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Hi Eyewoo I installed OSX Server so I can use my EX490 as a time machine to back up my MacBook Pro... It has loads of features doesn't cost the earth... Regarding my set up... Home sharing on iTunes is turned on and i have iTunes automatically start on server boot up. So when the server is...

Hi Eyewoo The EX490 does everything you have described / require... I have 4 GB ram , quad core CPU (Q9550S), 3 x 3 TB HD and one 250 GB SSD in my EX490... In the past I have used a core 2 Duo processor E8500 which worked perfectly as well. I have also modified it with internal bluetooth as...

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Heinzyjr, Just use the basic multi beast settings and it should work fine... You will need to down load and install the drivers for the Realtek 8168 ethernet to get the LAN working... Try the link below...

Ive updated to 10.9.2 with out any issues... I used the combo update method and it worked fine. I would try and boot from the Mediasmart system drive on a mac and see what happens from there... Good luck solving the issue...

Hi Dajestar I have only just got round to trying Mavericks on an EX490 and it worked without any issues. I installed 10.9 onto a HDD via my MacBook Pro loaded the latest Multibeast and Ethernet drivers and set everything up in System Preferences. Then stuck the HDD into the EX490 and started it...

Hi Gerasimos I know this thread is a little old now but thought I would ask how you got on? I had exactly the same issue trying to install multibeast on a Mediasmart EX490... I also couldn't install the ethernet drivers... The solution to my problem was to reformat the hard drive and...

What a fantastic thread… Thank you to Neuroman and everyone else for contributing. I have been using Macs since 2003 and when I got my EX490 I was very disappointed that it didn’t work very well with OSX or by its self for that matter. After stumbling across this thread it has revolutionized...