Synology DS411SLIM manual Manage External Disks, To attach an external disk, Click Eject or Format

Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 3.1

Manage External Disks

You can attach external USB or eSATA disks to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation for backup or file sharing purposes.1

Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices to manage the attached external disks.

To attach an external disk:

1Connect an external USB or eSATA disk to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation.

2A new shared folder named usbshare1 (for USB device) or esatashare (for eSATA device) will be created automatically and ready for access.

Note:

When more than 1 external USB disk is connected, usbshare2, usbshare3 … will be created.

DiskStation recognizes the following format: EXT3, EXT4, FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Any unrecognized USB disk will have to be formatted first before being used on the system.

To get the information of the disk:

You can access disk information by clicking Get Info.

To eject or format an external disk:

Click Eject or Format.

Note:

For more information about external disks, see its help by clicking the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.

You can also manage USB printer here. See "Set Synology DiskStation as Print Server" on Page 125 for more information.

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1eSATA is supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information.

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