Tag: Drive Extender

The Home Server Show 182

The Home Server Show 182

We can’t stop talking about Windows 8 and Media Center. It all comes back to storage though. Plenty of server conversation as well as some follow up on cloud options and HD Home Run streaming.  This show was recorded on Google On Air Hangout and we had a lot of fun with it.  While your [...]

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The Home Server Show 179

The Home Server Show 179

There are those shows you remember and some you would rather forget.  Episode 179 will not be forgotten by me due to two things.  The first, Skype hates me, and two, Susan Bradley joined us for some conversation.  It was hard for me to wrap the show because we all wanted to hear more from [...]

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The Home Server Show 177

The Home Server Show 177

Adam Thursby joins the podcast and we will talk about moving data from one PC to a Windows Home Server 2011 box and we’ll try not to lose any data in the process.  We also go over backups and redundancy options for Adam.  A little bit of news as well. Enjoy. Audio experimentation continues with [...]

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The Home Server Show 175

The Home Server Show 175

It’s another week about the future.  Windows 8 and what it means to file systems, storage, and home servers.  We go over Storage Spaces in detail with Mike Faucher of the BYOB Podcast.  Lots of chat with zero news.  We dive right in!  Enjoy Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online [...]

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The Home Server Show 170

The Home Server Show 170

Slow news week for Windows Home Server enthusiasts but there is plenty of talk about Synology and Windows 8 Storage Spaces.  Greg Welch, aka @WelchWerks, joins us to talk about his atypical “Home” server and it’s role in his household.  @Dieharder takes a week off and @jcollison needs a tissue.  All this pfSense, Untangle, a [...]

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Drobo and the Windows Home Server

Drobo and the Windows Home Server

Since the removal of Drive Extender from future Windows Home Server 2011 builds, the Drobo product has become a viable consideration.  This is your hub for the Drobo reviews, posts and notes.       5 Bay Drobo S Reviews: Deploying Windows Home Server 2011 with Oracle VirtualBox and a Drobo S Drobo Dashboard 2.0 [...]

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The Home Server Show 146

• August 4, 2011
The Home Server Show 146

Jim is going to be a very busy guy in the coming months.  Listen in on for details about testing the drive extender replacements for Windows Home Server 2011, some new Drobo testing, and a RAID challenge from the BYOB podcast.  We also unveil a new add-in from Alex Kuretz and talk more on Storage [...]

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The Home Server Show 145

The Home Server Show 145

This show started out as a news cast and ended up with a discussion on Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Home Server with Drive Extender, NAS boxes, and Drive Extender replacements.  Have the add-in authors missed the boat?  What is riskier RAID or drive extender type add-ins?  What is keeping you on Windows Home Server [...]

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How to create a RAID 5 for Windows Home Server 2011

How to create a RAID 5 for Windows Home Server 2011

PCDoc has posted a nice set of YouTube videos in the forums on how to create a RAID 5 array for your server.  If you are still on the fence on whether or not to migrate away from version 1 and Drive Extender and into the newer 2011 product you might want to take a [...]

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Live podcast tonight with developer behind StableBit DrivePool

Live podcast tonight with developer behind StableBit DrivePool

Alex from covecube.com will be joining the show tonight at 8:30 central time.  Alex is the mind behind the StableBit Add-In’s for Windows Home Server.  We will start with the interview first and then get busy with the news so be here early!  Have questions ready if you want to join in. Time: 8:30 Central [...]

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