Storage Spaces / Spindown Hdd
Hi, I have a question regarding storage space. Will my HDD spin down when using a storage pool / storage space when no data is needed?
View ArticleShrinking Server Backup Partition
Hey Guys, Just set up an N54L with 2011 and migrating all the data from my old 470. In setting up my server backup, I used a 2TB WD passport and the dashboard server backup wizard takes the whole...
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 ArticleWhs V1 Acer H340 O/s Disk
Hi Everyone For a while I have been getting messages that the hard drive with the o/s was failing. So I went down to my computer shop and asked them if they could clone the o/s drive, which they...
View ArticleWs2012E Adding Hdd Lost Addins And Users
Sort of a strange one. Today I decided to add a HDD 3TB. I was a previously used drive. But all the data was removed and was reformatted. So it was pretty clean. Installed it in the machine turned...
View ArticleMigrating What Have I Done Wrong
Hi was following this and am lost now Load the HDDs into the machine (there should be hidden DE folders on each drive) In Security-> Advanced, open the "Owner" tab and set the owner of the...
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Whs 2011 Server Keeps Re-Starting - Never Stays Shut Down
Over the last couple of days, I noticed that my WHS 2011 server is often turned on, long after the two client machines have shut down. Normally, 5 minutes after the last client shuts down, the server...
View ArticleEx475 Sis Video Driver
I have installed Windows Server 2008 R2 essentials on my HP EX475 server and it runs really well. I have only one issue that I need help with. The driver for the video that installed is the Standard...
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Will I Lost Data If I Reinstall Wse ?
Hi, Because I'm not able to backup and restore my W8 on WSE (says "Not connected to server", maybe DNS related), I've reach the point where I'm thinking to reinstall from scratch my WSE. The point is...
View ArticleNew To Home Server, Please Advise
I am looking into setting up a home storage server as I am getting tired of grabbing my external HDD and having to plug it in and connect to my laptop and the case I have it in seems to be a POS but...
View ArticleOsx And Wol
Hi guys, Firstly, I'm a huge fan of this Add-In. It's extremely useful, when it works. My Macbook (10.8.3) can suspend my WHS 2011 server, but cannot WoL currently. This was working until I...
View ArticleSystem Drive Failure
I believe my system drive is slowly failing and causing major issues with slow response of websites and services that are located on that drive. I have a replacement drive for it. I know I could...
View ArticleCan I Move Files From A Drive Not In Pool
Hi i have a drive not in the pool yet with drive pool addin added, i would like to unjumper it (advanced format from whs v1) format it then add it to the pool so as far as i can see i have 2 options....
View ArticleUefi Backup For Whs2011
No one taking about this? http://www.mswhs.com/2013/02/hotfix-available-to-add-backup-for-uefi-based-computers-for-whs2011/ Only reason I moved to Essentails 2012 was I could not do bare metal...
View ArticleDrivepool Beta 2.0.0.225 Server Backup Problems
Hi there I'm a little stuck with an issue I'm having when trying to use the inbuilt backup of w2012 essentials. I have two 3tb wd red drives in one pool set up with duplication on. If I run back up...
View ArticleWhy Win8?
Are there any really compelling reasons to switch from 2011 to Win8? I am using the WHS to serve media to phones/tablets/TV and PC via subsonic and back-up a PCs. I would assume that subsonic still...
View ArticleDoes Anyone Know What Makes Whs V.1 Decide To Repurpose Space In The Mft Zone...
Does anyone out there in Home-server land have a CLUE about how WHS v.1 decides when to convert the large chunks of space it grabs for the volume's MTF zone (when a new volume is added) into usable...
View ArticleGetting External Usb Jbod To Work. Disks Spinning Down. Disappearing
Issue: Disks in external USB JBOD (Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox 8 Bay External Hard Drive Enclosure with USB 3.0 & eSATA) not working. Disks disappear because they are going to sleep and not...
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Hardware Upgrade?
I've got a Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 Rev.1.x which I've been running with WHS for about 3 years now. It’s got 2gb of something in it and an AMD Athlon II X2 245. I recently upgraded to 2012 Essentials and...
View ArticleRemote Streaming Recorded Tv On Ws2012E
Hi has anyone tried to play recorded tv videos using remote web access. The files are recorded using a Hauppauge 2250 pci card installed in the server. WHS2011 played these formats TS and mpg without...
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