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LinkStation Setup Manual 1 Contents Chapter 1 Setup ................................................................ 3 LinkNavigator Setup (LS-XHL, LS-CHL) ................................. 3 LinkNavigator Setup (LS-WXL) ..............................
LinkStation Setup Manual 2 Chapter 3 Useful Functions ............................................. 45 RAID Scanning ........................................................................ 45 W ebAccess ...............................................
LinkStation Setup Manual 3 Chapter 1 Setup LinkNavigator Setup (LS-XHL, LS-CHL) T o set up your LinkStation (initia l settin g), from y our computer , you will ne ed to install Link- Navi gato r , wh ic h is in clu de d on th e Uti lit y CD .
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 4 3 F ollow the instructions on the screen to connect and set up (initialize) the LinkStation. 4 Now you ha ve completed the setup (initial settings) of y our LinkStation.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 5 1 Connect an Ethernet cable and AC adaptor t o the LinkStation. The Ethernet cable will “ click ” and lock in place when inser ted properly . È õ â ï ò Ò ï õô å ò 2 Move the pow er mode switch on the back of the LinkStation to ‘ on’ .
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 6 Note: – If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, the autoplay scr een may appear . Click ‘Run LSNavi. exe ’ . – If “Do you want to allow the f ollowing progr am to make changes to this computer?” is displayed in Windows 7, please click ‘ Y es’ .
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 7 1 Connect an Ethernet cable and AC adaptor t o the LinkStation. The Ethernet cable will “ click ” and lock in place when inser ted properly . È õ â ï ò Ò ï õ ô å ò 2 Move the pow er mode switch on the back of the LinkStation to ‘On ’ .
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 8 4 Inser t the Utilit y CD in your computer’ s CD drive. LinkNa vigator will launch. Click ‘Begin Installation ’ . Note:– If LinkNavigator doesn ’t open, open the Utility CD and double -click ‘LSNavi.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 9 6 7 The shared f older in LinkStation is display ed. Y ou can now use the LinkStation ’ s shared folder t o save les just like another hard driv e. Note: – On Mac OS, LinkStation is mounted as a driv e icon on a desktop screen or it is displa yed in the sidebar of F inder .
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 10 10 Diagrams and Layout (LS-XHL, LS-CHL) The follo wing list shows the name of each component of the LinkS tation. 1 P ower LED Blue light is ON: P ower ON Blue light is OFF: P ower OFF Amber light is ashing: The amber light ashes if there is a message.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 1 1 1 1 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 3 5 Back 3 F an Do not block the fan when installing the unit. 4 USB Connector (USB 2.0/1.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 12 12 Back Diagrams and Layout (LS-WXL) The follo wing list shows the name of each component of the LinkS tation. F ront 1 1 P ower LED Blue LED: P ower on. LED is o : Po wer o . Blinks blue: During star tup / shutdown.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 13 13 5 USB connector (USB 2.0/1.1 Series A) A USB storage device , card reader (ex cept one that r ecognizes mor e than 2 memor y cards), digital camera, or USB Printer may be connected to the USB por t on the back of the LinkStation.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 14 14 Back Diagrams and Layout (LS-WSXL) The follo wing list shows the name of each component of the LinkS tation. F ront 1 1 F unc tion button The func tion button initiates direct copy , dismounts USB devices, and is used to initialize the LinkStation.
Chapter1 Setup LinkStation Setup Manual 15 15 5 P ower LED (LinkS tation) Blue LED: P ower on. LED is o : Po wer o . Blinks blue: During star tup / shutdown. 6 Security lock for anti-theft Many security cables are compatible with this lock. 7 USB connector (USB2.
Double click on the LinkStation's icon. The ex a mp le h ere sh ow s t he Win do ws ' s cre e n (on LS-XHL). LinkStation Setup Manual 16 16 1 Launch NAS Navigator2. Note: – On W indows, click [start] - [All P rograms] - [BUFF AL O] - [BUFF ALO NAS Na vigator2] - [BUF- F AL O NAS Navigator2].
1 Inser t the Utilit y CD in your computer’ s CD drive. LinkNa vigator will launch. Click ‘Begin Installation ’ . Note: – If LinkNavigator doesn ’t open, open the Utility CD and double -click ‘LSNavi.ex e’ . – If you are using Window s 7 or Vista, the autoplay screen may appear .
