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Buffalo TeraStation Series Replacement Procedure page 2

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Open the front cover with the included key.
8
Push the locking tab of the failed hard
drive to the left and swing the lock
around to the left.
The photo here shows an example of replacing
drive 2.
9
Pull out the hard drive cartridge and
remove it from the TeraStation.
10
Insert the OP-HD series hard drive into the
empty slot from Step 9.
Slide the drive in with the locking
mechanism open.
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Slide the drive into the TeraStation,
then swing the lock back down
until it clicks into place.
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Replace the front cover.
If the hard drive was replaced while the TeraStation power was turned off,
press the power button on the TeraStation to turn on the power and launch
Dashboard.
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Remote Desktop
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When the drive is detected on the TeraStation, the status will
change to "Normal".
Note: If the status hasn't changed to "Normal" after 5 minutes, click Rebuild
Drive to refresh the drive information.
Hard Drive Replacement Examples
Tab
Tab
In Dashboard, the status of
the replacement drive will
be "Getting... " .
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In Windows Storage Server, navigate to Start - All Programs -
Administrative Tools - Computer Management.
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Remote Desktop
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Remote Desktop
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Remote Desktop
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Choose one of the processes below.
To create a new volume:
(1) Right-click the new dynamic disk and select New Volume.
(2) Follow the instructions on the screen to create a new volume.
To restore a mirrored volume (RAID resynchronization):
(1) Right-click the volume labeled "Failed Redundancy" in Disk Management
and click Remove Mirror.
(2) Select the drive to remove (it will be labeled "Missing") and click Remove
Mirror.
Note: Perform steps (1) and (2) for each volume that requires RAID
resynchronization.
(3) Select a volume for mirroring in Disk Management and select Add Mirror.
(4) In the "Add Mirror" dialog, select the drive for mirroring and click Add
Mirror.
You have now completed the hard drive replacement process.
Click Disk Management.
Right-click the new drive
and select Initialize Disk.
Follow the on-screen instructions
to initialize the drive.
Right-click the initialized hard
drive and select Convert to
Dynamic Disk.
A RAID array cannot be built unless
the hard drive is converted to a
dynamic disk.
Follow the instructions on the
screen to convert to a
dynamic disk.

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