[ah_heng]

Originally Posted by psikey

Has Windows Media Player (WMP) but not Windows Media Centre (WMC) as far as I recall. I previously had WHS2011 but seeing as I didn't use the built-in backup features prefering to use Acronis I much prefer sticking with Win7Pro & TwonkyServer for streaming. Just connect to mine via RDP over internet, VPN as needed and remote WOL when in hibernate.

Thanks dam... No other way to watch tv on this server then? W7 pro I think I like 3x the price of whs11.

[Paul666]

Originally Posted by ah_heng

Hi, can I ask if WHS 2011 has media centre like W7?

I'm playing live tv via media centre with a dvb-t2 USB stick.

Thanks

No.


DVBViewer works with it. Whatching CH4HD 19:00 News (DVB-T2) accross my netwotk.

[Paul666]

Originally Posted by ah_heng

Thanks dam... No other way to watch tv on this server then? W7 pro I think I like 3x the price of whs11.

See above.

[ah_heng]

Originally Posted by Paul666

See above.

Oh. That's great. Thank you all. Let me google this now.

[Paul666]

Originally Posted by ah_heng

Oh. That's great. Thank you all. Let me google this now.

Its actually the dvbserver sw I have running on whs & dvbviewer as the client on my main PC. U get the lot for €15.

I use a Blackgold PCIE DVB-T2 card don'y know if ur usb stick will work.

Things can get a bit more complex if u add recording to the mix but a lot of that I think is due to me using didiguide a 3rd party EPG rather than the dvdviewer recording service.

The client also works on whs so u can watch TV on the whs box itself.

[psikey]

Originally Posted by ah_heng

Thanks dam... No other way to watch tv on this server then? W7 pro I think I like 3x the price of whs11.

I'd got a spare copy Only reason I'm using it

[everett_psycho]

Originally Posted by psikey

This is how I have mine setup but I'm using Win7Pro. Press power button puts it back into Hibernate.

You know I never worked out that's why I had to press the power button twice but it makes sense now, mines set to hibernate but I'm havingbgreat fun trying to get it to hibernate at midnight and stay that way until morning

[psikey]

Originally Posted by everett_psycho

You know I never worked out that's why I had to press the power button twice but it makes sense now, mines set to hibernate but I'm havingbgreat fun trying to get it to hibernate at midnight and stay that way until morning

I just use windows Task Scheduler to hibernate mine and only really start it with the power button or by sending a WOL packet.

With WHS2011 and lights-out I also had unexplaind startups which I never resolved before going to Win Pro. No issues since.

[everett_psycho]

Originally Posted by psikey

I just use windows Task Scheduler to hibernate mine and only really start it with the power button or by sending a WOL packet.

With WHS2011 and lights-out I also had unexplaind startups which I never resolved before going to Win Pro. No issues since.

thats what I'm trying to do with whs but it doesn't seem to go in to hibernation, I think its to do with the server not being logged in as it works fine if I've been using remote login to do something. What have you set it to to make it hibernate? My task just runs a .bat file that contains the shutdown/h command

[psikey]

Originally Posted by everett_psycho

thats what I'm trying to do with whs but it doesn't seem to go in to hibernation, I think its to do with the server not being logged in as it works fine if I've been using remote login to do something. What have you set it to to make it hibernate? My task just runs a .bat file that contains the shutdown/h command

It went into hibernate with WHS2011 when I used that OS after enabling it with command prompt (disabled by default)

A while back now with the old N36L thread but I mentioned it here: HP ProLiant MicroServer N36L Owner's Thread

I don't use a .bat file just a schedule:

Under Actions Tab for a new Task Schedule

- Start A Program as the Action
- Program/script Shutdown
- Add Arguments -h

[bison8]

Just started my installation. I am shifting the 250gb supplied drive into the top cabinet. Is it essential to flash the bios once this is done?
Will it not work if I do not do it??

Thanks in advance

[richardb70]

Originally Posted by bison8

Just started my installation. I am shifting the 250gb supplied drive into the top cabinet. Is it essential to flash the bios once this is done?
Will it not work if I do not do it??

Thanks in advance

Worth reading a few pages back, this gets answered a lot

If you're installing an HDD into the optical drive area then I wouldn't bother with any BIOS update. If you're installing an SSD then go for it.

[bison8]

Originally Posted by richardb70

Worth reading a few pages back, this gets answered a lot

If you're installing an HDD into the optical drive area then I wouldn't bother with any BIOS update. If you're installing an SSD then go for it.

Thanks, can't get the thing to update, I have made the USB disc and insert, boot and it comes up with little smily icon, reboot and no new bios settings to change... May just leave it then!

[dcfoc]

Did my install and everything went great - - except it sees my 3tb drives as 2048 and 746.52 -- HELP !!! how do I get it to show 2700??????

