Buffalo DriveStation Combo User manual

Package contents:
•Main Unit (DriveStation)
•Power Cord
•USB Cable
•1394/FireWire Cable
•DriveNavigator Installation CD
•User Guides
Mac User Guide
DriveStation Duo
v1.4

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Back Panel Layout
Power On
Off
Plug for
Power Cord
Auto On/Off
Manual On/Off
USB
1394/FireWire
4 pin FireWire
Note: Changing between RAID modes is done with the RAID Utility, included
with the software on your DriveNavigator CD.

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DriveStation Setup
Flip the power switch on the back of DriveStation to the OFF position. Plug
DriveStation’s power cord into a power outlet. Then, connect a USB or rewire
cable into a matching port on the back of DriveStation.
Connect the USB or rewire cable to your Mac or other device you are adding
the DriveStation to.

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Flip the power switch on 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
drive.
DriveStation Setup

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By default, your Duo is congured in independent disk mode. This gives
you two equally sized drives to use on your computer. For example, a
DriveStation Duo 500GB appears by default as two 250 GB hard drives
to your computer. If you would prefer a single large drive, or a mirrored
RAID pair, you may use the RAID Utility to change your DriveStation
Duo’s conguration.
The RAID Utility only runs on PCs and G4 based Macs! You may use
the DriveStation with an Intel Mac, but you will not be able to change
the RAID settings from it. You must use a Windows PC or a PowerPC
based Mac to run the RAID Utility!
The RAID Utility allows you to congure your DriveStation Duo in
several modes:
Independent Disks - Appears to your computer as two separate hard
drives.
Spanning Mode - Appears to your computer as one large hard drive.
RAID 1 Mirror - Appears to your computer as a single drive. The
second drive is an exact copy of the rst drive, for redundancy.
Note that you must be connected to the DriveStation Duo with a
FireWire connection to use this utility.
Changing the mode of the drives in your Duo will erase all data on them!
Back up any important data before using the RAID utility.
To install the RAID utility, open the Mac folder on your DriveNavigator
CD.
Double-click on RaidSetting.dmg to install the RAID Utility.
Installing the RAID Utility

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Using the RAID Utility
Double-click the RaidSetting icon on your desktop.
The program will open.
Once launched, the RAID Utility will briey scan for your DriveStation
Duo. This may take a few seconds.
The initial screen will show your conguration. If your Duo is new, it will
probably be in Normal mode, with two equally sized independent disks.
To change the RAID mode, click RAID Setup and choose Change Disk
Structure.

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Using the RAID Utility
Select the drive structure that you’d like to use. Click OK, Yes, Yes, and
OK. Understand that this will erase any data on the drive!
The disk structure will be rebuilt and automatically formatted with
FAT32. FAT32 is compatible with Windows PCs, Macs, and Linux.
However, FAT32 is limited to 4GB les, making it unsuitable for use
with many video editing and backup software packages. If you plan to
use the DriveStation with programs that generate les larger than 4GB
in size, use the Mac Disk Utility to reformat your drive with a “Mac OS
Extended” format.

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FCC Warning
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Technical Specications
Standard Compliance: USB 2.0; IEEE1394a
Seek Time: Max. 11 milliseconds
Transmission Speed: Max. 480 Mbps
Power Consumption: Max. 47W, Average 22W
Power Supply: AC100~240V 50/60Hz
Dimensions: 3.9” x 6.4” x 8.7” (99 x 163 x 221 mm)
Weight: 6.4 lbs. (2.9 kgs)
Operating Environment: 5 - 35 degree C
20-80% humidity (non-condensing)
Mac OS Compatibility: Mac OSX (G4 only)

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and 9am-4:30pm on Fridays.
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