Add-In: Windows Home Server Power Saving

December 23, 2007 — Philip Churchill

Blogger Albert Griscti-Soler was after a way to to put his Windows Home server into standby or hybernation from 2am to 5pm (weekends excluded) to save 60% of his electricity bill but could not find an easy way to do it….until now!

Power Saving 
Albert has written an add-in that enables the task to be completed easily. Once installed the Power Saving tab can be accessed via the settings menu within the console. Here you have the choice to use standby, hibernation (if you’ve enabled it on your system) or to disable the power savings; additionally you can specify the ‘bed-time’ schedule, the time when Home Server will be “sleeping”. The first time you enable ‘Power Saving’, you will need to provide authorization (i.e. username and password) since the Task Manager requires a valid account in order to run the scheduled tasks.

More info and the download are available from runtime360.com.

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Power Management Add-In for Scaleo Home Server

December 23, 2007 — Philip Churchill

The German Home Server Blog and We Got Served have details on a power management add-in for the Scaleo Home Server which is due to be released in Europe in January (2008).

Scaleo Home Server PM1
The system system continually runs in Hibernation mode and only wakes up when you need to connect to it. The Power Management add-in can be configured to put the machine in to hibernation or to wake up the machine at scheduled times. The system will automatically wake itself up for essential scheduled tasks like nightly backups. Doing so will keep power consumption at a minimum and Fujitsu-Siemens are seeing this add-in as a selling point for the Scaleo Home Server, so it is doubtful for the add-in will be available else where.

Scaleo Home Server PM2

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Add-In Whiist Enables Homepage Image Editing

December 23, 2007 — Philip Churchill

If you have not tried the add-in Whiist then now may be the time to try it. As well as allowing you to create and manage web content on your Windows Home Server the latest version 0.80 allows you to change the default image on the homepage of your server with the ability to preview it also.

Whiist Image Editor

More info and links from Andrew Grant’s Website.

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The Week in Review – Sunday’s Summery

December 23, 2007 — Philip Churchill

What was going on this week at mswhs.com? Here’s your chance to catch-up if you missed something!

  • Data Corruption Issues with WHS
    • The Windows Home Server Team Blog have posted information where users have reported data corruption issues when saving files from applications, including:Windows Vista  Photo GalleryWindows Live Photo Gallery,Microsoft Office OneNote 2007Microsoft Office OneNote 2003SyncToy 2.0 BetaAdditionally…
  • avast! Windows Home Server Edition: Antivirus Protection for WHS Released
    • As reported earlier avast! Windows Home Server Edition, the antivirus solution for WHS is now available. Once installed, you just need to configure once (if you want to change the default settings) and your Home Server will be protected against the latest and legacy virus, malware, trojan and…
  • RTM release of Avast AntiVirus for Windows Home Server
    • We have some great news for you, hopefully later today (or very shortly if not) the RTM release of Avast AntiVirus for Windows Home Server will be available. Pricing details and links etc will be available as and when we receive them.
  • KeepVault 2.17 Released
    • KeepVault for WHS is now at version 2.17. The add-in allows you to backup your Windows Home Server online.This latest version fixes potential duplicate file upload introduced in version 2.15/2.16. So if you’re using a version of KeepVault older than 2.17 make sure that you update to this latest…
  • Tranquil PC’s T2-WHS-A3 Harmony Home Server Review
    • We Got Served has a full detailed review of Tranquil PC’s T2-WHS-A3 Harmony Home Server. Reviewer Terry Walsh concludes his review by saying that:“…if you’re looking for a powerful home server that looks great and has the potential to grow with your digital needs, Tranquil PC’s T2-WHS-A3…
  • Building Windows Home Server
    • PC Magazine’s enthusiast tech site ExtremeTech has a 5 page guide on building a Windows Home server. First up is a build list, followed by assembly and installation instructions and finally how to configure the system. As ExtremeTech states: “In the end, for the same price as an HP MediaSmart…
  • Wiring for a Windows Home Server Network
    • Scott Hanselman’s has written a series of articles on his blog on wiring for a new Windows Home Server network. Scott’s articles start with some Q&A’s followed by why you should use Cat6 cable and not Cat5. Other useful info includes why you should enable Gigabit Jumbo Frames using the NIC…

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