With the announcement of the new HP EX49x range of MediaSmart Server’s, we thought we would browse the web and bring you the best of the reviews that are currently available. *MSWHS.com. We off course have our own comprehensive look at the EX495 MediaSmart Server right here, as well as an overview in our earlier […]
The User Guide and Setup Poster for the new EX490 and EX495 MediaSmart Server’s is now available. The 331 page user guide is available in PDF format and takes you through the setup and installation of the MediaSmart EX49x as well as it’s included software: HP Media Collector HP Video Converter Media Streaming – TwonkyMedia […]
HP is set to replace their current MediaSmart EX485 and EX487 servers with the addition of two new models, the EX490 and EX495. So what can we expect from these two servers? What’s new HP MediaSmart EX range has always stood apart from the Windows Home Server crowd because of the extra software that is […]
Today HP has announced their 3rd generation of MediaSmart Server’s, known as the EX49x range. Comprising the EX490 and EX495, both Home Server’s this time round only come with 1 hard drive. A 1TB drive in the EX490 and a 1.5TB drive in the EX495, although space is still provided for up to 3 additional […]
TwonkyMedia Server 5.1 has been released mainly to improve performance issues and is also now Windows 7 compliant, but the best news is that there is now a version specially for us Windows Home Server users. Owners of the HP and Fujitsu WHS retail boxes have had a copy of TwonkyMedia Server as part of […]
Imagine this:- You have your Home Server configured to wake up for a couple of hours a day to perform backups and then go back to sleep, which is made possible via the LightsOut add-in. However to use your Home Server outside of these hours you can send it a WakeOnLan (WOL) request to wake […]
With the new iTunes 9 being made available from Apple, some have been asking how to install a copy onto Windows Home Server, enabling you to use the Home Sharing function to copy and share media over your LAN connection. With a little hacking and a follow of the following seven step guide, you should […]
The HP MediaSmart server EX 487 was first announced at the 2009 CES show in Las Vegas and and forms the first of the second generation of the HP Windows home server line of products. What’s in the box? Inside the box there is the server itself, a power adapter and cable, an Ethernet cable, […]
Kam Lau from KAMLAU.COM has a great guide on setting up eSata port multiplication with the Acer Aspire easyStore using a eSATA PCI-X port multiplier card included with a Sans Digital TowerRAID Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) unit. What does this mean? Basically when your storage capacity runs out on the Acer you can use a DAS […]
Ok you have a friend to asks why they should be using a Windows Home Server and now there’s 10 reasons you can answer him with, courtesy of the Windows Home Server Blog. Apart from the obvious backup and storage you’ll find the Top 10 here.
