Summary of Contents for Buffalo TeraStation Live HS-DH-TGL/R5
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User Manual TeraStation Live HS-DH-TGL/R5 www.buffalotech.com v1.6...
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If you run into difficulties or need additional help, feel free to contact our technical support. Contact information for Buffalo Technology and our technical support is available on pages 81 and 82.
Table of Contents Getting Started...4 Installing Software...8 Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC..11 Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac... 15 TeraStation.Layout... 20 Advanced Settings..23 Network Settings..27 Hard Drive Settings..29 Adding Extra Hard Drives...
Connect your cables Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub, router, or switch in your network. TeraStation Quick Setup Plug the power cord into a wall socket or surge protector. Plug type and socket will differ according to country of use.
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After your TeraStation has completed booting up, check the LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your TeraStation is connected properly, and you can go on to page 8. If it’s not lit, turn to page 7 for troubleshooting.
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•..the Ethernet cable is securely plugged in at both ends, and •..the Ethernet cable is not damaged. Verify this by trying a different Ethernet cable. If problems persist, you may contact Buffalo Technology’s technical support. See pages 85 and 86 for technical support contact information.
Installing Software Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. On a PC, setup should automatically launch. If it does not, manually launch TSnavi.exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run... option... When the Run dialog opens, type d:\TSnavi.exe (where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive).
TeraNavigator Setup Press the Begin Installation button to begin. If you’re installing on a PC, click on Connect this PC to TeraStation (the green, lower button). Mac users can skip this step.. Click Next to step through the installation.
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TeraNavigator Setup Continue.pressing.Next to step through the installation. When installation is complete, you may close the installation window.
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Using your TeraStation with a Windows PC Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for TS-Live and Buffalo NAS Navigator. Clicking Shortcut for TS-Live takes you directly to the folders on your TeraStation...Share is the main folder that you can put files and folders in.
Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC To Access TeraStation Data from a PC: Your TeraStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already configured on your TeraStation, and you can create additional shares on page 40. To start using your TeraStation, you can either click on the Shortcut for TS-Live on your desktop, or you may just use drive T in My Computer, which setup has mapped to the default share in your TeraStation.
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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC You can map additional driveletters to shares on your TeraStation. From the Start menu, select Run... Enter your TeraStation’s hostname (you can get it from the NAS Navigator utility) or IP address. Press OK. Your TeraStation should open.
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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC From the Tools pull-down menu, select Map Network Drive. Choose a drive letter from the Drive:. pull down menu. To specify the folder to map, either find it with Browse.or.enter.\\TS-Live\ share_name in the Folder: field, where TeraStation_Name is your TeraStation’s hostname and share_name is the name of a folder on your TeraStation.
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Using your TeraStation with a Mac After installing the TeraNavigator software, your Mac will have two new icons on the desktop. The Share folder is the main folder that you can put files and folders in...NAS Navigator is the TeraStation’s client utility. Clicking Share opens the main folder on your TeraStation.
You can manually add TeraStation Shares (folders) to your desktop by adding them to the Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go, and then choose Connect to Server. Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac In the Server Address field, enter your TeraStation’s IP address in the form smb:// ipaddress (where “ipaddress”...
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Select Guest and click on Connect. Note: If you have configured share permissions on your TeraStation, select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials. Select the volume that you want to mount, such as share.or.share-mac, from the list of folders on the TeraStation. The share will open.
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Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac If you don’t know your TeraStation’s IP address, there are several.ways.to.get.it. One simple method is to use the NAS Navigator client utility (included on your CD) to find your TeraStation(s). Just click on the tab for your TeraStation and you’ll be able to read its IP address.
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TeraStation Expansion TeraStation Live has two USB 2.0 ports on the rear. These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives. TeraStation will share connected USB storage devices, allowing everyone on the network to use them. Up to two external USB hard drives may be added to TeraStation Live. To connect a USB hard drive to your TeraStation, simply plug it into one of the USB Ports.
