I just watched Tim Daleo’s video on how to install AWIECO’s Remote Launcher Add-In for Windows Home Server 2011. It made me wonder if I could use it to run the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software from my Dashboard. First off, watch the video provided by Tim at UWHS. Once you have Remote Launcher installed [...]
Since Windows Home Server 2011 was released without Drive Extender you may be wondering how you are going to protect your data on the server now. One method is to use RAID. I’m not going to get into the fundamentals of RAID in this article but if you want more information you can visit a [...]
The Home Server Show Podcast has managed to get its hands on a Synology DS211+ for review and I plan on doing a few posts for you about it. I’ll be covering the hardware and software that makes it tick. The DSM, which is short for Disk Station Manager, is the brains behind the brawn [...]
The DS411slim is a compact 4-bay NAS that is compatible with only 2.5” drives. Measuring under 5 inches tall and 4 inches wide, the DS411slim looks much like its predecessor, the popular DS409slim. Inside, the DS411slim has been equipped with a 1.6GHz processor and 256MB of RAM, providing solid throughput speed within the small package. [...]
The last two Drobo reviews have been written around the question, “Could you replace Drive Extender in a WHS with a Drobo?” This one will focus on some of the additional features that comes with a Drobo to wrap up the series. I’ll increase the capacity of a Drobo to almost 5TB, spend some time [...]
We left off on Part 1 with the Drobo fully loaded (4 x 80GB Hard Drives) and the results of a super unscientific transfer speed test for the Drobo. If you have not caught up, here is the link for your review Can a Drobo Replace WHS Drive Extender? Part 1 To restate the purpose [...]
One of the best features of store bought servers is the ability to add and remove drives without having to take a case apart and mess with those tiny screws. For home builders, that convenience just doesn’t exist. Last year at CES, we met with the people at Icy Dock and were excited to see [...]
Running RAID and Windows Home Server. I get the feeling we are going to be talking about this topic a lot in the coming months. Perhaps for the rest of this product’s life. I want to highlight some articles for you to get us started thinking about RAID and the upcoming release of Windows Home [...]
ioSafe is at it again so it must be close to CES! This year is a bit of a mystery heading in to CES 2011 as they have released a few blog posts hinting towards a new product. The coolest part is if you guess what it is you win it. Here is the first [...]
The ‘Safe Server Module’ (SSM) from Tranquil PC offers the Windows Home Server enthusiast one solution for protecting their operating system and primary data partition from potential HDD failure. It comes delivered with 2x 500GB 2.5” Samsung HDDs, prepared in a RAID 1 mirror, including a Tranquil build of Windows Home Server (PP3), Silicon Image’s [...]
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