

(And also building another server with an old PC, It has an ASrock A75M-HVS mobo, AMD A4-33 MHz cpu, 8GB ram and 5 WD RED 3TB, and runs smoothly )Ĭan you tell me please or link provided what is the way to upgrade hp to DSM 6.2. When I have the next step on my HP EX 490, I will post i here.

The CPU I have already, now still searching for a 4GB PC2-6400U 2Rx8 So what I will do next is try to upgrade the CPU, from the original Intel 450 Celeron, to a Intel CoreDuo E8400.Īnd off course I like to upgrade the RAM from 2 GB PC2-6400U 2Rx8 to a 4GB.

I have booted several times with no problem at all.ĭid an upgrade to 6.2.3-25426 with a completly new install. I was only experimenting with Xpenology and the HP EX490.īooted my EX490, installed DSM 6.2-23739 and it worked!

My disks are a WD blue in bay 1 and a WD green in bay 2, both 500 GB. OS X Advantages - Not yet investigated but need to explore.Īny help from the Gurus will be appreciated.I did nothing special to my installation, just followed the instruction video from Jadehawk.Īt first startup I put the USB with Xpenology Jun's 1.03b, at the back in the lower USB port. LED Lights blinking - All lights are green, but one irritating indicator constantly blinks though i think it is happy. Can i add 8GB of a single memory module? this being now a 64 bit OS will it need some tweak on the BIOS for this? I think Yosemite itself being a heavy OS the lag can be bettered by addition of RAM. Switch off this PC during the first reboot Very important. Agree to the EULA and start the installation. Once the installer has loaded, select New Install and proceed with the default options. Use the appropriate key to enter boot device selection and select the CD/DVD drive. Not sure if i have to add drivers from somewhere. Insert your Windows Home Server 2011 DVD and boot the PC. The OS is not able to recognize the eSATA RAID capability of EX495. H/W raid recognition doesn't seem to be complete. Happy until now with my Plex on it and this is serving well. VGA pin connectons to header CN2 ( download PDF). Alex explains how to get the latest version of Windows Home Server installed on either a EX485, EX487, EX490, EX495, X510 DataVault or an LX195. Directly from app store on the HD serverĬhecked and it works awesome. The speed and extensive features of the MediaSmart EX495 home media server makes it appealing it to a wide spectrum of users, but Mac audiences should be warned about the unfriendly Mac setup. So without further ado, those of you with a MediaSmart can now install WHS2011 on it courtesy of ex HP employee Alex Kuretz of. Directly from app store on the HD serverģ)Apple Remote Desktop. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guideġ) Yosemite on EX495 - As advised by the gurus in this forumĢ) OSX Server 4 after that.
