Home Server Questions

thepominlaw · 27 Mar 2009 at 15:41

Ok so I have made a home server, problem is I have no idea how to configure it. My plans were to stream my music files to my X360 & Noxon iRadio, keep a backup of my PC and connect my printer to allow it to be used by the laptop downstairs.

Spec of the server is nothing spectacular, Chenbro Home server chassis (superb bit of kit BTW), Intel dual Atom mini ITX motherboard, 1gb of DDR2 ram, 80Gb System drive (IDE) and 2 x 500Gb drives (SATAII).

I have a copy of Win XP professional also the evaluation version of Windows Home Server, which would be best to use? Any tips appreciated please.

DJMK4 · 27 Mar 2009 at 15:57

Never really used home server so can't comment, but XP will be fine I guess, you just wont be able to do the stuff that a server OS can. But for media streaming, printer, file sharing and a backup location, it will work.

Mel_P · 28 Mar 2009 at 21:53

WHS = backs up your pc / laptop every day.

Can also provide a "location" (like network attached storage) for your music etc. files that can be accessed by anything on network. Cannot be used as a print server I don't think.

Mel

PaulB · 29 Mar 2009 at 11:18

Mel_P said:
WHS = backs up your pc / laptop every day.

Can also provide a "location" (like network attached storage) for your music etc. files that can be accessed by anything on network. Cannot be used as a print server I don't think.

Mel

Running WHS here as a print server no probs.

iraiguana · 29 Mar 2009 at 20:16

You could run a linux distro on it if you are happy with such things. Most would do what you need and be very low resource overhead.

Mel_P · 29 Mar 2009 at 22:04

PaulB said:
Running WHS here as a print server no probs.

Great - didn't realise that - what is your setup?

Mel

Shaddow · 30 Mar 2009 at 11:12

I was about to upgrade my pc that acts as a server with 'Home server'. It is currently running XP. T

The 1st thing it asks is

1. Please confirm this is your full list of hard drives and that none are missing.
2. If you continue all drives will be formated and ALL data will be erased.

Ouch.. I had 2tb of data.. And I had to rely on keyboard short-cuts to cancel out...
That was a close one..

I guess 'Home server' is indended to be pre-loaded onto machines; Or for fresh clean installs where no data already exists.

I decided to install Windows 2008 server instead.

RE: Print sharing: I believe Home server is based on Windows Server 2003SP2 which should mean sharing printers comes out of the box..

Sp00n · 30 Mar 2009 at 11:26

Theres a nice big short-cut to power off on the front of the computer to

Doesnt the windows home server have the same install interface as vista? In which case you need to do the "advanced" disk options and just format c: