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Freecom DataTank
GB
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4.1. Fast (striping)
In the Fast mode, the hard drives on your DataTank are merged and the files are trans-
ferred to the two drives by turns, i.e., one file to drive 1 and the next one to drive 2. This
has the distinct advantage of significantly speeding up reading and writing versus using
several separate hard drives. The drawback of Fast mode (striping) lies in the fact that if
one of the two drives crashes, you will lose all data on the DataTank.
In the next window, you are prompted whether to create an encrypted drive. If the "Create
encrypted drive" option is selected, you can move the slider to the desired position (in %)
and then enter your password twice in the two designated fields: "Type the password"
and "Type the password again". The password must be at least six characters in length.
Your configuration settings are displayed to give you one final chance to check whether
they are correct.