http://www.mediasmarthome.com?src=forumtopic_rss MediaSmart Home - Setup and Installation Forum Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:34:09 GMT admin@mediasmarthome.com MediaSmart Home 60 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/brand/hpsmart/community.gif http://www.mediasmarthome.com?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11056/Not-a-Good-Thanksgiving/?src=forumtopic_rss New connection software was automatically downloaded and installed on the 27th. This was supposedly a Microsoft realease. My WHS has been running flawlessly for quite some time, but since this install my Port forwarding keeps failing and therefore I lose remote access capability. Also I have been looseing Internet connectivity, and have had to reboot my modem and router on several occaisions. I wonder if anyone else has experienced problems since this release. I guess if it continues I will attemt yo correct it by going back to the previous connect software. Marv Setup and Installation Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:09:39 GMT Photo Webshare http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11056/Not-a-Good-Thanksgiving/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11052/Webshare-problems-ActiveX-Photoldr-add-in/?src=forumtopic_rss I am using IE8beta, on Vista SP1, and have the HP photoldr control installed and active. When I try to use it to add photos to albums, I get the dialog box with an explorer-like folder tree in the left panel, and a blank right panel where photo shortcuts should appear. But, the folder tree wont let me browse, view folder contents, or expand folder subtrees, etc. so it's not possible navigate folders or to select photos to be installed. Anyone else have a similar problem with IE ActiveX plug-in for photo loading? I removed the plug-in and re-installed it, but get the same results. I have lots of photos and lots of albums to set up, so using a browser without the activeX add-in and loading photos one by one isnt practical for me. Setup and Installation Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:56:39 GMT skimenlo http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11052/Webshare-problems-ActiveX-Photoldr-add-in/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10843/Memory-Upgrade-and-Installation/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi, Looking for soem assistance: I spoke to HP yesterday regarding the upgrade of the memory of my new Ex745 device and they informed me no problem please go ahead and upgrade. I ask for specific details from HP reagrding the DRAM module and they told me what to purchase. I purchased the exact specs 2GB DDR2 DRAM memory module. I disassembled my new device by watching a video on you tube, which is failry straight forward once you know how. However installed the new module and it doesnt boot up all the hd lights stay red. Thus i deciced to put back in the 512 memory module and the device booted. Either: (1) I have a faulty memory module (2) there is a dip switch or jumper connector I need to move to get the new memory to work???? (3) I have screwed something up. Can someone please help as I may have to return the new memory module to the shop. Thanks Brian Setup and Installation Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:34:04 GMT R37747 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10843/Memory-Upgrade-and-Installation/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11042/Multiple-Mediasmart-servers-on-the-same-network/?src=forumtopic_rss Can you do it? I have filled up my first one and need more storage space. Based on some of the sales prices I would add a second on my network if they wouldnt conflict. Setup and Installation Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:41:48 GMT WindyCityCouple http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11042/Multiple-Mediasmart-servers-on-the-same-network/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11038/Need-help-installing-connector-on-Vista-Ultimate/?src=forumtopic_rss The install gets all the way to the point where it tries to "find" my home server. It hangs there several minutes before erroring out with "An unknown network error has occurred." I can ping HPServer. I cannot go to http://hpserver It looks like it is going to work because the status bar reads "Waiting for http://hpserver/home/default.aspx?gotodefault=true..." even though I did not enter the anything other than http://hpserver But then the page fails to load. As indicated in the troubleshooting document, http://hpserver:55000/enrollid/id.xml returns 1. However, https://hpserver:56000/enrollid/id.xml also returns 1 rather than 2. http://hpserver:55000/enrollid/id.aspx does return about a half page of XML, as the troubleshooting document indicates it should. Windows Firewall has two entries for Windows Home Server connector. One with a description of "No description provided" and one allowing C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\Discovery.exe. The connector troubleshooter gives me 5 errors. The first is "The version of the Connector software does not match the version of Windows Home Server". This seems easy enough according to various sources; just run the install from \\hpserver\Software. But I can't even do that, since I cannot log on to that share. I tried with username of Administrator and a blank password. Of course, I get... Setup and Installation Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:26:36 GMT David Bilbey http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11038/Need-help-installing-connector-on-Vista-Ultimate/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11037/Problems-between-Media-smart-and-Vista-Ultimate/?src=forumtopic_rss My HP Media Smart was up and running well with my wirkstations (2-XP & 1-Vista Ult). Then on the Vista laptop the server would no longer accept my password (which had not been changed). I performed a serve restore and also a factory reset. When I