Specifications

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Installing Drobo Dashboard from the Website

You can install Drobo Dashboard from www.drobo.com/support/updates. Note, however,

that the latest version may be released with new products (on a Resource CD) for a short

period of time before being made available on this website.

1. Using your browser on an active Internet connection, navigate to

www.drobo.com/support/updates.

2. Locate the link for the latest Drobo Dashboard software and click on it.

3. If you’re given a choice to install (or run) Drobo Dashboard or save the installation

file to your computer, choose to save the file to your computer. Locate the file

and double-click on it to begin installation. (You can delete the installation file

afterwards.)

4. If warning messages appear, asking if you’re sure you want to open and/or install

the file or program, click the OK or Run button, as appropriate, to continue with the

installation.

5. A dialog box may appear, asking you to select your language from the drop-down list.

After doing so, click the OK button.

The Drobo Dashboard Installation Wizard appears (in Windows or in Macintosh),

preparing to install.

6. Continue with the installation process, following from step 4 in the “Installing Drobo

Dashboard from the Resource CD” section.

Inserting the Hard Drives

After installing Drobo Dashboard, you are ready to insert hard drives into your Drobo/Pro/S.

For more information on hard drive requirements, see “Checking the Hardware You Need”

on page 7.

Warning: Any pre-existing data on the hard drives will be erased, as the drives will

be formatted. If you wish to keep the data, copy it to another drive or medium before

using with your Drobo device.

Note: Once you insert the drives into your Drobo device, they function as a unit or

“pack.” To access the data on them, you will need the entire pack.