Tranquil PC SQA-5H Home Server

UK based Tranquil PC have been in contact with us to announce their latest offering, the SQA-5H Home Server.

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The multi-drive server comes with the latest 64 bit ready Intel Atom Dual Core processor (Intel Atom 330 – 2×1.6GHz) and 1GB of memory (upgradable to 2GB) and supports five quick install 3.5” HDDs, 6 USB HDD ports, and an eSATA port, and if that is not enough, you can plug in the SQA-Ex, a slave unit – with a further five HDD bays.

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The SQA-5H offers ultra low power consumption (as little as 29W), a simple to use ‘back up now’ button and comes complete with a 3 year factory warranty.

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The wife friendly cube design is near silent in operation due to The CPU and chipset being cooled without fans, whilst the HDD bay, is cooled by a slow speed controlled fan.

Available in 2 versions, the entry level SQA-5H-1000 Home Server comes fitted with 1GB memory and a single 500GB Green Power Hard disk for £399 ($692) whilst the performance based SQA-5H-2000 Home Server is fitted with 2GB memory and a single 1TB Green Power Hard disk for £499 ($865).

Also available is the SQA-Ex HDD extender which gives you an extra 5 HDD bays for £429 ($744), whilst a carrier for the SQA-5H HDDs is available for £44 ($76)each.

(All prices excluding UK VAT at 17.5%) To get 5% discount on your order (time limited offer) enter the following coupon code at checkout WGS-5WA12.

More information is available from Tranquil PC.

 

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Add-In: TabCreator v0.0.1

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It is now easy to host your own applications inside its own tab within the Windows Home Server console. By using the new add-in TabCreator you can add frequently used applications to the console.

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As an example TabCreator can create the following tabs:
DVD Shrink
Notepad
Task Manager

TabCreator Internet Explorer

As well as the download documentation is also available in PDF format.

More information is available from the developer at Brent’s Blog.

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Monitor Internet Bandwidth using WHS

We all know that ISPs are now restricting internet bandwidth across the globe, from Comcast in the US to UK providers on the other side of the pond. But how can we monitor our bandwidth usage along with using Windows Home Server?

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Easily, thanks to Joe DiFiglia from computingondemand.com. Joe has put together a tutorial on how you can monitor all the devices on your network by using WHS as a proxy server for internet traffic. By using our home server we can have all traffic filtered through the one device which is the only accurate way to account for bandwidth we have used.

The full tutorial can be read here.

Thanks to The Home Server Show for the information.

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