Manage External Disks - Synology DS411slim Manual

To check S.M.A.R.T. info:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click
of your disk.
2 Click Close to finish.
Check Disk Info
Here you can see the disk's model name, serial number, firmware version, and total size.
To check disk info:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click
2 Click Close to finish.

Manage External Disks

You can attach external USB or eSATA disks to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation for backup
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or file sharing purposes.
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel
To attach an external disk:
1 Connect an external USB or eSATA disk to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation.
2 A new shared folder named usbshare1 (for USB device) or esatashare (for eSATA device) will be created
automatically and ready for access.
Note:
 When more than 1 external USB disk is connected, usbshare2, usbshare3 ... will be created.
 DiskStation recognizes the following format: EXT3, EXT4, FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Any unrecognized USB disk
will have to be formatted first before being used on the system.
To get the information of the disk:
You can access disk information by clicking
To eject or format an external disk:
Eject or Format.
Click
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eSATA is supported on specific models only. Visit
38 Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space
S.M.A.R.T. Info. The numbers listed can help you to diagnose the status
Disk Info.
> External Devices to manage the attached external disks.
Get Info.
www.synology.com
Synology DiskStation User's Guide
for more information.
Based on DSM 4.0