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A
bou
t th
e
Har
d
Di
s
k
T
he NAS drive internal hard disk comes pre-
f
ormatted in three partitions.
T
he largest partition is pre-
f
ormatted in the FAT32
f
ormat and is available
f
or
y
our data stora
g
e throu
g
h either a USB or Ethernet connection. The
o
ther two partitions are in Linux EXT2
f
ormat and are used by the NAS
d
rive’s internal so
f
tware
f
or supporting the various networking
f
eatures o
f
th
e
p
ro
d
uct.
N
ote: Capacity
d
epen
d
ent on mo
d
e
l
. Your operating system ma
y
r
e
p
ort ca
p
acit
y
as
f
ewer
g
i
g
ab
y
tes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 b
y
tes.
Your
p
roduct’s hard drive is a com
p
lex electronic stora
g
e s
y
stem and
sh
ou
ld
b
e
h
an
dl
e
d
wit
h
care, as
y
ou mi
gh
t treat a sensitive
p
orta
bl
e
c
omputer or other state-o
f
-the-art consumer electronics product. Do not
s
ub
j
ect it to shock, hi
g
h tem
p
eratures, or stron
g
ma
g
netic fi elds
.
L
ocatin
g
NAS Drive on Your Des
k
P
lace the NAS drive on a sturdy desk or table that is
f
ree
f
rom clutter
t
hat could block airfl ow around the unit. The drive is desi
g
ned to lie fl at
o
n its rubber
f
eet, or may stand upright using the included stand. In
e
ither orientation take care not to block any air vents. I
f
using the upright
o
rientation, insta
ll
so t
h
at t
h
e ON/OFF
b
utton is at t
h
e to
p
.
Which Inter
f
ace:
USB or Et
h
ernet
?
I
n order to install and use your NAS drive, you need to decide which
i
nterface is better for
y
ou. With the fl exibilit
y
of the NAS drive,
y
ou can
always change the inter
f
ace you want to use later, depending on your
application or computer environment. However, never attempt to connect
t
o
b
ot
h
USB-B an
d
Et
h
ernet at t
h
e same time.
T
o extend the useful life of
y
our NAS drive,
t
urn t
h
e unit OFF w
h
en not in use.
Caution: Do not connect to
b
ot
h
USB-B an
d
E
thernet connections at the same time
.