Archive for June, 2011

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PerfectDisk 12 Released!

PerfectDisk 12 was released yesterday, for both WHS v1 and 2011. Raxco say it will reduce backup times, maximize streaming performance and completely consolidate free space, some of the other new features are below: What’s new! Fragmentation Prevention with OptiWrite™ Intelligent SSD Optimization StealthPatrol™ Auto-Optimization Advanced Boot Time Defrag New Dynamic Zone Engine You can […]

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Installing Drivers on the Intel Media Series Motherboard

The Intel Media Series motherboards which include Intel NICs are ideal for a Windows Home Server 2011 build but installing drivers can be a problem with these boards. Luckily for Intel Media Series owners, Andrew Van Til has written up the details on how to get these drivers installed especially for the the network interface […]

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ASUS Discontinues WebStorage and Drops TS mini Home Server Range

ASUS have today withdrawn its WebStorage add-in for WHSv1 and dropped its TS mini Home Server range. Those looking to use online storage with WHS still have many options in the market place, but this is another massive blow to the WHS OEM market, leaving many to wonder whether any manufacturer will be left in […]

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HP ProLiant MicroServer for £122

For those of you in the UK HP have extended their £100 cash back offer on their ProLiant MicroServer. The offer which originally started on the 1st of February is now extended until the 30th June, which means after cash back the MicroServer can be got for less than £122. The cheapest we have found […]

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Ask Matt: your questions answered

Mailbag 7th June 2011 Have a question or problem? I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll try. Click “ask a question” above! Unable to install WHS 2011 connector software Ivan Asks: I’ve been trying to fix this problem for a while now and can’t find a documented solution anywhere. I just upgraded to WHS 2011 on […]

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Acer RevoCenter Announced and Demoed at Computex 2011

At Computex 2011 (a computer trade show in Tiawan), the Acer RevoCenter powered by Windows Home Server 2011 was announced: “The Acer RevoCenter was connected with a variety of devices showcasing a true always on Connected Home experience.  Many people were interested to see scenarios where they could access their media anywhere in the world […]

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Add-In: Drive Bender 1.1.4.1

Another update from Drive Bender, and this one addresses a long running bug that has caused numerous performance and reliability issues. This major release includes the following changes: Bug fix: Under high CPU usage, a number of file system errors could occur. This bug also effected other areas of the application, and could have cause […]

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DriveBender is MonStore at Tranquil PC

UK based Tranquil PC announced last month that they would be using Division-M’s DriveBender add-in for Drive Extender functionality, and today Tranquil have named this add-in Monstore. With DriveBender being an OEM software product it gives companies the opportunity of branding the add-in with their look and style, like Tranquil PC have done. With MonStore […]

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The Coordy HomeServer Cube

The Coordy’s HomeServer Cube D52 is a low power Atom based WHS 2011 Home Server. Currently available for purchase in Japan, the specs are as follows: CPU – Atom DualCore D525 Memory – 2GB DDR3 SODIMM (1GBx2) HDD – 4TB (2TBx2) PSU – 200W VGA – Onboard Intel GMA 3150 There are 2x USB2.0 ports […]

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 1736

Wow, these updates are coming thick and fast from the guys at StableBit, as their DE replacement add-in StableBit DrivePool is now at build 1736. This latest version includes the following changes: Implemented installation upgrading. Uninstall of the old version is not required anymore.   A reboot is optional, depending on the files updated.   […]