Buffalo DriveStation Quattro User Manual Download

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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 partition.
To change the RAID mode, click

RAID Settings

and choose

Change

Disk Structure

Summary of Contents for DriveStation Quattro

Page 1: ...Mac User Guide DriveStation Quattro v1 1 Package contents Main Unit DriveStation Power Cord USB Cable PCI eSATA Card eSATA Cable eSATA Backplate DriveNavigator Installation CD User Guides...

Page 2: ...ck 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...

Page 3: ...n 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 Con...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...le using the utility You may switch to an eSATA connection for normal use after the utility has run The RAID Utility allows you to configure your DriveStation Quattro in several modes Normal Mode Appe...

Page 6: ...efly 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 disk...

Page 7: ...y 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 for...

Page 8: ...unsuitable for use with many video editing and backup software packages If you plan to use the DriveStation with programs that generate files larger than 4GB in size use the Mac Disk Utility to refor...

Page 9: ...our environment and to diminish the pressure on the natural resources we encourage you to use the appropriate take back systems The take back systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials of yo...

Page 10: ...email info buffalotech com Europe Technical Support is available between 9am 6pm Monday Thursday GMT and 9am 4 30pm on Fridays Phone UK only 08712 50 12 60 Phone 353 61 70 80 50 Email helpdesk buffalo...