Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 1: Before You Start
Synology FlashStation at a Glance
No. Article Name Location Description
1
Status Indicator
Front
Displays the status of the system. For more information, see "Appendix B:
LED Indicator Table".
2
Alert Indicator
Displays warnings regarding fan or temperature. For more information, see
"Appendix B: LED Indicator Table".
3
Power Button
1. Press to power on the FlashStation.
2. To power o󰀨 the FlashStation, press and hold until you hear a beep sound
and the Power LED starts blinking.
4
LAN Indicator
Displays the status of the network connection. For more information, see
"Appendix B: LED Indicator Table".
5
Drive Status Indicator
Displays the status of the installed drive. For more information, see
"Appendix B: LED Indicator Table".
6
Drive Tray Install drives (hard disk drives or solid state drives) here.
7
Front USB 3.0 Port Connect external drives or other USB devices to the FlashStation here.
8
Drive Tray Lock Lock or unlock drive trays.
9
Power Port
Back
Connect the AC power cord here.
10
Fan
Disposes of excess heat and cools the system. If the fan malfunctions, the
FlashStation will emit a beeping sound.
11
PCI Express
Expansion Slot
Supports one PCIe x8 slot (x8 link) add-on card.
12
Kensington
Security Slot
Attach a Kensington security lock here.
13
LAN Port Connect network cables here.
14
RESET Button
1. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound to restore the default IP
address, DNS server, and password for the
admin
account.
2. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound, then press and hold again
until you hear three beep sounds to return the FlashStation to “Not
Installed” status so that DiskStation Manager (DSM) can be reinstalled.
15
Rear USB 3.0 Port Connect external drives or other USB devices to the FlashStation here.
16
Expansion Port Connect Synology Expansion Unit
1
to the FlashStation here.
1
For more information about Synology Expansion Unit supported by your FlashStation, please visit
www.synology.com
.