Buffalo WS-Q4.0TL.R5-EU [18/22] System recovery

Chapter 2 Additional Information

TeraStation WS Setup Manual 1818

System Recovery

If Windows Storage Server stops working properly, use the TeraNavigator DVD included with

your TeraStation to perform a system recovery. Note that all data on drive 1 (and any array

that uses it) will be erased by the system recovery process.

Turn off the TeraStation.

Click [Start] – [Shut down] – [Yes] from the Windows Storage Server desktop. When

shutdown is complete, the green power button will turn off.

Attach an external USB DVD drive to the TeraStation. Insert the TeraNavigator DVD.

Hold in the Recovery Button on the TeraStation, and press the Power Button. The

recovery process will begin.

When the rst part of the recovery process is complete, the TeraStation will automatically

shut down.

Remove the TeraNavigator DVD, disconnect the DVD drive, hold in the Recovery Button,

and press the Power Button again. The TeraStation will complete the recovery process

and restart automatically.

Note: During recovery, the green power button ashes and the message "TeraStation

Booting System" is displayed on the LCD panel.

After system recovery, your TeraStation will be congured as follows:

Drive 1 - One 30 GB basic partition. The remaining space is unallocated.

Drives 2 - 4 Partitions are not visible. In Windows Disk Management, they’re displayed as

“foreign”.

In Windows Disk Management, right-click on a “foreign” partition, and select [Import Foreign

Disks] from the menu. The partitions will become visible. Right-click a partition and click

[Reactivate Volume] to rebuild the RAID array.

To build a RAID array using Drive 1, you must convert the usable space on drive 1 from [Basic

Disk] to [Dynamic Disk]. Right-click the basic disk in the Windows Disk Management and

select [Convert to Dynamic Disk].