Reinstall system AND pool drive at same time
Hi folks, Have 2x 1TB and 2 x 2TB drive in EX495. Folder duplication on. One 1TB one (the system disk) is failing and one of the 2TB pools are failing too. Have 2 new drives to put in. Quesiton is -...
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View Article"Network Critical" Backup Database Repair?
DID I KILL MY SERVER? PLEASE HELP! Okay – I now realize I didn’t kill it, but really thought I was close!) I hope someone can help. I have an EX 485 and, up until recently had the original 750gb hard...
View ArticleMediasmart EX495 - Running FreeNAS?
Hello, I happend to find a brand new HP Mediasmart EX495 sealed in the box at a garage sale, for $20 bucks, and I was wondering if it would be suited well to run FreeNAS instead of the preloaded WHS?...
View ArticleWindows Home Server Console locking up on EX 470
Greetings everyone. I am new to the HP Mediasmart server world. I recently scored an upgraded (2GB Ram) ex470 and I am in the process of moving data to it. It has the latest version of Windows server...
View ArticleCan ping server but cannot connect to WHS
I was having problems with ip conflicts and decided to give all my home (not mobile) devices static IP addresses. Since then, I can ping my WHS, but I cannot connect. It is "headless", so I can't...
View ArticleNeed to install WHS on second hand EX470 with brand new drive.
The Short Story: I need the recovery disk for the EX470 or if anyone can point me in the direction of how to install WHS Power Pack 3 via a usb drive that will work too. I need it to have a 32bit...
View ArticleHPMediaVault AV Server mv2100
I've done some searches here and online, but I can't find what I think I need. I have the above media server that I haven't used in a while. It was directly connected into my desktop. I now have a new...
View ArticleCan't connect to EX495 after installation on new network
Hi guys... need some help here. I moved to a new house recently and have set up a new network with a new DNS server. The DNS server in the new house is an Apple Airport Extreme as opposed to a Leviton...
View ArticleCan't Open HS Console
Hi all - hoping someone can help. I just replaced the power supply on my EX 485, and all seems to have gone well except for the fact that I can no longer access the server from my PC via the console. I...
View ArticleMediasmart WHS Help!
I need some advice on retrieving files from my windows Media Smart home server. I was moving some pictures around yesterday on the server and it became unreachable. Cound't ping or RDP or anything. I...
View ArticleVHD data recovery
Virtual hard disk represents storage space on the virtual machine. There may be one or several virtual hard disks on a host computer. MS window 7 and 2008 R2 versions have inbuilt tool to create...
View ArticleEX470 NOT WORKING!! -HELP
Hello, I haven't been using my Ex470 in a long time and decided this past week to pull it off the shelf and try using it again. I had issues with it in the past with loss of data so I "retired" it and...
View ArticleEX470 solid red/blue health & solid red HD lights
Came home from work and tried to access some files with no luck. Checked the 470 and it was powered off. I pressed the power button and nothing happened. I held the power button down and still nothing....
View ArticleCisco AIR-SAP2602I-N-K9 vs AIR-CAP2602I-E-K9
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View ArticleEX495 Factory Restore Failed
Have tried to restore EX495 to Factory condition, tried 20 time or more. Getting Error "Step 2 of 4 failed". Help says unknow reason. I have made sure filewall is off and turned virus checking. I have...
View ArticleRemoving and Replacing HDDs
Hello I have a MediaSmart EX490. A couple of weeks ago I removed two 1TB WD Caviar Blacks and replaced with two 2TB WD Reds in bays 2+3. The transfer was done as a Hot Swap in accordance with the...
View ArticleCisco 8 Port 2960 Switch
I have a WS-C2960PD-8TT-L that reports as SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.9.1.952 so I did this: cp 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.798.def 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.952.defand changed the type from Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-8TC-L to...
View ArticleNeed New Hard Drives For Server
I currently have an ex485 where the system drive and 1 of my storage drives are going bad, it seems that the drives dont last very long on my server for some reason this is the second batch of drives...
View ArticleHealth light blinking blue, No hard drive lights.
I inadvertantly unplugged my Media Smart Server. When I plugged it back in and turned it on, there are no lights for any of the drives, and the health light is blinking blue. I tried pulling each drive...
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