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Freecom Data Tank Gateway
.. Harddrive
Open Hardware -> Harddrive.
You can configure any hard drive setting in this window.
Spin-down time
Hard drives are devices with moving parts that create noise and heat, and consume power.
If the Data Tank Gateway is not used for an extended period of time, your best option
may be to shut down the hard drive. This reduces power consumption and the amount
of noise and heat generated. It also increases the operational life of the hard drive. When
the hard drive is shutdown, it will take longer to access it initially because the hard drive
has to start spinning first.
You can set the time after which the hard disk shuts down following the last access. If you
do not want to use this option, please enter 0.
Once you have set the time, click 'Apply'.
Formatting the hard drive
Before formatting the internal HD on the Data Tank Gateway, please read the warning
notices. All data is lost during formatting! After reading the warning notices, please press
the button to confirm you want to format the hard drive. Then click the 'Format drive'
button.
RAID configuration
Your Data Tank Gateway has two internal hard drives. During the configuration you can
choose between the RAID modi „0“ and „1“.
In the RAID 0 mode (Striping), the hard drives on your Data Tank Gateway are merged and
the files are transferred to the two drives by turns, i.e., one file to drive 1 and the next one
to drive 2. This results in high performance (data transfer rate). The disadvantage is that
all data is lost if on of the hard drives crashes.
In the RAID 1 mode (Mirroring) all data on the first drive is also mirrored on the second
drive. This results in a high data security, because the data is saved on the second drive if
one of the hard drives crashes. However you only have half the amount of storage space
of the Data Tank Gateway at your disposal because of the mirroring process.
For more information, refer to chapter 5. 15.