Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 9:01PM
Updated on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 8:51PM by
Jason Price
Well, my new Seagate 500 GB drive overheated and almost failed totally after only 8 days of use. The RMA is under way but there is one thing that I have now truly realized is a big deal…
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 6:45PM Well, after over a week of building, transferring of data and some unexpected troubleshooting, I am finally “done”. The WHS server is up and running and it is ever so nice to have everything in one place. BTW, I say “done” because nothing in my world is ever DONE. I will change or upgrade this thing for no reason at all in less than a year even if I tell myself I will not. It is just me.
Servers, Storage, Windows Home Server Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:59PM People ask this question of me as I generally have a server setup already. It is from my IT background. A server is a must have when there is a fair amount of data and multiple PCs/laptops. And at this point people ask why I say that it is a must have.
Servers, Storage, Windows Home Server Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:53PM There is much debate out there as to if buying the HP Mediasmart Server is better than a DIY WHS server. I did a little digging and there really is not a lot of difference between the two options except that the HP solution is a generally more appliance like design in nature and it is pretty much plug and play.
For the average consumer, I would strongly suggest the HP server as it is designed for setup by the average user. A DIY solution is a bit more involved and more of an entire weekend project. Typically, a DIY choice is made due to spare/extra parts lying around.
DIY, Servers, Windows Home Server Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 7:38PM So way back when Windows Home Server was first released, I gave it a trial run and was fairly impressed. Not long after, however, I and many others were sadly disappointed by a major flaw that caused one to lose data on the server. Well that has been patched up for some time now and my “little” home network needs are now at a point where I need to look into this once more.
Servers, Storage, Windows Home Server Friday, October 17, 2008 at 8:27PM Tech5 and Digital Home Canada are reporting on a new NAS from Iomega, the people that gave us the ZIPDisk.
The 1 TB unit costs $299 and a 2 TB unit will cost $479. Given the prices of the individual drives, these prices are just too steep. NewEgg is now selling the Western Digital 1 TB drive for only $130 or less and the 1.5 TB drives are now below $200 in either Canada or the US. And the 500 GB drives that are in the 1 TB NAS are only $50-$60 a piece.
Hard Drives, Networking, Servers, Storage Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 10:52AM Western Digital has decided to get into the NAS market along with the likes of Drobo and Buffalo. Pricing is $999 for a 4 TB and $699 for a 2 TB.
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