User Guide

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once every 10 seconds to indicate that the disk is hibernating. If an access error is detected on a
hard disk, the LED indicator on the front of the disk tray will be lit red.
Sleep Mode: Here you can configure the time period the NAS will remain idle before
automatically entering Sleep Mode (S3). In addition to RAM, all of the NAS’s hardware will stop
running in order to conserve energy.
Diagnostic Tool: If the hard disk or system has not yet entered sleep mode during the specified
time, you can click on "Diagnostic Tool" to find out which services and applications are still
accessing the hard disk.
Why won’t my ASUSTOR NAS enter into Sleep Mode (S3)?
The following services will affect the NAS’s ability to enter into Sleep Mode (S3) as they require hard
disk access while running.
Download Center, Takeasy download tasks, RSS scheduled downloads, unable to enter Sleep Mode
(S3) when subscription downloads from multimedia websites are in progress
Unable to enter into Sleep Mode (S3) when Surveillance Center is recording
Unable to enter into Sleep Mode (S3) when the following Apps are syncing:Dropbox, Google Drive,
ASUS WebStorage, BitTorrent Sync
Unable to enter into Sleep Mode (S3) when the following Apps are executing backup tasks: HiDrive,
RALUS, WonderBox, Xcloud
Power: Here you can manage power usage settings such as Wake-On-LAN (WOL) and power
scheduling.