Acer Altos EasyStore User Manual page 9

Chapter 1
Additional accessories
Key features and benefits
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The storage system supports up to two USB disks, which can be purchased
separately.
Notes:
Only USB disks are supported. USB hubs and other USB devices are not
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supported.
Any USB disk must be formatted before you can use it with the storage
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system, and only the first partition of a FAT or FAT32 file system will be
recognized.
Do not use a USB cable to attach the storage system directly to a USB port on
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a computer.
Flexible storage capacity—The storage system supports up to four 3.5"
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SATA-I hard disks, with a capacity of 250–500 GB each.
Built-in data protection—In addition to a linear disk configuration in which all
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the disks are treated as independent entities, the storage system supports
several different types of RAIDs (redundant arrays of independent disks). This
means that you can take advantage of the build-in data protection and data
duplication offered by advanced RAID levels. If your storage system has
multiple hard disks and one fails, you won't lose important data. For more
information, refer to
Simple administration—You can run the browser-based management
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interface from any computer in your network, and its informative wizards and
configuration pages will help you accomplish your tasks quickly and easily.
Status at a glance—The Home page of the management interface lets you
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quickly determine how much space is being used and who's currently
connected.
Support for multiple platforms—Whether the computers in your network run
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Windows, Mac OS X or other Mac operating systems, or Linux, you can set up
file sharing for each of them.
Security—Only authorized users can access the shared folders on your storage
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system. You can also control whether the user can only view the information in
the shared folders or also add, modify, or delete files there.
Fast performance—With its gigabit Ethernet support, the storage system
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provides fast access to the data you need, when you need it.
Appendix B, "Disk Configurations."
Introducing Your Storage System
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