5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Note: – On W indows, click [start] - [All P rograms] - [BUFF AL O] - [BUFF ALO NAS Na vigator2] - [BUF- F AL O NAS Navigator2]. – On Mac OS, double click on [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 6 7 The shared f older in the LinkStation is display ed.
Auto: LinkStation automatically turns o when comput ers with NAS Navigator2 installed turn o . The LinkStation aut omatically powers on when an y of the computers on the net work pow er on. ( The LinkStation uses very low power c onsumption using this feature) On: The LinkStation sta ys on, even when computers ar e o .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 20 20 W eb Administration T ool T o display the LinkStation conguration scr een, follow the pr ocedure below . 1 Launch NAS Navigator2. Note:– On W indows , click [star t] - [All Programs] - [BUFF AL O] - [BUFF AL O NAS Navigator2] - [BUF - F AL O NAS Navigator2].
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 21 21 4 Now displaying the LinkSta tion ’ s conguration has been c ompleted. Note: – Compatible bro wsers for the conguration screen are I nternet Explorer 6.0 Ser vice P ack 2 or later , Firef ox 1.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 22 22 Add a shared folder T o add a shared folder , use the following pr ocedure . Note: – Refer t o page 20 for the procedur es to display the congur ation screen. 1 2 Now you ha ve creat ed a new shared folder .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 23 23 T o protect your data in a shared f older accidentally being deleted (Using Recycle Bin). Y o u ca n con fi gure a rec ycl e bi n for ea ch folde r on the co nfi gu rat ion scre en ab ove (N ot avail- able for Apple T alk and FTP connections).
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 24 24 Adding Users T o add a user , use the follo wing procedur e. Note: – Refer t o page 20 for the procedur es to display the congur ation screen. 1 2 Now you ha ve completed adding a user .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 25 25 • Us e t he sa m e u se r na me an d p as s word for Li n kS ta ti o n a s Win d ow 's ne t wo rk lo gi n . I f these values are dierent, a shared folder which you have set access restrictions cannot be accessed .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 26 26 Adding Groups T o add a group , use the following pr ocedure. Note: – Refer t o page 20 for the procedur es to display the congur ation screen. 1 2 Now you ha ve completed adding a Gr oup.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 27 27 Access Restrictions Use the follo wing methods to restrict users on the LinkStation. Ac cess restrictions for locally registered users F ollow the proc edures described on page 28. Ac cess restrictions on NT Domain F ollow the proc edures described on page 30.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 28 28 Click a s hared folder you wa nt to set access re - strictions for . Ac cess restrictions for locally registered users Y ou can set the access restrictions for shared folders by user name and group name for locally regis- tered users .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 29 29 4 5 6 7 Click [Save]. Now you ha ve completed the settings f or access restrictions. If you log on from a Microsoft Network Domain, you can set the acc ess restrictions with the user names/group names which ar e register ed on the domain.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 30 30 Cl ic k [N et wo r k] - [ W or k gro up /D o ma i n] - [ M od if y Settings] in the W eb Admin tool Ac cess Restrictions on NT Domain The LinkStation can download users, groups , and passwords from an NT Domain server .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 31 31 Restrictions If you change the LinkStation ’ s Name, you will no longer be able t o use Domain Users/Groups or ac- cess restrictions. Rejoin the domain. If a domain user name contains more than 20 characters, the LinkSta tion truncates it to 20 charac- ters.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 32 32 Ac cess Restrictions on Active Director y The Li nk Sta ti on ca n dow nl oad use rs, gro ups, and pass word s from an Ac ti ve Do mai n se r ve r . Thi s procedur e is recommended f or system administrators only .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 33 33 Restrictions when administrating in Active Directory Domain When you have the Link Stat ion join ed to an Ac tive Di rec tor y doma in , you mus t spe cif y the DNS Ser ver which can resolve names f or Active Directory domain.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 34 34 Ac cess restrictions by using the Delegate A uthority ser ver f eature F ollow the belo w procedu re to permit ac cess by administr ation all user ac counts and passw ords that access LinkStation using a delega te ser ver .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 35 35 1 2 3 4 Y ou can restrict the access to the shared f older by the user name selected. 1 Enter the workgroup name .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 36 36 A user that has been registered to the spe ci ed auth enti cati on ser ver will be autom atic all y regis - tered as a LinkStation's user when he/she opens the shared folder for authentication (y ou can also regist er users directly).
