Server recovery disk for regenerating the server os. Turning your hp mss ex49x into a virtual server part 1. The ex495 i received shipped with a single 1500gb seagate barracuda 7200. 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. Hp mediasmart server ex490 hp mediasmart server ex490 has 4 usb 2.
Hp mediasmart server key steps for setting up your. Sep 16, 2009 this wraps up our look at the new hp mediasmart server ex490 and ex495 hardware. Hp mediasmart ex495, windows home server w intel pentium. Hackers and enthusiasts have modded the ex470 by adding a vga monitor. Installing and configuring the mediasmart server ex490 is a bit of a challenge and takes a long time. The hp mediasmart server istream application is a free downloadable software application that allows you to stream your photo, music and video libraries stored on your hp mediasmart server ex490ex495 to your iphone or ipod touch. Upgrade cpu and ram on hp ex495 whs 2011 oem hardware. Hp ex490 mediasmart server no network light spiceworks. Although hp announced its secondgeneration ex485 and ex487 mediasmart servers in september 2008, they didnt start shipping in volume in the united states until february 2, 2009. View full hp mediasmart ex495 server specs on cnet. This is an advertisement, made by hp, to showcase the abilities of their ex490ex495 range, running windows home server. Hp server motherboard 592875001 603887001 rev 0c no cpu. All that said, the ex495 is much more powerhungry, and harder to repair than a more modern intel or amd apubased system can be, especially since you have to buy or build a custom adapter to connect to a header on the motherboard to get a display, keyboard and mouse connected directly to it for troubleshooting.
The hp mediasmart server software will automatically be installed on the computer where you performed the server recovery or factory reset. The ex495 was particularly fast during virus scans and at finding files thanks to the indexing feature of its windows home server operating system. I am not the owner, and if anyone objects to this being here, just whip off. To anyone with an hp 490 server i cant find the cds problem. Hp ex475 mediasmart server 512 mb ram user manual pdf. Upgrading my hp whs mediasmart ex495 to windows home server. Customer support resources for hp laserjet printers.
A windows computer is mandatory for the initial setup because. Upgrading the hp ex485487 server processor mediasmart home. Later articles will cover installing vmware virtual server 2. I just finished an article for toms hardware on hacking the amdbased hp mediasmart server models ex470 and ex475, to be completely specific. Ill be showing you the hardware from the ex495, however hp has told me that the motherboard and bios are the same in the ex490 though it does use a different heatsink to match with the singlecore celeron processor.
I have a hp ex495 running the old home server, i want to upgrade to windows home server 2011. Download the latest drivers, firmware, and software for your. Upgrading my hp whs mediasmart ex495 to windows home. I took out the hard drive and connected it to another mac. At any rate, i would highly consider moving away from any windowsbased file server platform. While it is a fact that the mediasmart hardware is somewhat underpowered, performance is surpisingly confortable for doing the dayto day job of serving files, backing up and. It seems to work fine, unless you want to use afp as a time machine backup with server or as a itunes server. The ex4857 come provisioned with an intel celeron 440, singlecore 2ghz processor. Although hp announced its secondgeneration ex485 and ex487 mediasmart servers in september 2008, they didnt start shipping in volume in. The network address will be different if you renamed your server. The hp media smart server is the allinone solution to manage your media. This is hp s official website that will help automatically detect and download the correct drivers free of cost for your hp computing and printing products for windows and mac operating system. When it comes to performing a memory upgrade, the obvious options are to go from 512 mb to either 1.
The reason the pc has to be directely connected to the ex490ex495 during the os recoveryreload, is, the pc you are on will run a dhcp server on it temporarily, it also then runs a tftp server on the pc, it gives out a particular ip to the pc, and to the ex490ex495, and if you have a router plugged into your lan, this dhcp temp server will. Converting a hp ex485 mediasmart home server that was given to me. It explains how to upgrade the memory, and drop in a more powerful cpu for those to whom the urge to tinker is strong. Mine has died, and other than the power supply which is confirmed to 3903810.
