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Overview - Disk Operations

Data
Format Disk
Status
This can have any of the following values:
  • No Installed    No USB disk is connected. (Disk 2 will display "No Installed" if a USB Flash Drive is inserted.)
  • Not Formatted     Disk has been detected, but it is not ready for use. Use the "Format Disk" button to format the disk for use.
  • Not EXT3 format    Disk with FAT/NTFS file system is installed into USB Port 1 and it need be formatted by NSLU2 to be used.
  • Formatting     This message will only be displayed after you have clicked the "Format Disk" button. (See below for details of this button.)
  • Formatted (FAT16/32)    The disk includes FAT16/32 file system and is ready for use.
  • Formatted (FAT/NTFS)    The disk includes FAT16/32 and NTFS file system and is ready for use.
  • Formatted (NTFS)    The disk includes NTFS file system and is ready for use.
  • Formatted (EXT3)   The disk has been prepared by NSLU2 with EXT3 file system and is ready for use
Scandisk
Status
This can have any of the following values:
  • N/A     No disk is available. (Disk 2 will display "N/A" if a USB Flash Drive is inserted.)
  • No Scan performed     No Scandisk has been performed recently on this drive.
  • Scandisk in progress     Scandisk operation is in progress. The disk cannot be used while a Scandisk is in progress. If required, use the "Stop/Stop" button to terminate the Scandisk operation and gain access to data on the diks. (To see the results of the Scandisk operation, use the "View Disk Log" button.)
  • Scandisk completed     The last Scandisk operation has been completed. You can use the "View Disk Log" button to view the results.
  • Scandisk terminated     The last Scandisk operation was cancelled by the Administrator before it was completed.
Run
Scandisk
Use these fields to set up a schedule to run Scandisk regularly, if desired. The available options are:
  • Never - Scandisk will not be scheduled to run.
  • Every Day - select this to have scandisk run each day, at the specified time.
  • Every Monday, Every Tuesday, ... &bnsp; Select this to have the scandisk run once per week, on the specified day.

Use the time fields ( hour, minute, am/pm ) to specify when the scandisk operation should be performed.

Operations
Format Disk Use this button to start formatting the disk. This will partition and format the new disk.
WARNING !   This will destroy any data on the disk. Once started, this process can NOT be halted or reversed. The format is NOT compatible with any version of Windows, so a formatted disk can not be connected to a Windows system.
Start/Stop Disk If a Scandisk is in progress, click this button to terminate the Scandisk immediately. Otherwise, clicking the button will start the Scandisk. The Scandisk could take a few hours, and the disk is unavailable to users while the Scandisk is in progress.
Other Buttons
  • Save - Save the settings on this screen. This has no effect on any operations in progress.
  • Cancel - Restore the settings on the screen to their values after the last "Save" operation. Clicking "Cancel" has NO EFFECT on any operations in progress.
  • Disk Log - Use this to view a log showing the results of the last Scandisk operation.