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HP MediaSmart Server and Windows Home Server - Analysts React

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

HP have passed us through a YouTube video with interviews with noted Tech Analysts Richard Doherty and Rob Enderle singing the praises of Windows Home Server and, of course, the HP MediaSmart Server. If you have a spare five minutes, check it out below:

HP’s Managed Home Team Answer Your Questions

Monday, April 21, 2008

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A few weeks ago we invited WGS readers to submit the questions they want answered by HP’s Managed Home Team - these are the people who brought you the HP MediaSmart Server, as well as HP’s MediaSmart TV, the HP MediaVault and the forthcoming HP MediaSmart Connect media receiver. As you’ll see, the team provide a [...]

Smarter Connections for Your Digital Home

Friday, April 18, 2008

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One thing I’m learning about being an MVP at this summit is that you get asked a huge amount of questions from other MVPs about the product area you represent - particularly when you represent a new, exciting product like Windows Home Server. Top 2 questions this week: 1. What’s happening with that Drive Extender bug? 2. When [...]

Hands-On: Fujitsu-Siemens SCALEO 1900 Home Server

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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Model: SCALEO 1900 Home Server Manufacturer: Fujitsu-Siemens Price: £469.99 Website: www.fujitsu-siemens-shop.co.uk Despite the fact that we’re almost six months into the general availability of Windows Home Server, one of the most worrying statistics that must be keeping Microsoft awake at night is that HP are the only major OEM partner to have come on board with a bespoke hardware solution [...]

HP Announce HP Upline Remote Backup Service

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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HP today announced the launch of HP Upline, an online back-up and data storage service open to individuals, families and small businesses. ehomeupgrade.com has full details of the service. HP Upline users have access to a variety of tools, including: File sharing and remote access – share files of any size by emailing a password protected and time-limited [...]

Weekend Home Server Maintenance - MediaSmart Server and Squeezebox Upgrades

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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At the weekend, I worked through a couple of much needed upgrades for my home server. First off was upgrading the memory on my HP MediaSmart Server - the 512Mb of memory bundled with the server is fine if you want to just use the base functionality of Windows Home Server. However, if you want [...]

Scandinavia - Getting Served By HP in May

Friday, April 4, 2008

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So, if you’re in Sweden or Norway (two of my favourite countries, having spent a good chuck of time in each on holiday) and feeling a little left out when it comes to Windows Home Server goodness, rumour has it that HP are bringing the HP MediaSmart Server your way in May. Find out more [...]

Hands-On: Chenbro ES34069 Home Server Chassis

Saturday, March 29, 2008

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Model: Chenbro ES34069 Manufacturer: Chenbro Price: £175 (inc VAT) More Info: www.mini-itx.com With only a few OEMs releasing dedicated Windows Home Server systems to the market, many enthusiasts have taken it upon themselves to build their own home servers, either through recycling old systems and components lying around the house (Windows Home Server’s hardware requirements a far more [...]

The HP MediaSmart Server Team Answer Your Questions!

Friday, March 28, 2008

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Update: Last day today for your questions - send them in! Back in October last year, we ran a pretty cool Q&A with the Windows Home Server team in which WGS readers submitted their questions and Todd Headrick, Charlie Kindel and Joel Sider from the WHS team at Microsoft came back with their answers - during the interview, the [...]

Having Problems With Your UPS and the HP MediaSmart Server?

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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I was interested to see this support post up at HP.com regarding the use of Uninterruptable Power Supplies with the HP MediaSmart Server: HP MediaSmart Server - Uninterruptible Power Supply is not Supported The Media Smart Server does not support active Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Using the USB cable to allow the UPS to communicate with the [...]