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1. #How to repurpose hp mediasmart server ex470 install#
2. #How to repurpose hp mediasmart server ex470 64 Bit#

The MediaSmart EX470/475 servers do not have a graphics card so upgrading can be a little tricky… if you read on, I will tell you the easy way to do this.īy the way, in case you were not sure, the only difference between the two models is that the EX 470 came with a single 500Gb hard drive and the EX 475 came with two 500Gb hard drives.

#How to repurpose hp mediasmart server ex470 install#

this is a clean install and unless you use different drives, you will not be able to go to your previous configuration easily. Windows Home Server v1 is based on Server 2003 (x86) and so there is no upgrade path to WHS 2011 (Server 2008 圆4). There is a good guide on doing so here on. You will need to upgrade your memory to 2Gb at least. The MediaSmart EX470/475 servers come with 512Mb of RAM which is not enough to run Server 2008. Which means that the servers are capable (from a CPU stand point) of running Server 2008, which is the base OS for WHS 2011.

#How to repurpose hp mediasmart server ex470 64 Bit#

The MediaSmart EX470/475 servers come with an AMD 1.8Ghz Sempron 3400+processor which is 64 bit capable. There are a number of things to consider: I have had a Windows Home Server for several years and after reading many reviews decided to take the plunge and migrate my original server (an HP MediaSmart EX470) to WHS 2011.