The HP StorageWorks X310 LED easter egg
Oh you’re so silly, HP. Why would you hide a clever function for the front-panel LEDs on the HP StorageWorks X310 Windows Home Server? I mean, who wouldn’t want their status LEDs to chase like KITT’s grill lights or strobe Christmas lights-style? This should be a standard option, not hidden by a keyboard command. Anyway, click through for a quick video demo and instructions to unlock this hidden function.
To enable it you need to:
- Launch the Home Server Console by double clicking on the tray icon.
- Hold down the Ctrl + Alt + Shift keys and click on the picture of the computer next to the LED brightness control.
- The control changes to “HP Data Vault LED Light Show”
You can now select from the following light displays:
- Default System Lights
- Holiday Lights (perfect for this time of year)
- Descending Chasers (in blue, red or purple)
- Ascending Chasers (in blue, red or purple)
- Pulsing (in all colors)
- Night Rider (in all colors)
- Morse Code Credits
Note to all Acer easyStore H340 WHS owners
Own a Acer easyStore H340 Windows Home Server? Don’t be like me and spend countless hours trying to figure out why the hell the box keeps randomly shutting off. I spent the last two nights running spy sweepers and virus scans, pulling hard drives and swapping memory in search of a solution. I’m better than that.
What I should have done first is ask Google. She (that’s right, I picture Google as a smart, but seductive, oracle) has all the answers as long as I know what to ask.
It turns out that there is a bug with the WHS LightsOut plug-in that comes pre-installed on the computer. Just uninstall the app via Add/Remove Programs in the control panel and either update to the newest version here or run without it; I did the latter. More info about the bug can be found here and here.
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Note to all Acer easyStore H340 WHS owners
Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Available Now [Windows Home Server]
Windows Home Server's Power Pack 3 is available now, and all you have to do is go into your Windows Update section of your Home Server and hit Update to access the new features. Unless you're one of those who accessed PP3 before it was final, in which case you have to follow these instructions instead.
What do you get with PP3? Windows 7 Library support, better Windows Search, the ability to automatically transfer Windows Media Center recordings to the Home Server storage (off your recorder's hard drive) and various fixes.
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Available Now [Windows Home Server]