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WD SHARESPACE
USER MANUAL
Overview
Congratulations on your purchase of WD ShareSpace™, a high-speed network attached
storage system with a space-saving footprint. This system is equipped with WD drives using
WD GreenPower™ technology for efficient cooling and power saving. The multi-level RAID
support and high-speed interfaces deliver high performance for small offices or home users
and is ideal for backing up and sharing files over the Internet.
This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important
information regarding your WD product. For the latest WD product information and news,
visit our website at www.westerndigital.com.

Format and Configuration

WD ShareSpace is preformatted for maximum reliability as a RAID 5 volume (for four-drive
systems) or for maximum capacity as a single large, spanned volume (for two-drive systems).
In RAID 5, one quarter of the capacity is used to store parity information needed to restore
data in the event of a drive failure. In a spanned volume, the capacity is equal to the total of all
drives in the volume. To access the maximum capacity using four drives on this device, the
RAID configuration must be reset to either RAID 0 or Span. For more information on how to
set up RAID, see “Manage RAID” on page 114.

Specifications

Ethernet High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection
Internal hard drives Up to four WD 3.5-inch SATA hard drives
External USB storage
file systems supported
NTFS, FAT/FAT32
Supported protocols HTTP, HTTPS, CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP
I/O ports • Three USB 2.0 ports (one front for file backup, two rear for USB
device expansion)
�� Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Supported clients • Windows® 2000/XP/Vista (latest service packs required)/Server
2003
•Mac OS
® X Tiger® or Leopard®
Physical dimensions • Width: 6.30 in (160.1 mm)
• Height: 7.73 in (1 96.2 mm)
• Length: 7.84 in (199.18mm)
• Weight: 5.28 lb (2.4 kg)
Power consumption • Input voltage: 100V to 240V AC
• Input frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
Environmental • Operating temperature: 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F)
• Non-operating temperature: -20 to 65°C (-4 to 149 °F)
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