Unfortunately, Windows Home Server suffered early on from a serious data integrity problem. Personally, I believe that this flaw alone damaged the product’s initial foray into the nascent home server market. Now, with the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 2, a whole slew of new devices based on the operating system are being released, including the HP LX195.
Priced at $390, the HP LX195 includes the following:
* A 640 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive - upgradable to a larger size.
* 1 GB RAM - also upgradable
* 1.6 GHz Atom processor
* A very attractive, 4 inch wide x 8 inch tall x 8 inch deep case
* 4 USB ports make it easy to add additional storage and to perform backups
* A gigabit Ethernet port
* 28 W power consumption when the hard drive is in use
* 3.5 W power consumption when the hard drive is asleep
At first glance, you might laugh at what appear to be ridiculously weak specifications for a server product, but it’s important to bear in mind that this product targets the consumer market - hence, Windows “Home” Server.
As is the case with HP’s original home servers, the EX470 and EX475, the LX195 boasts a ton of features that are bundled with Windows Home Server. Further, although the upgrade options with the LX195 are relatively limited, you can upgrade the RAM! With HP’s original EX470/475, upgrading the RAM (the base was a paltry 512MB) was extraordinarily difficult and not supported by HP.
Here are some of the features included in Windows Home Server:
* Client backup and restore. I’ve actually performed a bare metal restore of a client using my EX475 Windows Home Server’s backup and restore capability. The process simply couldn’t have been easier.
* Remote access. Windows Home Server includes complete remote access capability that lets you browse the file system and download files. Further, once logged in to your Windows Home Server remotely, you’re able to use Remote Desktop to connect to any computer on your home network.
* Media sharing. Windows Home Server supports any devices that uses Windows Media Extenders, including PCs running Windows Media and Xbox 360’s. I’ve personally mad heavy use of this capability to watch movies and listen to music via my Xbox 360 that is stored on my home server.
* Central file storage. My wife and I, between the two of us, use five computers - Four Windows machines and one Mac. Being able to access files from a central location is really nice!
Source: blogs.techrepublic.com.com
For any kind of server support visit: http://www.iyogibusiness.com/
Priced at $390, the HP LX195 includes the following:
* A 640 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive - upgradable to a larger size.
* 1 GB RAM - also upgradable
* 1.6 GHz Atom processor
* A very attractive, 4 inch wide x 8 inch tall x 8 inch deep case
* 4 USB ports make it easy to add additional storage and to perform backups
* A gigabit Ethernet port
* 28 W power consumption when the hard drive is in use
* 3.5 W power consumption when the hard drive is asleep
At first glance, you might laugh at what appear to be ridiculously weak specifications for a server product, but it’s important to bear in mind that this product targets the consumer market - hence, Windows “Home” Server.
As is the case with HP’s original home servers, the EX470 and EX475, the LX195 boasts a ton of features that are bundled with Windows Home Server. Further, although the upgrade options with the LX195 are relatively limited, you can upgrade the RAM! With HP’s original EX470/475, upgrading the RAM (the base was a paltry 512MB) was extraordinarily difficult and not supported by HP.
Here are some of the features included in Windows Home Server:
* Client backup and restore. I’ve actually performed a bare metal restore of a client using my EX475 Windows Home Server’s backup and restore capability. The process simply couldn’t have been easier.
* Remote access. Windows Home Server includes complete remote access capability that lets you browse the file system and download files. Further, once logged in to your Windows Home Server remotely, you’re able to use Remote Desktop to connect to any computer on your home network.
* Media sharing. Windows Home Server supports any devices that uses Windows Media Extenders, including PCs running Windows Media and Xbox 360’s. I’ve personally mad heavy use of this capability to watch movies and listen to music via my Xbox 360 that is stored on my home server.
* Central file storage. My wife and I, between the two of us, use five computers - Four Windows machines and one Mac. Being able to access files from a central location is really nice!
Source: blogs.techrepublic.com.com
For any kind of server support visit: http://www.iyogibusiness.com/
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