Acer requires a valid SNID (Acer's 11 digit system ID) to offer anyone support.  For the Acer easyStore h340, the SNID is not on the system, not in the manual, but rather on the box everything came in.  If you are like me, you threw out your box a long time ago and are now without an SNID.  Acer's automated tech support (800-816-2237) will literally hang up on you if you do not enter a valid SNID (Acer's 11 digit system ID) and the system offers no way to speak to a hu...

Note:  These settings have been tested on both custom home server systems and 3rd party home server systems (ex. Acer Aspire easyStore h340) By default after installation, Windows Home Server is missing some essential configuration settings to make it run optimally.  Here is a list here of the various tweaks I have discovered and tested: Create a page file (default WHS installation does not use page files) Ideally, do this on a non pooled, non C/D drive. Set system to run at best perform...

Note: This article describes controlling processes on Windows home srver, but applies to any Windows system. If you are like me, you probably have extended your home server past it’s designed use (for example, running your home server as an endpoint protection manager).  These extra processes can eat up the CPU and force the core home server processes to become less responsive.  While in task manager you can lower the priority of these other processes, these settings will become lost at ...

Your iPhone is essentially a mini, mobile computer which you can use to remotely and securely connect to and control your home computers.  To do so, you simply need to 1) setup a VPN server, 2) configure your router, and 3) setup your iPhone.  This article outlines how to quickly and easily set this all up. NOTE: Since Windows Home Server is built in Windows 2003 Server, the steps outlined in this article also apply to Windows 2003 Server. Setup a VPN Server Remote desktop to your home serv...

The Windows Home Server uses local user accounts to control who can access it’s shared folders.  At times, these accounts may get locked out for one reason or another, preventing you from accessing the shared folders or even the server itself.  This post will outline the common fixes to user account lockouts on a Windows Home Server: Bad Cached Credentials – You may have saved a bad password at one point when Windows prompted you for credentials.  To correct bad saved credentials...