HP EX490 HP MediaSmart Server - User Guide - Page 230
USB Drives, eSATA Drives, and Port Multipliers, Add and Remove an External USB Drive
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HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide USB DRIVES, ESATA DRIVES, AND PORT MULTIPLIERS Add and Remove an External USB Drive, eSATA Drive, or SATA Port Multiplier You can add external USB disk drives to any of the HP MediaSmart Server's four USB ports. You can add either an eSATA drive or SATA port multiplier to the eSATA port. Important There are two parts to adding external drives: connect the drive to a port and then initialize the drive so it becomes part of the total server storage. In this article... Connect an External USB Disk Drive Connect an eSATA Disk Drive or SATA Port Multiplier Connect an External USB Disk Drive If you use a USB disk drive, it is recommended that you use a drive that conforms to USB 2.0 or later. 1. Plug in the USB cable into one of the USB ports on the server. 2. To plug in and power up your external USB drive, see the documentation that came with your USB disk drive. Caution The addition of multiple USB disk drives through an external USB hub is neither recommended nor supported. 224