We Got Served - The Windows Home Server Site

Now I have to admit that Norco is a hardware manufacturer I’ve not come across before, but they were kind enough to drop me a quick note announcing the release of their new Windows Home Server solution, the DS-520.

The DS-520 is a pretty industrial looking piece of kit for a home server, and it has a high specification to match. Whilst it’s processor is a relatively modest Intel Celeron M class (with a choice of 600 MHz or 1Ghz speeds), with memory up to 1Gb, it’s storage capacity is huge, with up to 8Tb of space available from 5 internal hot swappable SATA drive slots and 3 eSATA ports - THEN add an extra 4 external USB 2.0 ports and that’s one beast of a server! MSRP is $649, and if you don’t want WHS on there, they’ll slap a whole bunch of different OS options on there for you, including Windows XP, Linux, OpenFiler, FreeNAS, Samba, OpenBSD or any other x86 based OS.

Here’s the full spec:

Processor: Intel ULV Celeron M 600MHz or 1GHz
RAM: One DDR SODIMM Socket, up to 1GB
SATA: Eight individual SATA II channels, 3 x eSATA ports + 5-bay SATA backplane
IDE: One 44 pin mini IDE connector, one CF socket
USB: Four USB 2.0 ports
Ethernet: Two 10/100 (Intel 82551ER) or two Gigabit Ethernet port (Intel 82541PI)
VGA: Intel chipset integrated, internal 15pin VGA adapter
Serial port: One RS232, internal IDC 10 pin connector
IRDA: One 5-pin connector
PS/2: One internal 2x 4-pin header for PS/2 keyboard and mouse
Capacity: 8TB + (using 1TB drives)
Power: ATX power, 180W, 110V to 240V AC, 50/60Hz
Dimensions: 6.75″ x 9.5″ x 11″

More Info: Norco Website | Hardware Images