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[Obsidian1]

I just bought the DNS-323. Currently I have only 1 harddrive (all I can afford right now). I plan to get another drive soon, when I do I would like to have a raid 1 setup. My question is, will the raid configuration totally erase everything on the current drive I have? I also have a HP k80xi printer and I can't get it to work with the printer server. The printer shows up on the status page and on the network as a network printer but I cannot print to it. When I do nothing happens, and I don't even get an error message. Any help is appreciated. Also if I upgrade to the latest firmware will it erase everything on the current drive?

[fordem]

Whether or not the RAID configuration totally erases everyting is dependent on how you setup the RAID array.

When you are ready to add the second drive, start by backing up your data (as a matter of fact, you should backup your data on a regular basis) and then power the unit down, install the new drive and power it back up.  When you login, the unit should prompt you to format the new disk, and there should be a checkbox to set up RAID1 - check the box, format the drive and restart when prompted.  After the restart the unit should synch the disks.

The print server now.

Not all printers will work well with a print server - this is actually a function of the printer driver.  The easiest way to get it working is to connect the printer directly to the computer and install the drivers and then, after test printing, disconnect the printer from the computer, connect it to the DNS-323 and then change the printer port.

Add a new local port and call it \\<ip-address-of DNS-323>\lp.

[Obsidian1]

Thanks for the quick reply. What raid configuration would you suggest I use as to not erase the data already on the drive? It is a 1TB drive with almost 300G of data, and to have to off load and reload is a pain I would very much like to avoid if I can. I neglected to mention the printer is a multifunction machine, does that make a difference? Also what about the firmware upgrade? Thanks again.

[fordem]

The only RAID configuration that makes sense on this unit is RAID1 - and you are going to need to back it up, RAID1 is not a substitute for regular backups.

The firmware upgrade should not cause any data loss, but, depending on which version you are at and which version you are upgrading to, may or may not require a reformat - if you're at 1.04 or later, you should be safe.

Multifunction printers tend to be a little more challenging, and you're not likely to get anything other than the print function to work.