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Build a DIY Windows Home Server with Maximum PC's Will Smith!

Friday, October 16th, 2009 – running time 07:15
Maximum PC's editor in chief, Will Smith, is here to discuss how to build a Windows Home Server box.
ndrew's wants server software that will do full backups along with incremental backups, and he wants to build it on an old PC he's got. Windows Home Server is awesome for backups, and can be customized with lots of nifty add-ins!

Maximum PC's Editor in Chief, Will Smith is a big Windows Home server fan, he joins us to talk DIY WHS, from CPU bjhbhjhjb,,,ments to minimizing power consumption, avoiding drive issues, and getting things up and running in the most painless way possible!

Highlights

will smith: 0:43
hard drive: 3:42, 5:16
redundancy: 4:35
watts: 2:46

Automatically Generated Transcript

May not be 100% accurate

" War."

" Got a question about building a backup server right to edit recently upgraded my PC I'm gonna PC sitting idle when -- this species back to my small home networking make it. Observers knew of any software that bullet that you full backups this machine. And possibly even incremental backups a -- splurge on 31 terabyte drives -- back -- to both systems and hopefully have an archive that's about the soul. -- Andrew we've talked about free gas and -- there are gonna help you out of the backups of today we've got another yet what server that you are gonna love. Windows Home Server and we got a serious Windows Home Server user and house to help."

" You give it up and running Macs and -- editor in chief mr. Will Smith will ultimately -- expect you how long been working at maximum PC. -- you guys have way too much information services thanks when we come issues OK if she's nice to work and pray I heard. Apparently I've forgotten the basic terms of -- around the so called writing for the make it's that we that we we type. Confident of its own right I don't know what to do that the habit to bury myself under a pile up. Fail you you don't that you were big when this observer I -- what does observer home I mean it's it's one of the products we cover -- as it always worries that the machines at home. Put -- back up but also -- public media streaming and you know normal -- the recipes announcements so but the envy Canada's -- and -- box because it makes it basically makes everything easier to back it makes the back up easy enough that my mom. It is and she's not technically savvy. Where real has been a credit facility -- and no not for moms. Bombed so we you know basically you install it does block level back up which means that it looks at the file system level looks at individual files and says okay. This is a machine this is a file that's actually on five different machine failing to back up one copy of it. No matter how many machines it's actually on so if you like the same picture you're Q and twelve -- actually -- 1101 time. Which actually yet perfect I mean why do you need to back up I mean it's an important Richard and I'm sure right what do you need -- copies of it probably probably not so. It's a free demo like -- 99 you guys are valid license yet it's not a retail box and Bosnia best bind nine. But if you go to -- new programs are excellent it's like nine dollars so that you and now we'll talk a little bit more about the plug -- in the second. But in terms of harbor apartment how much CPD -- how much -- so really I don't want to do with machine right if you wanna just back up your you know your laptops and desktops and house. Really low end machine ultimately types of your computer's been a problem. And pentium four -- for an important it is because it's hot though -- like -- like I want our consumption which could you leave in this box on yet to -- for seven bucks more alive so you don't wanna have -- that's point four watts at idle. Or or you know you're an extra forty bucks an hour which is. No one of the best let's say you've got your video collection on here. And when -- trains coated in a box and Avian your house yet processor or if your -- questions all