On behalf of MSWHS.com Happy New Year to you all and it’s a great day too because Microsoft have re-awarded me for another year as an MVP for Windows Home Server – Thanks guys, and we hope 2011 brings everything you wish for this year everyone.
You can save $150 if ordering one of the following 2 Home Server’s from newegg.com
First up is the ASUS TS Mini, powered by the Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz and comes with 2GB DDR2 memory and with a 2TB HDD installed, all for $349.99
Up next is the acer Aspire Easystore AH340-U2T1H powered again by the Intel Atom running at 1.6Ghz with 2GB DDR2 ram complete with a 2TB hard drive in the 4 hot swappable drive bays
acer Aspire Easystore Intel Atom 1.6Ghz 2GB DDR2 2TB GBLAN 4 Bay Hotswap Windows Home Server
Free shipping is available on both units (restrictions apply) plus there is a limit to 5 of each unit for each customer.
UPDATE: Use coupon code EMCZNPY27 for an additional $20 off (expires: 05th Jan 2011)
On the last Home Server Show podcast of the year the guys discuss what they got for Christmas, talk about the upcoming CES 2011 plus the usual WHS news and views.
You can catch episode 118 here.
The Caviar Green hard drives from Western Digital are excellent at conserving power and run cool and quiet. And their 3TB model does exactly the same and is an ideal candidate for testing WHS Vail or for extending your Windows Home Server v1 (as long as you follow the advice here).
If you would like more information on this particular hard drive then hardware review site TechwareLabs has a review on the massive 3TB drive from WD, where it received the Awesome Hardware status:
Despite the potential incompatibilities with older systems, this drive rocks. It’s the most performance we’ve seen out of the Green Drive series to date…
Overall, this is a great purchase. Whether you’re a data pack rat and need another data drive or are upgrading an existing NAS, you won’t be disappointed. The Western Digital 3TB Green Drive truly is an awesome piece of hardware.
You can read their comprehensive 7 page review here.
With just over 2 days remaining, here is your chance to get a 30% discount on PerfectDisk for Windows Home Server, but hurry as this offer expires December 31st.
PerfectDisk 11 Windows Home Server is available from $39.99 bringing the price down to just $27.99 plus applicable tax once you use the coupon code FLOSSPC during checkout.
So floss your Windows Home Server PC to maximize its performance by defragging with PerfectDisk 11.
More information is available from here as well as information on the different WHS bundles.
With RAID being an ideal solution for windows Home Server Vail it may be worth your while having a read of the Understanding RAID guide courtesy of bit.tech.net.
It may be an old guide but it is still relevant and is also a good read for understanding the RAID technology and the different version of RAID which are available to you.
Understanding RAID is available to read here.
If you would like to know how to use the new advanced format hard drives with Windows Home Server then we know where there is a guide just for you.
MediaSmartServer.net has a guest article written by their forum member “TechVet” aka James who demonstrates, with the proper setup how to get advanced format drives working with Home Server. From deactivating the IntelliPark feature on Western Digital hard drives by using a utility called wdidle3.exe to syncing the drives sector alignment using one of three available tools. It’s a great guide which you can find here.
Pravesh Soni has an update to an article we wrote back in 2007 on installing uTorrent on Windows Home Server. Pravesh has updated the article for Vail and installs uTorrent as a service, which you can find here.
Writer "Lantern" explains how to configure Windows Home Server as a domain controller.
By going step by step through Lantern’s 20 step process you will be able to add your client computers to the domain controller finally creating a domain network.
You can read Configuring Windows Home Server as a Domain Controller here.
Merry Christmas Everyone – Anything related or what can be used with Windows Home Server under the Christmas tree this morning?
