H340 System Restore
I modified the instructions as previously they did not indicate how long you should hold in the reset button and when to release it Run the Server recovery CD on a PC and follow the instructions with...
View ArticleCannot Get To The Connector Install
I reformatted my main PC after a move (Windows 7 Pro x64). Now i try to install the connector software and it goes to a login screen from the server. 192.168.1.16/connect, and it brings a login box up...
View ArticleMemory Issues With Lo 1.5 & Whs 2011
Is anyone seeing a large memory consumption from Lightout on WHS 2011 (version 1.5.0.1470)? On my server I'm seeing Lightsout consume 280MB which seems excessive for this sort of application. Paul
View ArticleWd Green Or Red For Storage Spaces/drivebender/drivepool
What would be the better choice for harddisks when combining disks using Storage Spaces/DriveBender/Drivepool solutions? Either Western Digital's Green or Red harddisks. Are the Red's OK for this,...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Connection Issues
Hello, I upgraded 2 of my Win8 Pro machines to Win8.1 today. On both machines, I lost the ability to perform a computer backup. Both machines gave me an Alert Viewer error as soon as Launchpad...
View ArticleWhs 2011 Installation Hangs.
I've successfully installed whs 2011 at first on my supermicro server model ss6047r-e1r24n, which has a supermicro SMC 2108 RAID controller card. But, I've messed up some certifications file, which...
View ArticleBackup Fails Due To Long File Names: Robocopy?
After my last WHS meltdown, I finally rebuilt my WHSv1 and it's backing up all my systems successfully. I also restored my old shares and the data they contained. I decided to re-purpose my 2T drives...
View ArticleGen 8 Microservers
Anyone got one, or upgraded from the older NL's to the new Gen 8 boxes? I might be able to wangle a free one so was thinking redo my setup at home and move my VM box from my main machine to the Gen8 as...
View ArticleCan I get a higher CPU processor?
Hi, I just wondered can I get a higher CPU processor that I can install myself - is it possible? - and does anyone have a link to somewhere I can buy one and what is the specific one I should buy (if...
View ArticleHappy Turkey Day (Usa) And Happy Hanukkah
Happy turkey day and Happy Hanukkah and hello to all others
View ArticleNon-Technical Person - Where To Go For Discussion Of Windows Backup?
Hi - around 2007 I did get an HP Windows Home Server up and running and for a time it was useful and helped me avoid some data loss. However, since MS seemed to move away from supporting this software...
View ArticleEx495 And Ws2012E - Flaky Media Serving And Remote Access
My WS2012E has been running for a good few months now. Recently it has been acting a little flaky. After a fresh boot I can access media via DLNA streaming on either the build in server or my...
View ArticleServer Not Waking Up
I upgraded to Win8.1 a few weeks back and since then when I wake up my PC lights-out does not wake up the server, I shutdown my PC last night and when I turned it on today it still didn't wake the...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 Standard Will Not Boot After Updates Installed
I was helping with an install and everything was set up and working. We enabled the Essentials role, installed Stablebit drivepool, and PLEX Media Server. Tested things a little and seemed to work as...
View ArticleCopy Boot Ssd To New Bootable Hdd
Currenty have a SSD for my whs 2011 OS, i want to switch that SSD out for a regular HDD, what is the best way to do that without reinstalling whs 2011 all over again? The reason im doing this is...
View ArticleClient Will Not Backup
I set up a new dual boot system on my desk top. 500 gig ntsf and 500 gig mac. The dual boot works great, but the win 7 system will not back up on the whs 2011 server. The connecter software...
View ArticleRemote Web Access Service Doesn't Work
I am able to use remote desktop access to log in on whs2011, but I can't use remote web access (http://localhost) to connect to whs. I checked the IIS service and notice it has stoped. And I tried to...
View ArticleProblems Ordering A Wd Tv Live Plus
After doing a lot of research on what media player is best for my needs, I chose the WD TV live Plus (may not be available with all features outside of USA). Amazon.com had a good price, and with no...
View ArticleArrggh! Files Have Disappeared, But The Server Doesn't Realize It
I've been having problems with my server, so I did a clean install. WHS 2011 with DrivePool. So I get everything up and running again, but my shared files/folders are giving me no end of fits....
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Bad Clusters On Drive
I just had a faulty c drive on my normaly trusty WHS 1. I was able to save the drive by cloning it to a new Disk, and then the fun started. After a coupel of reboots i WHS would not start i decided...
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