![]() Last edited by dagoff0309 on Mon 9:08 pm, edited 1 time in total. Thanks in advance (and I will report my outcome). I would be glad to perform any further tests (recommended configuration and times to wait in each state, etc). Please advise whether the (intermittent but persistent) problem could be my power supply (given shut downs in the absence both hard drives), or something else. I need to be able to run the Recovery CD so I can reset my password and get back to using the server - but the MSS shuts down and reboots 30 seconds after I push the Reset button. When I run the Home Server Connector software from the Software folder of the MSS it no longer accepts my password ** Now, when the server stays on with both drives in place the Server is visible to my wife's laptop (but not this desktop). This time, after 25 minutes, I still hear activity on the System HD and the unit has stayed on. After 3 minutes I could ping the unit successfully, yet MSS does not show up on my list of Network Drives (using Windows Explorer). ** With both disks in place the units boots to the third light flashing blue for the first 1-1/2 minutes, then all solid blue, with both the LED's lit on both drives. ![]() After it reboots and about 4 minutes pass I can then ping the server by name. Advice on the Internet suggests to wait 5 seconds after this to ensure it's in the BIOS. ** When I try to run the System Recovery CD with only the System Disk in place the system reboots after 1 minute. Back on the HP Mediasmart home server: Using a USB keyboard, after power on as soon as the health LED begins to blink blue and red hit DELETE and it'll become solid (either blue or red depending on what it was when you hit delete) and enter the BIOS. In this mode and configuration I can still ping the server by name and IP address. ** When I've removed the two hard drives the unit will still reboot once after about 40 seconds, and then reboot itself a couple of times before coming to a "final resting state" (when no drives are present) of the three lights to be blue, blue and pink. After ~8 minutes all three lights turn blue, and about 30 seconds after that the unit shuts down and doesn't reboot. Then after about 3-minutes the third light turned solid red - but the unit did not reboot. ** With only the system disk in place, the unit did boot to the status lights all blue. I could also read data externally - so data loss is not my concern. ** I ran CHKDSK externally, and both drives reported no problems. ** !'ve changed the BIOS battery on the mother board - based on other posts, but the problem persists. I have been running Windows 7 Professional for a couple of years now, with no problems (I use the MSS only to back up desktop and laptop nightly - and very little as a file server, although it works well the times I've used it).īelow I will summarize some of my (inconsistent and often unrepeatable) observations: the unit has started going into the same reboot loop described in this thread. I got my HP Media Smart Server in Sept 2009 and have been running the OEM WHS 2003 with no problems until now. Don't forget that this program was created exclusively for HP laptop products and that it only supports MPEG, WMV, and AVI video formats.I hope someone follows this thread - although it is old, I now have the same problem / or very similar problem (I believe). ![]() You can further adjust the application settings by accessing the menu located on the right side of the application window. You might think this is irrelevant, but both come to aid you with specific knowledge on how much time you've got for playback reasons. Additional prompts will tell you the level of your battery charge and the strength of the internet connection. ![]() Create a CD with the media you want to have stored in a safe place. Search through your content, if you've got too much stuff to handle, and avoid wasting precious time. At the same time, you could very well create custom playlists with your content. You can organize your video material by date, folders, or rating. It deals with your videos the same way your operating system generally does with all the files on it. Then follow what I said in the first reply to get the same version as the server uses. I know something is installed because I see the hp server icon on your desktop. This software acts as an interface between your content and the machine you're trying to play it on. First delete the hp and MS software that was installed. HP MediaSmart Video Software is one particular way to go if you own an HP laptop and would like to be able to enjoy video content without any compatibility issues.
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