blue lips and you -- like it big Quad Core. So that's gonna drop 400 watts at idle and if you have a budget dvd rips TV standard have to be resolution content. Dual coral right to it we actually built -- And Athlon X -- Works great for transmitting video it's always like 451 -- politically -- retirement trains could be not feeding the media is in video anything if your if your set top -- a plea would -- because for -- if you don't need trans -- you can do exactly what processors. What what -- terms of there's probably not really any point like walking used to prosecute quick here and wait for windows install but there are couple spots for -- trouble with the installation. -- I'm the big thing is actually put the does see install Windows Home Server on the largest hard drive you -- because the wind is the way is network file system works is. Anything that comes into that machine starts on that that C drive and then kind of migrate off on as the other the other guys in the system no matter how many judgment. So if you put a little tiny 160 gig all -- raptor drive in there. -- Rather than on the on the volume level which is -- rates so the beautiful thing is. It's it's it's based on shares I can do. It say -- I want my -- has to be redundant I can put on redundancy there I don't want my music you're gonna have to and it's important because. Most of the subject to keep on this and you quite don't need redundancy for you need backups. Which the server and probably your back have to be off site and he's your house for them to do that a -- yeah if I mean I do I -- of the small files to the Mozy is -- and I haven't server a heart and actually plugs into the server. And I can plot aggressive deposit box for humans are more likely every three years that these are using your behind and your second I don't go to safety deposit boxes optimization. So -- in the trunk of the cars is sitting in your house you say to put up on the dash so that everything has its area now it's not encrypted or anything you haven't run and its partner a community to get your hard drive. So plug -- are really cool feature in. When -- what kind of wanted to you mentioned haunt people for what what you've got to plug in the only thing server -- its actual windows machines you can run windows opera on it. It's a little harder until there's 22 types of other software you can run these things one is that then. Which is really easy to install and maintain knowledge built -- the lights that would be when the lights out as one of those auto accident on photos and all the user are great audience friends is what they. But you can also remote desktop into a home server machine and add things like you know talky and and achievers -- whatever media streaming server you wanna run. I run the stats script for Miami -- server on -- you know all all that kind of stuff you can read anything that runs on windows machine and feet on the back up like all the long files around -- onto it yeah it does is on track pretty cut. Would you recommend setting up with a static IP address or parties static IP is really great if you're routers will assign an IP automatically to deet based on you know the Mac address of -- of the device. That's what I do at home but I mean certainly he works as well can -- so much we should probably mention. He exciting new members you Macs and PC what's in there so tech preview we talk about all the hardware it's coming next year SATA six GBS. Displayed poor word. You know although it always easy for you this USB three point oh new video cards from AT. Kind of other grade I mean its its news and views or we talked about core right five. Intel's new kind of mid range -- and on core. So performance so little hand like what you waking up litter boxes as you think you sort of come about what are you be back next week talk about some witness that -- and yes there. So excited readers of this next week leading double what they will Macs and PC dot com has lots of great stuff you should check it out. We're checking out this many people would say they used English is the first like what."