This wraps up our look at the new hp mediasmart server ex490 and. The ex490ex495 servers may be a bit older than hps brand new gen8 microserver but with a q8200s cpu fitted the ex490ex495 actually works out 9% faster than the fastest of the gen8 microservers that hp sell the g2020t powered one, the g1610t version is of course even slower theres plenty of life left in this great machine yet if paired. The ex 495 has no dvd drive, no monitor ports, and no keyboardmouse. These servers have new hardware including faster processors, more memory, and higher capacity hard drives. In my next article ill be showing you the bios of the ex495.
I created disk images of the three cds that come with the server. I was recently given an old hp mediasmart ex470 server along with. And theres no comparison when it comes to ethernet and sata io performance. These 4bay home servers came with microsoft windows home server v1 as the operating system. Drivers for hp ex47 mediasmart servers viz vista by ed tittel. Mar 11, 2009 when it comes to performing a memory upgrade, the obvious options are to go from 512 mb to either 1. Whs 2011 rtm version will run on the original hp mediasmart ex470 with 2gb ram upgrade. Microsoft windows home server it is based on windows server 2003 and tweaked specifically for use on nas devices. Converting a hp ex485 mediasmart home server to use freenas. Turning on the hp mediasmart server connect the hp mediasmart server to a power source and to a router. The hp mediasmart server was a home server from hewlettpackard that ran microsofts windows home server operating system.
Hp recently released two new versions of their mediasmart server, the ex490 and the ex495. Theres no need to locate your original operating system disc. I have my server set up to power itself down every evening and restart in the morning, 90% of the time, this works great, 10% the system hangs. Hi hp is there any way to purchase replacement mainboards for the ex490. Hp mediasmart server on windows 10 hp support community. Plug one end of the power cord into the servers power receptacle and the other end into an electrical outlet. Every time i take my server apart whether it be at upgrade the ram to 2gb or upgrade the processor i cant help but to notice the empty connectors on the motherboard. An external internet broadband router with 100 mbps or faster ethernet connection to the server for remote access functionality and wired or wireless connections to the computers on the network. The reason the pc has to be directely connected to the ex490 ex495 during the os recoveryreload, is, the pc you are on will run a dhcp server on it temporarily, it also then runs a tftp server on the pc, it gives out a particular ip to the pc, and to the ex490 ex495, and if you have a router plugged into your lan, this dhcp temp server will. Ssd as system disk in ex495 the windows home server.
Im happy that someone wrote drivers to get the led drive lights, and. This wraps up our look at the new hp mediasmart server ex490 and ex495 hardware. I have been running whs 2011 on this system since the vail beta version. Hp mediasmart ex495 windows home server system featuring. Hp ex490ex495 mediasmart servers were at one time very popular option for a home server. Gigabit network connection the hp mediasmart ex495 features a gigabit ethernet. Hp ex490 ex495 mediasmart servers were at one time very popular option for a home server. I like the form factor of the mediasmart server and wanted a clean finish. Has anyone tried to repurpose it and install freenas on it. Connecting to power and powering on to power on the server plug in. Highperformance home servernas platform the hp mediasmart ex495. Apr 26, 2011 unless im alone here, i imagine there are a lot of hp mediasmart users out there pondering the exact same thing i have been. Should i remove hp mediasmart server by hewlettpackard. If you did not close the hp mediasmart server control center, as indicated in step 1, you may see a message asking you to reboot your computer.
Hp mediasmart server install software on additional pcs. Feb 25, 2019 hp mediasmart server ex490 hp mediasmart server ex490 has 4 usb 2. If you have any questions or would like to see anything else covered, please let me know. Nasa signs deals to put a rocket under artemis flights until 2029 bye, russia. Hp mediasmart server install software on the first pc. The hp mediasmart server software installation disc installs several programs that enable your computer to communicate with the hp mediasmart server over your network. Hp mediasmart server is a software program developed by hewlettpackard. I cant get it to boot to any os, nor can i find the software to restore it or even install the home server software on it. Hp mediasmart server ex490 photos, specs, and price engadget. All that said, the ex495 is much more powerhungry, and harder to repair than a more modern intel or amd apubased system can be, especially since you have to buy or build a custom adapter to connect to a header on the motherboard to get a display, keyboard and. After the install wizard checks for pending updates on your server, you will see the select package page where you can select the search button. Hp mediasmart server using server recovery and factory.
