Version 1.1.5.2 of Drive Bender is available which addresses a number of performance and stability issues as well as addressing a number of interface issues. Bug fix: A deadlock could occur when heavy IO was happening. This would cause the service to appear to lockup (and the pooled drive to go offline). Bug fix: Validation […]
Serviio for Windows Home Server has had an update. The add-in for v1 users is a plugin for the Serviio DLNA media server and includes the following changes: UPDATE ** moved to stable. 1200+ downloads and no major issues reported, so I suppose it is ready. New features will be added to the 0.6.0.0 release, […]
Microsoft have put together various Windows Home Server 2011 resource material for download. Items available for download include a Windows Home Server 2011 vs Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials product comparison, a 20 page getting started guide, a datasheet, top 10 reasons to buy Windows Home Server 2011 plus lots more. You can find […]
Another update to StableBit DrivePool has just been made available and includes the following changes: 1.0.0.1864 (restart required) Extended expiration by 1 month. Corrected interop stack mismatch. Fixed error encountered when processing disk change notifications. [D] Fixed system crash related to an access violation when closing a handle. More details are available at the StableBit […]
The Windows Server Solutions Log Collector Tool is available for beta testing on Windows Home Server 2011. The Log Collector tool captures the context of WHS 2011 (or a Server of the Windows Server Solutions family) or computers attached to it at the time when a problem is experienced. More information on this tool which […]
A developer by the name of Lewis has made a driver that makes the lights work correctly on the HP MediaSmart Server if you have upgraded it to WHS 2011. After upgrading these to WHS 2011, and without this driver the HDD lights would stay off and the system light would blink all the time. […]
Drive Bender has it’s first update for beta 4. Version 1.1.5.1 includes the following bug fixes: Bug fix: A number of minor code changes to fix potential lockup and service crashes. Bug fix: The un-installation routine now correctly restores service dependencies. Drive Bender can be downloaded from here.
Episode 141 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is available for your download or streaming pleasure. This weeks episode has the latest Home Server news, more details on Drive Extender replacements plus lots of great chat from Dave and the gang which you can find here.
YouTube user jvonkuster has posted a video of the new "Windows Home Server 2011 Windows Phone 7 Connector" app. jvonkuster video goes through the installation and configuration process and gives us a look at the various screens which are available:
One Windows Home Server 2011 user isn’t happy with his experience when accessing the Media Library via Remote Web Access. Geoff Coupe explains the errors he receives and also what he sees as design limitations in the Media interface. An interesting read which you can find here.
