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Mac User Guide HD-QSTSU2/R5 DriveStation Quattro Package contents: • Main Unit (DriveStation) • Power Cord • USB Cable • eSATA Cable • eSATA Backplate • DriveNavigator Installation CD • User Guides[...]
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2 Back Panel Layout Power On Off Socket for Power Cord Auto On/Off Manual On/Off USB eSATA Note: Changing between RAID modes is done with the RAID Utility, included with the software on your DriveNavigator CD.[...]
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3 Flip the power switch on the back of the DriveStation to the OFF position. Plug DriveStation’s power cord into the power socket as shown, as well as a power outlet or surge protector. Then, connect a USB or eSATA cable into a matching port on the back of the DriveStation. DriveStation Setup Connect the USB or eSATA cable to your Mac or other de[...]
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4 Flip the power switch on the back of the DriveStation to the ON (“I”) position. Your Mac will detect the new drive and place an icon on your desktop. Your DriveStation is now ready for use! Double-click on the icon to open the hard drive. DriveStation Setup[...]
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5 Installing the RAID Utility By default, your Quattro is configured in RAID 0 mode. This gives you maximum usable capacity and performance, but no redundancy. If a drive fails, all data on the DriveStation is lost. If you’re willing to trade some performance for better data security, Buffalo Technology recommends RAID 5 mode, with its excellent [...]
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6 Using the RAID Utility Double-click the RaidSetting icon on your desktop. Once launched, the RAID utility will briefly scan for your DriveStation Quattro. This may take a few seconds. The initial screen will show your current configuration. If your Quattro is new, it will probably be in RAID 0 mode, with all four disks in one high-performance par[...]
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7 Using the RAID Utility Select the drive structure that you’d like to use. Click OK, Yes, and Yes. Understand that this will erase any data on the drive! After changing the RAID mode, you will need to use the Disk Utility to format the new partition.[...]
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8 If your hard drives are in “Normal” (JBOD) mode, then the Drive Select button lets you choose which of the 4 separate drives will be seen as the primary drive by your PC. If you are using a USB connection with JBOD mode, then you will still be able to see all four separate hard drives in My Computer. If you are using an eSATA interface to con[...]
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9 FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note on Format By default, the DriveStation is formatted wit[...]
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10 • The equipment that you have purchased has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. • The equipment may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment. • In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the pressure on the natural resource[...]
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USA/Canada Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Toll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.com ©2005-2007, Buffalo Technology Inc. www.buffalotech.com[...]