Turning your hp mss ex49x into a virtual server part 1 introduction. Softwaredefined, enterprise servers, and server systems that help you operate at business speed. Over the past few months, ive been intrigued with the idea of attaching a vga monitor to the hp ex470. Booted in and just used the app store update to yosemite. Dec 02, 20 the ex490 ex495 servers may be a bit older than hp s brand new gen8 microserver but with a q8200s cpu fitted the ex490 ex495 actually works out 9% faster than the fastest of the gen8 microservers that hp sell the g2020t powered one, the g1610t version is of course even slower theres plenty of life left in this great machine yet if paired. The motherboard is the same size and general layout as previous versions. May 31, 2017 1 networking is buggy using the mieze realtek 2. Hacking the hp ex470475 mediasmart servers toms hardware. Nasa wheels out astronauts, describes plan for first allamerican manned launch into orbit since 2011. Today i have a flashing blue light on the front for the system. Memory upgrade hacking the hp ex470475 mediasmart servers. As such i will be focusing on the effort and results, and see if all this was worthwhile.
I bought a breakout box several years ago hp mediasmart server vgaps2serial debug board which is no longer available. May 09, 2014 this is an advertisement, made by hp, to showcase the abilities of their ex490 ex495 range, running windows home server. I tried to install the whs 2011 by loading it onto a clean drive in another computer and then transferring that drive to the ex 495. This is hps official website that will help automatically detect and download the correct drivers free of cost for your hp computing and printing products for windows and mac operating system. Recalling an hp mediasmart server to active duty stephen. Mar 05, 2009 i just finished an article for toms hardware on hacking the amdbased hp mediasmart server models ex470 and ex475, to be completely specific.
I have a hp mediasmart as a server on a small business 7 computers. Im happy that someone wrote drivers to get the led drive lights, and health light working in whs 2011. Some internet content sites are not yet supported by this server. A scheduled task is added to windows task scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times the schedule varies depending on the version. The hp mediasmart server istream application is a free downloadable software application that allows you to stream your photo, music and video libraries stored on your hp mediasmart server ex490 ex495 to your iphone or ipod touch. Feb 15, 2009 i have a hp mediasmart as a server on a small business 7 computers. Hp ex490ex495 mediasmart servers the media powerhouse. If you have a question create a new topic by clicking here and select the appropriate board. The hp mediasmart server was a home server from hewlettpackard that ran microsoft s windows home server operating system. So without further ado, those of you with a mediasmart can now install whs2011 on it courtesy of ex hp employee alex kuretz of. Software firewalls installed on your computer can block this communication and prevent the computer from locating the hp mediasmart server on your network. Unless im alone here, i imagine there are a lot of hp mediasmart users out there pondering the exact same thing i have been. Which replacement motherboard for hp mediasmart home server.
Install the from the server using windows xp or windows vista. See how to deploy faster and simplify lifecycle operations in your own environment with a 60day instant free trial. It was a very small even smaller than the newer gen8 proliant microserver yet feature rich home server. This document applies to hp mediasmart server ex490 and ex495. Hp mediasmart server ex490ex495 advertisement youtube. Pc hard drive disk restore in the event of a pc hard drive failure, the included hp pc restore disc is all you need to restore a hard drive image from the hp mediasmart server. Automate resource provisioning, configuration, and monitoring with the hpe oneview.
Any computer system on the network that runs itunes can access music on the hp mediasmart server as an itunes shared library. A way to transparently duplicate selected folders on separate disk drives to help protect against a hard disk failure. Select hp mediasmart server in the left menu and click the hp update tab. This article is based around upgrading the hardware in an hp mediasmart server ex490. Information and links in this thread may no longer be available or relevant.