As you are surely aware on Monday Windows Home Server finally appeared on MSDN and TechNet, only to disappear a day later.
The official word is that it only appeared for internal testing purposes to make sure that everything worked correctly but the good news is that it will be back very soon.
We can’t wait!
Thanks to a comment left by tmanbt on our previous post "WHS Coming to MSDN", we can now confirm that Windows Home Server is now finally available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
Under the category of Operating Systems (and NOT Servers) the Windows Home Server with Power Pack 1 installation disc, connector disc and restore disc are all available for download.
This is great news as it enables WHS to get into more peoples hands – Excellent news!
A new guide is available from the Microsoft Download Center for Windows Home Server users.
The Product Guide for Windows Home Server is a compilation of the Getting Started Guide and the Reviewer’s Guide which have been merged into this single docx document.
The 16 page guide provides an overview of the features and functionality of the WHS software and can be downloaded from here.
Website engadget has their 2008 Engadget Awards" open for your participation.
Under the "Storage Device or Technology of the Year" category (near the bottom of the page) we will be voting for the HP MediaSmart Server ex487 which we absolutely love. So cast your vote and lets get the ex487 winning this category, but hurry as you only have until Wednesday, March 25th 2009 to do so.
From MediaSmarthome.com
You can cast your vote here.
If you own one of the new ex485 or ex 487 MediaSmart Servers then HP has just published a PDF version of the user guide which covers both models.
The 245 page guide covers the basics from getting started and getting to know your server as well as taking you through the various features of the units: The Server for iTunes, the Media Collector, Streaming Media and the Web Media Streamer and the HP Photo Publisher and Viewer.
Online Backup and the Mac Features are also looked at, and the guide is complimented with a Troubleshooting & FAQs section.
You can download a copy from here.
Have you ever wondered why Windows Home Server does not have built in support for hosting your own email on it?
Then you need wonder no longer. Microsoft’s Brendan Grant explains the 2 primary reasons in a recent blog post on his site "Brendan on Windows Home Server", which you can read here.
IT Manager Jim Collison of the website "PC Stuff for the Average Guy! (or Gal!)" has just posted a review of Avast! 4.8 for Windows Home Server.
Jim looks at the various purchase options for this antivirus solution for the Windows Home Server, and takes us through the installation and the features of the software finishing of with the pros and cons of this 4.8 version.
You can read it here.
JusTech’n.com has just awarded the HP EX487 MediaSmart Server a Editor’s Choice award.
The resource for PC hardware reviews and news has a full featured review which looks at the features, design as well as the performance of the unit from HP.
Read it here.
Tom’s Hardware has a comprehensive look at hacking the HP EX470 and EX475 MediaSmart Servers.
As well as comparing the EX47* and EX48* generations, the 12 page guide details replacing the memory to a 2GB module, adding Arctic Silver thermal compound to improve heat transfer from the Northbridge and also installing a replacement CPU in the AM2 socket which can also be a dual core model. Finally BIOS patching is also taken a look at.
You can read it here.
There is another blog in hyperspace dedicated to Windows Home Server and this one is from the Dominican Republic. So if you speak Spanish, then WHS.rd is where you can find the latest WHS news.
