Netgear WNDR4700 Installation Guide - Page 11

Format the HDD

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4. Insert the HDD. 5. Close the latch to secure the HDD place. 6. Close the side door of the router. Note: If the latch is not in the correct position or the HDD is inserted in the wrong direction, then the side door to the router cannot be closed. The connector is up. When you turn on the router, the HDD LED shows the status of the HDD. • Solid green: The internal HDD is working fine. • Solid green plus red: The HDD is 85% full. • Solid red: The HDD is not formatted, the HDD connection is loose, or there is a failure alert. • Off: No internal HDD is connected. Format the HDD If you install a HDD during your initial router setup, the router detects it. A preformated HDD does not have to be reformatted. If the HDD has not yet been formatted, you are prompted to format the HDD. Caution: Formatting the hard disks erases any data stored on it. You can follow the prompts to do so, or wait until later and log in to the router to format the HDD from the router menu. See Format the HDD from the Router Menu on page 18. 9

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4.
The connector
is up.
Insert the HDD.
5.
Close the latch to secure the
HDD place.
6.
Close the side door of the
router.
Note:
If the latch is not in the
correct position or the HDD is
inserted in the wrong direction,
then the side door to the router
cannot be closed.
When you turn on the router, the
HDD LED shows the status of the
HDD.
Solid green
: The internal HDD is working fine.
Solid green plus red
: The HDD is 85% full.
Solid red
: The HDD is not formatted, the HDD connection is
loose, or there is a failure alert.
Off
: No internal HDD is connected.
Format the HDD
If you install a HDD during your initial router setup, the router detects
it. A preformated HDD does not have to be reformatted. If the HDD
has not yet been formatted, you are prompted to format the HDD.
Caution:
Formatting the hard disks erases any data stored on it.
You can follow the prompts to do so, or wait until later and log in to
the router to format the HDD from the router menu. See
Format the
HDD from the Router Menu
on page 18.