TeraStation Layout Power Button – Press and release the Power Button to turn the TeraStation on. Hold it down for three seconds to turn the TeraStation off. Hard Drive Access – The Access LEDs will blink green when the associated hard drive is accessed. During startup, it’s normal for all the lights to blink.
TeraStation Layout The Status LCD can be configured to display specific TeraStation information. Please see page 66 to configure the various display options. INIT Button – The INIT button restores your TeraStation to factory default settings..It’s located on the underside of the display, and only accessible while the door is open.
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TeraStation Layout Power Plug – The TeraStation Live is designed for 100-120 Volt AC power. Connecting this plug to a 220 V power supply will damage your.TeraStation.Live.. 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port – Use this port to connect your TeraStation to a switch, a router, or another computer. The port is autosensing, so either a conventional Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable may be used.
Advanced Settings The Configuration GUI The Configuration GUI may be accessed at any time by typing the IP address of your TeraStation into the URL bar of a browser running on a computer connected to the same network as the TeraStation. This works perfectly with OS X, Linux, and other non-Windows PCs.
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This login prompt will appear. Enter admin for the user name. Until you change it, the password for the admin account will be password. Press the OK button when finished. that the TeraStation’s IP Address is in the same range as that of your PC. Note: Pages 75 and 76 describe how to configure the TeraStation with a Static IP Address.
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Advanced Settings Welcome to the configuration GUI for the TeraStation! Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes. If the TeraStation’s IP Address changes, you will need to recreate the link. You can also get here by typing http://TeraStation_Name.into.a. Web browser, where TeraStation_Name is the name of your TeraStation.
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Advanced Settings Basic You may modify your TeraStation’s hostname and description under Hostname Setup... A friendly, easy-to-remember name (e.g. “TeraStation”) is recommended. Make sure that the date and time are correct in.Date and Time Setup. To synchronize time settings with those in your computer, press Use Local Time.
Advanced Settings Network (IP Address Properties) In most networks, TeraStation will get its IP Address automatically from a DHCP server. You may disable DHCP here. If DHCP is disabled and an IP Address is not set manually, it will default to 1.1.xxx.xxx with subnet mask 255.255.0.0.
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Network (Workgroup/Domain) Advanced Settings To make your TeraStation a member of a workgroup, enter the workgroup name here and click Apply. Entering a WINS server IP address is optional. The TeraStation Live does not support Active Directory authentication.
Advanced Settings Disk Management (Drive Properties) This page shows the current properties of your hard drives and RAID Arrays. To change these settings, click on RAID Setup.at.left.
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(parity) - Combines RAID 1 and RAID 0 for a fast, secure array. Half of the TeraStation’s total capacity is used for redundant information. Buffalo Technology recommends RAID for its excellent balance of efficiency and security. Note on RAID Arrays...
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Setup) This page shows your current RAID arrays. You may delete old arrays or create new ones by clicking on the underlined RAID Array # under RAID Array Configuration... The RAID Scanning Settings set a specific time for the TeraStation to scan and inspect its RAID arrays.
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Configuration) A configured RAID array may be deleted by pushing the Delete RAID Array button. This will free up all hard drives listed under Disk Structure. You will need to enter a confirmation number from the screen before the RAID array will be deleted.
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Advanced Settings To configure an unconfigured array, begin by double clicking on the array you want to configure, e.g. “RAID Array 1”. Choose your RAID mode under RAID Settings and put checks next to the hard disks you want included in the array under Disk Structure.
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Check) When RAID Configuration is done, a disk check will run automatically. This may take several hours to complete. Performance of the TeraStation will be slower than normal while the disk check is running.
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Configuration) You’ll see this screen when your new RAID Array is completely configured. Click on Shared Folders and turn to page 40 to begin setting up shares on your.TeraStation.
Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB Settings) If you’ve plugged an external USB hard drive into one of the USB ports on your TeraStation, you may set it up from this page. Click on its name under USB Disk Setup to begin.
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB hard drive setup) From here you can see your USB hard drive’s setup information. If the hard drive’s information isn’t displayed properly, try restarting your USB hard drive and then restarting your TeraStation. Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within TeraStation before they can be assigned shares.
