Buffalo TS5600D2406 [42/176] Adding an external hard drive

5 Select when to run the scan and click OK.

Notes:

• Check "Immediately" to run RAID maintenance immediately.

• To stop a RAID scan, click Cancel RAID Scan.

Adding an External Hard Drive

Connecting an External Drive

Your TeraStation includes USB ports (the number of ports depends on your model), and you can connect external

drives to these ports. Once connected they appear as shared folders on the TeraStation. Formatted drives are

detected automatically. Unformatted drives should be formatted in Settings.

After a USB drive is recognized, Windows adds "usbdisk X" under the TeraStation in "Network", where "X" is the USB

port where the hard drive is connected.

The following USB devices are supported by the TeraStation:

• USB storage devices

• Card readers (except for card readers that can recognize two or more memory cards)

• Digital cameras

• USB-connected UPSs

• USB printers

Buffalo external USB drives are recommended.

These devices are not supported:

• DUB and DIU series drives

• Hubs, mice, and keyboards

Connect only one device to each USB port of the TeraStation. Some external drives with automatic power-on don't

turn on automatically when connected to the TeraStation. Use their manual power switch to turn them on. Be sure

to connect only one bus-powered drive at a time. If there is insufficient bus power for your USB drive, connect its AC

adapter. Note that only the first partition of a connected USB hard drive is mounted. Additional partitions are not

recognized. Do not connect bus-powered devices to the TS5200D or the TS5200DS.

Notes:

• Hubs are not supported. Connect a single USB drive to each USB port.

• Backup data from Mac OS may include characters that cannot be written to FAT16 or FAT32 drives such as

".DS_Store". For best results, reformat the drive before using it as a backup target.

• If your USB 3.0 hard drive is not reconfigured after rebooting the TeraStation, unplug and reconnect it.

Dismounting Drives

If the TeraStation is powered on, dismount drives (internal and external) before unplugging them. You may

dismount external drives with the function button, or any drive from Settings. If the TeraStation is off, then all drives

are already dismounted and may be unplugged safely.