- HP MediaSmart Server
- Setup and Installation
- Hard Drives/Storage
- Security and User Management
- Backup and Restore
- Networking and Remote Access
- Patches and Upgrades
- Home Server Add-Ins
- Server Mods and Hacking
- Media Sharing and Connected Devices
- Computers and Laptops
- Video Game Consoles
- Smartphones and Personal Media Devices
- Digital Media Receivers
Backup and Restore
Any number of things can go wrong with a computer, but that's why HP's MediaSmart Server makes it easy to backup and restore every computer you own so all your precious data isn't gone forever. Look here for more on computer backup and restoration.
Data Protection Step 1: Back Up Your Digital Life
Week 1 of the "Protect Your Digital Life Giveaway" kicks off by talking about how you can help protect your personal data by backing it up regularly. Take a moment to learn about how you can help protect your personal data, then enter the "Protect Your Digital Life Giveaway"
More »Restoring 64-bit PCs from Windows Home Server - What You Need to Know
For Windows PCs, XP brought 64-bit computing to reality, Vista made it acceptable, and Windows 7 is taking it mainstream. As with any shift to mainstream acceptance, however, confusion is sure to follow in its... More »
How To Perform A Full Restore Of Your Mac With HP EX495 MediaSmart Server Using Time Machine
One of the most requested features in the previous generation of MediaSmart Servers, the EX485 & 487 , was the ability to perform a "full restore" from Time Machine backups stored on the server. See,... More »
Using Mac's Time Machine with HP MediaSmart Server EX470/475
If you want to use Time Machine with your EX 470 or EX 475, here's a manual "hack" to help you get started!
More »Go Back in Time Marty McFly Style, 88 Miles Per Hour Not Required - 12-24 - 12-30
Anyone who's used a computer in the last ten years has probably heard the old addage, "Save early, save often." And while that's great advice that everyone should adhere to, that can, occasionally, come back... More »
How To Restore the HP MediaSmart Server
If in the event you need to restore your HP MediaSmart Server due to a hard drive failure on the primary drive or factory reset your server to a like-new condition, you can do this... More »
Using Mac's Time Machine with HP MediaSmart Server EX470/475
If you want to use Time Machine with your EX 470 or EX 475, here's a manual "hack" to help you get started!
More »How To Convert FAT/FAT32 to NTFS
Newcomers to the MediaSmart Server may encounter a strange message when they install the Home Server Connector software on their computer. This message can occur when the software goes to set up the automatic backup... More »
Restoring 64-bit PCs from Windows Home Server - What You Need to Know
For Windows PCs, XP brought 64-bit computing to reality, Vista made it acceptable, and Windows 7 is taking it mainstream. As with any shift to mainstream acceptance, however, confusion is sure to follow in its... More »
Outsmart the S.M.A.R.T. Failure - 11-12-08 - 11-18-08
It doesn't matter which kind of hard drive you buy or how much you spend, all of them are destined to fail, crash, blow up, or whatever you want to call it. The point here... More »
Recent Discussions
| Title | Replies | Most Recent Post |
|---|---|---|
How to do a FULL backup of shared folders |
4 | GJ51 September 3, 2010 10:35 AM |
Backup Server to external drive |
4 | GrantB September 1, 2010 9:53 AM |
HP MSS 470 won't restore or recover. Not upgraded to 3.0 |
6 | Matt Whitlock August 30, 2010 9:50 AM |
do backups get smaller? |
1 | SezaGeoff August 4, 2010 11:54 PM |
First backup fails on EX490 |
4 | Chris Wood August 2, 2010 3:30 AM |
No access to WHS either through clients connector software or remoting in |
23 | GJ51 July 24, 2010 12:34 AM |
Back up failes because PC has restarted |
3 | Ian Harvey July 11, 2010 1:36 AM |
Upgraded Client from Vista to Windows 7.....Now what? |
new | PauloAmore June 27, 2010 9:12 PM |
Backup Failure Just Started |
7 | pardizzone June 27, 2010 2:57 PM |
Server Restore can find Server, mediasmar connector can't. |
7 | irishphoto June 25, 2010 7:36 PM |
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