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WHS - HP Video transcoder

Submitted by TD on Thu, 2010-09-23 20:34

When you copy (encoding) your videos to the Windows Home Server, (on HP's Media Smart Server), the system will try to CONVERT the video to HQ (high quality) and MQ (mobile quality) versions. You can turn the "HPVideo Converter" off in the settings, to stop the system from automatically convert these videos.

However, the video upload will STILL be very slow. You will need to do the following;

- Download and install "Advance Admin Console" ad-in
- Access the ad-in (top-row icon)
- pick Administrative Tools
- Pick "Services" (local)

- Scroll down and find" HP Transcoding Service"

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WHS backup and Restore of local PC's

Submitted by TD on Thu, 2010-09-23 20:32

A few notes on backups

- Backup your PC's to WHS on regular basis

If something happens and you need to REINSTALL the operating system;
- Use the "restore CD"
- It's located here: "\\homeserver\Software\Home PC Restore CD" (RestoreCD.iso)

Then again Microsoft says:

Windows Home Server

If you have multiple PCs with increasingly large amounts of digital photography, music, video, and documents, then protecting, organizing, and connecting this digital media can be a challenging task. Help with managing your digital dilemmas has arrived. Windows Home Server does more than Network Attached Storage (NAS).

  • Media Server: Digital memories and media stored and organized in a central location
  • Backup Software: Computers backed up daily, automatically
  • Data Recovery: Simple restore of lost files or even entire hard drive contents
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