Connector Slows Down Boot Time
I'm running WHS 2011 and have successfully connected 6 PCs (3 desktops, 3 laptops) all but one of which are connected wirelessly and running Win 7 Home (64-bit). The 6th PC (desktop) is connected by...
View ArticleTrying To Move Files From Whsv1 To Whs2011
Hi - my mediasmart ex470 recently gave up the ghost so I've purchased an hp microserver and WHS2011. I'm currently in the process of trying to copy over my old video files into the new server by...
View ArticleRepeated Backup Failures
Today the Acer H340 with WHS1.0 repeated failed to backup PC at about 40% stage. I ran a chkdsk on the PC and also reloaded the WHSclient software on the PC. Neither had any affect. Details of the...
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Can I Just Pull A Corrupt Drive ?
Hello, I have a question about whs v1. I'm going to move up to WSE 2012 soon but of course in the last week my whs v1 is starting to have issues (fate ). One of my disks is showing "pending bad...
View ArticleFrustrated With 3Tb Drives, Need Help
When I originally installed WHS2011 the 3: 3TB drives I had installed for storage it was working fine. I never put anything on those drives. I added a second boot disk to run as a RAID mirror using...
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Whs 2011 Backup - Maybe
I have a really odd problem at the moment with three PCs set to wake up (from various states) at 1 AM, 2 AM, and 3 AM respectively. Which works fine as long as the media centre is still keeping the...
View ArticleConnector Fails To Install, Brand New Xps12, Windows 8, "another...
So I have a brand new, just arrived today, XPS 12. Lovely machine. But before I start messing around with it too much, I'd like to have a backup. Previous systems, this is always what I've done. But on...
View ArticleMoutain Lion Time Machine Back To Whs 2011 Via Disk Utility Image On Share?
I read that with Lion you could do a Time Machine backup to a network share on Windows Home Server 2011. I read you could create a image file via Disk Utility that would be placed on the network...
View ArticleWhat's The Best Drive Strategy For Whs 2011?
If using several drives of different sizes what's the best strategy for WHS 2011. Doesn't make sense to use the smallest drive for the sys drive and save your larger drives for data only? Or does it...
View ArticleCan I Run Whs V1 And 2011 In Parallel
I am a longtime user of WHS v1 and I want to try out moving to 2011. I have bought WHS2011 and will install shortly on different hardware which will be a test environment for a month or so. Can I run...
View ArticleCrc Errors On 3 Disk
Hello all, I built a WHS V1 box using an old dell Gx280 I had laying around, and I purchased an Rosewill RSV-S8 with the Sil3726 chipset and a PCIe x2 slot card (Sil3132R5)....
View ArticleQuality Desktop Media Server From Whs
Hi I've been using WHS v1 as a media server successfully on my HP SmartServer vertually since it came out. A couple of years ago I added an XBox front end to get photos, music and home movies to my...
View ArticleHave No Graphics From Media Connect.
Im using a WD Live Plus media player. When Media Servers is selected, then Windows Media Connect, no cover art shows. But when the same files are accessed selecting Media Shares, the cover art...
View ArticleEx490 Server Recovery - No Red / Aqua Blinking Light
Hi, I have an upgraded MediaSmart EX490 server with E7400 CPU and 2 GB RAM, 1Tb system disk, and (2) 2Tb storage disks. Recently I added a debug board connecting mouse/keyboard/monitor. So...
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Virus Protection
Just a reminder for those of us testing Vail to protect your server and network. Most viruses come from childrens websites and can infect your networked computers including your server. Avast has a...
View ArticleFirst Homeserver Setup - Help Needed!
Hi all, I am new to this forum and to servers etc and was wondering if somebody could advise me on a few things? I would like to setup a Server for my home using my old pc. This is what I would...
View ArticleFile Conflicts And Chkdsk
Hi, I purchased ESET virus protection for WHS (original), which I was told was compatible by their sales group. Unfortunately, I believe that may not be true as I ran it on my system and it deleted...
View ArticleAnyone Using Wd Red Drives?
I've seen these come on the market lately, and since they are designed for NAS systems (always on) they seem like they could be better than the Green line with it's annoying idle and slower speeds....
View Article"my Home Server" Wp App Now Fails To Connect
"My Home Server" WP app used to work fine on my Samsung Focus. Now it won't connect, or let me make a new connection. Tried with my Nokia 920. Can't find my server. I can access the server on all...
View ArticleNew Forum: Windows 8 (Home Server)
Hi everyone, We've had a few requests recently about setting up a dedicated forum for people running, or seeking to run Windows 8 as their home server. So, we've broken out any Windows 8 Home Server...
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