WD EARS Drives

Configuring a WD EARS drive for WHS

TiVo Storage and Windows Home Server

by Christopher Kenney (cskenney)
With the release of the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo Add-In, I thought it might be interesting to talk about the options available for storing content from a TiVo to a computer or your Windows Home Server and making the content available for transferring back to the TiVo. Most of the options [...]

Core I3–530 HTPC

For quite a while now I have been enjoying my HTPC with everything working perfectly.  I finally got lossless audio (TrueHD and DTS-HD) as well as the Blu-Ray integration I was looking for, working the way I expect them to.  My HTPC has been the center of all my entertainment needs for quite some time [...]

ICY DOCK MB662US-2S dual bay 3.5" SATA I & II to eSATA / USB 2.0

The MB662US-2S is a dual bay hard drive RAID enclosure that can use two 3.5” SATA hard drives (in my case, 80 GB drives) with 6 different RAID configurations and both USB and e-SATA connectors.  A good looking case design, a fan speed controller and hard drive installation that requires no tools or kits rounds [...]

Icy Dock MB561US-4S Quad Bay External Removable Enclosure

This is the Icy Dock MB561US-4S Quad Bay External Removable Enclosure.

During CES 2010 Dave , Chris and Jim paid a visit to the Icy Dock booth. They saw the potential of how the Icy Dock product could contribute to the Windows Home Server ecosystem. Icy Dock was pleased to help out and soon we each [...]

Icy Dock MB881 2.5 and 3.5 SATA Hard Drive Docking Station

This is the Icy Dock MB881US-1S-1 SATA hard drive docking station.

What you will first notice about this docking station is that it is completely different from any of the other “mini toaster” looking hard drive docks.  Not only does it’s looks set it apart but it’s versatility also stands above the crowd compared to all [...]

Icy Dock MB672SKGF Screwless Internal 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD Enclosure

At CES 2010, Home Server Show had the opportunity to meet with the folks at Icy Dock and view their product line.  We shot a video interview with Roland Pantaleo and we agreed that their product line should be of interest to the home server community particularly those who are building their own machines.

As part [...]

Total Media Theatre 3

Since Windows Media center is a perfect compliment to WHS in as much as they mesh together perfectly, I immediately fell in love with the concept of being able to play my movies on a PC and be able to display it on a large screen HDTV.  I could always play various movies on my [...]

Is USB 3.0 worth it?

As WHS users we are always looking for different ways to upgrade our storage capabilities fairly cheaply and without giving up too much performance.  Since the introduction of USB 3.0 with advertised “theoretical” speeds of 625 Megs/sec, I have been eager to see what the real world performance would be and if that would translate [...]

Lenovo Q110 Nettop Home Theatre PC Impressions

by Christopher Lux (IndyLux)
Sometimes great things come in small packages.  This definitely applies to the Lenovo Q110 nettop.  A nettop is a small form factor PC with similar specs to a netbook but without a monitor.  It can function as a low-powered desktop PC to check e-mail and browse the internet or, if properly equipped, [...]

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