After a recent digital SLR purchase, Nigel Jones’s Buffalo Linkstation Pro NAS device was no longer going to be big enough for his future storage needs, so he needed to look else where.
He looked at the HP EX490 but was skeptical as he was a Linux addict but after reading up on it, and understanding how it works, purchased one.
Nigel said:
Pretty much everything "just worked"…
Read more here.
Software developer Chris Hammond got to test out the storage folder duplication feature of Windows Home Server when a drive in the server decided it was time to go to hard drive heaven.
Hearing what sounded like a dog growling in my office, upon investigation turned out to be the noise of the dying hard drive.
After trying to repair the drive for 2 days by swapping parts (without success) Chris decided to just tell WHS to “remove” the missing drive from the pool.
By the following morning all the data was again intact and re-distributed – Just one reason to buy a Windows Home Server, and as Chris says:
So, what is your plan? How do you backup files?
You can read the full story here.
A new year and a special day for me today for two reasons.
First Its my birthday 🙂 and second for the 3rd year running a have been re-awarded as a Windows Home Server MVP by Microsoft. This allows me to keep my finger in the pie and be kept updated by the MS guys on the latest and greatest to do with Windows Home Server.
So, thanks to:
P.S. Congrats to all the other MVPs who have been re-awarded and to new MVP Nick Asseloos developer of the add-in AutoExit and WHS enthusiast Claude Dorion.
P.P.S. Don’t ask for any, as the chocolate buttons have now been eaten, and they were very nice thank you.
Computer hardware site, Tom’s Hardware takes a look at HP’s MediaSmart EX495 Home Server.
The 6 page review compares all three Generations of the HP MediaSmart Server and looks at the software differences between the EX48x and EX49x models.
Processor upgrades are also mentioned with 9 models being looked at as worthy upgrades. Finally the review finishes with a benchmark comparing the EX485 and EX495 alongside a nodded EX485 with an Intel E5200 processor.
You can read it here.
The Windows Home Server Blog have a great guide on how to troubleshoot remote access problems.
The guide highlights 4 common ways to validate and pin-point why your remote access isn’t working.
It’s available to read here.
Episode 70 of the Home Server Show podcast has a year end review as well as the latest news and views.
Catch it here.
Media Center specialist Pete Stagman has a review of the Rosewill RSV-S8 external drive enclosure.
The 8 bay SATA enclosure comes complete with a PCIe eSATA controller card ready to fit into your home built home server providing ample expansion capabilities for your Windows Home Server.
Pete has more details here.
There is a review of the HP StorageWorks x510 Data Vault on website Absolutely Windows, which is about Windows for small and medium businesses.
The HP StorageWorks Data Vault epitomizes the ideal for an install-and-forget SMB storage solution.
Moreover, the roadmap HP has for the Data Vault means that businesses can invest in this product confidently.
Resultantly, we are giving this product the SmallBizWindows Absolute Best Award, as it represents the best local/cloud storage solution for small businesses today.
You can read their review here.
SmallNetBuilder has a 3 page review of the X510 StorageWorks Data Vault from HP.
Apart from a great set of benchmarks, (including file copy write and read performance) we are told about the internals of the unit and what happens when you pull a hard drive out whilst the unit is still powered on – Yikes!
If you’ve been looking for a bit more performance in a quad-drive WHS-based NAS, the X510 (or MediaSmart EX495) will fill the bill.
You can read about it here.
Microsoft’s Windows Home Server Blog have published 2 videos showcasing all of the features which can be found in Windows Home Server in 1 minute.
The first video shows how a family uses WHS in their everyday lives, whilst the second shows the benefits of using WHS in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environment.
You can view them here.
