Paul Ligocki

How to install ESXi 5.5 on an Intel NUC i5 4th Generation

At the time of writing this how to the current lineup of Intel NUCs is the following

Intel NUC i5 D54250WYKH Box

  • Intel® NUC with Intel® Core™ i5 processor (D54250WYK)
  • Intel® NUC with Intel® Core™ i3 processor (D34010WYK)
  • Intel® NUC with Intel® Core™ i5 processor and 2.5″ drive support (D54250WYKH)
  • Intel® NUC with Intel® Core™ i3 processor and 2.5″ drive support (D34010WYKH)

I have chosen to go with Intel® NUC with Intel® Core™ i5 processor and 2.5″ drive support (D54250WYKH) the models with the letter H at the end are capable of housing a 2.5″ SATA drive inside the box, where the the models ending with a K are slightly cheaper ($10) and are limited to Mini-SATA (MSATA) SSD Hard disks only.

i5 NUC D54250WYKH Box

What Is Included In The Box

  • The NUC Unit already assembled.
  • External power supply. (19V, 65W power adapter (brick))
  • VESA Mounting Bracket.
  • Mounting Screws
  • Instruction Owners Manual Booklet.
  • The Box that plays the Intel Jingle every time you open it.

What is NOT Included in the Box

  • Power cord that connect from the wall outlet to the adapter
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • RAM
  • WiFi Wireless Card
  • IR Remote Control.

NUC Inside the Box

 

This thing is tiny! Its about 12cm Wide x 11cm Long x 5cm Tall.
This can easily be hidden away or hung up behind a monitor. I think if I was to just place it under the wireless router at home family and friend would not even notice it.

 

Tiny Intel NUC i5

 

Available Ports

  • Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • 4 x USB 3.0 (Two in the front and 2 in the back.
  • 8-channel (7.1) digital audio via HDMI 1.4a output and via one DisplayPort 1.2 connector
  • Headphone/microphone jack on the front panel
  • 1 x mini DisplayPort 1.2 with audio support
  • 1 x mini HDMI port 1.4a with audio support
  • 1 x Infrared sensor on the front panel

Possible Expansion:

  • One full-length mini PCI Express* slot with mSATA support
  • One half-length mini PCI Express slot

Installing ESXi 5.5 What You Will Need

  • USB disk at least 4GB
  • ESXi 5.5 (can be downloaded from here)
  • ESXi Customizer (can be downloaded from here)
  • Network Drivers (can be downloaded from here)
  • Hard Disk SATA Drivers (can be downloaded from here)

 

 

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