Contest over: Announcing HP Data Vault Giveaway: 7 Chances to Win a HP Data Vault X510

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This contest is over. Thanks to all who participated.

Over the last few  months, I’ve reviewed and talked about the HP X510 Data Vault. It is a stand alone server that you can use as a home or business backup, or a full multimedia server at home or on the web. Well now you can have your own, as we are announcing the HP Data Vault giveaway! You can win one of 7 HP X510 Data Vault machines!

Each web site will run contests their own way. At the end of their week, they will give away the X510 StorageWorks Data Vault. Head over to the following sites to find out more information:

(See Below for Geekazine’s contest rules)

A little about the HP Storageworks X510 Data Vault

X510 Data Vault

The Data Vault is a Home networking tool to have running backups for your home or small business computers. It is relatively small – only 9.7″ high and 5.5″ wide. Inside is a Dual Core E5200 Pentium processor at 2.50GHz. The X510 also comes with 2 GB of RAM and 2 – 1 TB Hard Drives. The Data Vault runs Windows Home Server SP2. The X510 retails for $700.

Geekazine reviewed the HP X510 back on Feb 15th, 2010. I have posted the video below for you to peruse. Geekazine has also posted some other articles throughout the site:

• HP Warranty Extended to 3 Years
• Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP as a Sandbox
• Jam Packed Show Before the Holidays

Other Prizes in this contest!

There are several additional prizes that will be awarded for creativity on your part.

This is an overarching contest and spans all 7 participating bloggers. Ivy Worldwide and HP ask that each blogger submit the 10 most creative entries to Ivy and HP Worldwide once your particular contest is completed.  Therefore, a person/reader could win a Data Vault from you and also win for creativity.  We need to make certain that this part of the contest is communicated with your individual contest, so please do so.  The results of the creativity contest would be announced 2 or 3 weeks after the end of all the blogger contests.

So we will have an additional area where you can tell us how we can promote the HP Data Vault. It can be a poster, a slogan, a musical jingle or more. The most creative can win :

1. HP Mini 311
2. HP 8″ Smart Wi-Fi Display (sd828a1)
3. HP T-shirt

How to Enter Geekazine’s Giveaway for the HP Data Vault X510

Until the end of April, Geekazine (along with SDRNews) is holding another contest to win an HP Elite 2530p Notebook (a $1600 value). We have videos you can watch to gain codewords. Enter them in on the form to the right and you are eligible to win.

• One on One: Dave Peterson
• When SPARC is Gone: Bill Allen
• One on One: Grant Jacobson
• Grant Jacobson on Flex Fabric
• A Window of Opportunity: Duncan Campbell
• One on One: Duncan Campbell
• Ute Albert on Shared Services
• One on One: Ute Albert
• Dave Peterson on Proliant G6

On May 9th, the form will come back up. Each Podcast will have a code. Listen to the Geekazine Weekly Podcast, The Day in Tech History and watch the 5 Tech things You Should Know to receive those codes.

Subscribe to Geekazine Newsletter: Subscribers will also get a code to enter.

By watching the videos and entering in the codes on the HP Elite 2530p contest, I will send all participants an email with another code to enter. All in all, there will be 10 chances to win!

And now, the fine print:

Geekazine contest of the HP X510 Data Vault will run from May 9 – 15th with a winner being drawn on the 16th. Geekazine will also draw up to 10 creative entries to send to HP and IvyWorldwide to enter for the HP Mini 311, HP Smart Wi-Fi Display and T-Shirt. Geekazine, Ivy Worldwide and HP compliance: http://cmp.ly/4.

All contests are final. Winner will be notified via email. If the winner does not respond within 7 days, a new winner may be drawn. This contest has the right to cancel at any time without notice. Geekazine, Neowin, Jake’s Mediablog, Hardwaresphere, Slashgear, Absolutely Windows, Gottabemobile, it’s bloggers, their families and friends, are not eligible to enter. Only 1 code per email (up to 10 different codewords for one email address). Geekazine, HP and IVY Worldwide have the right to substitute a prize without notice. No cash equivalent or substitutions will be made otherwise. Winner must be able to give a valid home address and agree to allowing their name and likeness to be used in further promotions with Geekazine, HP and IVY Worldwide. Not responsible for technical failure or lost entries.

These rules are designed for Geekazine’s contest of the HP Storageworks Data Vault X510. These rules may vary between the other 6 participating sites.