Buffalo HS-DGL Series User Manual page 61

NOTE: Formatting a drive will erase all data. Do not format a drive unless you are absolutely
sure you want to delete ALL of the data on the drive. Brand new USB Disks may need to be
formatted before the LinkStation can write to them, but the internal LinkStation hard drive comes
pre-formatted.
Before formatting a USB Disk, please make sure it is plugged into the rear USB Port on
LinkStation. Only the rear USB Port supports use with a USB Disk.
Maintenance Settings - Format
Select a disk to format:
The pull-down menu lists the drives that
can be formatted. If a USB Hard Drive is
connected to LinkStation then it will be
available for format. The Internal HDD can
also be formatted from this page.
All external USB Hard Drives MUST be
initially formatted by LinkStation before they
are used.
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