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Date: August 18th, 2008
Article by: Joe Anderson (Hardware Reviewer)
Edited by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner / Head Editor)
Product was submitted by: Thecus
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PRODUCT PICTORIAL AND WALKTHROUGH

Just to the left of the drives, are a series of status indicators and a USB port. Their functions are as follows:

DOM LED

• Solid orange: system is being upgraded

WAN LED

• Solid green: network link

• Blinking green: network activity

LAN LED

• Solid green: network link

• Blinking green: network activity

USB Copy LED

• Solid blue: files are being copied from a USB storage device

Busy LED

• Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data currently inaccessible

USB Port

• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, USB printers, and USB wireless dongles

Below these are the power and reset buttons, along with a small VFD screen and some control buttons. From left to right they are:

Up Button • Push to scroll up when using the LCD display

Down Button • Push to scroll down when using the LCD display

Enter Button • Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display

Escape Button • Push to leave the current LCD menu

These buttons will let you navigate the menus via the VFD screen, but it's much easier to use the web interface.

The rear of the unit looks just like a regular computer…kinda. Just below the main 92mm exhaust fan is a tiny little power supply with power cord socket and switch. Connectivity is provided via three USB ports (two Type A and one Type B,) an eSATA port, two RJ-45 ethernet connectors and a serial port.