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HP EX475 MediaSmart Home Server (AMD Live, Windows Home Server, 1 TB Hard Drive)
Product Description Maximize the power and potential of your home network with the HP EX475 MediaSmart Server, which enables you to conveniently centralize your files and access them from multiple PCs in your home. Based on AMD Live processing power, the MediaSmart Server enables you to back up your home's PCs as well as share and enjoy digital music, home videos and photos from any computer or entertainment system on a home network. The server also has the expandability to grow with your family's changing needs.
It's quick and easy to set up your HP MediaSmart Server and create up to 10 user accounts using the Microsoft Windows Home Server software. You can also open a predefined Guest account for additional file sharing capabilities. The HP MediaSmart Server also lets you set up your own secure personal web address to allow file access by remote users. Easily Enhance Your Network
Share Your Media Use included HP Photo Webshare software to easily and securely share photos stored on your HP MediaSmart Server with select friends and family. A quick link to Snapfish allows easy photo printing. Enjoy digital music, photos, video and files from any networked PC. Stream content directly to your home entertainment center using a digital media adapter (DMA). The DMA device accesses the media files and coordinates the streaming process between the HP MediaSmart Server and your entertainment device. Protect Your Data Keep your PC files safe with automatic backup for multiple PCs. You can customize the frequency of backups and how many backups are stored. Files accidentally deleted can be easily found on the backup image and copied to your PC. In the event of hard drive failure, the included HP PC Restore disc is all you need to return your PC and all your data to their original condition. Other Features
Included with this Product HP MediaSmart Server, power cord, Ethernet cable, software installation disc, PC restore disc, server recovery disc, Quick Start and HP support guides. Important: The HP MediaSmart Server is not a stand-alone computer. You connect it to your networked computer system. No monitor is needed because its user interface is accessed from another computer. Product Description HP EX475 1TB Mediasmart Home Server. Multiple PCs in your home often means photos, music, videos and files scattered about and difficult to locate. The HP MediaSmart Server provides a central location to keep all your files for easy access. Centralize and share your files and media across your home network. Remotely access files on your server and run applications on your home PCs from any internet connected computer. Stream photos, music and videos to PCs on your network or to your TV or stereo system. With HP Photo Webshare, however, you can quickly and automatically create a photo website on your server and share photos and video clips with only the friends and family you designate. Easily setup a personal web address that visitors can use to see photos on your webshare. Set up automatic emails to notify friends and family to share different photo albums. Visitors can upload their own photos for sharing and download full resolution photos or be linked to Snapfish for photo printing. As you accumulate increasing amounts of digital content, keeping everything protected becomes a time consuming task. The HP MediaSmart Server takes the worry out of data protection by automatically backing up all of your important media and other files. Gain peace of mind through easy backup of household PCs and notebooks running Windows XP and later operating systems. Designate folders that will be copied automatically onto multiple hard drives for an additional layer of redundant protection. Restore individual files or an entire PC hard drive in the event of a hardware or software failure. Four internal hard drive bays, four USB 2.0 ports and one eSATA port for storage expandability. Easily expand capacity with off the shelf SATA drives installation doesnt require tools or cables. Reader Reviews UPDATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2008. IF YOU ARE BUYING THIS PRODUCT BE SURE TO READ THE REPORTS OF A FAIRLY SERIOUS DATA CORRUPTION BUG THAT CAN CAUSE DATA LOSS. THIS BUG WAS REPORTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND IS NOT FIXED YET. I've been using this product several months now, so am rewriting my review. THE GOOD: The remote access to files works VERY well. I've been able to upload and download files to/from work and while travelling. The software is very easy to set up and use. The console lets you manage most everything. The photo sharing software works great and lets you share photo galleries with your family and friends without having to use up any of your allotted 10 user I.D.'s. Adding more storage is a breeze, you don't even need a screwdriver. The server box looks great, is very small, and is very quiet, with far less fan noise than the computers to which it is connected. THE BAD: Support is non-existent. E-mails are not answered, and, after an hour on the phone, I was told that phone support has yet to be established for this product because it is too new. The backup software is fussy. It only works for NTFS drives and won't work if the drives contain any errors. Every few days, an alarming "SYS DRIVE IS FAILING" message appears. From various forums, it seems this is a common, and false, error. THE BOTTOM LINE: This is a good box but I think WHS needs a bit of work still. Comments (7) | Permalink | (Report this)
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