive), so it's not a big deal, just something I noticed. So a drive to drive clone didn't want to play nice, but an image to drive restore worked just fine.

2. The right front USB port appears to be running at USB 2.0 speeds with the drivers linked earlier. I tested all of the USB 3.0 ports and on that port, under Windows 7 with the Intel USB 3.0 drivers, it intermittently pops up a message that says "This device can perform faster. This USB Mass Storage Device can transfer information faster if you connect it to a Super-Speed USB 3.0 port." However, upon testing, it runs at USB 3.0 speeds. Oddly enough, the text on the board next to the port says "SS USB2". Strange.

http://i.imgur.com/vHyD6Yi.jpg

Also, it turns out you CAN expand the Windows 8 C: \ partition when you install to a larger drive - you just have to select the nuke partitions option when you're using the HP Recovery USB stick. My 128gb M.2 is showing about 100 gigs free right now after a fresh install from the USB stick, so that would prevent you from having to torrent the generic OEM Bing installer, and even though it does suck up some drive space for the locked image parititions, they're compressed, so they're actually smaller than a fresh install of Windows would be without WIMBOOT. Basic procedure is:

1. Make the HP Recovery stick
2. Boot into it
3. In a nutshell: Troubleshoot > Reset PC > Repartition drives > Fully Clean Drive

Overall, it's surprisingly peppy for being a seemingly wussy dual-core 1.4ghz chip. I stuck an extra 8-gig stick in my first one, so it's running along with 10 gigs of RAM & a 256gb SSD, which is a pretty decent machine. I have the 128-gig stick in the second one & both work great. Time to test out ESXi!

I am pretty happy with it. I installed 2-4gb sticks and it performs much better as a streaming machine. It's good to know about the USB issue, I can always use that port for the keyboard or mouse if I need to. Looking at the pic you linked to, the other USB port said 1 so I assume it is just numbering the ports rather than referring to the spec.

 

[clintchammer]

Hello All,

I work in the IT industry and have been using HP desktops, laptops, servers (EVA, 3 PAR etc.) for over 10 years now. This is my first HP purchased for home use. Unfortunately the Stream Mini is not available in the Middle East so I had to bite the bullet and buy it off Ebay brand new (no local warranty hence).

I got the Stream last week and had issues with it from Day 1 but being an IT guy I tackle the issues with a hardcore fix it attitude. The Stream Mini was a replacement for my Minix z64w which was sent back to Minix because it was horrible at playing 1080p videso.

Setup:
- HP Stream Mini Desktop with 6GB ram
- LG 47" LCD
- External Orico USB enclosure with TwinMos 120GB SSD

Day 1:
- Setup Win 8.1 with Bing and decided to all the windows updates till April 2015. Unfortunately this was not possible because I ran out of disk space.
- 6-7GB is already consumed by the hidden recovery partition.
- I spent a good 4 hours before giving up around 1am. On a side note movies played

Day 2:
- Tried to free up disk space but disabling paging file but still had space issues.
- On a more positive note even with just 2GB ram 1080p movies played flawlessly through Kodi.

Day 3:
- Upgraded the ram from 2GB to 6GB with a Crucial 4GB module - CT51264BF160B.
- Performance improved but I could not do much due to disk space.

Day 4:
- Installed Windows 8.1 Enterprise on it after several attempts.
- The Crucial ram module kept causing my system to BSOD during install so I removed the module.
- After the install this time around I had 14GB of free space as I deleted the hidden recovery partition.
- I decided to re-try the Windows updates but still had space issues.

Day 5:
- I downloaded the Nov 2014 CU for Win 8.1 manually (700mb) and put it on my ext drive.
- I then cleared up the software distribution folder, got rid of the hibernat.sys and trimmed the paging file.
- After installing the CU I have 6GB of space left.
- I installed all the HP drivers from their website.
- I turned off Windows Update because I plan to use this machine as a media box so no need for me to update it.

Day 6
- Still get BSOD's when watching movies through Kodi and/or downloading files through my FTP.
- The minidump files keeps pointing to memory issues.
- Memtest finds not fault with the RAM.

Next POA:

- See if I get BSOD with only the Crucial 4GB module
- See if I get BSOD with only the stock HP (hynix)2GB module
- Return the Crucial 4GB module if needed.

Are there any other Windows 8.1 drivers I can try online other than the ones on HP?

My time saving tip: Download KB3000850 manually and apply it right after you setup Win 8.1 This way you don't need to download the other updates pre Nov 2014 and save time.

 

[Hugh R]

Day 1:
- Setup Win 8.1 with Bing and decided to all the windows updates till April 2015. Unfortunately this was not possible because I ran out of disk space.
- 6-7GB is already consumed by the hidden recovery partition.
- I spent a good 4 hours before giving up around 1am. On a side note movies played

Interesting. I got my second Mini in April. Pretty much the only thing I do with it is apply updates (I'm not a Windows user under normal circumstances). I don't remember any problems applying all the updates.

DId you add any software or data files before doing updates?

(Going off to fire up my Mini and apply all updates ...)

7.64GB free on the C: drive, out of 21.79GB, according to "Disk Management".

Any idea why you ran out of space?

Note MS uses GiB when they say GB. I think that I hit this when I went to make a recovery drive. It asked for an 8GB USB flash drive but would not accept my 8GB drive and I had to use a 16GB drive. Kingston and Microsoft disagree as to what constitutes 8GB. I wish that the Recovery Disk creator told me precisely what size it needed rather than rounding it to a GB number. That way I could tell before I bought the drive whether it was going to work.

