Archive for May 16th, 2007
Windows Home Server will be available in both hardware and software form
In a recent post, I commented on Microsoft’s early indications that Windows Home Server (WHS) will be an OEM-only product – a great shame for many users who would like to put an old PC to use as a home server. The topic has been raised as a beta feedback request 272635 as well as on [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Windows Home Server.
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Struggling with SATA
One of my PCs includes a Serial ATA (SATA) controller (Silicon Image SiI3112A SATALink – BIOS v4.2.83 and 32-bit Windows driver v1.3.68.0) together with a Seagate ST3500641AS (500GB SATA) disk. Both these devices were added in preparation for installing Windows Home Server (so I haven’t tried them with any other operating system, although I suspect [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under PC hardware, Storage, Windows.
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If only all warranty calls were like this…
A couple of years ago, I had the misfortune to require warranty support from Dell (a frustrating experience). Then, problems with my IBM ThinkPad left me stuck between a 3-year hardware warranty and a 90-day software warranty. Well, thankfully my recent experiences with HP have been considerably better.
Last year I had some warranty [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo, PC hardware.
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