Filter
Top Products
Chapter 4 Web Admin interface
LinkStation User Manual 135
Name
Descriptions
Storage
Disks
Format Disk
Format type Descriptions
XFS
(USB Hard
Drive/
LinkStation
Internal Hard
Drive)
This format is recommended for the internal drive in the
TeraStation or LinkStation.
• Supports both Reading/Writing.
• Supports Journaling File System.
• More space is available than XFS after formatted.
• Access speed will not degrade even with many les in a
single folder.
XFS is not supported by legacy LinkStations such as HD-LAN,
HD-HLAN, or HD-HGLAN series.
You cannot read data on an XFS drive by directly connecting
to your PC.
FAT32
(USB hard drive
only)
FAT32 is recommended if you’re going to connect the drive
to Windows and Mac computers as will as the LinkStation. It
works with most computers and devices.
• Supports both Reading/Writing.
• Cannot copy or backup data with more than 4 GB per le.
• Cannot use some characters which are used in Mac OS X
such as [:].
NTFS
(USB hard drive
only)
Cannot format from the Web Admin interface. This is
Read Only for the LinkStation. It can be used read/write
with Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, or Windows Server2003/
Server2008.
• Read Only (not writable for backup either).
HFS+
(USB hard drive
only)
Cannot format from the Web Admin interface. Read-Only.
Can be used to connect to Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
• Read Only (not writable for backup either).
Remove Disk Select the USB hard drive and click [Remove Disk] to safely remove the USB
hard drive.
Rediscover Disk Not used for this product
GPT partitions (64 bit) are recommended for connected USB hard drives of
2.2 TB or larger. Other types of partitions will not address the full size of larger
drives. GPT partitions are supported by Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows
Server 2003 SP1 or later, Windows Server 2008, Mac OS X 10.4 or later, and
Bualo TeraStations and LinkStations (e.g.TS-XL, TS-XEL, TS-WXL, LS-XHL, and
LS-CHL series)
Please note that other operating systems (including Windows XP) may not
detect GPT partitions correctly. To read hard drives larger than 2.2 TB from
Windows XP, either use a proprietary GPT solution, or use multiple partitions
smaller than 2.2 TB.