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    I just added a new drive to my PC. Starting up I got a warning from WHS about my PC having a new drive and that I need to reconfigure backups. But when I click "Backup configuration" on the PC in the WHS console it goes to 100% and then prompts:

    "This computer is not online or Windows Home Server cannot access the computer's hard drive. Please make sure the computer is powered on and connected to your home network."

    Well obviously it's on and connected. Any thoughts? I'll try to uninstall and reinstall the connector software.

     

    Server is a tweaked HP EX475
    Power Pack 3
    2 GB ram and a dual core cpu.

    PC is a Lenovo W510, and the new drive was a OCZ Vertex 120 GB SSD disk, that works just fine in Windows. I've added lots of data and run chkdsk just fine.

    HP MediaSmart EX475, 2 GB ram, 2 TB storage. Author of WHS File Manager Add-In, WHS Jungle Disk Add-in and WHS Media Connect Configuration Add-in. http://blog.paks.no/whs-add-ins/
    Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:51 AM

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    I changed the drive letters around making my new HDD the C: drive to boot from.
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    Will have to delete the whole computer and add it again? 
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    Probably you will have to delete the computer, clean up the backup database, and add the computer back in again, yes.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:46 PM
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    Uninstalled connector service,rebooted and reinstalled. Initial configuration of backup seemed to go fine, but when I try a backup it fails. The event log complains about two missing volumes which is correct since I changed the drive letters around making my new HDD the C: drive to boot from.

    Configure backups still fails with the same error as before.

    Will have to delete the whole computer and add it again? I'll do it if I have to, but I'll loose all my previous backups then which is not good.

    HP MediaSmart EX475, 2 GB ram, 2 TB storage. Author of WHS File Manager Add-In, WHS Jungle Disk Add-in and WHS Media Connect Configuration Add-in. http://blog.paks.no/whs-add-ins/
    Saturday, May 22, 2010 7:11 AM
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    I changed the drive letters around making my new HDD the C: drive to boot from.
    ...
    Will have to delete the whole computer and add it again? 
    ...

    Probably you will have to delete the computer, clean up the backup database, and add the computer back in again, yes.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:46 PM
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    Unforunately it seems you were right. After trying various tricks. Even removing my old HDD, only keeping the new I gave up and removed the computer from WHS. Performed a backup database cleanup and re-added the computer.

    Lost all my old backups (including the "fresh from factory" and "all most used software and all drivers installed" backups I like to keep around), but atleast it's working again.

    HP MediaSmart EX475, 2 GB ram, 2 TB storage. Author of WHS File Manager Add-In, WHS Jungle Disk Add-in and WHS Media Connect Configuration Add-in. http://blog.paks.no/whs-add-ins/
    Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:16 PM