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Check) To initiate a comprehensive disk check on a hard drive or array of drives, select the hard drive or array that you want to check from the Target dropbox and click the Start Disk Check button. Performance will be slower while the disk check is running.
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Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Format) To format a hard drive or array, select it from the Target Disk drop box. Choose the file system desired from the File System dropbox (internal drives can only be formatted with XFS). Note that FAT32 has a 2 gigabyte single file size limit.
Advanced Settings Shared Folders To add new shares to your TeraStation, select Shared Folders from the left side menu, and then click the Add button. To delete a share, select the share you’d like to delete, and press the Delete button. Deleting shares will remove the share and erase all of the files and folders inside that share.
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Add a new Shared Folder remote backup target. This password will not affect users attempting to access the share; it only pertains to remote TeraStations trying to access this share for backup tasks. Advanced Settings To add a new shared folder, enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose which Disk Space it will reside in.
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Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Access restrictions) To.use.Access Restrictions for a share, select Enable... Highlight groups or users in the All Groups/ Users column and use the left-pointing arrow buttons (located just to the left of each box) to move individual groups or users from the All Groups/Users column to the Read Only box (if you want to give them read access only) or all the way to the Writable box, if you want to give...
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Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Service Setup) To allow FTP Access to TeraStation, choose Enable.for.FTP Server. To enable legacy AppleTalk support, choose Enable. for.AppleTalk Protocol.. FTP Server Info: Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol. Their username and password is used for their login credentials, and they will only have access to shares that have read-only or...
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Advanced Settings Shared Folders (DFS Setup) To allow Distributed File System (DFS) technologies for Windows Server 2003 R2, select Enable and click the Apply button.
Group Management Add a name and a description to the Add New Group fields. Put checks next to each Member User. that you want to be part of the group. Click Apply. when your group is set up the way you want it. Active Directory and Domain Groups are not shown here but are available under Share Management.
User Management The Add New User dialog will appear. Enter a User Name, Password, and User Description. for. the new user and click the Apply button. If a user will be accessing the TeraStation from a Windows 95/98 computer, their password should be 15 characters or less.
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User Management (changing passwords) Enter the desired new password in both boxes and click Apply. Advanced Settings To change an account’s password, click on the name of the account under User Settings. Note: if a user name and password are used to log into a user’s windows computer or domain, the same user name and password should be used when creating the user’s account on the TeraStation, or...
Print Server (Settings) A USB printer, plugged into a USB port on the rear of your TeraStation, may be used as a. Windows Print Server on your network by choosing Enable and then clicking Apply... TeraStation supports most PostScript printers. It doesn’t support bi-directional printers.
Print Server - Printer Share Installation If TeraStation is set up to share your printer (page 48), you can easily add the printer to any Windows PC on your network. Follow these steps for each PC that you want to be able to access the printer. .
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Print Server - Printer Share Installation (continued) The Add Printer Wizard will launch. Select the proper driver for your printer. If your printer is not in the list, you’ll have to insert the CD that came with your printer into your PC’s CD-ROM drive and press the Have Disk button.
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Print Server (Delete Print Queue) TeraStation. Finally, you may try turning the TeraStation off, turning the printer off, turning the printer back on, and then turning the TeraStation back on again. Advanced Settings If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail.
With Buffalo’s WebAccess, you can access your TeraStation from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. It’s easy to access your files, or share them with other people, wherever they may be. If you choose not to enable this, you must manually configure your router and firewall to forward internal port 9000 to the Internet.
Configuring WebAccess Select ‘Folders Setup’ in the left-side menu. Any shares on your TeraStation will appear on the list to the right. Click on the icon beside it to select a share for web access. Choose your desired level of Web Access from the ‘Web Access Settings’...
Using WebAccess To access your TeraStation remotely, open a browser window on any computer connected to the Internet and go to buffalonas.com... In the dialog box, type the BuffaloNAS name that you set on page.48... Alternately, you can go directly to your share by typing BuffaloNAS.com/your_BuffaloNAS_name in the URL window.