install the server software all goes well until it tries to install the Connector portion. It never gives me the opportunity to create a new password, it goes directly to the login and asks me to enter the password...which it doesn't acept, since the password shoulod have been deleted with the factory reset. So I reset the server and initialize from an XP machine all is good. Then when I try to install on the Vista machine-same problem with the password. It doesn't accept the password that was created on the XP machine. Any ideas are appreciated. Setup and Installation Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:25:21 GMT MHMOS http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11037/Problems-between-Media-smart-and-Vista-Ultimate/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11029/Different-language-settings-on-EX470/?src=forumtopic_rss i live in sweden and my problem is this: when i log onto the server via remote desktop i see the little blue square "SV" and i can use swedish keysettings on my keyboard likewise i can use that when i use the WHS console , but when i try to login via RealVNC and send the CAD command to the server i see the "EN" as language settings. how can i change it so it is SV on both Setup and Installation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:37:22 GMT Hakan http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11029/Different-language-settings-on-EX470/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11028/EX470-at-home-with-work-laptop/?src=forumtopic_rss Will it screw up my laptop (connecting to the office network) if I load the HP connector software on my laptop? I want to browse the EX470 with my work computer while at home in the evenings. Setup and Installation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:41:00 GMT DockMan http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11028/EX470-at-home-with-work-laptop/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11027/Print-Server-Help/?src=forumtopic_rss Newbie here! Sorry if this has been covered before, but a search did not highlight any relevant results. Can I use my EX470 as a print server for the wired and wireless computers that I have on my network? How would I go about setting this up? Is there a tutorial or instructions? Setup and Installation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:38:19 GMT DockMan http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11027/Print-Server-Help/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11005/Mediasmart-470-all-hard-drive-lights-red/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi there, I just bought a new mediasmart server and was able to install the software to one pc as well as setting the server up. There is only one hard drive (500GB, standard one with 470). The server became unresponsive after the second night on, and now when I turn it on: - all the hard drive lights are red - there is no hard disk activity after boot - no health light activity (it's solid purple) I tried to switch it on and off a few times and the situation doesn't change. I made some long browsing but neither the manual nor forums seem to have info on this (or I'm blind :) ). Can anyone help on what's going on? Cheers. Setup and Installation Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:54:35 GMT Saint http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11005/Mediasmart-470-all-hard-drive-lights-red/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10985/SqueezeBox-SqueezeCenter-WOL/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi, I am thinking of getting the EX470, and using it (amongst other things) as an audio file server for my SqueezeBox, which would requre SqueezeCenter to be installed on the EX470 (which I believe is a straightforward install); what I would like to know is, can I set up the EX470 to go into Hibernation after SqueezeBox stops running for a certain period of time (is it LightsOut I use for this), and then wake it up via WOL using the remote of SqueezeBox? Thanks. Setup and Installation Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:47:51 GMT jbloggs http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10985/SqueezeBox-SqueezeCenter-WOL/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10979/presales-question/?src=forumtopic_rss Hello All, I am thinking very hard about buying the mediasmart. I have done alot of reading here and i had a couple of questions. 1. How well does the remote OS backup/restore work? Is this more like a ghost server or the new deployement services offered by server 2008. 2. Has anyone setup two of these. one as the primary and the other one as a backup. I see that alot of people are using usb harddrives. Not sure i want to do that. I would prefer to use another server as a backup. 3. I am alittle fuzzy about the whole green drive issue. I have read on one forum not to use them and on yet another one they say yes you can use them. Is anyone currently using green drive without any issues? My primary focus for this server would be to be able to restore my os from the server and use the rest as a fileserver with some type of back in place in case it dies. I will later like to share photos home movies etc with my family. Setup and Installation Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:47:51 GMT Lonk http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10979/presales-question/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10971/Norton-firewall-problem/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi I've just installed the HP Mediasmart and it's working properly except that I have to turn off the firewall for the Norton 360 security application. I'm not sure how or what I should allow from the mediasmart server (applications or inncoming calls) in the firewall. Could anyone give me a hint? Thanks in advance Morten Setup and Installation Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:09:24 GMT Metropol