mherger;554548 Wrote: > I wonder how many existing WHS boxes will even be able to run Vail: it > requires a 64-bit CPU and quite a bit more RAM. The HP MediaSmart box I > have would not run it. > > Michael
There are three generations of HP MediaSmart Servers that have been released to date; EX470/5, EX485/7 & EX490/5 The only difference between the EX47x and EX48x series is the number of disks. The lower numbered model has one hard drive and the higher numbered model has two hard drives. The difference between the EX490 and the EX495 is the processor speed and the size of the single hard drive that they both have. All HP MSSs have 64 bit CPUs however the EX47x series has 512 MB of RAM and therefore will not support VAIL without replacing the single stick of RAM with at least a 1 GB stick. There is also the issue of performing an upgrade without the benefit of a display. There are means to do it that are described here http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/04/26/how-to-install-windows-home-server-vail-on-the-hp-mediasmart-server/ As other posters have commented, it is questionable if hardware manufacturers will offer an upgrade path to VAIL from their existing system that are sold with WHS V1. It is reasonable to expect that Microsoft will offer VAIL as a system builder option at ~$100 and those who want to upgrade their WHS V1 systems can use that path. -- Kiwi SB Receiver, 3 x SB Boom, SB Touch, SqueezeCommander running on Samsung Moment Android device. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78042 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
