Connect vga cable to debug 26pin connector on the motherboard. Still running the original os windows home server, but had a few hdd swap. Enable debug mode on acer easystore h340 by putting a jumper jp3 on the. First i tested the acer server os hard drive by removing it and plugging it directly into my desktop. To install the aspire easystore h340 software update utility. Place the aspire easystore h340 software installation disc in the optical drive of the home computer. May, 2010 no idea if that will work with the acer easystore h340, though. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Sep 10, 2015 my acer easy store homeserver is not showing up on the network, and i need to get it running again. Im also concerned that you arent running the correct recovery software. Im totally newbie with freenas and not fully operational with linux, is there a way to include the marvell drivers into the freenas image onto my usb. I can ping and see it from the router dhcp client list. Musological offering headless ubuntu install on easystore. Despite a couple of flaws, acer s aspire easystore is a fast, easy to configure and goodvalue network storage device. View full acer aspire easystore h340ua230n nas server specs on cnet. Powered by an efficient intel atom processor and controlled by the secure windows home server operating system, the easystore h340 helps to keep your files.
The one nice thing about the acer easystore h340 is it has a pci 1x slot for expandability. Acer aspire easystore h340ua230n nas server video cnet. File recovery from raid 5 array xfs the nas device turns on and all the lights go green, but when i access the web interface it will only show the following message. This is a windows home server base four bay thats powered by a 1. Headless ubuntu install on easystore so, my business got an acer easystore h340 for xmas this year. If you could not find the exact driver for your hardware device or you arent sure which driver is right one, we have a program that will.
The neat little device came with 3 1tb hdds and ms windows home server. My h340 showed a 5 degrees drop in hdd operating temperature with this quick mod. Highperformance home servernas platform the acer aspire easystore h340 provides a versatile platform for building a home server or network attached storage nas based on the powerful intel atom 1. Aspire easystore h340 network storage server pdf manual download. Modding the acer easystore h340 part 01 zonghes blog. Easystore h340 install software cannot find server acer. Dec 07, 2010 an in depth look at running freenas on an acer easystore h340 part background and prepartion before we begin i have wanted to build a storage solution for many years, and i finally broke down and bought some hardware. Using remote desktop connection with the easystore acer inc. Ive spent some ok, a lot of time trying to test my acer h340 s reinstall capabilities. I too decided to upgrade my acer h340 to whs2011, and i followed the famous jake thomas guidelines referred elsewhere in this forum many thanks to him for an indepth and very usefull description, based on initial installation from a client machine thru usb and then finalization on the h340. How to build a linux media server headless alan ashtons blog. I will be using newerfaster drives when this is fully implemented, so i will have to. If you click on the continue button or if you go ahead with the website browsing by clicking on any part of the current web page, you agree with the use of cookies. But, none of the blue hard drive bay lights are on.
Have had lots of issues with my old headless whs server which is an acer aspire easystore h340. An in depth look at running freenas on an acer easystore h340. Installing freenas on acer aspire easystore h340 happybison. The acer easystore was pretty easy to set up, and the four hotswappable bays made moving the hard drives in and out pretty much a breeze.
Now theres a compelling third choice on the market. The windows home server connector connects your home computers to windows home server whs on the network. It sounds like the h340 is booting on the usb freenas but i cant access freenas, not network connection, i read somwhere that freenas is not compliant with the marvell 88e8071 eth controler. This compact box incorporates an extremely energy efficient intel atom 1. Acer homeserver h340 einbau monitoranschluss youtube. Hello, everyone, dong ngos here and so is the acer aspire easystore h340 nas server. The aspire easystore h340 is a wonderfully compact and quiet home appliance that lets you store, protect, share and grow your digital library with family and friends. Installing freenas on h340 with freenas, you have several ways to install the os. In order to get your acer easystore h340 to boot up to removable media, you have to go into the bios f2 and change the first boot device to your usb hdd that you have connected. However, the lack of raid support will certainly put some folk off right from the start and you.
The server would have come with an acer disc to use to reinstall the os. Need help troubleshooting acer aspire easystore h340. As i recall hardware wise the h340 and the ex470 are similar in that both motherboards were made by winstron and both use a hidden area on the motherboard called a smi for booting the server into recovery mode. Acer aspire easystore h340 user manual pdf download.
The problem with this box is precisely that you cant access the bios without voiding the warranty. Acer aspire easystore h340 windows home server caschys blog. Just today tried to install a new 4tb hdd into my acer easystorre h340, but the new drive only shows as 1. This page contains the list of device drivers for the acer easystore h340 desktop. Jun 06, 2010 when completed, the h340 fan should look something like the picture above. Download acer support drivers by identifying your device first by entering your device serial number, snid, or model number. Since it is actually an os reinstallation disc, they wont offer it for download from their website youll probably have to purchase it if you dont have the one that came with the server. Besides using it for basic file storage, i use nginx to stream mp4s to roku devices throughout my home using roksbox.
As i recall hardware wise the h340 and the ex470 are similar in that both motherboards were made by winstron and both use a hidden area on the motherboard called a. Server recovery disc use this disc to recover your home server after a system failure or restore the home server to its factory default. User manual is available on our driver downloads page. Os date added file size file name down loads download link. Turn on the system to verify that it works and you can get to the bios setup by pressing on the keyboard. Besides the small downside of not being time machine compatable, i cannot think of a reason to buy any other naswhs over the acer easystore h340. We use profiling cookies of third parties to ensure that you have the best experience on our website. Please help me restore os for acer aspire easystore h340. Acer h340 has 4 hotswappable sata slots, occupies little space and looks well. Please click here if you would like to find more information about these cookies or change your cookie settings. Despite all the troubles i think that the box itself is a thing of beauty and i really did not want to replace the hardware as with this box i have a 4 disk nas server with appropriate memory and cpu power. Acer america corporation address of responsible party. Acer easystore h340 2tb nas box the register forums.
