Upgrade the RAM on your EX470 or EX475 for the HP 3.0 Update

The news of the 3.0 update coming out for older generation MediaSmart owners is certainly good.  If you are interested in the update on your EX470 or EX475 server you had better upgrade your RAM before attempting it.  Here are some photos and videos to help you out.
In this post you can find Hi-Resolution photos [...]

HP EX49x series gets a patch already

Alex over at mediasmartserver.net is reporting a patch available for owners of the EX490 and 495 series of Windows Home Server. I usually don’t do news posts on day to day happenings in the WHS world but I experienced some of these issues over the weekend.
You can see the details of my adventure in this [...]

Installing Zune 4.0 on WHS

Last week on the podcast,zekan asked if it was possible to install iTunes 9 on a WHS machine, I suggested a link over at MediaSmartServer.net where  Mezo has found  out how to do it.
Here, bsieve asks if the Zune software can be installed on WHS. Dave and Chris were all into the Zune software on [...]

HP MediaSmart LX195 Home Server w/ 640GB Hard Drive $199.99 Free Shipping

Thanks to a tip from my good friend and co-host partner Chris Lux over at the Home Server Show, you can now get the HP MediaSmart LX195 for the bargain basement price of $199.  The deal is most likely a short one so you will need to act fast!
As we have discussed on the [...]

Installing the Subsonic Web Based Media Streamer on your MediaSmart Server

Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen and another in your living room.
Subsonic is designed to [...]

ioSafe Solo Fireproof/Waterproof external drive put to the test!

In this video podcast I take a look at the ioSafe Solo External Drive.  I’ve seen several reviews of this drive so I wanted to do something different.  It’s fireproof so I am going to burn it!

From ioSafe
The rugged desktop ioSafe Solo external hard drive brings disaster protection to a price range that everyone can [...]

HP Announces 2.5 update for EX47x owners, European Availability

Well, well, well.  What do we have here?  HP has thrown the bone.  Congrats EX470 and EX475 owners.  You and I will not have to lurk in the shadows in order to run the 2.5 update.  Congrats to HP as well.   This can only mean one of two things:
1. A lesson learned.
2. A well [...]

HP Announces the HP MediaSmart Server LX195

Hey Dave, they didn’t announce it yet.
What do you mean?  I got the email with the pretty pictures.
Umm, some e-tailer started selling it a week early.
Oh yeah?  Who?
eCost.com
But I looked there and came up empty.
Luckily, I have a screen shot because it seems they have taken it offline.

Looks like this caught HP off guard eh?
Why [...]

HP Mediasmart Server – Deals on Recertified and New!

eCost.com has put the HP MediaSmart Server (a referb unit) on sale for $336 for the weekend. If you have been waiting to enter into the Home Server space, this might be a good opportunity.

The 512 MB of memory that comes with the unit is not enough. Order a 2 GB upgrade ($25 from Newegg.com) and the unit will rock and roll nicely.

Shipping is about $20 depending where you live. Your total should be around $380 delivered.

For another $120 you can get the newest version with the memory already upgraded, 250 GB of additional storage and the newest HP software. Shipping is free to your door!

Enjoy your new fun!

Remember, I search so you don’t have to!

The Before You Build Windows Home Server Checklist

Update:  We love discussing home builds in our forums.  Check it out.

If you have recently purchased or installed your Windows Home Server you can use this checklist to go over various install issues.  If you have been running a server for a while you still might find some of this useful.  This is a long [...]

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