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• USB storage devices
• Card readers (except for card readers that can recognize two or more memory cards)
Buffalo external USB drives are recommended but DUB and DIU series drives are not supported.
Supported file systems for external drives are below:
• FAT32
• EXT3
• XFS
• NTFS
• HFS Plus (read-only)
Connect only one device to each USB port of the TeraStation. Some external drives with automatic power-on won't
turn on automatically when connected to the TeraStation. Use their manual power switch to turn them on. Do not
connect bus-powered device to this TeraStation model. Note that only the first partition of a connected USB hard
drive is mounted. Additional partitions are not recognized.
Notes:
• Backup data from macOS may include characters that cannot be written to FAT16 or FAT32 drives such as ".DS_
Store". For best results, reformat the drive before using it as a backup target.
• If your USB 3.0 hard drive is not reconfigured after rebooting the TeraStation, unplug and reconnect it.
Dismounting Drives
If the TeraStation is powered on, dismount drives (internal and external) before unplugging them. You may
dismount external drives with the function button, or any drive from Settings. If the TeraStation is off, then all drives
are already dismounted and may be unplugged safely.
Note: Do not dismount internal drives while a RAID array is rebuilding or RMM is being configured. If you do, data on
the drives may be lost.
Dismounting with the Function Button
Press and hold the function button for 8 seconds. The function button will light up blue for 30 seconds as your USB
drives are dismounted. When the dismount is finished, the function button's LED will turn off, then comes back on.
You may now unplug any USB drives safely.
Note: After 60 seconds, the function LED will go out and any drives that have not yet been unplugged will be
remounted.
Dismounting from Settings
1
In Settings, click Drives.
2
Click Drives to dismount an internal drive or USB Drives to dismount an external drive.
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