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 37 37 Several RAID modes are available for LS-WXL and LS -WSXL LinkStations. LinkStations with only one hard drive do not support RAID modes. No te :– Al l da ta is lo s t w he n th e R A ID mo d e i s c h an ge d.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 38 38 • Using in RAID 1 mode 1 Change system to normal mode (page 41). 2 3 4 5 6 The con fi rm at io n s cre en wil l a pp ea r . Ente r t he num be r show n i n th e [Co nf ir ma ti on Num be r] eld within 60 seconds, and click [ Apply].
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 39 39 Note: –If power is turned o during a R AID rebuild, the RAID rebuild will continue when power is restor ed.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 40 40 • Changing to RAID 0 mode 1 Change system to normal mode (page 41). 2 3 4 5 6 The con fi rm at io n s cre en wil l a pp ea r . Ente r t he num be r show n i n th e [Co nf ir ma ti on Num be r] eld within 60 seconds, and click [ Apply].
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 41 41 • Changing to Normal mode 1 2 3 Click [Cr eate RAID Array]. 4 When [Ar e you sure y ou want to change RAID mode?] is display ed, click [Apply]. 5 The con fi rm at io n s cre en wil l a pp ea r .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 42 42 Changing the administrator user name and the password Setting for the administrat or user name and the password of LinkStation. 1 On a setting screen of LinkStation, [U ser /group] [L ocal Groups] is clicked.
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 43 43 Initialization T o restore the LinkStation t o its factor y default settings, follow the pr ocedure below . 1 Move the p ower swit ch to ‘ON ’ while holding down th e function button. The function button will ash blue for 1 minute .
Chapter2 Using your LinkStation LinkStation Setup Manual 44 44 Initialization on the congur ation screen On the LinkStation conguration screen, you can initialize following settings in addition to the ini - tialized items described abov e.
LinkStation Setup Manual 45 45 Chapter 3 Useful Functions RAID Scanning In RA ID 1, LS -WX L a nd L S-W SX L Li nk Sta ti on s su pp or t RA ID s can ni ng. A RA ID s ca n tes ts the RA ID array for rea d per forma nce. I f defective sec tors are found, th ey are rep aired automatic ally .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 46 46 W ebAccess About W ebAcc ess Fea ture This feature allows you to access les in a shared f older on the LinkStation via the Internet (you can ac ces s th e L in k St at io n fro m any w he re to pl ay yo u r m us i c, d is p lay pi c t u res, o r d own l oa d /u pl o ad data).
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 47 47 3 4 Click [Modify Settings]. Click the shared f older to be published. 1 S ele c t share you want to set acce ss rest ric t ion from [ WebA ccess Settings]. • Di sa bl e: Sh ar ed fol de rs wi ll no t be pu b - lished.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 48 48 5 Note: – If you want to transmit data more securely by using SSL encr yption, insert a check mark [HT TPS/SSL Encryption]. The security alert message will be displayed at this time, pro- ceed with operation.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 49 49 Proc edure to acc ess (view) published folder set b y the W ebAc cess fea ture 1 Open the following URL in an Internet br owser . (BualoNAS.com) http://bualonas .com/ T o access BualoNAS.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 50 50 On the Interne t browser , you can view folder or les on the LinkStation that ar e published.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 51 51 What y ou can do on the W ebAccess scr een Y ou can per form following operations on the W ebAccess scr een. "open ” , “r ename” , “ delete ” , “Link to this le ” , “mail link to this le ” , “Creat e Folder” , “Upload" 1 open Open a le and folder .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 52 52 5 Mail link to this le Send the address link b y e -mail. The le or folder name will be highlighted when you click on it.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 53 53 Select les you want to upload in [Append les], and click [S tar t upload]. Note: – The following conditions applies t o upload. • Up to 2GB in le size • Up to 100 les per upload Y ou cannot upload a le if the same le name already exists on the destination.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 54 54 BitT orrent Client About BitT orrent BitT orrent is the le sharing protocol and a le shari ng soft ware (P2P s oft ware) protocol, and uses P2P (peer-to-peer) network ing.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 55 55 Enabling BitT orrent fea ture and selecting folders Note: – Refer t o page 20 for the procedur es to display the congur ation screen. 1 2 3 4 The Download Manager screen will be displa yed.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 56 56 How to do wnload T orrent Informa tion by URL 1 2 Note: – T orrent Inf ormation can be downlo ad from BitT orrent Inc. ’ s website or personal websit es. F ollow the terms of use a nd copyright rules for T orrent I nformation describe d in each website .