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04-11-2009, 01:49 PM
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| Windows Server 2008 I've decided I need to blow away Vista on my file server. It's been doing some screwy things, recently. I thought I would give Server 2008 a try, especially as I have a TechNet subscription to take advantage of. I haven't installed a server OS since NT Server 4.01 (or something like that) back in the day. Are there any good quick guides out there for some simple setup options? It's really just going to be a file server, although I guess I really should make it a domain and have my systems log into it properly. At least that would make setting up mapped drives a lot easier  It will also be used for Squeezebox Server and MediaPortals TVServer, the former works fine on 2K8, the latter will need the Desktop Experience pack and some driver and DLL hacks from Win7 to get working. The other alternative is to just install Win7, but I fancy a bit of server action to be honest. |
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04-11-2009, 01:56 PM
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| Re: Windows Server 2008 2008 R2 is available on technet now. Setup is very easy for what you want, is basically the same as vista/7....just that you need to add "roles" for it to be an Active directory domain controller and a file server. The add role window will pop up once install is finished. Main PC: Asus P6T6 WS Revo / i920 @ 4GHz / 12GB DDR3-1600 / 4870x2 + 8600GTS / Areca 1680 / Xonar D2X / Seasonic M12-700 / 2x Dell 3007 / Win 7 x64 Ultimate Main PC Raid Setup: 2 x 80GB G2 Intel SSD (OS and Apps - RAID0) / 2 x 64GB Samsung SSD (Games - RAID0) / 4 x 1TB Sumsung F1 (Mass Storage - RAID5) Spare PC: Asus Blitz Formula / Q6600 @ 3.4GHz / 6GB DDR2-6400 / 8800GTX / X-Fi Fatal1ty / Xclio 700W Modular / Dell 2405 / Various SATA drives / Win 7 x64 Ultimate HTPC: ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI / E5300 / 4GB DDR2-6400 / HD4550 / TH50PHD9 / 2 x 1.5TB Samsung F2 / LG GGW-H10N / Win 7 x86 Pro Server: Asus P5K / Q9550 / 8GB DDR2-8000 / Matrox G550 / Areca 1210 / 2 x 320GB Seagate 7200.10 / ESX 4.0 NAS: Thecus N5200 with 5 x WD6400AAKS (Modded to PRO) My latest 3DMark score | RAID Peformance | My DVD Collection |
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04-11-2009, 02:06 PM
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| Re: Windows Server 2008 For getting it to run as a basic file server with a few other roles it really is easy enough. If you managed to install Vista/7 on your own then you won't have any troubles with server 2k8 Originally Posted by GAteKeeper HEXUS.Social - FAQ! 
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04-11-2009, 02:08 PM
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| Re: Windows Server 2008 Doubt you will need AD and stuff. In fact if you just want a file server not much effort at all, unless you really want to play about! |
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04-11-2009, 02:23 PM
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| Re: Windows Server 2008 "Windows Home Server with Power Pack 1" is there it is 32bit only....and that reminded me that 2008 R2 is 64bit only. Main PC: Asus P6T6 WS Revo / i920 @ 4GHz / 12GB DDR3-1600 / 4870x2 + 8600GTS / Areca 1680 / Xonar D2X / Seasonic M12-700 / 2x Dell 3007 / Win 7 x64 Ultimate Main PC Raid Setup: 2 x 80GB G2 Intel SSD (OS and Apps - RAID0) / 2 x 64GB Samsung SSD (Games - RAID0) / 4 x 1TB Sumsung F1 (Mass Storage - RAID5) Spare PC: Asus Blitz Formula / Q6600 @ 3.4GHz / 6GB DDR2-6400 / 8800GTX / X-Fi Fatal1ty / Xclio 700W Modular / Dell 2405 / Various SATA drives / Win 7 x64 Ultimate HTPC: ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI / E5300 / 4GB DDR2-6400 / HD4550 / TH50PHD9 / 2 x 1.5TB Samsung F2 / LG GGW-H10N / Win 7 x86 Pro Server: Asus P5K / Q9550 / 8GB DDR2-8000 / Matrox G550 / Areca 1210 / 2 x 320GB Seagate 7200.10 / ESX 4.0 NAS: Thecus N5200 with 5 x WD6400AAKS (Modded to PRO) My latest 3DMark score | RAID Peformance | My DVD Collection |
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04-11-2009, 02:25 PM
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| Re: Windows Server 2008 Don't want to go for Home Server as I have 4GB in that system. I'd need to hack about with Home Server just as much as 2K8, so there doesn't seem much point for me. 2K8 R2 being 64bit only is just fine, that's what I would be installing anyway. |
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