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Appendix F Technical Detail of the USB port
• If you display and check the size of hard drives from the browser, it shows a bigger value than
when you see it in Windows’ drive properties.
This is because the browser shows the size in
gigabytes, but Windows displays gibibyes instead.
• If you have logged in using a guest account from Windows 7, Vista, XP, or 2000, access restrictions
may not work properly.
A (different) guest account already exists on the AirStation.
• If you access a shared folder from a Macintosh computer, additional Mac OS X information files may
be automatically generated. Do not delete these files from a Windows computer. Otherwise, you
may no longer be able to access folders from a Macintosh.
• The following types of devices may be connected to the AirStation’s USB connector: USB hard
drives, USB memory, or a USB card reader.
Card readers with 5 or more slots are not supported.
USB
devices such as a digital cameras, CD/DVD drives, USB hubs, mice, or keyboards are not supported.
•
Encrypted USB hard drives are not supported.
• Only one single drive may be connected to the AirStation’s USB port at a time.
Drives
manufactured by other companies besides Buffalo Technology are not supported.
• If your hard disk has an auto power mode switch, move the switch to
manual
or
on
.
Leaving the
switch set to
auto
may result in unpredictable behavior.
• Up to 4 partitions can be recognized on a USB hard disk.
• Available file systems for USB hard disks are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and XFS.