EX490/495 BIOS Version
If anyone with access to the BIOS screen (KVM Connector) could let me know the BIOS versions on their EX490 and EX495 it would be appreciated. Example: ENCRB015 (one that is used on the EX490 I am...
View ArticleEX490 Server Recovery Disc - Copy, please!
Hi y'all, I'm in a tight spot at the moment... I have an EX490 Home Server, but I don't have the administrator password. And the only way to reset it is with a [s]bloody[/s] server recovery disc, which...
View ArticleWHS 2011 and Health Status on EX490/5
In the past while writing an article on upgrading the EX485 I temporally loaded WHS2011, other than just seeing if I could get it to load I really didn’t use it. Anyway, I finally loaded it on my EX495...
View ArticleWD Red NAS Hard Drives
Does anyone know if these new WD Red drives are compaible with the EX490/495 running the original version of WHS they shipped with (V1 I believe)? Thanks, Grant[Read more]
View ArticleRe-enable network card in EX490?
I accidently disabled the network card in my mediasmart. And now, ofcourse, I can't use my server. How do i re-enable it?? Is there maybe a way to connect a monitor and keyboard to the server? Or maybe...
View ArticleWHS and Data Vault x310: Folder access?
I have my x310 set up with 3 of my networked machines. I used the HP WHS disk to set them all up, and all work fine: a laptop (XP), a workstation (XP) and a larger workstation (XP 64-bit). On the...
View ArticleEX-495 Upgrade Scenario - Possible Issues or Suggestions?
I'm getting ready to upgrade our home server to 2011 and have put together a process that hopefully does that with a successful outcome. I'm hoping that some of the members here will take a look at the...
View ArticleHow to resuscitate my ex495 - $50 reward/bounty!
Friends, My HP ex495 has been acting up for the past 45 days. The backup database corrupted, lots of errors on the C: drive even after running chkdsk, etc. TodayI decided to do a server recovery....
View ArticleAdd Hard Drive to EX485 without using WHS Console
Is there a way to add a new Hard Drive without using the WHS console? When I remote desktop connect to the server, is there a utility I can use which will add the hard drive to increase the capcity of...
View ArticleEX485 Re-do using 3.0 upgrade
Hey everyone,A question for anyone who might have done this... The system drive of my friend's EX485 is starting to fail. He is in the process of saving all his files and asked me about how to re-do...
View ArticleLooking for recovery disks for a 795
Hello, Would someone be good enough to point me in the right direction for obtaining recovery disks for a MediaSmart 795? Thanks much for your help![Read more]
View ArticleUpgrading NIC driver - can't access system now
I decided to update my NIC driver due to slow system speeds i RDP'd into the system and updated the drive using the latest and greatest off the Realtek website - and was immediately locked out - What's...
View ArticleTried Everything I could read
I have an ex470. I did a server recovery to restore it back to factory settings. There is no hard drive lights on but I have the power light network light solid blue and the health light a pinkish...
View ArticleWD20EARS set up questions
Greetings everyone, Back in 2010, I purchased a WD20EARS 2TB drive and put it into my HP Mediasmart EX490 server. I was having streaming issues and after reading the you can't / shouldn't use these...
View ArticleLF: Celeron 440 SLAE9
Hi;I had a 485 burn up (and also killed an X310, but that's another story) and believe that the only issue with the 485 is that it needs a replacement CPU. This would be a Celeron 440 coded SLAE9.But...
View ArticleMust restart server to connect
I'm using Windows 7 with only one computer connected to my workgroup. I keep losing connection to the server and only way I've found to reconnect is to restart the server via the power button on the...
View ArticleHave (2) HP EX487 Servers, No working restore DVD
I have two HP EX 487 Servers, and to my luck would have it that I have no working restore DVD when one of them crashed. I then decided to try and ghost the second one, and alas, with my infinite luck,...
View ArticleError message-Backup service not running
Power supply went south on my HP 485 running WHS V1. Ordered power supply (overtek) and in the meantime I pulled the drives (only 2) and took off my data files in case I screwed something up on the...
View ArticleSwitching to Mac
Just set up my new iMac (first Apple computer other than iPad). I want to switch my MediaSmart Server from the XP PC I've had it connnected to for years to the Mac. Need advice/tips.[Read more]
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