Windows 7 Client Backup Running Mega Slow
Hi. I have been backing up my windows 7 PC using WHS2011 dashboard successfully for 6 months, however a few days ago I initiated a manual backup and it failed with Incomplete status. Since then every...
View ArticleWhs Connector Not Connecting & Lights-Out Clients Don't Shut Down Or...
Hi All, I've just up/back/side/graded from WHS v1 to WHS 2011 which did not go as smoothly as I expected and now that I've spent days solving all the problems thought I'd share my experiences in case...
View ArticleLife After Whs/mss
Hey All, Hope this is the appropriate area of this forum to ask this. For the past 4 years, I've been using the HP MediaSmart EX485 WHS. It has been great as a file server for my home network - being...
View ArticleWindows 8 Client Waking Itself
Hi I have a windows 8 client that seems to wake itself mid afternoon every day for no obvious reason. I am no expert on reading the LO log files, but I have gleaned the following The client log...
View ArticleWhs 2011 Backups
OK, I previously had a WHS v1 server setup which I decommissioned a couple of years ago. I need to get a home server setup now, but with the advent of WHS 2011 I cant decide whether to stick with v1 or...
View ArticleHave A Never Used Ex470....now What?
HI, I have a ex470 that I planned on using and really never got around to it...... I have the additional memory to upgrade to 2g and extra hard drive 500mg. I would like to do something with it...
View ArticleHP MediaSmart Server memory upgrade
Just seeing the number of HP MediaSmart Server owners who are immediatley upgrading memory makes me think that if someone from HP should drop by they should take note!
View ArticleHP MediaSmart system failure poll
if there are any other failures not covered here please post below.
View ArticleGoing To Upgrade To Whs 2011. Which De To Use?
Decided to stop messing around with the OEM install copy of WHS v1 I am currently using (or not using seeing as the two drives are sitting on the desk). Ordered the retail version of WHS 2011 and...
View ArticleFalse Insufficient Storage Whs 2011
I have a very simple system. Two client Desktops Windows 8 which I backup every night to WHS 2011. Both clients have ~500 GB data on single disks. The client computers are backed up to a single...
View ArticleHelp With An Hp Ex475
I have an hp ex475 that will not power up and need help in figuring out the problem. I posted the problem statement below on the HP MSS forum but then thought I should have really posted it here. If...
View ArticleHonestly Wana Chuck It Out Of The Window
I have a home server running V1 of WHS when I try to boot it gets stuck on verifiying DMI pool data what I want to do is try a the recovery console and try fixboot and fix mbr but WHS don't have...
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Remote Access From Another City
Going crazy here . My WHS has been up and running for several years now without any problems. The WHS server is actually in my office and I have been able to access it from home. Last week my home PC...
View ArticleCan't Add External Drives To Pool
I recently purchase a Vantec NexStar HX4R from newegg to expand my storage. I put 2 2TB drives in the enclosure and connected it to the server through USB 3.0. The server sees the drives just fine,...
View ArticleSuggested Drive Configuration For A Repurposed Ex485?
I've got an HP Mediasmart EX485 machine where the main drive has died. I'm trying to determine the number and size of the drives I need to install to get the machine ready for it's new owner. The...
View ArticleWestern Digital Red Drives Ok For Pool Drives?
Sorry for the double post... I tried posting in the pinned list of 2TB drives, but since I wasn't posting about a success story, I thought it might be better as a separate post. Has anyone tried a WD...
View ArticleCrc Errors
Hello all, This is my first on this forum, and I wanted to start of by saying hello to everyone. Recently I have been getting CRC errors being reported in my windows home console for two files. I...
View ArticlePc Restore Can't Find Home Server
I have a recently purchased Dell XPS 8500 with Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on it. I have the WHS Client installed on it and backups are running nightly with no problems with the EX495. I had one install...
View ArticleHd Homerun And Ceton Echo
Does anyone have experience of running the HD Homerun tuner with the Ceton Echo media extender? I'm setting up my home network currently and exploring various options for streaming media to different...
View ArticleSubsonic Install
Thinking about installing subsonic to stream media around the house and maybe to the web enabled stuff. I've searched for a recent post about the best way to do this on a WHS2011 box. Any advice,...
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