AbsolutelyWindows.com takes a look at the StorageWorks x510 Data Vault from HP. As a media server, this device is without peer. It served up everything required without a hiccup. The X510 (and EX495) is a SmallBizWindows Superstar product, which you can read about here.
The UK Windows Media Center and Home Server User Group Meeting takes place on June 12th in Birmingham, UK. I was fortunate to attend last years meeting which took place in a evening slot, but this years event will be a whole day event from 10am till 4pm. This longer time frame will give presenters […]
WHS enthusiast Richard Hay explains the critical steps necessary when preparing to do your own hardware upgrade on your Home Server. From the final backup before upgrading to bios setup for the new motherboard and finally restarting the discovery process, Richard takes you through the process which you can read about here.
Joe’s backups started to fail on his Windows Home Server, with the following message: "The computer failed to take a snapshot of the volume for backup." Joe found out that the error was due to his Windows 7 PC not having enough free space on the system reserved partition, with the solution to expand this […]
Tech Evangelist Richard Hay has a great post on how Windows Home Server just keeps on working. I am here today to tell you that WHS just keeps on keeping on. Without much interference from me it sits in the corner of our home office and backs up each PC at night and is the […]
A Windows Home Server enthusiast wanted to add a SI3114 SATA controller to his Home server to add its 4 SATA ports to the system. Apart from the problem trying to find the appropriate driver for this particular Silicon Image controller card he also had the card froze his WHS at a prompt that said […]
Episode 258 of "The Media Center Show" has host Ian Dixon talking to David Thompson from UK based Tranquil PC about their Home Server and Media Center machines. A great episode which you can listen to here.
The latest Home Server Show podcast is available with Home Server news from John, Chris and Dave as well as add-in chat and some craziness too. You can listen to episode 92 here.
The second edition of the Vail Engineering blogs is up, and this time they are talking about Launchpad. If you are a developer then you will want to know what Lauchpad is, why you should care about it and when to extend it and when not to. Then this is a read for you.
As you may be aware, Tranquil PCs HomeServerSync add-in will be available from July 2010, bringing the data connection and data sharing functions of Home Server to new levels in the real world by: Multiuser multi folder synchronization both on the local area network and also via the Internet. Included 100GB off-site backup facility, upgradable […]