Using remote desktop connection with the easystore with windows home server, most configuration tasks are done from the windows home server console on another computer. The system hard drive had failed and up until recently i havent had any spare sata drives, so it collected dust on top of my desktop computer until i could find a drive for it. An in depth look at running freenas on an acer easystore. For the acer aspire easystore h340 it is the bottom slot. Page 142 select a destination directory, then click next. Finally, i decided to look for alternatives, in particular some with raid redundancy and modern filesystems, such as zfs. I hooked up a vgaps2 cable to my acer easystore h340 and took some pictures of the startup and bios screen. The aspire easystore h341 is cosmetically identical to the current h340 model, with the differences limited to the motherboard. In this article you will find how to install the latest version. A couple of years ago i bought a acer aspire easystore h340 to use as a home nas device. How to build a linux media server headless alan ashton. Im in need for the server restore cd for the acer h340 home server. Easystore h340 can someone share recovery discs as i have lost my originals.
The opinions expressed on acer community are the personal opinions of the authors, not of acer. Acer aspire easystore h340ua230n nas server specs cnet. You must prepare a bootable usb device to run the tests on the system. The pc does not make the network connection, so it is not. I believe the bottleneck in my testing is the old hard drives i used. While its definitely designed for storage, with four sata bays for hard drives, it has a very traditional pc underpinning. Edit i somehow seem to have screwed the earlier post with this posting. To download the proper driver, choose your operating system and click the download button. Bios update for acer aspire easystore h340 windows home.
I installed whs 2011 on acer h340, all was fine, but it cause the problem os used 90% of ram. View and download acer aspire easystore h340 service manual online. Booting an acer aspire easystore h340 from external usb. Years ago, i purchased an acer aspire easystore h340. Ill follow up again with my next attempt to further cool the h340. There were a great many failures, but it turns out one thing was the key to success. How to install ubuntu on easystore h340 ubuntu forums. Using eon to fool it into being less of a piece of trash initially, i planned on using freenas on the h340. Last week acer released a bios update for its aspire easystore h340 windows home server. I recently had problems with one of the drives in my easystore h340, and although the replacement is on the way and all the data is backed up, trying to get the server working properly again has been nothing short of a perfect disaster. The installation software provided indicated that it cannot find my home server.
Aspire easystore h340, altos easystore m2 name of responsible party. Freenas maybe, or a standard nix distribution if you are willing to do. Unable to connect to acer easystore h340 acer community. I just noticed that my easystore network server is dead.
Once id completed the install ive configured nfs, cifs, afp for. Home server, the latest edition of the acer aspire easystore h340 series. While the h340 came with windows server, i decided to replace it with debian linux running on an external usb stick. I booted it once in windows home server to see all the fancy lights, but then promptly attempted to install linux.
Identify your acer product and we will provide you with downloads, support articles and other online support resources that will help you get the most out of your acer product. To make optimal use of your whs, you need to install the whs connector software on each of your computers. Upgrading the acer aspire easystore h340 to windows home. Build a home server for your music and movies with freenas. If you choose to download a folder, you have the option of. No idea if that will work with the acer easystore h340, though.
Several months ago, a friend gave me an acer aspire easystore h340 nas. Windows home server forums view topic acer easystore h340. However, when it is necessary to connect directly to the windows home server, you can use a remote desktop connection. The acer aspire easystore h340 is designed to provide users a versatile platform for building a home server and network attached storage nas. Apr 16, 20 have had lots of issues with my old headless whs server which is an acer aspire easystore h340. I had some initial problems with one of the drive bays not recognizing the hard drive, but i worked that out pretty nicely. So how can i install ubuntu or freenas without any graphic. The server is housed in an attractive cubeshaped enclosure measuring 7. I expected the reported size to be smaller than what the drive manufacturer claims, but this seems way off. Acer aspire easystore h340 service manual pdf download. Mar 06, 2020 the acer easystore h340 is keenly priced and well featured. Jan 20, 2014 several months ago, a friend gave me an acer aspire easystore h340 nas.
Enable debug mode on acer easystore h340 by putting a jumper jp3 on the motherboard. Mine took about 10 minutes for the installation to complete. Nov 29, 2016 after shutting down computer, put the new drive into the system drive slot on the home server. Well, we have downloaded the bios but we dont know either what is. H340 diagnostics you can run the h340 diagnostics to determine whether the problems with the system are caused by failing hardware, such as system fan, led board, hard disk drive, memory, etc. Feb 05, 2011 acer homeserver h340 einbau monitoranschluss.
I use forkeddaapd to stream flacs to itunes albeit with limited. Jul 01, 2009 acers easystore h340 is an interesting mix of characteristics. Need a copy of original software for acer h340 redflagdeals. Windows home servers simple initial setup process belies its underlying capacity to be hugely customised by a willing user. Despite all the troubles i think that the box itself is a thing of beauty and i really did not want to replace the hardware as with this box i have a 4. We were contacted by one of our readers yesterday to ask about this new bios and how to update it. Steps to install freenas on internal 256mb usb flash drive. Factory reset of acer h340 whs initialization failed. Through much trial and tribulation, i have finally been able to repeatedly, and reliably, install xpenology onto an acer aspire easystore h340 nas. Sep 01, 2015 this is the cube server device that has 4 hard drives in it.
The acer aspire easystore h340 lets you download multiple files or an entire folder from the nas server to the remote computer. Select a program folder or enter a new folder, then. Download acer easystore h340 drivers for windows xpvista. Turn on the home server and let it run for a while. Some guys are running freenas on it, but they had to open the server, put in a jumper, and a special cable to get video.