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Devicedrivers select windows, and then select home server, and then click change. No way to find a copy of the original software in the web to use the device. Although hp announced its secondgeneration ex485 and ex487 mediasmart servers in september 2008, they didnt start shipping in volume in the united states until february 2, 2009. Install centos in your hp mediasmart ex470 tedi roca. The ex470 indeed does have a built in esata port mulitplier that is required to work with the icydock external drive enclosure.
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