Buffalo LinkStation LS-VL User Manual page 91

Using your LinkStation
• Changing to RAID 5 mode (4 hard drives)
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Change system to normal mode (page 89).
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The [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation
Number] field within 60 seconds, and click [Apply].
While the array is being built, the file transfer speed will be slower than usual. It will take about
6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array. The Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built. Do
not turn off the LinkStation until the RAID array is built.
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Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
When the build finishes, the LED will stop blinking. You have now set up a RAID 5 array. Turn to page
30 to create a shared folder.
LinkStation User Manual
Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web
Admin interface.
Click the array you want to configure.
Select hard disks (all 4 of them) to use in RAID5.
1 Select [raid5].
2 Click [Create Raid Array].
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