Software developer Chris Hammond got to test out the storage folder duplication feature of Windows Home Server when a drive in the server decided it was time to go to hard drive heaven. Hearing what sounded like a dog growling in my office, upon investigation turned out to be the noise of the dying hard […]
A new year and a special day for me today for two reasons. First Its my birthday 🙂 and second for the 3rd year running a have been re-awarded as a Windows Home Server MVP by Microsoft. This allows me to keep my finger in the pie and be kept updated by the MS guys […]
Computer hardware site, Tom’s Hardware takes a look at HP’s MediaSmart EX495 Home Server. The 6 page review compares all three Generations of the HP MediaSmart Server and looks at the software differences between the EX48x and EX49x models. Processor upgrades are also mentioned with 9 models being looked at as worthy upgrades. Finally […]
The Windows Home Server Blog have a great guide on how to troubleshoot remote access problems. The guide highlights 4 common ways to validate and pin-point why your remote access isn’t working. It’s available to read here.
Episode 70 of the Home Server Show podcast has a year end review as well as the latest news and views. Catch it here.
Media Center specialist Pete Stagman has a review of the Rosewill RSV-S8 external drive enclosure. The 8 bay SATA enclosure comes complete with a PCIe eSATA controller card ready to fit into your home built home server providing ample expansion capabilities for your Windows Home Server. Pete has more details here.
There is a review of the HP StorageWorks x510 Data Vault on website Absolutely Windows, which is about Windows for small and medium businesses. The HP StorageWorks Data Vault epitomizes the ideal for an install-and-forget SMB storage solution. Moreover, the roadmap HP has for the Data Vault means that businesses can invest in this product […]
SmallNetBuilder has a 3 page review of the X510 StorageWorks Data Vault from HP. Apart from a great set of benchmarks, (including file copy write and read performance) we are told about the internals of the unit and what happens when you pull a hard drive out whilst the unit is still powered on – […]
Microsoft’s Windows Home Server Blog have published 2 videos showcasing all of the features which can be found in Windows Home Server in 1 minute. The first video shows how a family uses WHS in their everyday lives, whilst the second shows the benefits of using WHS in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environment. You […]
Brad Wilson had a hard drive with bad blocks which when he tried to remove from Windows Home server displayed the following error message: Brad managed to rescue his using a copy of ROBOCOPY which is a part of the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. You can read his story here.
