TS Hardware and Software information

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How can I find out which Terastation I have?

• By looking at the design + color of the case

TS TeraStation	HD-HTGL
HS TeraStation Homeserver	HS-HTGL
TSPRO1 TeraStation Pro	TS-TGL v1
TSPRO2 TeraStation Pro II	TS-HTGL v2
TSLIVE TeraStation Live	HS-DHTGL
TSES TeraStation ES	TS-XETL
TSPRO2RACK TeraStation Pro II Rack	HS-DHTGL/R5

The TS and the HS are the same from the hardware point of view.

What about the differences in hardware between the different Terastations?

Type	TS *1	TS HS *1	TS Pro v1	TS Pro v2	TS Live
	HD-HTGL/R5	HS-DTGL/R5	TS-TGL/R5	TS-HTGL/R5	HS-DHTGL/R5
CPU	PowerPC	PowerPC	PowerPC	ARM9	ARM9
CPU Clock	266MHz	266MHz	266MHz	400MHz	400MHz
FLASH ROM	4 MB	4 MB	4 MB	256 KB	256 KB
D-RAM	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB
USB Ports	4	4	2	2	2
Network	10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T
Newest Japanese firmware	2.17 10,Oct.2007	2.13 29,Nov.2007	1.12 11,Sep.2007	1.21 25,Jul.2007	1.11 11,Jun.2007
Stock Kernel	2.4.20?	2.4.20?	2.4.20?	2.6.12.6-arm1?	2.6.12.6-arm1?
GPL-Source	[1] & [2]	[3]	[4]	[5] & [6]	[7] & [8]

*1: the original Terastation and the Terastation Homeserver are identical from the hardware point of view. You can identify them from each other by the small red HS logo at the bottom right of the front panel. The original terastation has PCAST media server integrated, but the HS features a Mediabolic DLNA compatible Mediaserver in addition to PCAST.

Buffalo Links

• http://www.buffalotech.com/comparison-charts/network-storage/terastation
• http://www.buffalotech.com/products/storage.php

On the TeraStation mainboard you will find the following chips:

• Freescale MPC8241LVR266D (IC13)
  • System on a Chip, main processor
  • 266MHz MPC603e PowerPC core
  • 133MHz memory controller EDO/SDRAM
  • 32bit 33/66MHz PCI v2.2
  • I2C interface
  • JTAG
  • Dual serial ports
• Micron MT48LC16M16A2TG-75D (IC32, IC33, IC34, IC35)
  • 4x 4M x 16bit x 4banks = 4x 256Mbit = 128MB RAM
• ITE IT8211AF (IC41, IC42)
  • Two IDE controllers
  • Four P-ATA133 channels, UDMA6 support
• Realtek RTL8110S-32 (IC25)
  • Gigabit ethernet controller
  • Unshielded RJ45 port
• NEC D720101GJ (IC37)
  • USB2.0 host controller, EHCI and OHCI interface
  • Four USB Type-A connectors, two at front, two at the back
• Motorola MC68HC908JL8 (IC40)
  • 8 bit microcontroller (MCU)
  • Labeled: TERAPWP001
• SMSC EMC6D102-CZC (IC43)
  • Fan control and hardware monitoring
• Fujitsu MBM29PL32TM (IC18)
  • 4MB flash
  • Used for boot, see flash
• Sipex SP3220EU (IC38)
  • RS232 level shifter
  • Serial port used to connect a UPS
  • Can be rewired to give access to the Terastation serial console
• Atmel 93C66 (IC27)
  • 4Kbit serial (Microwire) EEPROM
  • Connected to the RealTek gigabit Ethernet controller for configuration

The chips are also listed in this posting on some Japanese BBS. Here is a replica of the uninformative official specification.

Beside the mainboard, there is also a small board in the front panel to control the LEDs. It's connected to the TERAPWP001 MCU with a 5 pin connection via CN17.

For the 1.0TB version, the disk array consists of

• four Maxtor 6B250R0 hard disc drives
  • 251000MB, CHS=30515/255/63. Marketing calls this 250GB
  • 16384KiB Cache

or

• four Western Digital WD2500BB hard disc drives
  • 250056MB, CHS=30401/255/63
  • 2048KiB Cache

or

• four Samsung SP2514N hard disc drives
  • 238473MB, CHS=30401/255/63
  • 8MB Cache

or

• four Segate Barracuda 250GB 7200.8 ST3250823A hard disc drives
  • 243481MB
  • 8MB Cache
  • 7200RPM

See also Harddisk Layout.