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Storage Management 
The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed or connected 
to the N199, including disk and RAID information.  
 
Disk Information 
From the Storage menu, choose the 
Disks item and the Disk 
Information screen appears. From 
here, you can see various items 
about installed SATA hard disks. 
Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard 
disk is not currently installed.  
 
Slot 2 is reserved for an eSATA hard 
disk. For instructions on how to 
install one, please refer to Chapter 6
Tips and Tricks > 
 
WARNING 
 
Installing an eSATA hard disk will erase all data on that disk. This data can not be 
recovered. Please ensure that all contents on the eSATA disk are backed up before 
installing into the N199. 
 
 
Disk Information 
Item Description 
Disk Slot 
Indicates disk location. 
Capacity (MB) 
Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. 
Model 
Displays the SATA hard disk model name. 
Firmware 
Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. 
Status 
Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OKWarning, or Failed
Total  
Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity. 
File System Check 
Click Apply to run a file system check on installed hard disks. 
RAID Information 
From the Storage menu, choose the 
RAID item and the RAID 
Information
 screen appears.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RAID Information 
Item Description 
RAID Level 
Shows the current RAID configuration. 
Total Capacity 
Shows total capacity of the RAID configuration. 
Status 
Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy or Failed
Used Percentage 
Displays percentage of used RAID capacity. 
Stripe Size* 
Shows the current disk stripe size. 
*(Only with RAID 1 enabled)
 
Remaining Time* 
Indicates time remaining until the RAID is finished building. 
*(Only 
with RAID 1 enabled)
 
 
To configure your RAID settings, press the Config button to go to the RAID 
Configuration 
screen. 
 
 
 
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