Building a Windows 8 Home Server - Step by Step by Walsh, Terry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page About the Authors

About We Got Served

About this Book Revision History Contents Introduction

So Why Do You Need a Home Server? The Perfect Home Server Feature Set

Windows 8 Home Server Hardware

But What Kind of Home Server Do I Need? Processing Power & RAM Storage Motherboard Chassis

Building Your Windows 8 Home Server

Opening the Chassis Emptying the Case Install the Power Supply Fit the Motherboard Processor Installation Fitting the Heatsink and Processor Fan Ram in the RAM Connect Up Your Cables Install Your Hard Drives

Configuring Your UEFI Motherboard

A Lap Around UEFI on the ASUS P8H67-I DELUXE Motherboard Updating the UEFI Software ASUS EFI BIOS Utility - EZ Mode ASUS EFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode Configure the System Time and Date Securing PC Boot Overclock The PC Configure CPU, Storage and Device Management CPU Configuration System Agent Configuration PCH Configuration SATA Configuration USB Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration Advanced Power Management Hardware Monitoring Changing Your Boot Configuration Additional Utilities

Installing Windows 8

Download and Install the Microsoft Windows 7 USB Tool Run the Windows 7 USB Tool Installing Windows 8 Install Your Hardware Drivers

A Lap Around the Windows 8 Desktop. Erm, Desktops.

Metro Basics: It’s All About the Corners Navigating the Start Screen The Start Screen User Menu The Windows 8 Desktop

Windows 8 Storage and Storage Spaces

Storage Pools and Storage Spaces Creating a Storage Pool Configure Your Storage Spaces Other Storage Spaces Features Renaming the Storage Pool Changing Storage Space Configuration Deleting a Storage Space Adding a Drive to the Pool Removing a Drive From the Pool Deleting the Storage Pool Check Action Center for Warnings

Managing User Accounts and Family Safety

Create Your User Accounts Enabling the Guest Account Changing a Standard Account to an Administrator Account Managing Family Safety Creating Personal Folders for Your Users

Homegroups and Shared Folders

Create Your Shared Folders Share Your Folders On the Network Adding Shared Folders to a Homegroup Adding Shared Folders to the Homegroup

File History, Backup and Data Recovery

A File History Lesson Enabling File History Using File History With Network Locations Using File History With USB Drives Customising Backups Changing the Backup Schedule Restoring Your Files Creating a Full System Image Backup Restoring Your Windows 8 PC

Windows 8 Media Streaming & Play To

What’s New in Windows 8 Media? Which Windows 8 Edition is Best for Media? Upgrading to Windows 8 Pro Installing the Windows Media Center Add-on Pack Configuring Windows 8 for Media Streaming Using Play To on Network Media Devices Streaming Media on a Network Enabled TV or Blu-Ray Player

Remote Access, Remote Media Streaming and the Cloud

Accessing Your Windows 8 Home Server Remotely Access Your Computers Remotely Manage Your Computers Remotely by SmartPhone and Tablet A Lap Around Microsoft SkyDrive SkyDrive on the Web SkyDrive on the Desktop SkyDrive on Mac and Mobile Accessing Your PC Remotely From the Web Streaming Media Remotely With Windows Media Player

Running Windows Home Server as a Virtual Machine in Windows 8

Installing Virtualbox on Windows 8 Create Your Windows Home Server Virtual Machine Installing Windows Home Server 2011 in Windows 8