Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting
- #Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting how to
- #Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting install
- #Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting windows 8
PS - I have already read through the various pinned notes and followed the guidance they contain about booting, but have still not been able to get the thing to boot fully.
Building the server was about the limit of what I can do. Please let me know if you need any further information to diagnose the problem.but bear in mind I have less technical knowledge than my kids or my cats.
#Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting windows 8
At the time, it was perfect for my Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines. Yeah I’m one of the nerds that used (and still does) Windows Home Server 2011.
Then you could run he Windows Home Server Toolkit v1.1 to verify whether you have received any errors or not: Windows Home Server Toolkit v1. Replacement for Windows Home Server 2011. If anyone can tell me how I can fix the server without having to reinstall the entire OS and the various add-ins, I'd be very grateful. At first, please make sure that your WHS 2011 and WHS client are both up-to-date.
#Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting install
I've no idea what the D, E and X drives do - I didn't knowingly install them.I just followed the instructions to install WHS2011 on the C drive when I built the server and I think some process within that must have created these partitions.Īnyway, that's where I'm at, and I'm well and truly stuck. It doesn’t make changes to any settings on your computer, but does help detect issues and find. The troubleshooter gathers data and tries to help diagnose connection problems. Go to Start \ All Programs \ Windows Home Server Toolkit then launch the Connector Troubleshooter. If I click to select a system image, then select to search for a system image on the network, I can get to a Windows Explorer pop up and clicking on the drop down box shows that the C, D and E partitions of the system drive are detected, as is the backup drive. Now you can use the toolkit to help troubleshoot network issues. When I choose system image recovery, I am presented with a pop up dialogue box that says Windows cannot find a system image on this computer, even though the USB system back up drive is attached. When I switch it on, I am presented briefly with the Windows logo then with the System Recovery Options box, from which I select UK keyboard, then click Next to get to the local user log on credentials, which I fill in and click on OK, then am presented with the choice of recovery tools (system image recovery, Windows memory diagnostic and command prompt). The server is based around a Gigabyte Z77-ds3h motherboard with an i5 processor, 8Gb of RAM and a 256Gb mSATA drive. To begin with I created a folder Calibre under. WHS 2011 has default web sites of Site which does not require authentication and Remote which does require authentication. I’ve been trying to integrate Calibre Content Server with Windows Home Server 2011. Worse still, the backup drive which took a daily copy of the system drive isn't detected when I try to restore the OS from it. Calibre Content Server and Windows Home Server 2011.
#Windows home server 2011 troubleshooting how to
I don't know what tests to run on it to find out why it won't boot, or how to get it to boot again. It has been running well.until recently when it shut down and now refuses to boot. Hello - I'm not very technically minded, but managed to build a Windows Home Server a few years ago.