Just to be safe, it is a good idea to back up your data before attempting this upgrade. If things go well your data will survive fine, but if anything goes wrong there is a small chance that your data will no longer be accessible.
Buffalo Terastation Pro Recovery
The computer running this firmware update program must be connected to the TeraStations network by a wired connection. A wireless connection will not do! Disable any firewall software on the PC before running the firmware update. Unzip the firmware in the file you downloaded into a folder on your PC.
To apply this update you need to run the firmware updater program that is the folder you created when unzipping the downloaded firmware. The name of this program can vary according to what version of firmware you downloaded, but should be the only executable program in the folder. The firmware updater program runs fine on Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2. For XP SP1 and other versions of Windows, set the program to run in Windows 2000 compatibility mode Do this by right-clicking on the updater (e.g. HD-HTGL FWUpdate.exe) icon, selecting Properties, and choosing the compatibility tab.Put a check next to Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows 2000 from the drop-box if its not already there.
The firmware update process will automatically reboot the NAS which might cause data lost if iSCSI volume has not been properly dismounted/disconnected from the host/hypervisor servers. Access Settings, the TeraStation's web user interface, by entering. Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo NAS LS-WTGL/R1 is a great network storage device for the home office / single user wishing to store their data in a RAID configuration with little to no setup. The device comes with two 500GB drives which can be joined together to form a 1TB drive with no redundancy backup, or you can mirror the drives for 500GB storage where the data is duplicated on both drives.
Execute the application file (e.g. HD-HTGL FWUpdate.exe). This will come up with a dialog like the following:
and report some basic information about the TeraStation including its current firmware version.
If you have multiple teraStations, then select the appropriate one from the drop-down list. Note that only TeraStation models for which this update is valid will be listed).
Terastation Pro Ts-htgl/r5 Firmware Update
Click on the Update button (sometimes labelled as Renew Firmware). On Japanese versions of the Updater program this is the leftmost button on the main screen. On the next window it will ask for an Admin password. By default the username is:Admin and the password is: password. Of course, if youve changed the Admin password on the TeraStation, use your new one! The firmware update will take 3 to 5 minutes to complete and while it is running a number of dialogs will be displayed informaing you of progress.