Buffalo LinkStation LS-VL User Manual page 66

Using your LinkStation
Note: The time needed to format a hard drive varies based on the hard drive's size and format
types (a few seconds to several minutes).
The Info LED on the front of the LinkStation will flash during formatting. The LinkStation's
shared folders cannot be accessed until the disk format is complete.
If the hard drive is connected to the USB connector, partitions will be recreated.
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