Comments on: In-depth review of the HP MediaSmart Server LX195 Windows Home Server

By: Andrew Edney

Andrew Edney — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:02:20 +0000

Chuck

Yes, you can connect an external device to the LX195 and you can access it from the LX195 desktop.

Joining a WHS to a domain is not supported but I remember reading somewhere that it can be done.

Have a look on google as I cant remember where it was I saw it!

Andrew

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:56 +0000

I did pick this up on Newegg for $199 free shipping. Great box for simple backup and iTunes sharing at home. Has anyone used the iTunes server? Should I upgrade memory for this?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:59:02 +0000

Can you mount an external USB CD rom and access it from desktop? Also, has anyone had success in using this with a corporate box that is tied to a domain?

By: Matthew Heaney

Matthew Heaney — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:48:22 +0000

FradicalOne said:

“I purchased an LX195 and upgraded the drive to a 2TB Western Digital drive, and so far so good. The server reinstall was a little hairy, I needed to format the drive first on my PC, then the server restore went as planned.”

Do you have an more detail about this upgrade? I used Acronis True Image to make an image of the OEM drive (a WD Caviar Blue 640GB) onto a WD Green (1.5TB), but when I mount the new drive in the server machine, the hard drive indicator light on the front panel stays dark. What exactly did you do about formatting the new drive?

By: FradicalOne

FradicalOne — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:26:42 +0000

I purchased an LX195 and upgraded the drive to a 2TB Western Digital drive, and so far so good. The server reinstall was a little hairy, I needed to format the drive first on my PC, then the server restore went as planned.

I made a mistake of uninstalling the HP add-in that provides online storage, and now the console does not work well .. So I need to address that issue, which I fear may require another server restore!

All in all I like the box, I got for $195 shipped. Once I am over the console issue, I should be good to go.

By: HP MediaSmart Server LX195 Windows Home Server $199.99 at NewEgg | Using Windows Home Server

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:48 +0000

[...] The LX195 is a great little Windows Home Server, and at this price you cannot beat it! Take a look at the review we did here. [...]

By: todd

todd — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:56:37 +0000

Thank you. I might be interested in posting on your blog to help you. I do not know how to do the images and such.

By: Andrew Edney

Andrew Edney — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:52:23 +0000

Hi Todd

Yeah, the EX490 looks like being a good machine, I have a 495 here to review when I can find some time.

There are some good deals to be had on the 490 – check out the Amazon link on the top right.

Andrew

By: todd

todd — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:51 +0000

would the ex90 do the trick?

By: Andrew Edney

Andrew Edney — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:12:29 +0000

Hi Todd

If you are going to be doing media intense stuff, I would recommend going for one of the EX series, plus you have more internal drive options then.

Andrew

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:58:13 +0000

Andrew,

I found the LX195 for $250. Would you still recommend it or should I pony up more money. I just built a system for work and now contemplating using this for home. Home is actually more media intense than work.

I am new to WHS only for the last week but I am very deep into it and have learned a lot.

Thank you for all your help.

Todd

By: Andrew Edney

Andrew Edney — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:50:30 +0000

I’ll be honest I didnt notice much of a performance issue during the review. I plan on doing an update after using it for a few weeks. As for transfer speed, again I didnt notice anything differnt and it would probably be down to my network setup anyway rather than the box itself.