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Clicking on individual files will give you other options, depending on the filetype. Clicking on the Audio link at the bottom left corner of the page will give you options for playing music files, including the opportunity to launch a Flash-based music player that will stream your audio files directly through the Web interface.
Troubleshooting Multiple Shares The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure, restricted share. Due to a constraint in Microsoft Windows, only one set of login credentials can access or map drive letters for a network resource such as the TeraStation. As such, only one username and password can be used while mapping drives to a PC.
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Mapping Multiple Shares If only unrestricted shares are being mapped, then it’s not necessary to set a username and password for shares. Multiple mapped drives to unrestricted shares can exist without a username or password as long as no restricted, secure shares are mapped. If an unrestricted share and a restricted share are being mapper or accessed, use the restricted username and password for the unrestricted share login by using the Connect using a different user name option.
Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Edit Backup Job) A.Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule, or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule field. Date and Time. for. the backup may be entered, and Encryption and Compression enabled or disabled.
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Advanced Settings Disk Backup (TeraStation List) The TeraStation list shows other TeraStations in your network that you can configure network backups to. Press Refresh to get a list of TeraStations on your network.
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Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Add TeraStation) To add a remote TeraStation to your network, enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote TeraStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button. For remote TeraStation backups, make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and out of their networks. Note: Disk Backups between two TeraStations use port 8873 for encrypted backups and port 873 for backups with no encryption.
If you do not own a multimedia player, PCast and DLNA settings may be ignored. For more information on LinkTheater, please visit Buffalo Technology’s web site at www.buffalotech. com and look under Multimedia Products.
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server by specifying an access password. Limit DLNA Client Access: Choose what devices can access your media server. See next page for more information on configuration. Update Media List: This updates the list of multimedia folders and files displayed by your media player.
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PCast Settings - LinkTheater Get to this page by clicking Choose Devices on the previous.page. Search for DLNA Client: This will show a list of all clients that could connect to the media server. For any that you want to have access, put a checkmark next to their MAC address and click Allow Access.
Using your TeraStation with iTunes Your TeraStation may be used as a music server for computers running iTunes. As long as PCast’s Media Servers function is enabled, the Media Folder (“Share” by default) will appear in iTunes on computers on the same subnet. All music files in the Media Folder will be visible from within iTunes 7 or later.
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Using your TeraStation with iTunes You can configure iTunes to store all of your music on the TeraStation if desired. To do so, select Edit and then Preferences. On the Advanced tab, to change the iTunes Music folder, click Change.
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Using your TeraStation with iTunes Browse to the media folder on your TeraStation (by default, the media folder is //TS-Live/share). Click OK, and then OK. again. ITunes will now save all music to the media folder on the TeraStation.
Maintenance (Notification) * SMTP server must be an open type server. Currently, there’s no provision for entering a username or password. Advanced Settings If your TeraStation is remotely managed, you may choose to receive nightly status reports and be notified of any disk events by email. To set this up, enable Mail Notification and enter the IP Address of your SMTP server* in the SMTP Server Address field.
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Advanced Settings Maintenance (Alert Settings) Alerts can be configured on the TeraStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected. Along with the audible noise, alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notification was properly configured. Please select the features you would like to receive an audible sound alert from and then press the Apply button.
Advanced Settings Maintenance (Status LCD) The Status LCD Setup allows configuration for the LCD display on the front of TeraStation. Please select the type of information that the front panel should display from the LCD Display Items.. . Automatically Switch LCD Items tells the TeraStation to cycle through the selected display items every 10 seconds.
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Advanced Settings Maintenance (Syslog Transfer) Check Enable to allow system logs to be transferred. Press Apply once all of the settings have been configured.
Advanced Settings Maintenance (Shutdown) From the Shutdown page, press Apply to shutdown TeraStation. This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of TeraStation, but may be done remotely. Turning on the TeraStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of TeraStation.
