Setting up esata port multiplication with the acer aspire. Acer aspire easystore ah340u2t1h windows home server w. Acer repaired it and it has been running fine for years now. I am interested if anyone has purchased the whs 2011 software with the opk and sucessfully installed it on any hardware. I have an acer aspire h340 home server and just purchased an acer aspire v35517844 with windows 8. In the menu that opens automatically, click the lights out button. Upgrading the acer aspire easystore h340 to windows home server 2011 whs 2011 ive been contemplating an upgrade to my home server to the newest os, whs 2011. Anyway does one require the software installation disk to get this. It currently has an intel aton d410 processor, and im looking to swap in a d510525. Also, when running the install cd both the one supplied by acer and the iso file from microsoft it can find the server but then the. Its windows home server v1 so no doubt acer is looking to clear them out hopefully theyll add a whs 2011 box to the us market once the v1 is sold out.
The h342 does everything i need, i have backup 3 laptops and 1 desktop the first time took long, but after its not that bad, i have a installed some. Acer revocenter for whs 2011 closer to release mswhs. Acer easystore h341 quick start manual pdf download. Several months ago, a friend gave me an acer aspire easystore h340 nas. Mediasmart lights management driver for whs2011 v1. So when i bought the new whs, i installed my server backup disk from the old unit and within 6. The author explains that the reason he created the post is. Windows home server operating system helps you easily store, access. In case you do not receive any automatic notification to update this software, use the following steps to install the new version. But that big whs 2011 box was still more complicated than i wanted.
And now i have been playing around with ubuntu for a few days, trying to run it on the acer easystore h340 home server which was running my windows home server. Acer jan 21, 2010 the bad acers aspire easystore h340 is just a basic home serverbased networkattached storage server nas without any special features. Because the whs software delivered with the server is quit old i couldnt use if for. I have been growing uneasiness about saving my files on the windows home server. As announced earlier this year hardware from acer for whs 2011 in the form of the the revocenter is finally nearing release. Download acer support drivers by identifying your device first by entering your device serial number, snid, or model number. A complete guide to installing windows home server 2011. I purchased an acer whs h340 for very cheap, but it didnt come with. Acer aspire easystore h340 home server help i have an h340 home server, and i really want to eliminate any windows on it. The system hard drive had failed and up until recently i havent had any spare sata drives, so it collected dust on top of my desktop computer until i could find a drive for it. I installed whs 2011 on h340, all was beautiful, but it cause the problem os used 90% of ram. This compact box incorporates an extremely energy efficient intel atom 1.
Acer aspire h342 lossing all connection with a blinking blue i ptrottie member posts. Dont be like me and spend countless hours trying to figure out why the hell the box keeps randomly shutting off. Note to all acer easystore h340 whs owners techcrunch. View full acer aspire easystore h340ua230n nas server specs on cnet. Then you can use the cd drive to install a new windows home server 2011. Acer aspire easystore h340 service manual pdf download. Upgrading the acer aspire easystore h340 to windows home server 2011 whs 2011 by jakehuish.
The article explains how to change the workgroup name using powershell and includes links to the relevant drivers which you will need. A user explains how he upgraded his acer easystore h342 from v1 of windows home server to whs2011. Intel atom processor swap d410 to d510525 anandtech. The driver enables users of the discontinued mediasmart server from hp to get the leds back working when upgrading these units to whs2011. New life for the acer aspire easystore h340 acer h340 windows home server whs circa 2011 model. I need to do a new install of windows home server 2011 on. Installation of the windows home server connector software. The acer aspire easystore ah340u2t1h is designed to provide users a versatile platform for building a home server and network attached storage nas. When i repaired it i decided to install ubuntu server on it and havent looked back. Easystore h341 network storage server pdf manual download.
Coronavirus data centre software security devops business personal tech science emergent tech bootnotes. The hardware should support windows home server 2011 if you want to install it later. Even when that acer h342 was the latest software its setup wasnt as easy as the dx4000. Acer aspire h342 lossing all connection with a blinking. Page 4 any acer incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is. Upgrading the acer aspire easystore h340 to windows home. First got my logitech mx revolution mouse charging problem fixed. Acer aspire h342 lossing all connection with a blinking blue i. Aspire easystore h340 network storage server pdf manual download. I wouldnt run a lot of music tracking software like cakewalk or pro tools while backups are running but for normal use, images, watching movies, internet surfing, etc. So everything works, but running slow, and does not work computers backup. Hi, i just purchased a h340 and i am new to whs the drive i received is the wd 1tb 8mb cache drive as operating system drive, i was wondering if i how to upgrade system drive on acer aspire h340.
