Stora Hardware
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NETGEAR Stora
LED and Connector Descriptions
The following table describes the function of Stora hardware components:
Item Description
Power
button
• Turn on Stora. Press once.
• Turn off Stora. To correctly shut down your Stora, press and hold the
Power button for about 5 seconds. The blue light on the front panel blinks
before shutting off. If the unit is hung, press and hold the Power button to
force shutdown.
NOTE: To save power, your Stora automatically goes into disk spin down
mode when not used for 12 minutes.
Power
LED
• Solid blue. Power is on.
• Blinking blue. The Stora is booting up or shutting down.
• Not illuminated. The system is powered off.
Disk 1:
Top
LED
Disk 2:
Bottom
LED
• On. Disk is installed.
• Solid green. Drive is operating normally.
• Blinking green. Stora is booting up or shutting down. Also indicates
activity such as copying data.
• Solid amber. Drive is not ready; however, if the LED is solid amber
constantly, it indicates a problem with the drive. Try one or more of the
following troubleshooting tips:
- Check that cables are securely connected and power is on.
- Remove and then reinsert the disk.
- Turn off Stora and turn it on again to reboot the system.
• Not illuminated. No disk is installed.
USB port
Connect a USB drive and printer.
Ethernet
port and
LED
Ethernet connection LEDs:
• Solid amber. Indicates a 10/100M connection.
• Solid green.Indicates a 1G connection.
• Blinking green or amber. Indicates link activity.
Power
cable
socket
Plug the power cable into the Stora system.
Reset
button
Insert a paper clip or pen to reset Stora to its original factory default settings.
Can also be used when changing your password.