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 57 57 How to do wnload T orrent Informa tion by adding it from a le 1 2 Note: – T orrent Inf ormation can be downlo ad from BitT orrent Inc. ’ s website or personal websit es. F ollow the terms of use and copyright rules for T orrent I nformation described for each website .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 58 58 What y ou can do in the download screen 1 Click a queue name and click [Stop], this stops do wnloading. 2 Click [Star t], it resumes downloading . 3 Click a queue name and click [Remove], the le will be deleted .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 59 59 What y ou can do in the congura tion screen 1 P or t Settings Cha nge s a por t to use for BitT o rren t comm un ica tio n. Whe n th e Lin kSt atio n is conne c ted to a router , the por t of the router will be automatically set by using UP nP .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 60 60 Direct Copy When you use the Direct Copy featur e, you can connect a USB device to the LinkStation por t to copy movie, music , and image data directly to the LinkStation without using comput ers.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 61 61 Al s o, t h e fo l l o w i n g co p y d e s ti n a t i o n fo l d e r w i l l b e a u to m a t i c a l l y c re a te d i n t h e d e s t i n a t i o n shared f older .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 62 62 Cl ic k [A FP ] o n [ Ne t wor k ] - [ S et ti ng s ] - [ Ne t wor k Se r- vice]. T ime Machine If you use Time M achine f eature which is the back up method from Apple and is suppor ted on Mac OS X 1.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 63 63 4 5 6 7 1 Select [Apple]. 2 Click [Save]. 1 Enter a host name of Macintosh which uses the Time Machine fea ture. 2 Enter the MAC address of Macintosh which uses the T ime Machine feature . 3 Click [Cr eate].
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 64 • T o verify Macintosh host name: See under [Comput er Name] on [System P refer ences] － [Sharing] screen. • T o verify the MA C address of Macintosh: The folder called <M acintosh host name>_<M acintosh MAC address>.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 65 65 8 Select [System Pr eferenc es] from Apple Menu of Mac OS X 10.5. 9 10 11 Select LinkStation, and click [Use for Backup].
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 66 66 Make sure tha t the switch of Time Machine is "ON" . The num be r of seco nd s di sp laye d in [Ne x t Ba ck - up] wi ll be cou nted dow n, and a back up job will star ts when it hits zero .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 67 67 Sleep T imer T o sav e energy , you can specify the time to set the LinkStation to Standby mode (hard disk and LED lights are turned o ). Y ou can use T imer ON/OFF feature only when the LinkStation ’ s power switch is ON.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 68 68 • The examples of multiple timers ar e set are as follo wing. (e.g .1) Currently the timer set on W ednesday 10:00 is working: Tim.
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 69 W eb/database server The LinkStation can be used as a Web server . HTML, C GI scripts, images, and JavaScript are supported. Note: – The LinkStation ’ s W eb ser ver is for advanced users only .
Chapter 3 Useful Functions LinkStation Setup Manual 70 70 <My SQL server> The LinkStation can be used as a MySQL server . A MySQL database may be installed and linked with the web server . Note: – The LinkStation ’ s M ySQL ser ver is for adv anced users only .
LinkStation Setup Manual 71 71 Appendix Specications Check Bualo's c atalogs or web site (www.bualotech.com) for information about the latest prod - ucts or compatible models. Inter face (LAN por t) Inter face: Complied with IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE- T ) Complied with IEEE802.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 72 72 Status LED (LS-XHL, LS-CHL) Glowing blue When the pow er of LinkStation is ON, the blue Status LED is ON. When it is OFF , the LED is also OFF . Red ashing (Error code) An error has occurred when the red status LED at the fron t on the LinkStation is ashing.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 73 73 Error code Error Details E01 Pr oblems in DRAM DA T A LINE. E02 Pr oblems in DRAM ADDRESS LINE. E03 Pr oblems in RTC CHIP . E04 F ail to extract Kernel. E06 The rmwar e is corrupted. E07 Hard disks are not f ound.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 74 74 Amber ashing LED (Information c ode) There is an information message when amber status LED at the fr ont of the LinkStation is ashing.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 75 75 Sta tus LED (LS - WXL) There ar e 5 LEDs on the LinkStation: “P ower” , “F unc tion ” , “I nfo/Error” , “Link/Act ” , and “ AC adaptor” . F unction LED Status Meaning Solid Blue DirectCopy is r eady (lights for 1 minute).