Insert the software installation cd of the easystore in a system that already has the windows home server connector installed. The dx4000 is less flexible in some areas like supported hard drive and configurations but thats the price for ease of use. Windows home server forums view topic acer easystore h340. Browse acers range of desktop computers, tower computers, and allinone pcs. My whs 2011 acer easystore is doing double duty as our home server to backup. I have an acer easystore home server h341 and im looking to do a couple upgrades to it instead of buyingbuilding a new server.
Lights management driver for whs 2011 uwe trottmann. Lights management driver for whs 2011 if you are still rocking original. At this point thats a copout for we arent going to tell you how to upgrade unless you buy new hardware. New version of the software for firmware update acer inc. The only complication i ran into was regarding thirdparty software, so kudos to microsoft for making such a great home server os for the community. The opinions expressed on acer community are the personal opinions. Learn more about the acer america ah342u2t2h newegg. The hp lights management driver for whs 2011 has had an update.
Download acer support drivers and manuals in products in support in press. In previous posts weve discussed items that one should put thought into before installing windows home server 2011 along with the decisions i made prior to installing the server os. A new version of the firmware update software is available to improve the update process for your iconia tab a500 and a501. Acer aspire easystore h340ua230n nas server specs cnet. Windows home server 2011 system requirement are as follows.
What this means is that if an esata enclosure like the tr4m is connected to the acerex48x only one drive will be seen, rendering the enclosure useless. Setting up the acer aspire is as easy as popping its included software installation disc into a network pc and following the onscreen. To continue on with the whs theme i think now is a good time to walk through the installation process for those who will buy the software and install it on their. Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer and not acer incorporated, its distributor. So i actually ordered and picked up the acer easystore windows home server from ncix a local computer chain store in canada. It is incredible, far better than the crappy for me microsoft whs preinstalled from acer. My acer h340 stopped working wouldnt even turn on but it luckily happened while under warranty. The windows home server connector connects your home computers to windows home server whs on the network.
View and download acer aspire easystore h340 service manual online. Granted its far from perfect, but its certainly a great step forward. It detects your drives and enables the according drive led. As i recall hardware wise the h340 and the ex470 are similar in that both motherboards were made by winstron and both use a hidden area on the motherboard called a. This new windows home server product is based on the server 2008 r2 sp1 framework and therefore a much needed update from the older 2003 framework of whs v1. I installed whs 2011 on acer h340, all was fine, but it cause the problem os used 90% of ram. But as you probably know, windows is not the most stable platform and i run into occasional file corruption sometimes which is not supposed to happen, microsoft. Acer aspire windows home server ah342u2t2h the os quest. Upgrading an acer easystore h340 from windows home server 2003 to windows home server 2011. I was able to p2v my domain controller was an optiplex gx1 pii 400mhz box with 256mb i know well past its prime in about an hour only had 100mbps nic and am currently downloading windows home server codename vail to test out whs in a virtual machine. Backup all your data, on your original v1 shares and files, then shut down and remove all drives from acer h340 after a shutdown.
My knowledge and use into whs is fairly small so take my comments with a grain of salt. In this techcast, we will focus on the microsoft windows home server operating system and the remote access features of the aspire easystore. The one nice thing about the acer easystore h340 is it has a pci 1x slot for expandability. Ive been using for the past three years my nas aspire server running under whs and im now getting the same problem over and over. Newegg has had them at clearance prices and a buddy on mine bought one as a low cost nas and backup server. The server os should then try to install the drivers that are missing for the new hardware. The h342 does everything i need, i have backup 3 laptops and 1 desktop the first time took long, but after its not that bad, i have a installed some addins like download manager that helps a lot to. View and download acer easystore h341 quick start manual online. Acer h340 home server not connecting windows 8 laptop.
Buy acer aspire easystore ah342u2t2h home server black discontinued by manufacturer. I have been using the acer easystore h340 home server for a while now. Model brand acer series aspire easystore model ah342u2t2h details. Setting up esata port multiplication with the acer aspire easystore. I too decided to upgrade my acer h340 to whs2011, and i followed the famous jake thomas guidelines referred elsewhere in this forum many thanks to him for an indepth and very usefull description, based on initial installation from a client machine thru usb and then finalization on the h340. I tried every trick in the book, manual driver install, select from list, even found a 9xx modded driver site. Upgrading an acer easystore h340 from windows home server. To install a new windows home server 2011, you need to first delete all partitions with partition manager server firstly if you need the data on the hdd, you will need to backup the server. If the menu does not start automatically, run the acer clientcd utility. If you are still rocking original windows home server hardware like i do a hp datavault and youd love to make use of those leds in front, take a look at this piece of software. Hey, im just looking for some adviceinfo on this topic. X311, x312, acers h340, h341, h342 and lenovos d400 servers.
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