Windows 8 New Pcs
Curious about something. I read that all new PCs shipping with Windows 8 require UEFI bios supported Secure boot. Since UEFI requires booting from a GPT, and WHS 2011 does not back up clients with GPT,...
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Opinions Please - I (Or Ms) Have Shot Themselves In The Foot
It's a bit of a long post, but you experienced wizards can probably offer some sensible advice... I've been a very happy WHS v1 user for the last year. Current system is an HP Microserver with 4x 2TB...
View ArticleCloudberry Backup And Services Other Than Amazon S3
I just purchased the WGS book 25 Essential Windows Home Server Projects Vol 2. It contains a chapter on configuring and using Cloudberry Backup. On pg 254, it shows the dialog where you choose which...
View ArticleStressed Out And In Need Of Some Help.. New Build But Having Hard Drive Issues.
I Have a Seagate internal 4TB hard drive as my 'main' drive. I performed a fresh install of WHS 2011 and it created a solid 2TB partition, a smaller 60Gb partition (system) and another 1.9TB (approx?)...
View ArticleRestore Cd Won't Boot My Computer
I've had an HP EX 470 since the month they went on sale. The Restore CD and Restore Wizard saved my bacon a number of times during XP days. However, I now have two Win 7 64-bit machines, and I needed...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 1850
Hi, I have the chance to get hold of a ex-corperate Dell PowerEdge 1850 (actual 3 of them) and was wondering if anyone has used something like this to build a home server with WHS2011 on? I have a old...
View ArticleTimemachine On Lion With Netatalk
Because of the myriad formatting issues, and the problems they are causing users this solution has been moved to Tutorials. Please download the files there, making sure to only unzip them, they were...
View ArticleLooking For Feedback
I've been a long time user of the HP MSS ex485. Unfortunately, it finally died. I'm now switching over to a WHS 2011 custom build. Most of the HP add-ons functionality was either integrated into WHS...
View ArticlePlanning Ahead: After Whs V1
Who else is in the same boat? WHS v1 has served me well. But given it's a few versions behind now and it is only 32 bit, the time has come to prepare for a new server. Not interested in the latest /...
View ArticleNew Drive Not Showing Properly In Windows 7
I apologize if this has been posted already, however I did not seem to find the answer. I have an HP EX485 and have just added my first additional drive (a 1Tb Seagate Barracuda). The original drive is...
View ArticleLocal Drive(S) Failure During Backup Comexception Error
I admit that I am not a WHS expert. I have had a MediaSmart server for almost 2 years. It has worked fine until recently. I have not made any hardware changes to the desktop PC, server or network. My...
View ArticleHelp For A Whs V3 User Moving To Whs2011
I have a MediaSmart EX470 with the ram upgrade and plan on upgrading to WHS 2011. I have 2 - 2TB drives and 1 - 1.5TB drive installed, along with the .5TB drive that comes standard. My question is: If...
View ArticleOrbital Backup Configuration
http://forum.wegotserved.com/index.php?app=downloads&module=display§ion=screenshot&id=247 File Name: Orbital Backup Configuration File Submitter: Terry (WGS) File Submitted: 06 Jun 2011...
View ArticlePhp Install Failed
I tried to install PHP on my WHSv1. I first tried using the PHP addin. The test.php page failed. If I renamed the test.php file to test.html, it would at least open in the browser, but the PHP script...
View ArticleCan Not Connect New Build Computer To Whs 2011
i keep getting the below error. i have restarted several times and all i have done to this pc is install windows 7 ultimate and the drivers for the mother board. Cannot connect the computer to the...
View ArticleTotally Lost On Server Backups (Help)
I just recently switched over to WHS 2011 and I am totally confused when it comes to the server backups. I have 12TB of data on my server. Therefore, I have the following questions: 1. Do I have to...
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Cooler Master Elite 120 Server Essentials Build
I was running a Shuttle XPC for the last couple of years and now that Essentials has cleared up the Server Backup fiasco I decided to build a new server from scratch. I'm using the following: Cooler...
View ArticleBare Metal Restore Fails!
In my hour of need I am let down horribly by WHS 2011! Attempts to do bare metal restore fails. Error is 'can't load VDS'. So I go to another PC and try - and oon that one it tells me there is no disk...
View ArticleBest Cpu/motherboard Combo Media Streaming With Software Raid 5
I am currently running whs 2011, but am wanting to seek improvements. The major, if not the only, feature I care about is streaming video (mp4 files mostly) and USB 3.0. I will have a software RAID 5...
View ArticleHelp: Wd 3Tb Drive Only Showing As 700Gb (Not 2.1Tb)
I just got the WD 3TB Green HD and when I put it into my 49x HP it only showed up as 700GB instead of 2.1TB. Any ideas as to why or what I should do to access at least the 2.1TB (going to try the 3TB...
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