Storage Management

The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the M3800, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration settings.

SATA Information

From the Storage menu, choose the SATA item and the Disks Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks. Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot. If there is a problem with a disk, a Failed message will be displayed in the Status column.

Disks Information

Item

Description

Disk No.

Indicates disk location.

Capacity

Shows the SATA hard disk capacity.

Model

Displays the SATA hard disk model name.

Firmware

Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version.

Status

Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or

 

Failed.

Total Capacity

Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity.

Disk Power

The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period

Management

of inactivity.

NOTE

eSATA Information

When the Status shows Warning, it usually means there are bad sectors on the hard disk. It is shown only as a precaution and you should consider changing the drives.

From the Storage menu, choose the eSATA item and the eSATA Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items about the eSATA hard disk connected to the M3800, including capacity, used percentage, and model and firmware version. You can even format the connected eSATA hard disk from this menu.

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