Linksys NAS200 User Guide - Page 28

Chapter 3 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) can warn you of impending drive problems before the drive fails. Disk 1-2, LVM, RAID 1, or RAID 0 The S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive is displayed. Click Test Now to begin the S.M.A.R.T. check. Standby The drive(s) go into standby mode after the specified period of idle time. During standby mode, the Network Storage System uses less energy and emits less heat. If the fan powers off, then noise is also reduced. Set Hard Disk to Standby Mode after Keep the default, Idle 30 minutes, if you want the period of idle time to be 30 minutes. Select Idle 10 minutes, if you want the period of idle time to be 10 minutes. Power off the fan after All Hard Drives are in Standby Mode The fan of the Network Storage System powers off when the drive(s) are idle for a period of time. Keep the default, 20 Minutes, if you want the fan to power off after 20 minutes of inactivity. Select 40 Minutes if you want the fan to power off after 40 minutes of inactivity. Select 10 Minutes if you want the fan to power off after 10 minutes of inactivity. Select Never if you want the fan to always be powered on as long as the Network Storage System is powered on. NOTE: During standby mode, the hard drive(s) and fan may activate for a capacity check or other network activity. When there is no more activity, the hard drive(s) will return to standby mode, and then the fan will stop. Disk Full When drive capacity is nearly full, the Network Storage System will log it and send an e-mail alert. Send E-Mail Alert when Disk Available Capacity is Less than Keep the default, 2%, if you want to be alerted when less than 2% of the total drive capacity is available. Select 2GB, if you want to be alerted when less than 2 GB is available. Select 5GB, if you want to be alerted when less than 5 GB is available. (After you have finished making changes to the Disk Utility screen, click System Options to enter e-mail address(es) in the E-Mail Alert section.) Click Save to save your changes, or click Cancel to clear all changes. (Clicking Cancel does not affect any operations in progress, including drive formatting, the Scandisk program, and the S.M.A.R.T. check.) Click Disk Log to view a list of disk activities, including Scandisk and S.M.A.R.T. results. The Disk Log screen appears. Network Storage System with 2 Bays Advanced Configuration Disk Log Click Refresh to update the on-screen information. Click Close to exit this window. Disk Configuration Use this screen to change the configuration of your installed drive(s), which are initially configured during the Setup Wizard. If you change the configuration, then the drive(s) must be reformatted; make sure you back up all data on the drive(s) before they are reformatted. Administration > Disk Configuration Volume Mode Select the appropriate configuration for your drive usage. WARNING: Before you format drive(s), back up pre-existing data because all data on your drive(s) will be erased when they are formatted. Maximum Storage Separate Disks Disk 1 and Disk 2 work separately. Multiple Disks (JBOD/LVM) Disk 1 and Disk 2 are bound into one logical volume. Total capacity is equal to the capacity of the existing disk(s). If this configuration is selected with only one disk installed, then the second disk will be configured to extend the capacity of the logical volume when it is installed. 24