Hp Mediasmart Server Ex470 Software Download
I have a ex470 and the link you provided got me to the “hp mediasmart server ex48x series 3.0 software upgrade.” which I ordered. After doing so, I realized the disk was for ex48x. Will this work for the 470 also. Old title: hp mediasmart server ex470. Attempting to recover HP MediaSmart server on an upgraded Win10 desktop. Originally Vista. Went through recovery process uninstalling all software related to server. Last month, HP announced a new software update for their popular MediaSmart line of Servers. The 2.5 update improves on existing HP MediaSmart Server features, making them even more robust. Additionally, new features were added to make music, photos, and videos more mobile than ever before. Installing HP 3.0 Software on your HP MediaSmart Server - Part One. Rip Copy-Protected DVDs with Free Software for Windows 10. HP MediaSmart Server EX475 and EX470 - Duration. Download the latest driver, firmware, and software for your HP EX470 MediaSmart Server.This is HP's official website to download drivers free of cost for your HP Computing and Printing products for Windows and Mac operating system. I have replaced the two disks in my MediaSmart EX470 and would like to install WHS 2011. Note the two 1Tb disks are right out of the box, no partition allocation and no formatting. The original HP installation software will not run on Windows 8.1, except maybe in an alternate OS mode which I'd rather not do.
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- Pros
Generous drive expandability. Fast performance on Gigabit networks. A compatible media-oriented companion product line on the way from HP.
- Cons
Wired Ethernet connectivity only. No print server. Drives are not hot-swappable.
- Bottom Line
The HP MediaSmart Server is a well-executed example of what a Microsoft Windows Home Server can be. All of WHS's backup and management features are leveraged, and HP has added media-serving smarts of its own in the form of an iTunes server.
For a good example of what a Windows Home Server (WHS) appliance can be, take a look at the HP MediaSmart Server. The device, designed primarily for use as a network-attached storage (NAS) unit for the home, takes advantage of the OS's capabilities but adds media-serving smarts of its own: It has an iTunes server that creates a shared song library and automatically updates its playlist from the networked computers.
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The box itself looks great. It's a blue-black case with glowing blue LEDs that indicate occupied drive bays, power, and server health. A front-mount case door keeps the drive bays hidden from view. Like all WHS boxes, this one runs headless—without a display, keyboard, or mouse. You manage the NAS via a console app on any networked Windows machine or through a browser using the Remote Access feature. The idea is to power the box on, connect it to your home network, and then place it on a shelf. You shouldn't ever have to touch it again, unless you're upgrading drives.
The server's four bays accept drives of any capacity (the EX470 I tested comes with one 500GB unit), but the capacities must match. External drives, which connect via USB ports (three on the front and one in back) as well as an eSATA port in the back, can vary in storage size and provide easy expandability.
Hp Home Server Ex470
A caveat here: First, the MediaSmart connects to your network only via a wired Ethernet port—at least for now. The box runs a stripped-down version of Windows Server 2003, so you can theoretically attach a USB wireless dongle. But because Windows Home Server can't install software in the same way as a regular Windows operating system, the dongle will have to have a driver and an install program specific to WHS. And you likely won't see one of those until well into 2008. That means wherever you place your HP MediaSmart right now had better be near an Ethernet cable.
Another thing to consider is that even though the MediaSmart is headless, it's still built as a super-mini-tower. It's not well designed for slipping into an entertainment center, for example. And even if your entertainment center can hold it, you've also got to think a bit about future expansion. The MediaSmart can expand quite a bit using new internal drives, but many folks will want to use the external ports instead of rearranging the internal drives, since swapping them means backing up your internal data, putting in the new drives, and restoring the original data to the NAS. Adding an external drive is simply a matter of connecting the drive and waiting for Windows Home Server to add it to the overall storage limit. That's a no-brainer, but then those external boxes will require data and, probably, power cables, too. Not thinking ahead here is a great way to turn your slick entertainment area into a rat's nest of cables.—Next: Plunging In
HP MediaSmart Server (EX470)
Bottom Line: The HP MediaSmart Server is a well-executed example of what a Microsoft Windows Home Server can be. All of WHS's backup and management features are leveraged, and HP has added media-serving smarts of its own in the form of an iTunes server.
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