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PC User Guide HD-QSTSU2/R5 DriveStation Quattro v1.1 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 Congratulations on your new DriveStation Quattro! With four separate hard drives inside, the DriveStation Quattro gives you many options for large, economical capacity and easy-to-use redundancy. To begin, insert the DriveNavigator CD in your PC. The setup program will run. Follow the steps to connect your DriveStation Quattro. DriveStation Setup[...]
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4 After completing the setup wizard, your DriveStation Quattro is installed and ready to use! 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 would prefer a different RAID configuration, you may use the RA[...]
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5 Using the RAID Utility The RAID Utility allows you to configure your DriveStation Quattro in several modes: Normal Mode - Appears to your computer as four separate hard drives. Spanning Mode - Appears to your computer as one large hard drive. RAID 0 Mode - Appears to your computer as a single drive. Higher performance than Spanning Mode. RAID 1 M[...]
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6 Using the RAID Utility 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 one high-performance partition. If you want better data security, Buffalo recommends RAID 5 m[...]
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7 Using the RAID Utility Select the drive structure that you’d like to use. After rebuilding the disk structure, the disk will be formatted with FAT32 or NTFS. Select the format that you prefer. FAT32 is compatible with most Windows PCs, Macs, and Linux. NTFS offers the best performance with Windows 2000 and XP machines, but isn’t compatible wi[...]
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8 The DriveStation includes several optional disk utilities. To install and use these utilities, insert the CD-ROM that came with your DriveStation into a Windows PC. Click Begin Installation and then Additional Software Installation . Memeo AutoBackup software is available for backing up documents, multimedia files, and other files from your Windo[...]
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9 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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10 The following is a list of common issues with the DriveStation. Following each issue are possible resolutions. I see the DriveStation in My Computer but I cannot access it. The drive requires formatting. Try using the Disk Formatter Utility on the DriveNavigator CD-ROM. Consult the manual for the Disk Formatter Utility for more help. The manual [...]
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1 1 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. CAUTION DO NOT OPEN UNIT COVER. T echni cal Specif ica tio[...]
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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[...]