" War."

" Got a question about building a backup server right to edit recently upgraded my PC I'm gonna PC sitting idle when -- this species back to my small home networking make it. Observers knew of any software that bullet that you full backups this machine. And possibly even incremental backups a -- splurge on 31 terabyte drives -- back -- to both systems and hopefully have an archive that's about the soul. -- Andrew we've talked about free gas and -- there are gonna help you out of the backups of today we've got another yet what server that you are gonna love. Windows Home Server and we got a serious Windows Home Server user and house to help."

" You give it up and running Macs and -- editor in chief mr. Will Smith will ultimately -- expect you how long been working at maximum PC. -- you guys have way too much information services thanks when we come issues OK if she's nice to work and pray I heard. Apparently I've forgotten the basic terms of -- around the so called writing for the make it's that we that we we type. Confident of its own right I don't know what to do that the habit to bury myself under a pile up. Fail you you don't that you were big when this observer I -- what does observer home I mean it's it's one of the products we cover -- as it always worries that the machines at home. Put -- back up but also -- public media streaming and you know normal -- the recipes announcements so but the envy Canada's -- and -- box because it makes it basically makes everything easier to back it makes the back up easy enough that my mom. It is and she's not technically savvy. Where real has been a credit facility -- and no not for moms. Bombed so we you know basically you install it does block level back up which means that it looks at the file system level looks at individual files and says okay. This is a machine this is a file that's actually on five different machine failing to back up one copy of it. No matter how many machines it's actually on so if you like the same picture you're Q and twelve -- actually -- 1101 time. Which actually yet perfect I mean why do you need to back up I mean it's an important Richard and I'm sure right what do you need -- copies of it probably probably not so. It's a free demo like -- 99 you guys are valid license yet it's not a retail box and Bosnia best bind nine. But if you go to -- new programs are excellent it's like nine dollars so that you and now we'll talk a little bit more about the plug -- in the second. But in terms of harbor apartment how much CPD -- how much -- so really I don't want to do with machine right if you wanna just back up your you know your laptops and desktops and house. Really low end machine ultimately types of your computer's been a problem. And pentium four -- for an important it is because it's hot though -- like -- like I want our consumption which could you leave in this box on yet to -- for seven bucks more alive so you don't wanna have -- that's point four watts at idle. Or or you know you're an extra forty bucks an hour which is. No one of the best let's say you've got your video collection on here. And when -- trains coated in a box and Avian your house yet processor or if your -- questions all blue lips and you -- like it big Quad Core. So that's gonna drop 400 watts at idle and if you have a budget dvd rips TV standard have to be resolution content. Dual coral right to it we actually built -- And Athlon X -- Works great for transmitting video it's always like 451 -- politically -- retirement trains could be not feeding the media is in video anything if your if your set top -- a plea would -- because for -- if you don't need trans -- you can do exactly what processors. What what -- terms of there's probably not really any point like walking used to prosecute quick here and wait for windows install but there are couple spots for -- trouble with the installation. -- I'm the big thing is actually put the does see install Windows Home Server on the largest hard drive you -- because the wind is the way is network file system works is. Anything that comes into that machine starts on that that C drive and then kind of migrate off on as the other the other guys in the system no matter how many judgment. So if you put a little tiny 160 gig all -- raptor drive in there. -- Rather than on the on the volume level which is -- rates so the beautiful thing is. It's it's it's based on shares I can do. It say -- I want my -- has to be redundant I can put on redundancy there I don't want my music you're gonna have to and it's important because. Most of the subject to keep on this and you quite don't need redundancy for you need backups. Which the server and probably your back have to be off site and he's your house for them to do that a -- yeah if I mean I do I -- of the small files to the Mozy is -- and I haven't server a heart and actually plugs into the server. And I can plot aggressive deposit box for humans are more likely every three years that these are using your behind and your second I don't go to safety deposit boxes optimization. So -- in the trunk of the cars is sitting in your house you say to put up on the dash so that everything has its area now it's not encrypted or anything you haven't run and its partner a community to get your hard drive. So plug -- are really cool feature in. When -- what kind of wanted to you mentioned haunt people for what what you've got to plug in the only thing server -- its actual windows machines you can run windows opera on it. It's a little harder until there's 22 types of other software you can run these things one is that then. Which is really easy to install and maintain knowledge built -- the lights that would be when the lights out as one of those auto accident on photos and all the user are great audience friends is what they. But you can also remote desktop into a home server machine and add things like you know talky and and achievers -- whatever media streaming server you wanna run. I run the stats script for Miami -- server on -- you know all all that kind of stuff you can read anything that runs on windows machine and feet on the back up like all the long files around -- onto it yeah it does is on track pretty cut. Would you recommend setting up with a static IP address or parties static IP is really great if you're routers will assign an IP automatically to deet based on you know the Mac address of -- of the device. That's what I do at home but I mean certainly he works as well can -- so much we should probably mention. He exciting new members you Macs and PC what's in there so tech preview we talk about all the hardware it's coming next year SATA six GBS. Displayed poor word. You know although it always easy for you this USB three point oh new video cards from AT. Kind of other grade I mean its its news and views or we talked about core right five. Intel's new kind of mid range -- and on core. So performance so little hand like what you waking up litter boxes as you think you sort of come about what are you be back next week talk about some witness that -- and yes there. So excited readers of this next week leading double what they will Macs and PC dot com has lots of great stuff you should check it out. We're checking out this many people would say they used English is the first like what."