Based on customer feedback HP are now allowing owners of MediaSmart Server’s to upgrade the memory without voiding the warranty after research showed that some customers were installing multiple add-ins and/or additional software, which could lead to a need for additional memory. This is great news as now upgrading the memory, in itself, will not […]
Microsoft has published a Knowledge Base article (KB950193) for users running Power Pack 1 (PP1). If you remove a hard drive incorrectly by NOT using the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard before physically removing a hard drive OR a hard drive experiences a physical failure THEN some files may be unrecoverable on Windows Home Server […]
As you may be aware Microsoft publish a variety of Technical Brief’s for Windows Home Server (see here), three of which have been recently updated to incorporate PP1 information: Technical Brief for Home Networking November 2007 Version 1.0 – August 2008 Version 1.1 Technical Brief for Windows Home Server Drive Extender October 2007 Version 1.0 […]
Have you thought about running a proxy server or an Internet proxy on Windows Home Server. But why would you do that? One reason is that you could view sites that your company blocks access to (naughty!) or to control web content served in your home by blocking sites (porn etc.) or even keywords to […]
Add-In TV Manager has been updated to version 1.0.1. The add-in moves your Media Center recordings to your server for storage and management. You can also watch the recordings from the TV Manager Web Interface to non-MC PCs over your local and Internet connection. New in v1.0.1 is the ability to have TV Manager notify […]
Digital photography enthusiast Ian Weatherburn has been blogging about his Backup strategies, which includes having his office computers configured as RAID-0, using a Drobo unit with 4TB of storage along with synchronization software Allways Synch. But that’s not all! Next is an Intel NAS RAID-5 Server which has 4 500GB hard-drives configured as RAID-5 which […]
Blog “Home Automation Direct” has a step by step guide on how to install SqueezeCenter 7 on Windows Home Server. SqueezeCenter from Logitech is a powerful and free Open Source software that will power any Squeezebox, Transporter or any software MP3 player on your network and includes the following features: Web Interface—control the player and […]
This must be the mod of mods. A user by the name of “Diehard” has posted images of his MediaSmart Server modification, where he inserts the insides of a PopCorn Hour device (a Digital Media Streaming product designed for end-users, enthusiasts and professionals) into his server. Modder “Diehard” stated: I just have to finish the […]
MediaSmartServer.net the site designed for HP MediaSmart users has had a makeover, with some cosmetic and feature oriented updates. The Wiki is still there, a new frontend and the heart of MediaSmartServer.net the forums with a new color scheme and forum software upgrade. So if you are a proud owner of HP’s MediaSmart Server or […]
MediaSmartHome.com has a tutorial on obtaining a secure SSL certificate for a custom domain name and installing that certificate on the Windows Home Server. We are shown how to obtain the custom SSL certificate and how to get into the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the Home Server to import the new certificate. Read […]