 

[Hugh R]

Nice, what distro did you go with, Ubuntu?

I used a Fedora 22 x86-64 Live USB stick.

Also FWIW, Windows 8.1 with Bing is free to system manufacturers, so technically you only paid for the hardware :biggrin:

I think that it is more complicated than that. And it changed over time. And only selected details are public.

At one point, the OEMs paid $10 for the OS and got a $10 rebate for making Bing the default browser. So there was a kind of payment.

Also, the program was limited to tablets under 8" (if I remember correctly). The HP Stream Mini isn't a tablet at all.

I would not be surprised if the program were limited to 32-bit Windows with Bing. That would reduce the cannibalization of Microsofts main business. The HP Stream Mini is 64-bit Windows with Bing. Thank goodness: 32-bit UEFI is not Linux-friendly.

Yeah, the 2.5" drive cable is $75, doesn't make much sense financially. Might as well go with the Pavilion Mini instead since it comes with a hard drive stock. I also don't know if it takes over the M.2 port or not; I'll find out if my Pavilion ever shows up from Amazon (currently showing 2 weeks from now, ordered like a month ago...).

I await with interest reports of your experience.

I'm not entirely sure how you would boot into a WIMBOOT version of Windows 8 on a USB stick. Booting from USB isn't a feature that Windows natively supports on the consumer editions (although there is Windows To Go for Enterprise versions; more info on a DIY method here), although you can do it using a third-party tool, but I don't know how that would work with the compressed WIMBOOT partitions: (it's easier to do on Linux & Mac)

Good points.

My current thought is the make a recovery disk (done) and just wipe Windows.

If I were sticking with Windows, I'd want to figure our how to create my own WIMboot image, one that reflected all the updates. That ought to reduce the wasted space. But it seems to require a fair bit of due diligence and possibly risky work to get there. The imaginable win would be just enough slack space to have a dual-boot system.

Thanks for the pointers.

But for what you want to do, there's nothing OTB that will work AFAIK. I don't even know if you can dual-boot on a WIMBOOT drive due the partition security (would probably cause Windows not to boot anymore, although I haven't found much info on dual-booting a WIMBOOT system).

Thanks for the warning.

I wonder if the promised Win 10 upgrade can be leveraged in some way.

 

[clintchammer]

Interesting. I got my second Mini in April. Pretty much the only thing I do with it is apply updates (I'm not a Windows user under normal circumstances). I don't remember any problems applying all the updates.

DId you add any software or data files before doing updates?

(Going off to fire up my Mini and apply all updates ...)

7.64GB free on the C: drive, out of 21.79GB, according to "Disk Management".

Any idea why you ran out of space?

Note MS uses GiB when they say GB. I think that I hit this when I went to make a recovery drive. It asked for an 8GB USB flash drive but would not accept my 8GB drive and I had to use a 16GB drive. Kingston and Microsoft disagree as to what constitutes 8GB. I wish that the Recovery Disk creator told me precisely what size it needed rather than rounding it to a GB number. That way I could tell before I bought the drive whether it was going to work.

I actually only had Windows installed before I started on all the updates. I had around 5gb free before I attempted the huge Nov 2014 update.

Right now I have 6.24gb free as I disabled the hibernate.sys and trimmed the paging file to max 4gb.

The bulk of the space was taken up by the software distribution folder, winsxs folder and driver store folder.

I can live with turned off windows updates since this is just a media server.

 

[Hugh R]

Interesting. I got my second Mini in April. Pretty much the only thing I do with it is apply updates (I'm not a Windows user under normal circumstances). I don't remember any problems applying all the updates.

I should have mentioned that my two HP Stream Mini systems came from the Microsoft Store and are "Signature Edition". That means less bloatware than the normal version.

 

[slikwilly]

Am I reading people correctly that they were able to adjust the gfx to compensate for overscan? I wasn't able to find the option, where have I not been looking? I'm trying to use my Stream Mini with an old Mits RP HDTV and the task bar, title bar, and sides are off the screen

 

[clintchammer]

I used the Just scan option on my TV when the edges are off.

 

[slikwilly]

My TV is not a fixed pixel display, but rear projection CRT with actual overscan. There is no setting to just turn off.

I now have the impression I'm just kinda SOL though. I was playing around with linux trying to see if maybe it could solve my issue. I couldn't find a solution, but since I've read here about folks having some luck w/ Windows, I reverted to the factory configuration. I'm now plugged into my monitor instead of my TV and I see an option in the driver control panel to adjust the scaling.

I just moved the system back to my living room and plugged into the TV and the scaling option is no longer displayed

 

[clintchammer]

FYI I sent back the Crucial memory and was given Kingston (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239313) however this ram does not work.

The BIOS / Windows does not detect the ram though it is shown in CPU-Z. Most likely because the RAM is 1.5v and not 1.35V.

 

[Kaido]

FYI I sent back the Crucial memory and was given Kingston (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239313) however this ram does not work.

The BIOS / Windows does not detect the ram though it is shown in CPU-Z. Most likely because the RAM is 1.5v and not 1.35V.

I'm having some issues restoring my Win7 clone to the 128gb M.2 I have. I'm going to order another 256gb M.2 & see if that's the issue, or if it's locked into a specific card. I know the M.2 setup can be a little finicky.