The HP Customer Care site has now been updated to include information on the new EX485 and EX487 MediaSmart Server’s. Detailing setup and install and information on how to solve a problem from either an error message or from the front lights there is lots of information here. Some of the best information is under […]
Chris Pirillo best known from the geek site Lockergnome has a short video of the HP MediaSmart Server which was recorded at the recent Macworld event where HP picked up the best of show award. And as the HP guy states; NAS on steroids!
The Windows Home Server Team Blog has details of a great set of videos by Canadian tech guru Steve Doto. The set of short videos demonstrate the features of WHS using the HP MediaSmart Server and is great to show to friends and family to persuade them to purchase Windows Home Server. All videos are […]
How would you like to write an add-in for Windows Home Server? A common answer from a Windows Home Server enthusiast might be: “I would love to, but I have never programmed anything in my life and don’t know anything about code either”. Well, that needn’t be a problem. By following the resources below, you […]
A number of Seagate hard drives manufactured through to December 2008 may become undetectable by the BIOS after a system re-boot. The issue is due to a firmware bug and is affecting some Barracuda 7200.11, DiamondMax 22 and Barracuda ES.2 SATA hard drives. Your data is not lost and still resides on the drive, but […]
The Home Server Show podcast #30 features three interviews from the Consumer Electronic Show. Todd Headrick from Microsoft, Allen Buckner from HP and Steve Harris and Tracey Croughwell from Packet Video all talk Windows Home Server. The podcast is available from here.
Tranquil PC have just released a great add-in for Windows Home Server users with large CD or DVD collections. Called AVA Media, the add-in collects and compares the meta data (track titles etc) from multiple data providers, including GD3 which is a premium data provider and then rips your CDs to high quality (lossless) formats. […]
Version 1.1.0.0 of the add-in Remote Alert is available as a private beta to registered members. The add-in provides remote access notification, additional security layers and remote access activity logging. The developer "Kentdome Technologies" have a page where you can create your own free account to beta test their add-ins. More generic information on […]
The official Windows Home Server Team Blog has announced that the next minor release of the software which is in development will be called Windows Home server Power Pack 2 (PP2), which is internally referred by the codename SnoQ (short for Snoqualmie). And for those of you who wonder where the codename came from, Snoqualmie […]
Technology website TechRadar.com has more details on the minor update to Windows Home Server coming some time later this year and also what will be coming up in Vail in 2010, which is the codename for the next major release to WHS. The story is available here.
