Chapter 8 Replacing Drives; Leds - Buffalo TeraStation 5010 User Manual

Chapter 8 Replacing Drives

LEDs

Drives in the TeraStation show a green status LED during normal operation. If a drive fails, its error LED will glow red.
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Error LED
Glows red if a drive has failed.
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Status LEDs
The failed drive's status LED will be glowing a steady red. A drive with a red status LED is ready to hot-swap.
Notes:
• Do not unplug a drive whose status LED is green instead of red. Dismount it first or shut down the TeraStation
before swapping a working drive. If you remove the drive without properly dismounting it, data may be lost
or the TeraStation may malfunction.
• For the replacement drive, use a Buffalo OP-HDN series drive. The new drive should be the same size or larger.
If a larger drive is used, the extra space will not be usable in a RAID array.
• To avoid damaging the TeraStation with static electricity, ground yourself by touching something made of
metal before handling any sensitive electronic parts.
• After a drive is replaced, it will take about 30 minutes before normal file reading and writing are restored.
Settings may not be accessible during this period.
• Do not change the order of the drives in the TeraStation. For example, pulling out drive 1 and replacing it
with drive 2 may cause data to be corrupted or lost.
• If the LCD panel does not change after a new drive is installed, click Rediscover Drive in Settings.
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