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Turn Your USB Flash Drive into a Windows Install Disk

By on April 30, 2008 in Hardware, How to Guides, Under the Hood, Windows, Windows Home Server

Many of us more technically-inclined poeple have probably built our own Windows Home Server systems by now or are considering it.  But one of the more tricky problems with building your own Home Server is how to install it.  Sure there is picking up a spare DVD drive just to install Home Server intially, but most [...]

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Exclusive Discount for WGS Readers On the Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server

By on April 16, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

If you’re in the market for a home server, and liked the look of the Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server we reviewed last week, you’ll be definitely interested to know that FSC are offering WGS readers a small, but perfectly formed exclusive discount on both the Scaleo 1900 and 1500 models. To activate the discount, all [...]

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Tranquil PC T7-HDX Home Server Storage Enclosure Now Shipping

By on April 3, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Good news for Tranquil PC T7-HSA owners – Tranquil PC are now shipping the T7-HDX Home Server Storage Enclosure which is an external mass storage unit designed specifically for the T7, although it can be used with any other PC/Home Server with USB or eSATA ports. The T7-HDx incorporates two high capacity, low power consumption [...]

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Hands-On: Chenbro ES34069 Home Server Chassis

By on March 29, 2008 in Hardware, Reviews, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Reviews

 Model: Chenbro ES34069   Manufacturer: Chenbro  Price: £175 (inc VAT) More Info: www.mini-itx.com With only a few OEMs releasing dedicated Windows Home Server systems to the market, many enthusiasts have taken it upon themselves to build their own home servers, either through recycling old systems and components lying around the house (Windows Home Server’s hardware [...]

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Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server FAQ Published

By on March 19, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Fujitsu-Siemens today released a FAQ page for their Scaleo Home Server – these are now shipping in Germany, but right now, I’m still waiting to receive our review system. More Info: Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server

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Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server Now Available to Order

By on March 5, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

After a long wait, UK customers can now order the Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server online at Nice PC. The Scaleo Home Server functions as a media centre for the home. Storage can easily be increased, using internal & external hard disks, as required. All data – plus backup & recovery for systems in a home [...]

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Will We See OneCare for Windows Home Server?

By on February 25, 2008 in Software, Windows Home Server, Windows Live

Joe Wilcox revealedlast week that Microsoft are preparing a new version of Windows Live OneCare for Windows Server – the product will be bundled with Windows Small Business Server and Essential Server 2008, providing 12 months of free anti-virus protection for those systems. Given the relationship between SBS and WHS (and the closeness of the [...]

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Chenbro Announce New ES300 Mini-ITX Home Server Chassis

By on December 14, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

  Along with Norco’s DS-520G, many WGS readers have raved about Chenbro’s Home Server Chassis, the ES340, which has been the choice of many self-builders this year. At the Microsoft Embedded session in Seoul on Tuesday, Chenbro revealed a sneak preview of their new Mini-ITX Home Server chassis, the ES300. The ES300 will be positioned as the [...]

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Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server – Photos and More Details

By on August 29, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Hot off the press, we now have photography and more details on Fujitsu-Siemens’ Scaleo Home Server, which will be announced formally at IFA in Berlin later this week. Firstly, let’s take a look at it! The unit’s looking a lot more polished than the prototype render we revealed a couple of months ago, with the [...]

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HP MediaSmart Home Server – Shipping September 15th from Amazon.com

By on August 21, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Amazon.com are now listing both the EX470 and EX475 HP MediaSmart Home Servers as shipping from September 15th. However, the site is not yet taking pre-orders so you’ll have to wait a little longer before placing your order.

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