Buffalo DriveStation Quattro HD-QSSU2/R5 User manual

QUICK SETUP GUIDE
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DriveStation Quattro (HD-QSSU2/R5)
Package contents includes:
• DriveStation Quattro
• Power Cord
• USB Cable
• eSATA Cable
• eSATA Bracket
• DriveNavigator Installation CD
• Quick Setup Guide
Thank you for purchasing a Bualo DriveStation Quattro.
Package Contents
Back Panel Layout 1
Fig: 1
Power On
O
Socket for
Power Cord
Auto On/O
Manual On/O
USB
eSATA

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DriveStation Quattro - Setup 2
Fig: 2
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Congratulations on your new DriveStation Quattro! With four separate hard
drives inside, the DriveStation Quattro gives you many options for large,
economical capacity and easy-to-use redundancy.
To begin, insert the DriveNavigator CD in your PC. The setup program will
launch. Click Begin Installation to start. (Fig: 2)
If the setup program doesn’t run automatically, click Start, then Run, and then
type “d:\drivenavi.exe”in the Run window. Click OK. (Fig: 3)
Click Setup to start. (Fig: 4) Follow the steps to connect your DriveStation
Quattro.

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DriveStation Quattro - Setup 2
The wizard will step you through setting up your DriveStation Quattro,
conguring your RAID settings, and reformatting if desired.
The DriveStation Quattro can be connected to your computer with either a
USB connection or an eSATA connection. The eSATA connection will usually
give higher performance. However, If you you will be changing RAID modes
or reformating the drives during setup, you must use the USB cable to
connect the Quattro to your PC. You may switch to the eSATA connection
after setup is complete.
Use either the eSATA cable or the USB cable to connect the Quattro to your
computer at any given time. Do not connect both at once!
Using the RAID Utility 3
The RAID Utility allows you to congure your DriveStation Quattro in several
modes:
Normal Mode - Appears to your computer as four separate hard drives.
Spanning Mode - Appears to your computer as one large hard drive.
RAID 0 Mode - Appears to your computer as a single drive. Higher
performance than Spanning Mode.
RAID 1 Mode - Appears to your computer as a single drive. The third
and fourth drives keep an exact copy of the rst and second drives, for
redundancy.
RAID 5 Mode - Appears to your computer as a single drive. Approximately
3/4 of your total space is usable, yet you still have full redundancy, if a drive
fails
Note that changing the mode of the drives in your Quattro will erase all data
on them! Back up any important data before using the RAID utility.
You should be connected to the DriveStation Quattro with a USB cable while
running the RAID utility. You can switch to an eSATA connection for normal
use after the utility has run. You can launch the RAID Utility by clicking on
RAID Setup Utility in the Start menu. (Fig: 5)
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Using the RAID Utility 3
Once launched, the RAID Utility will briey scan for your DriveStation Quattro.
This may take a few seconds.
The initial screen will show your current conguration (Fig: 6). If your Quattro
is new, it will probably be in RAID 0 mode, with one high-performance
partition. If you want better data security, Bualo recommends RAID 5 mode,
with its excellent balance of security and total capacity.
To change the RAID mode, click on the Conguration menu and choose the
Change Disk Structure option.
Select the drive structure that you would like to use (Fig: 7)
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Using the RAID Utility 3
After rebuilding the disk structure, the disk can be formatted with FAT32 or
NTFS (Fig: 8). Select the format that you prefer. FAT32 is compatible with
most Windows PCs, Macs, and Linux. NTFS oers the best performance with
Windows 2000 and XP machines, but isn’t compatible with other operating
systems. NTFS is recommended for use with backup, video editing and other
programs that may need lesizes larger than 4GB.
The DriveStation Quattro includes several optional disk utilities. To install
and use these utilities, insert the CD-ROM that came with your DriveStation
Quattro into a Windows PC.
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Click Begin Installation (Fig: 9) and Additional Software Installation (Fig: 10).
Other Utilities 4

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Memeo AutoBackup software is available for backing up documents,
multimedia files, and other files from your Windows PC to the DriveStation
Quattro. A license for using Memeo on a single PC or workstation is included
with your DriveStation Quattro. Please view the Memeo documentation
for more information on installing and using memeo. As with all backup
programs, format the DriveStation Quattro with NTFS before use with Memeo
backup software.
SecureLockWare encrypts the data on your DriveStation Quattro, preventing
the data from being accessed by anyone but you.
TurboUSB utility can greatly improve the data transfer rates to and from
your DriveStation Quattro. The DriveStation Quattro must be connected to
your PC via USB cable to use this feature. Click on the Options button (Fig: 9)
and select Enable TurboUSB. The wizard will guide you through installing the
software and enabling the feature.
Other Utilities 4

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If your hard drives are in “Normal” (JBOD) mode, then the Drive Select button
(Fig: 11) lets you choose which of the 4 separate drives will be seen as the
primary drive by your PC.
If you are using a USB connection with JBOD mode, then you will still be able
to see all four separate hard drives in My Computer. If you are using an eSATA
interface to connect Quattro only one single drive will be active in this mode.
Use the Drive Select button to chose which drive will be active in this case.
If four separate drives are not desired, use RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 5 instead of
“Normal” (JBOD) mode. You may switch between RAID modes with the RAID
utility during installation. The utility may also be installed or run from your
DriveNavigator CD.
If you’ve changed the Quattro’s RAID mode to normal (JBOD) mode with
the RAID setting utility, disconnect the Quattro from the computer. Hold
the Select button for three seconds or until the Power LED is lit orange and
beeps. Click the Select button again to change which single drive is activated.
You can see which drive is selected by its Access LED.
Here’s what the LED colors mean:
Green: Selected and activated.
Orange: Not selected but activated. If you are using a USB connection the
drive will still be visable in My Computer. With an eSATA connection, only the
selected drive will be usable.
O: Not selected and invisible to your PC.
If you are in a RAID mode where the four drives appear as a single drive, such
as RAID 0, 1, or 5, then the Drive Select button is disabled.
Fig: 11
Drive Select 5

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Troubleshooting 6
The following is a list of common issues with the DriveStation Quattro.
Following each issue are possible resolutions.
I see the DriveStation Quattro in My Computer but I cannot access it.
The drive requires formatting. Consult your OS manual for information on
formatting drives.
I cannot see the DriveStation Quattro in My Computer.
Verify that the POWER light is on. If it is not, then ensure that the power
switch is in the ON position.
Try toggling the POWER MODE switch right below the power switch. The
POWER MODE switch toggles whether the device is powered up via a USB
signal (“Auto”) or purely based on the power switch’s position (“Manual”).
If you have installed the Power Save Utility, then verify that the
DriveStation Quattro was not put into power saving mode. Consult the
manual for the Power Save Utility for additional help. The manual
can be found on the DriveNavigator CD-ROM.
Verify that the hard drive inside the DriveStation Quattro is spinning. This
can be veried by placing your hand on the sides of the case
and feeling for a slight vibration. Also, after the DriveStation Quattro has
been powered on for fteen minutes or more it will begin to get
warm. If neither of the proceeding tests veried that the hard drive
is spinning, then please contact technical support for further assistance.
My backup program can’t save les to the DriveStation Quattro.
Reformat your DriveStation Quattro with NTFS. FAT32 is limited to 4GB le
sizes.