Acer easyStore H340 review

Another promising product ruined...

"Acer also provides a six-month trial of the McAfee Total Protection Service [...] and there's no obvious way to uninstall it."

By JohnGray7581 on 16 Feb 2010

Why can't you un-install it?

Go to the Home Server Console > Settings > Add Ins > Un Install

OR if it's not installed as an add in, just log into the server using Remote Desktop (it's based on Server 2003) and un install via Control Panel.

By deetem on 16 Feb 2010

As deetem points out, you can connect to the server via Remote Desktop and uninstall McAfee via the control panel. But this is the only way to do it, and it isn't explained in any accompanying documentation, nor referred to in the user interface. To a non-expert trying out home server for the first time, McAfee simply appears unremovable!

By DarienGS on 17 Feb 2010

Raid options

It is not entirely clear wat raid capabilities are on this unit. Is it just software based using WHS or hardware, or nothing? I'm interested in getting this unit but lack of raid would be a deal breaker. Have seen other reviews which hint at raid but nothing specific, including Acer's own site.

By andycollinson1 on 17 Feb 2010

Ok it's based on WHS certainly for raid, or duplication. So guessing no hardware raid. Bit of a glaring ommison from the review?

http://www.fearthecowboy.com/post/Windows-Home-Ser
vers-Drive-Extender-vs-RAID.aspx

By andycollinson1 on 17 Feb 2010