Hard Drive Replacement - Buffalo TeraStation 5000 User Manual

Hard Drive Replacement

Hard drives in the TeraStation show a blue status LED during normal operation. When a drive fails, its error LED will
glow red.
1. Error LED
Glows red if a drive has failed.
2. 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.
• Use a Buffalo OP-HDS series drive of the same size or larger for the replacement drive. 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 takes about 30 minutes before normal file reading and writing are restored. Set-
tings may not be accessible during this period.
• Do not change the order of the hard 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 display does not change after a new drive is installed, click Rediscover Disk in Settings.
• If the message "HDx Error E22 HDx Can't Mount" remains on the LCD display after the RAID rebuild is finished,
reboot your TeraStation.
63