Archive for June, 2011

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By on June 25th, 2011

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 1864

Another update to StableBit DrivePool has just been made available and includes the following changes: 1.0.0.1864 (restart required) Extended expiration by 1 month. Corrected interop stack mismatch. Fixed error encountered when processing disk change notifications. [D] Fixed system crash related to an access violation when closing a handle. More details are available at the StableBit […]

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By on June 24th, 2011

Log Collector Tool available for WHS 2011

The Windows Server Solutions Log Collector Tool is available for beta testing on Windows Home Server 2011. The Log Collector tool captures the context of WHS 2011 (or a Server of the Windows Server Solutions family) or computers attached to it at the time when a problem is experienced. More information on this tool which […]

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By on June 24th, 2011

MediaSmart Server LED Management for WHS2011

A developer by the name of Lewis has made a driver that makes the lights work correctly on the HP MediaSmart Server if you have upgraded it to WHS 2011. After upgrading these to WHS 2011, and without this driver the HDD lights would stay off and the system light would blink all the time. […]

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By on June 23rd, 2011

Add-In: Drive Bender 1.1.5.1

Drive Bender has it’s first update for beta 4. Version 1.1.5.1 includes the following bug fixes: Bug fix: A number of minor code changes to fix potential lockup and service crashes. Bug fix: The un-installation routine now correctly restores service dependencies. Drive Bender can be downloaded from here.

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By on June 23rd, 2011

The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 141

Episode 141 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is available for your download or streaming pleasure. This weeks episode has the latest Home Server news, more details on Drive Extender replacements plus lots of great chat from Dave and the gang which you can find here.

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By on June 22nd, 2011

Video: WHS 2011 Windows Phone 7 Connector

YouTube user jvonkuster has posted a video of the new "Windows Home Server 2011 Windows Phone 7 Connector" app. jvonkuster video goes through the installation and configuration process and gives us a look at the various screens which are available:

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By on June 22nd, 2011

WHS2011 Media Library Design Shortcomings?

One Windows Home Server 2011 user isn’t happy with his experience when accessing the Media Library via Remote Web Access. Geoff Coupe explains the errors he receives and also what he sees as design limitations in the Media interface. An interesting read which you can find here.

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By on June 21st, 2011

A Look Inside Our Hard Drives

Engineer Guy Bill Hammack tears down a hard drive and shows us how it is engineered. Bill opens up the hard drive and describes how the "head" reads the magnetic information on the disk, how a voice coil motor and a slider controls the position of the head and explains how smooth a disk must […]

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By on June 21st, 2011

Add-In: Drive Bender 1.1.5.0

Beta 4 (v1.1.5.0) a major update to Drive Bender has just been posted. This last major beta version of Drive Bender includes the following changes: Update: A new version of the WHS 2011 addin. Bug fix: WHS client backup could sometimes fail, this has been fixed. Bug fix: Drive balancing no longer balances Drive Bender […]

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By on June 21st, 2011

Video: WHS 2011 Dashboard and it’s Features

Another Windows Home Server Learning Bites video has been posted on the Microsoft WindowsHomeSvr2011’s Channel. This five minute video covers a high level overview of the new Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard and it’s features. More Learning Bites videos can be found here.

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