I am google-ing it now but am hopping somebody here can set me straight!

WAIT -- I got it -- convert to GPT disk

[Paul666]

Originally Posted by dcfoc

Did my install and everything went great - - except it sees my 3tb drives as 2048 and 746.52 -- HELP !!! how do I get it to show 2700??????

I am google-ing it now but am hopping somebody here can set me straight!

WAIT -- I got it -- convert to GPT disk

If not right click computer, manage, storage, disk management.

If u do get a 2.7gb partition it might not work with the whs backup sw but I don't use that.

[dcfoc]

cool -- I got it -- nope , not for backup

Buy now I can't figure out how to get my 4 3-7b gpt drives into raid 5 -- help!



OK got the raid 5 -- had to delete the volume!

[Paul666]

Not sure.

But if u right click on a partition in disk management I think u will see some options there. U may need to create & format some partion(s) 1st.

night

[dcfoc]

Originally Posted by Paul666

Not sure.

But if u right click on a partition in disk management I think u will see some options there. U may need to create & format some partion(s) 1st.

night

I did that and see the raid-5 choice but it is greyed out -- I have 4 drives all formatted with the 4k allotment size and gpt

what am I missing here?

[dcfoc]

Wow what a fun project (thanks to the wise men of this board) -- my 8.383 TB Raid-5 Volume is building!

I bought 4-3tb seagate external drives for $139 each and stripped out the drives the bare drive inside sells for $170.

[nerner]

What are people using to transcode video to iPhone/iPad/Android.

I have only used Plex but I know there are more available and wondered what people have more success with.
Hoping to get my N40L with 4gb ram and 2 x 2tb next week!

Just tried Plex on an Atom NetBook I have and it had some trouble with 1.5gb+ 720p tv rips like Game of Thrones but smaller 720p rips like Family Guy played fine, so the better CPU should be more than enough for 720p tv and films.

[h4.]

Hi

Took delivery of this last week. Running WHS2011, with 8GiB RAM delivered yesterday (Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory Kit.. | Ebuyer.com).

Have 2x250Gi and 2x2TB drives. Booting from the 250 a the moment, but will be loading the OS onto a 128G USB.

I intend use the machine to host remote sessions so might look into R2 or VM's. This thread seems excellent so will be checking in again.

[internetuser]

Is this the cheapest option to get 8gig into the N40L ??

OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit [OcUK_8GB_Kit]

[reevesy]

hi all.
can anyone give me some info/links to fitting a hard drive/drvies to the empty drive bay on the prolient?
sure i've seen some photos on here but i can seem to find them
....would probably put the 250gb supplied hard drive with the OS on in there
...would it be a problem to move the os hard drive into another bay?

cheers

[reevesy]

Originally Posted by reevesy

hi all.
can anyone give me some info/links to fitting a hard drive/drvies to the empty drive bay on the prolient?
sure i've seen some photos on here but i can seem to find them
....would probably put the 250gb supplied hard drive with the OS on in there
...would it be a problem to move the os hard drive into another bay?

cheers

actually thinking about it i could leave the os hard drive where it is and just fit a 2tb storage one in there

recommended caddy anyone?


cheers

[Stu V]

Originally Posted by reevesy

hi all.
can anyone give me some info/links to fitting a hard drive/drvies to the empty drive bay on the prolient?
sure i've seen some photos on here but i can seem to find them
....would probably put the 250gb supplied hard drive with the OS on in there
...would it be a problem to move the os hard drive into another bay?

cheers

The photos are on this thread

The part you require seems to be a Icy Dock IB-168SK single cold swap bay. Not used it myself so can't recommend it although it is something I will be doing shortly.

[reevesy]

thanks
...cable wise i just need a sata one then?

cheers

[internetuser]

StarTech 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Mounting.. | Ebuyer.com

Would this do for mounting into the empty drive bay ?

[richardb70]

Originally Posted by reevesy

thanks
...cable wise i just need a sata one then?

cheers

You'll need a SATA data cable, go for one that's 50cm or more, and a right-angle at one end might be a good idea for the motherboard connection. Also Molex/SATA power cable too.

[richardb70]

Originally Posted by internetuser

StarTech 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Mounting.. | Ebuyer.com

Would this do for mounting into the empty drive bay ?

If you mean the optical bay at the top, you'll need something for mounting a 3.5" drive into a 5.25" bay instead. I got a pack from eBay, searched for "Hard Disk Drive Mounting Bracket Adapter" and it was £1.50 or thereabouts.

Fiddly to install, mind you.

If you're installing an SSD up there, just use some tape.

[reevesy]

if using the bay for purely storage of bluray rips ...would the bios need updating ....as i read somewhere about the speed being effected?

cheers