EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Second Network Port

Add a second Intel network port to the EliteDesk 800 G3 Min, which should work with ProDesk too. I found a Wifi to network port adapter that works better then the one used for a prior G4 second network port video. I use the same 3D printed bracket as the prior video.
Network adapter www.amazon.com...
If that one doesn't work try using this www.amazon.com...
Screws www.amazon.com...
The 3d design for the bracket is www.thingivers... - much thanks to Casper Pedersen (casperghst42)
I used Craftcloud craftcloud3d.com/ mainly because you can get a quote without creating an account. I have no affiliation with them.

[@antoine0569]

Wow watching this and i might get a extra g3 to use as a router with pfsense

[@handmedowntech]

This mod was one where it felt very natural and didn't disrupt other operations on the unit.

[@tedoyle61]

Got a HP Elite Mini 600 G9. Do have problems with it overheating. Replaced the thermal paste (cpu grease for us oldies!!) and it seems to have stabilized. Anyone else have these problems? Appreciate the video. Thanks for the pointers. I just hope mine is going to stabalize.

[@Yandarval]

The overheating will be due to the turbo. looking at some specs. Intel® Core™ i5-12400T is 35w and 74w at max turbo. Intel® Core™ i5-12400 Processor is 65w and 117w under max turbo. So under turbo, that a lot of heat to try and get rid of, if the CPU is under a sustained turbo load. Even the I3s are toasty boys for 12 Gen. Even with a copper cooler like previous 65w generations, the lastest CPUs are too hot for the constrained space of a one litre chassis. There is not enough mass or space in the cooling system, for the size of the case. The best you can probably do it limit the CPU frequency in software.

[@handmedowntech]

Wow, a G9? How did you get one of those?

[@jsnuk3556]

Brilliant series of videos. I binge-watched a bunch of them the other day (2x speed). I acquired an HP 800 G3 with Win11 licence pre-installed. 1. If upgrading the M.2 2280 SSD from 256GB to 1 TB, should it be possible to clone the old drive and retain the complete Windows installation? Is it worthwhile upgrading RAM from 16 to 32GB? 2. Lacking imagination beyond using the unit as a second computer, I'm curious to learn from you (and/or other readers) a range of practical applications for these minis. For example, as part of a security system, network for remote sensing (eg. temperature, humidity), NAS etc? Any direction/guidance would be appreciated. I might want to use/access mine in another country, so vPro would be useful/essential?

[@handmedowntech]

Thank you for watching and watching 😉. You can look into clonezilla. I've used it before to increase the size of the drive I was booting from. These units are great for things like proxmox and playing with virtual machines. This allows for experimenting with different Linux distros. I also use one as a backup NAS via external USB drives

[@handmedowntech]

The 32gb would definitely come in handy if using proxmox. I've used the extra memory when installing things like trials of Windows Server or full blown Linux versions of SQL Server or MySql. You could check out RAID Owl or Hardware Haven for more ideas on actual uses of the units.

[@daviddaniel1001]

What's the difference of adding another ethernet port and using a USB to ethernet adapter?

[@handmedowntech]

There are some environments where a USB dongle is either not supported or not recommended. Plus if you want or desire an Intel chipset for networking it is near impossible to find a USB tingle that uses it.