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4
Before You Begin
You need the following before you start:
• NSA
• Included CD containing the NAS Starter Utility and User’s Guide
• Power adapter
• Included Ethernet cable
• One SATA II or SATA III compatible hard disk
• eSATA hard disk and cable (optional)
• USB cable (optional: you only need this if you want to expand
storage capacity by connecting USB drives). Make sure that the
USB device use it’s own external power adapter if it has one.
• Computer with an Ethernet port
• Network device such as a switch, router, or hub (optional)
Install Hard Drive
Once you install a hard drive on the NSA and create a volume, all
existing data on the disk will be erased.
The NSA must be turned off before you remove or install hard
drive.
Creating a volume formats the hard drive. All data will be lost. Back
up any files on the disk to another location before you install the
disk in the NSA.
1. Make sure the power and Ethernet cords are disconnected from the
NSA.