Buffalo Technology HD-QSTSU2-R5 User Manual

PC User Guide

HD-QSTSU2/R5 DriveStation Quattro

Package contents:

• Main Unit (DriveStation)

• Power Cord

• USB Cable

• eSATA Cable

• eSATA Backplate

• DriveNavigator Installation CD

• User Guides

v1.1

eSATA

USB

Auto On/Off

Manual On/Off

Back Panel Layout

Socket for Power Cord

Power On Off

Note: Changing between RAID modes is done with the RAID Utility, included with the software on your DriveNavigator CD.

DriveStation Setup

Congratulations on your new DriveStation Quattro! With four separate hard drives inside, the DriveStation Quattro gives you many options for large, economical capacity and easy-to-use redundancy.

To begin, insert the DriveNavigator CD in your PC. The setup program will run. Follow the steps to connect your DriveStation Quattro.

If the setup program doesn’t run automatically, click

Start, then Run, and then type “d:\drivenavi.exe” in the Open window. Click OK.

Click Begin Installation to begin.

Click Setup. The wizard will step you through setting up your DriveStation Quattro, configuring your RAID settings, and reformatting if desired.

The DriveStation Quattro may be connected to your computer with either a USB connection or an eSATA connection. The eSATA connection will usually give higher performance. If you you will be changing RAID modes or reformating the drives during setup, use the USB cable to connect the Quattro to your PC, at least until setup is complete. You may switch to the eSATA connection after setup is complete.

Use either the eSATA cable or the USB cable to connect the Quattro to your computer at any given time. Do not connect both at once!

After completing the setup wizard, your DriveStation Quattro is installed and ready to use!

By default, your Quattro is configured in RAID 0 Mode. This gives you maximum usable capacity and performance, but no redundancy. If a drive fails, all data on the DriveStation is lost. If you would prefer a different RAID configuration, you may use the RAID Utility to change your DriveStation’s RAID settings. Turn to the next page for instructions on using the RAID Utility.

Out of the box, the DriveStation is formatted with FAT32, allowing it to be used with most common operating systems. If you’re going to use it with programs that generate filesizes larger than 4GB, such as backup software, reformat the DriveStation as an NTFS drive.

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