User guide

Chapter 7
Advanced Configuration
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Media Hub
Disk (One Hard Disk Installed)
Disk (Two Hard Disks Installed)
Disk Usage by Type
The percentages of the disk used by Music, Photos, Videos,
and Other media are displayed.
Disk Usage by Space
The amounts of used, available, and total disk space are
displayed.
Current Disk Configuration
Disk 1/Disk 2 (if installed)
Vendor The manufacturer of the hard disk is displayed.
Model The model number of the hard disk is displayed.
Health The status of the hard disk is displayed.
RAID Mode The disk configuration mode is displayed.
Linear 1 is the single disk mode. If two hard disks are
installed, the options are Linear 2 (Increase Space) and
RAID 1 (Increase Protection).
RAID Status The status of the disk configuration: OK,
DEGRADED, or DEAD, is displayed.
Slot A Slot A is the drive bay on the left when you view
the front panel of the Media Hub. If Disk 1 is installed,
its status: OK, BAD, or NEW, is displayed. If Disk 1 is not
installed, the status is EMPTY.
Slot B Slot B is the drive bay on the right when you view
the front panel of the Media Hub. If Disk 2 is installed,
its status: OK, BAD, or NEW, is displayed. If Disk 2 is not
installed, the status is EMPTY.
Available Disk Configuration Actions
If one disk is installed, then only the Revert to single disk
option is available.
If two disks are installed, then two options for disk
configuration, Increase Space and Increase Protection,
are available. Increase Protection: RAID 1 helps protect
data. Increase Storage: Linear 2 increases the amount
of available storage. Linksys recommends Increase
Protection: RAID 1 for most users. (To install a second hard
disk, refer to Install a Second Hard Disk, page 3.)
? Disk Configuration Help Click this option to access the
following:
Overview • View general information about disk
configuration.
Add/Replace Drive • Follow the instructions to add or
replace a disk.
Configuration • View information about the available
disk configuration options.
Recovery • Follow the instructions if a disk fails.
NOTE: Linksys does not support data recovery
after hard disk failure.
? Increase Space (available only for two installed disks)
To maximize storage space, click this option, also known
as Linear 2 mode. Total capacity is equal to the capacity of
the two hard disks. For more information, click the ? icon.