# User's Guide |

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# Viewing Disk Settings

Displays information for internal and USB disks.

| To open the disk settings tab

1. At the computer, click Start, All Programs, HP Media Vault, and then Control Center.
2. On the Tools tab, click Customize HP Media Vault.
3. You are prompted for an administrator name and password if you set one up. For additional information, see Editing System Settings.
4. Click the Disks tab.

| To view internal disk information

- Refresh
- Click Refresh to update the information on this page without changing tabs. Clicking the browser’s refresh button returns you to the Status tab.
- Disk Name
- The name of the internal disk.
- Unavailable
- No disk is detected in the expansion slot.
- Actions

- Add
- You must tell the Media Vault how you want new storage space allocated. When you click Add, you have the option to increase your storage space or to make the storage redundant or mirrored.
- Safely Remove
- Click Safely Remove prior to physically removing an internal or external disk.

- Type

- Mirrored
- A mirrored share automatically stores an exact copy of files on a second hard drive. Using a mirrored share reduces the chance of you losing critical files if one hard drive fails.
- Non-Mirrored
- A non-mirrored share is stored on a single hard drive. The HP Media Vault does not automatically maintain a copy of these files on a second hard drive. If a non-mirrored drive fails, the files stored on it are lost.

- Status

- Healthy
- The drive is functioning properly.
- Building
- After an internal mirrored disk is added, it must create the redundant files. The building status indicates that this is taking place. The percent complete and estimated time are provided.
- Degraded
- The degraded status only applies to mirrored drives. It indicates that one drive failed. The system is operational, but the files stored on the HP Media Vault are no longer redundant. The light bar for the failed drive on the HP Media Vault box is red. For additional information on replacing the failed drive, see Removing an Internal Hard Drive and Adding an Internal Hard Drive.
- Failed
- The failed status only applies to non-mirrored drives. It indicates that one drive failed. The system is not operational until the drive is replaced. The light bar for the failed drive on the HP Media Vault is red. For additional information on replacing the failed drive, see Removing an Internal Hard Drive and Adding an Internal Hard Drive.

- Size
- The total storage space on the disk.
- Free
- The amount of space available on the disk.

| To view USB disk information

- Disk Name
- The name of the USB disk. You can change the name when you format the disk.
- Actions

- Format
- Deletes all data from the USB disk and prepares it for use in the Media Vault.
- Remove
- Click Remove prior to physically removing a USB disk.

- Format

- Linux (ext3)
- This option formats the disk into a proprietary Linux file system (ext3). Formatting the disk using this file system does not allow the disk to be disconnected from the Media Vault and used on another computer. The disk will be dedicated for permanent use on the Media Vault. This format is suggested for best performance.
- Windows (FAT32)
- This option formats the disk using the FAT32 file system. Formatting the disk using this file system enables you to disconnect the hard drive from the Media Vault and use it on another computer.

- Status - Healthy
- The drive is functioning properly.
- Size
- The total storage space on the disk.
- Free
- The amount of space available on the disk.

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