http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10971/Norton-firewall-problem/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10969/Supposed-to-be-easy-I-need-an-IT-degree-to-setup-remote-access-using-Comast-and-HP./?src=forumtopic_rss I am trying to setup remote access and cannot get the ports correct. I have UPnP enabled on my Linksys WRT600n router but suspect that there are port 80 issues with my ISP provider, Comacast. I didn't think I would need an IT degree to setup this HP MediaSmart server for remote access. I am so disappointed that I think I will return this to Amazon. Any step by step help would be appreciated. Setup and Installation Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:04:17 GMT Number 9 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10969/Supposed-to-be-easy-I-need-an-IT-degree-to-setup-remote-access-using-Comast-and-HP./#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10951/Setup-exchange-server/?src=forumtopic_rss Is it possible to set up my media smart as an Exchnage server? Setup and Installation Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:34:31 GMT Kriller http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10951/Setup-exchange-server/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10939/advice-for-setting-up-my-ex470/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi! I just purchased a ex470. I want to get recommendations on how I should set it up (hard drive wise) so that if any of the drives in the system fail I do not lose data. Are there any add-ins I should include? Also I have a Canon proxima printer. Does anyone know if I will be able to share the printer using the ex470? Thankx Joe Setup and Installation Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:42:25 GMT viatorvoice http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10939/advice-for-setting-up-my-ex470/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10923/Drive-strategies-redundancy-JBOD/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi, I am doing research before I purchase a EX470. I am particularly interested in how users aer setting up redundancy. From the screenshots and reviews, it seems like you have to specify whether you want to add a drive "to the pool" or use it for backup. Then, you choose specific files and folders you want to have redundancy (ie make copy to the backup drive(s)). While this is great and the JBOD option adds advantages over most NAS systems running RAID (ie just miror everything), it also adds some confusion. So my question is, what are some ways you guys have things setup? A few examples including which drives you have installed and how you have them set up would be appreciated. P.S. I may have missed something or misunderstood something about the way WHS handles data, please correct me if I have. Setup and Installation Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:56:32 GMT sygyzy http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10923/Drive-strategies-redundancy-JBOD/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10920/Setting-up-the-MSS-blues/?src=forumtopic_rss I recently purchased the EX470. I have a 1TB Seagate HDD (already installed) and I was in the proccess of trying to get the remote access setup. That in iself is an entirely different thread. Although I have read a bunch of the threads on here about setting this and that and a bunch of abbreviations, is there anywhere that explains networking solutions in noob language? I can setup my home network but thats about the extent of it.... Sorry I'm drifting off. I have a couple of "should already know this" questions: 1. How am I supposed to turn off my MSS? I just pressed and held the power button in the back twice and actually used the shutoff button in the WHS screen once. Ever since I used the one in WHS, my MSS doesn't seem to connect anymore. 2. I live in Okinawa, Japan and I'm using a Japanese ISP. I have a fiber optic connection and their "modem" is actually 2 pieces. A converter and what seems to be a router. Its actually a switch that has router "software??" programmed into the converter box. If I take their "switch/router" out of the loop and install my... Setup and Installation Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:38:30 GMT nsanerydah http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10920/Setting-up-the-MSS-blues/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10914/32-or-64-bit-version/?src=forumtopic_rss I got my HP media server today along with a Touchsmart computer. The touch smart runs 64 bit but all my other computers run 32 does that means that the server only will work with my old computer or if I upgrade it it will only work with the touchsmart ? Thanks Kristian Setup and Installation Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:04:26 GMT Kriller http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10914/32-or-64-bit-version/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10909/Wrong-Language-on-the-HPEX475/?src=forumtopic_rss Just wanted to tell you all of my story. So this week I went out and bought the HPEX475, YES!!!! Just to tell you I live in France, and all the PC and laptops in my house are installed with the XP/ XP media center in French. So I obviously bought the server in French too. I went to a shop called FNAC (never had a problem before) and got the server. Took it home and ran the installation CD on my main laptop, all went well, no problems, until....... I connected remotley to the server, and guess what............ The OS was in........... SPANISH. Great news. After a lot of calling around, HP - FNAC, it was a logistical problem with the shipping from FNAC. So I have to go back and change the server for another one. Great fun! Nigel Setup and Installation Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:21:27 GMT Snowmanfr http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10909/Wrong-Language-on-the-HPEX475/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss