Using your LinkStation

Format a Drive

A format deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting it. It will take several minutes to format a hard drive.

Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting.

Do not turn off the power switch or disconnect power while formatting a hard drive.

If the Power Mode Switch is set to AUTO, then the LinkStation will turn off when the for- mat is finished.

To erase all data on a disk, choose [Disk Management] - [Erase Disk].

1

In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [System] -

 

[Storage].

2

1 Select the drive to format.

 

2 Click [Format Disk].

3

Click [Format].

4

The [Confirm Operation] screen will be displayed. Type the displayed number into the

 

[Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds, then click [Apply].

5

Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

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Buffalo Technology LSV40TL user manual Format a Drive, Click Format Disk, Select the drive to format