Add-In: LightsOut 0.7.5

April 24, 2008 — Philip Churchill

The add-In which is used to put a Windows Home Server into suspended mode or hibernation and resume on user defined events has been updated. LightsOut is now at version 0.7.5 and includes:

New:

  • Calendar entries are sorted by start time
  • Check for duplicate client entries
  • Check for process sbscrexe

Changed:

  • Calendar control replaced by self-developed control
  • Restart of services now happens on PowerStatusChange event
  • Client service uses less entries in eventlog
  • Client service is increasing the time between WoL pakets/pings when server is unavailable.
  • Client service depends on TcpIp
  • Service restart is done on PowerStatusChange instead of ResumeAutomatic
  • Information for client monitoring is no longer based on WHSInfoClass()
  • History range can now be set to any number of days between 2-14

Fixed:

  • CodeSigning problems
  • Crash after creating two identical tasks in calendar
  • Day change in calendar (today tag not moved)
  • Calendar creates 100% CPU load
  • Action erroneously started on midnight
  • Wrong backup time displayed after change
  • Wrong index in English online help

More information, the download and a PDF are available from here.

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Building a Green Windows Home Server

April 24, 2008 — Philip Churchill

Home Server Hacks has a great 5 part series on Building a Green Windows Home Server for just over $400. As writer Donavon West writes:

Over 5 parts, this article will show you how to use the Shuttle KPC as a platform to build a full featured, low cost, environmentally friendly (i.e. green) Microsoft Windows Home Server (WHS). This is for those of you who either love to tinker and/or are looking to save a little cash.

After Part 1: Getting started , everything is put together in Part 2: Assembling the Barebones System . Part 3: Creating a bootable Windows Home Server USB Flash Drive and Part 4: Installing Windows Home Server from the USB Flash Drive take us through putting WHS onto a flash drive and installing Windows Home Server from it. Finally in Part 5: Make it Your Own , it’s time to kustomize” your home server via the removable MyKover front panel that works just like a photo frame.

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PerfectDisk 2008 for Windows Home Server available in German and English

April 24, 2008 — Philip Churchill

German and French versions of the defrag tool, PerfectDisk 2008 for Windows Home Server are now available. Click on FR (French) or DE (Germany) in the upper-right hand corner of the Raxco Software website to obtain information and the products in the respective languages.

More info in German, French and English.

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HP MediaSmart Server EX470 with FREE Wireless Router and FREE Hard Drive

April 24, 2008 — Philip Churchill

Courtesy of newegg.com you can get the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 at the reduced price of $539.99 including free 3 business day shipping, saving $20 over their original selling price. Also included in that price is a free wireless router  (not displayed on the checkout page and offer ends 30 April) and a Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s OEM Hard Drive (offer ends 4 May). Wow, now that’s what I call a saving!

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=Combo.96524

Thanks to Home Server Hacks and Grey Lancaster for the details.

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