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Monitoring Storage Status

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO USER MANUAL Monitoring Storage Status 1. Click the Storage tab. The Monitor screen appears, showing the type of configuration your My Book Live Duo is set to. The default is Maximum Capacity (Spanning). This screen also displays the status of your drives. For the maximum capacity storage type, the drive status may be: • Good • Failed-If a drive has failed, you cannot access your data. For the maximum protection storage type, the drive status may be: • Good • Failed-Indicates which drive failed. Once you replace the drive, you can access your data. • Building-When you replace a faulty drive or after converting from one storage type to another, the system is rebuilding the configuration. 2. To view details about the drive, click its icon. Details include: • Drive Name • Manufacturer • Serial Number • Size (e.g., 1 TB) • Self Assessment Test result. Note: Another way to monitor storage is to use the Quick View menu, which displays the status of the storage drives and an attached external USB device CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS - 70

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO
USER MANUAL
CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS – 70
Monitoring Storage Status
1.
Click the Storage tab. The Monitor screen appears, showing the type of configuration
your My Book Live Duo is set to. The default is Maximum Capacity (Spanning). This
screen also displays the status of your drives.
For the maximum capacity storage type, the drive status may be:
Good
Failed—If a drive has failed, you cannot access your data.
For the maximum protection storage type, the drive status may be:
Good
Failed—Indicates which drive failed. Once you replace the drive, you can access
your data.
Building—When you replace a faulty drive or after converting from one storage type
to another, the system is rebuilding the configuration.
2.
To view details about the drive, click its icon. Details include:
Drive Name
Manufacturer
Serial Number
Size (e.g., 1 TB)
Self Assessment Test result.
Note:
Another way to monitor storage is to use the Quick View menu, which
displays the status of the storage drives and an attached external USB device