NCIX - Acer Aspire Easystore H340 Windows Home Server

[dmxlite]

about to pull the trigger BUT;

does the onboard controller in the h340 support port multiplication through its rear esata port? i'd want to attach another 4 bay external to this unit to have 4tb of mirrored data.

maybe i should just go for a raided system, but this is cheaper, smaller, and easier.

anyone try this yet? having the extra 4tb drives in single usb enclosures is not really an option for me as it adds cost, clutter, and inherently decreased reliability.

Haven't tried it, but I did read that the e-sata port on this one supports port multiplication.

[feejai]

Most of those Atom based boards only come with 2 or 3 sata ports on-board though... and usually only have a single PCI slot (so not sure how many PCI slot type SATA controllers there are). The Acer WHS @ $300 is a steal, you can always add an external 4-bay drive case with the eSata port on the back of the Acer... I have it and it works well... got the external case from Newegg.ca for $160 free shipping). Not on sale at the moment, but it was this device:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16816111048

case is a little over 90 after taxes. PSU is about 45 after tax and MIR. The deal for the psu is alraedy over but it will be back

The point is that the CM case is future proof (for a few years).

[Haz]

Most of those Atom based boards only come with 2 or 3 sata ports on-board though... and usually only have a single PCI slot (so not sure how many PCI slot type SATA controllers there are). The Acer WHS @ $300 is a steal, you can always add an external 4-bay drive case with the eSata port on the back of the Acer... I have it and it works well... got the external case from Newegg.ca for $160 free shipping). Not on sale at the moment, but it was this device:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16816111048

Cheaper if you go with this one:

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=36066&...ure=Mediasonic

Sometimes, it's down to $129.99 on promo.

[feejai]

Nice, didn't see this item before, thanks for the link. Do you happen to know if this is compatible with the Acer WHS?

Thanks!

Cheaper if you go with this one:

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=36066&...ure=Mediasonic

Sometimes, it's down to $129.99 on promo.

[elty]

I wonder if anyone has this problem. I created a user and grant him the RDP right. However when I try to login with RDP I got the message saying the user has no right and should be added to the Remote Desktop User group.

The thing is the user IS in the Remote Desktop User group. RDP is al;so enabled in remote settings. I can RDP using the Administrator account fine.

[netwise]

I wonder if anyone has this problem. I created a user and grant him the RDP right. However when I try to login with RDP I got the message saying the user has no right and should be added to the Remote Desktop User group.

The thing is the user IS in the Remote Desktop User group. RDP is al;so enabled in remote settings. I can RDP using the Administrator account fine.

Is the user a member of the Administrators group? On full blown Windows Servers, it doesn't matter what right you give them if the server is not a "terminal server". If it is just terminal server for remote admin, then only users wiht admin rights can connect, regardless of how you might want to set it up.

[sprung]

Just put Windows 7 Ultimate on the laptop from the deal. I didn't get my free Windows 7 f'rom Acer yet but I installed the free one from the Microsoft House Party event. It installed effortlessly on the laptop and found drivers for all the devices.

Also stuck 3 more SATA drives in the server. It is super easy, it finds them right away. You don't have to power down or anything, just stick 'em in and format 'em. Nice!

There is a new BIOS for the laptop . The weird thing is it says 'OE' next to the BIOS version. It also jumps from 1.26 up to 2.30. Anybody try this latest BIOS update yet, dated Oct 9/2009? UPDATE - installed it today. OE must mean Olympic Edition cause now there is a Olympic ring logo when I boot up. Also, lots of Windows 7 drivers posted as of 10/15 on the Acer site.

[dalle]

I am considering the acer easystore h340 but I am not sure how well wake on lan, sleep, suspend mode works.
Can it go to sleep mode and use only 1-2 watts (like a laptop or pc) and then wake on lan from this mode? If yes, how fast does it go from sleep to wake mode?

I read elsewhere that it has a suspend but that this mode uses 20watts which is way too much. Is there no real suspend mode on this?