Buffalo TS3400D0804 [16/181] Creating a recovery drive

6 Enter the new password (twice) and click Next.

7 Click OK. You have changed the admin password.

Creating a Recovery Drive

Follow the procedure below to create a recovery drive, which allows you to initialize all of the TeraStation's settings or

just restore the admin password to its factory default value.

Notes:

• Normally, creating and using a recovery drive will not affect data on the TeraStation. However, always back up

your data regularly!

• This USB drive can be used to recover the system if your TeraStation doesn't boot at all. In this case, if the data

partition is damaged, then all your data will be deleted by the recovery process.

1 Insert a 1 GB or larger USB flash drive into a USB port on the TeraStation.

Note: All data on the USB flash drive will be erased!

2 In Settings, navigate to Management - Restore/Erase - USB Options.

3 Select Create a USB drive for initializing settings.

4 Select the USB memory device from "Target USB drive", then click Execute.

5 Enter the 4 digit confirmation number and click OK. The TeraStation will create the recovery drive. This will take

about a minute.

6 When the "finished" dialog opens, the USB recovery drive is ready to use. Dismount the USB drive before

unplugging it. See "Dismounting Drives" in chapter 4 for the instructions on dismounting drives.