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Technical Deep Dive Built on Windows Small Business Server 2003 32-bit only, but Microsoft recommends a 64-bit capable processor for future upgrade. Can support internal and external drives. IDE, SATA, USB, FireWire. Intended to be run “Headless”. Can configure your home router using UPnP. Requirement Minimum Recommended CPU 1 GHz Pentium 3 (or equivalent) Pentium 4, AMD x64, or newer processor. RAM 512 MB 512 MB Hard Disk Drives 80 GB internal (ATA, SATA, or SCSI) At least two internal hard drives with 300 GB as the primary (system) hard drive. Network Interface Card 100 Mbps Ethernet Network Interface Card 100 Mbps (or faster) Ethernet network interface card from the Windows Server Catalog Web site (http://go.microsoft. com/fwlink/?LinkId=86748) Drive Extender Technology Predefined Shared Folders Your home server is preconfigured with shared folders named Photos, Music, Videos, Public, and Software. From the Windows Home Server Console you can specify user permissions for these folders and create new shared folders. You can easily move files and folders from your home computers into the shared folders on your home server by using a drag-and-drop operation. Easy to add more storage From the Windows Home Server Console, you can add a new hard drive to your home server by following a simple wizard. The amount of storage available to your shared folders and home computer backups increases proportionally. The hard drives you add can be either internal or external (for example, USB 2.0 or FireWire). Shared Folder duplication If you have two or more hard drives on your home server, Windows Home Server helps protect against hard drive failures by ensuring that files stored in shared folders are automatically duplicated to multiple hard drives. How does Drive Extender work? Drive extender works by creating virtual folders on the first physical drive (“D”) then moving the data to other physical drives during down time. Tombstone files are created on the D-Drive that are po