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Advanced Settings Maintenance (Initialization) Initialization is a reset procedure that restores all settings back to the default, out of box, configuration. All configuration, users, groups, and backup jobs are lost, but actual data and shares on the hard are NOT lost. If you want all data to be erased, reformat the drive.
System Status (System Information) This page shows you the System Information for your TeraStation. Firmware updates are occasionally available from www.buffalotech.com for the TeraStation Live. These must be executed from a Windows PC on the same network. Your router, switch, or hub should pass through ports 8873 and 22939 for this to work (most do).
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Advanced Settings System Status (USB Details) This page shows you details on USB hard drives plugged into your TeraStation.
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Advanced Settings System Status (Drive Properties) This page shows you the properties of all hard drives and RAID arrays in and attached to your TeraStation.
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Advanced Settings System Status (Network Information) This page shows you the System Information for your network connection.
System Status Log Information This page lets you save or display system log information. Choose the log you want from the Log Type dropdown and click Save. The dialog will let you save or display (“Open”) the logfile.
TeraStation Client Utility This is the TeraStation Client Utility. Installed on your PC, it allows you to access each of the TeraStations on your network. Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your TeraStations. Each tab shows the Host Name, Workgroup, IP Address, and Subnet Mask of the associated TeraStation, as well as the version of firmware it’s running.
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TeraStation Client Utility IP Address Setup Here, you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually, or enable your TeraStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server. You’ll need the administrator password to use this screen. Press OK when you’re done.
Troubleshooting If TeraStation encounters a disk error, it will be reported in the TeraStation status on the top of any of the Web-Based configuration screens. Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error. If that does not resolve the problem, a format is recommended. Formatting the drive will delete all of the data on it, so back up any data you can before formatting.
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DIAG LCD Codes: Error Code Description MPU error: Main MPU is not responding. Error on DRAM DATA LIN Error on DRAM ADDRESS LINE Error on RTC CHIP Failed to load kernel (FLASH error) UPS AC LINE FAIL Error FAN Error: Fan rotation speed is low or fan is stopped. Cooling Error: Cooling by fan cannot catch up.
Replacing a Hard Drive Safety Warning: Do not use a replacement Hard Disk Drive which has more than 0.92A at 5Vdc and 0.9A at 12Vdc for the specification of current load. Do not use any Hard Disk Drive which does not have required safety certificate (example: MET, UL) approved by NRTL.
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Replacing a Hard Drive Turn the key counter-clockwise to open drive door. Squeeze the tabs gently and swing the tray latch upward. The hard drive tray will now slide out.
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Lower the drive carefully to the work surface. Gently push down on the two tabs to release the plug.
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Pull the plug straight out to remove the drive. To remove the hard drive from its cage, set the assembly on a soft surface and remove these four screws.
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Install a new hard drive by doing the same steps in reverse order: Begin by screwing the new hard drive into the cage. Plug the power/data connector into the hard drive. Slide the hard drive cage back into the TeraStation. Press the latch down to lock the hard drive cage in place.
LAN Standards: Transmission Types: Access Media: Media Interface: USB Standard: USB Connector: Data Transmission Speed: Power Consumption: Dimensions: Weight: Operating Environment: Technical Specifications IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps; 100BASE-TX 4B/5B, MLT-3;10BASE-T Manchester Coding CSMA/CD RJ-45 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (HS) Full-Speed (FS) Low-Speed (LS) USB A Connector (2)
Contact Information (North America) Buffalo Technology USA Inc. 4030 West Braker Lane, Suite 120 Austin, TX 78759-5319 GENERAL INQUIRIES Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:30pm CST Direct: 512-794-8533 | Toll-free: 800-456-9799 | Fax: 512-794-8520 | Email: sales@ buffalotech.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT North American Technical Support by phone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (USA and Canada).
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Within the envelope containing the self addressed padded CD shipping envelope, please include a bank draft or money order for €20 (Euro) (Made out to: Buffalo Technology) to cover our handling fee, postage and CD preparation. The CD-R should have the name of the product and revision number clearly written on the actual CD-R (not on the insert).
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