Windows 7 I'm thinking of purchasing the HP EX490 1TB Mediasmart Home Server (Black) and I wonder if anyone has set it up on a windows 7 ultimate 64 bit machine ? Also if I want to stream media which UPnP device would you recommend ? Windows 7 I'm thinking of purchasing the HP EX490 1TB Mediasmart Home Server (Black) and I wonder if anyone has set it up on a windows... » Read More Windows 7 I'm thinking of purchasing the HP EX490 1TB Mediasmart Home Server (Black) and I wonder if anyone has set it up on a windows 7 ultimate 64 bit machine ? Also if I want to stream media which UPnP device would you recommend ? « Show Less
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7 ultimate x64 should be just fine. Make sure its updated to Power Pack 3 (on the server). I have zero problems.
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I have a much older version, EX470 with install cd version 1.1 and I was able to install it using my windows 7 Ultimate x32 just fine. However, I was not able to do so on my other laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I think my cd version was too old.
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Works fine on Win 7 64 bit for me. I use a X-box, I imagine any UpNP DMA would work fine.
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WD Black drive are high performance consumer drives. They're designed for things like desktop PCs. WD Red drives are constructed with NAS and home/small business servers in mind. WD Red drives are built with things like more vibration resistance, lower operating temperatures, and a longer warranty. This in turn gives them more reliability in an "always on" situation where they would be subject to constant use. The enhanced vibration resistance also gives them more stability when used with multiple other HDDs as they would be subject to more vibration this way. If you plan on having your home server with multiple drives in a RAID config and keeping it on at all times to access then I would recommend WD Reds.
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I have found that my two drobos work very well for my needs. The one thing I would like to see work better, but I think it is a limitation of Windows not Drobo, is to report the current size of the mass of drives not some specific value like 16TB when you only have 5TB total space. I've installed Plex Server on my Drobo5n and it's been working great even without a mSSD that can improve performance. I don't know or really care about the processor or other specs as long as it works well and performs well.
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Amazon have been sending me the WD20EARS-00MVWB0!If you do buy it, please buy it thru my Amazon Store, its the same price and I get a small kickback from the sale.http://astore.amazon.com/brisperpag-20/detail/B002ZCXK0IGreat drive btw, use this for my main data partition and for an external backup drive on many servers.
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Its an 9400 i believe. As far as gaming, well it really depends on the game. Its an atom processor, so you can check on-line for other computers with the atom and if it works fine on other systems, then it should be fine on this one. Everyone that ive talk to says win 7 will work fine. You will need an external CD drive. 1.6GH is a good speed for most applications. But anything that requires a power house for a computer, this will not work. Its made for simple day to day activitys or a workstation. A lot of people are using the HDMI out to use it as a media computer. linuxMCE is a good example, XBMC, or the win7 Media Center. Its an 9400 i believe. As far as gaming, well it really depends on the game. Its an atom processor, so you can check on-line for other computers with the atom and if it works fine on other systems, then it should be fine on this one. Everyone that ive talk to says win 7 will work fine. You will need an external CD drive. 1.6GH is a good speed for most applications. But anything that requires a power house for a computer, this will not work. Its made for simple day to day activitys or a workstation. A lot of people are using the HDMI out to use it as a media computer. linuxMCE is a good... » Read More Its an 9400 i believe. As far as gaming, well it really depends on the game. Its an atom processor, so you can check on-line for other computers with the atom and if it works fine on other systems, then it should be fine on this one. Everyone that ive talk to says win 7 will work fine. You will need an external CD drive. 1.6GH is a good speed for most applications. But anything that requires a power house for a computer, this will not work. Its made for simple day to day activitys or a workstation. A lot of people are using the HDMI out to use it as a media computer. linuxMCE is a good example, XBMC, or the win7 Media Center. « Show Less
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Yes. I own this device and cloned a 1TB HD to a 2TB HD for my home PC running Windows 7. No issues whatsoever. Worked great.
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Yes, I've got the Windows 7 Home Version and it works just fine. It booted right up upon plug-in to the USB port...Didn't even need to load the disk that came with it.
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Here is a link to CC's Website showing the item in stock tomorrow.http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-EX470-Mediasmart-Home-Server-EX470/sem/rpsm/oid/196008/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
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I have the N40L. I have found it to be reliable when runing Windows Home Server 2011. I have no experience with the N54L.
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I'm running Red Hat Linux on mine sorry cant give advice on Win7. Just keep in mind you can run more ram in your box with 64 bit and I know the processor works great at 64bit.
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I can install Win 7 home premium 64 bit on this computer for an additional $100. You will get official Win 7 disc dvd + COA license. Configuration + drivers install included. Please email me this request when checking out on Amazon. Thanks!
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! You may use this with Windows Home Server, it should use the Windows XP drivers as WHS is based on Windows Server 2003 which uses the Windows XP driver set. Windows Home Server 2011 uses the Windows 7 driver set.
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There are 3 hardware options 300W 460W and 600W so also 3 options for Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) and Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)I think mine is the first.
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Good day, Yes this truly windows 7 home 64 as in the description. Let us know if we can answer any more questions you may have. Have a great day!
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Confusing right? They sell just the hardware and shell. You have to buy the drives. I went with WD Red series. I would recommend you buy two drives ; one to make a mirror backup of the main drive. If yuh have a lot of home videos, buy two 3 TB drives or higher. My analysis suggests that this is the best price point. It is, overall, a $500 investment. But, it's worth it for pictures, phones and computer backup.
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mine is Windows 7 home premium. Depending on what is installed by HP they have 3 different Windows 7. attached is a link comparing what they do.I didn't want Windows 8 as too confusing. This HPE h8-1360t is an excellent very fast computer. I upgraded from Vista which I liked also. just copy and paste link. ihttp://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Windows-7-Home-Premium-vs-Professional-vs-Ultimate-3.jpg/
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Yes- The (any) tuner card is hard drive agnostic - all it does is dump the data to whatever drives are set up by WMC. Mine is in a Win7 HTPC running media center quite happily. From the PC perspective you *should* be good as most recent BIOS can handle larger drives but make sure you have enough power being supplied and try not to daisy chain too many drives on one sata power cable