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 76 76 Info/Error LED The Info/Error LED blinks orange when it has a message. The message is co ded by the p attern of blinking. Note: – The messages are also available (uncoded) in NAS Na vigator2. Information c ode Message contents I11 Many defective sectors hav e been found.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 77 77 The Info/Error LED blinks r ed to indicate an error . The error ma y be identied by the pattern of blinking. Note: – The error may also be viewed fr om NAS Navigator2. Error code Error details E00 MPU is abnormal; no power .
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 78 78 Link/Act LED Status Meaning Solid green Linking. Blinking green Accessing . A C adaptor LED Status Meaning Green P ower is connected.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 79 79 Status LED (LS-WSXL) There ar e 4 LEDs on the LinkStation: “F unction ” , “Info/Error ” , “Link/Act ” , and “Pow er ” . F unction LED Status Meaning Solid Blue DirectCopy is r eady (lights for 1 minute).
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 80 80 Info/Error LED The Info/Error LED blinks or ange when it has a message. The message is coded by the pa ttern of blink ing. Note: – The messages are also available (uncoded) in NAS Na vigator2. Information c ode Message contents I11 Many defective sectors hav e been found.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 81 81 The Info/Error LED blinks r ed to indicate an error . The error ma y be identied by the pattern of blinking. Note: – The error may also be viewed fr om NAS Navigator2. Error code Error details E00 MPU is abnormal; no power .
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 82 82 Hard drive replacement procedure (LS-WXL) The LS-WXL ’ s hard drives are simple to r eplace in case of a disk failure . Drives in RAID1 Y ou can identify the failed disk in the W eb Admin T ool by navigating t o [System] – [ S t o r - age ].
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 83 83 Note: – Please do not lift the LinkStation by its front cover. The front cover might come off. – Before removing hard drives, touch a metal object to dissipate static electricity in your body, or wear a static wrist strap.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 84 84 1 2 3 Shut down the LinkStation and r emove all cables. Pull the fron t cove r for ward w hil e pre ss in g ge nt ly on the hollow on the left side.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 85 85 4 K n o b T a b 5 6 Pull out the tab above the failed drive while press- ing the relea se bel ow the drive. The tab will sl ide out appro ximately 2cm ( 1 inch) . No t e : – B e c a re f u l s o t h a t t h e f in g e r w i l l n ot b e caught in knob, tab and har d disks.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 86 86 7 8 Reattach all cables and power on the LinkSta tion. 9 Note: – If the LinkStation is in normal mode, f ormat the new drive in [System] – [S torage]. Reattach the front co ver . In the W eb Admin T ool, navigat e to [System] – [Storage] – [RAID array 1] and r ebuild the RAID array .
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 87 87 Software Y ou can instal l following sof t ware appli catio ns and the manu al by using util ities CD which comes with the LinkStation. Select and install sof tware from the selec tion screen which is displayed during Setup (Or click [Op- tion] and follow the instruction on the screen t o install soft ware).
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 88 88 Info folder In the f older called "info" on the internal ha rd dis k of the LinkStation, Insta ll progr ams such as th e NAS Navigator2 is included . [info]-[English] F older - [NASNavi2] F older .
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 89 89 T roubleshooting Cannot Setup The following section lists t ypical occurrences and causes when you cannot setup the LinkStation by using LinkNavigat or or canno.
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 90 90 Cause 9 . TCP/IP does not w ork properly . Install the LAN adapter's driver again. Cause 10 . Y ou are running Setup second time or more (it has been already run bef ore). After initializing the LinkStation, follo w steps descr ibed in "LinkNavigator Setup" on Page 3 to run Setup .
Appendix LinkStation Setup Manual 91 91 Data Backup While using the LinkStation, you may loose your impor tant data due to sudden accidents, hard disk failure , or accidental misoperation. It is impor tant to back up your data to rec over data or minimize losses in such a case.
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