TeraStation III iSCSI User Manual
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The Confirm Operation screen will appear. Type in the confirmation number and click
Apply
within 60 seconds.
4
Follow any instructions on the screen.
While formatting, the word “Formatting” is displayed on the front LCD.
Note:
The time needed to format a drive varies depending on the size of the drive. It will take several minutes at least.
The drive is successfully formatted.
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In Settings, navigate to
Basic
-
Storage
-
Disks
.
2
Select the disk you want to format, and click
Format Disk
.
Formatting Drives
You may format any or all drives on the TeraStation via the procedure below. Formatting a drive will delete all data and
settings from that drive, so be sure to back up any important data before formatting a drive.
Formatting will take several minutes. During the formatting process, other volumes or drives on the TeraStation will not
be accessible. Do not turn off the TeraStation while formatting.
After a successful drive format, you must create a partition and format it from within the operating system. A link to “Disk
Management” on Windows is available from Buffalo’s iSCSI Connection Tool.
1
Select a File System.
Note:
If you select
Encryption
, the drive will be encrypted with 128-bit AES. The
drive can then be accessed via the TeraStation only (i.e. the drive cannot
be accessed if attached to another device). If encryption is enabled, data
recovery services will not be able to recover data from a damaged disk. To
unencrypt the drive, uncheck
Encryption
and format it again.
2
Click
Format
.
