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-<html><center><strong>January 22nd, 2021 – First Draft Rev 0.1</strong></center></html>
+<html><center><strong>January 29th, 2022 - Rev 0.3</strong></center></html>
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 Version History: \\
-January 22nd, 2021 – Rev 0.1 (First Draft)
+January 22nd, 2022 - Rev 0.1 (First Draft)\\
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+January 24th, 2022 - Rev 0.2 Added Note boxes\\
+January 29th, 2022 - Rev 0.3 Fixed drafting errors in "A Basic Data Drive".\\
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 ==== Where CPU Power may be Needed – “Transcoding” ====
-If a users' primary consideration is setting a up a media server, CPU selection may need
+If a user's primary consideration is setting a up a media server, CPU selection may need
 careful consideration.\\
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       <td style="background-color:#FFE4A6;height:25px;width:380px;">
                 Buying flash devices on-line, even from reputable retailers, comes with the substantial risk of buying fakes.  Buying flash drives, in sealed packaging, from walk-in retail stores with liberal return policies is recommended.  The use of cheap generics, fakes or knockoffs is highly discouraged.  They tend to have a short life and they're known to cause problems, even if they initially test error-free.
-In addition, to detect fakes or defective media even when new; all SD-cards and USB thumb-drives, should be formatted and tested in accordance with the process outlined under Format and Testing Flash Media.  If they fail error testing, return them for a refund.
+In addition, to detect fakes or defective media even when new; all SD-cards and USB thumb-drives should be formatted and tested in accordance with the process outlined under Format and Testing Flash Media.  If they fail error testing, return them for a refund.
     </tr>
   </table>
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 However, it should be noted that newer hardware is, generally speaking, more power
 efficient and it's higher performing.  The power costs of running older equipment
-that is on-line, 24 hours a day, can easily pay for newer, more power efficient
+that is on-line, 24 hours a day, can easily pay for newer more power efficient
 equipment over time.\\
 Further, the supported ARM platforms are both power efficient and capable of
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 the remaining fields under **Advanced settings** should remain at the defaults.\\
 \\
-**Note:** \\
+<html>
-**When saving a new static IP address**, the user will be “**going out on a limb and
+<body>
-cutting it off**”.  Since the address provided by the network DHCP server may be
+  <table width="100%" border="0">
+    <tr>
+      <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#69A5FF;height:30px;">
+        <strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:110%;">&#160; Note</span></strong>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td style="background-color:#E6FEFF;height:25px;width:380px;">
+        <b>When saving a new static IP address</b>, the user will be “<b>going out on a limb and
+cutting it off</b>”.  Since the address provided by the network DHCP server may be
 different from the static IP address chosen by the user, when the new address is
 changed, saved and applied, the GUI web page will stop responding.  This is normal
 and expected.  Type the new address, entered in the dialog box, into the URL line of
-your Web browser to reconnect.\\
+your Web browser to reconnect.
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+</body>
+</html>
+\\
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 **amd64** users will have a basic set of plugin's appropriate for a basic NAS /
-File Server.  To enable the full range of plugin's available on openmediavault, the
+File Server.  To enable the full range of plugin's available, to openmediavault, the
 installation of OMV-Extras is required. \\
 \\
-**Note:** \\
+<html>
-For **amd64** users who installed openmediavault on **SD-cards** or **USB thumb-drives**;
+<body>
-**installing OMV-Extras is a prerequisite** for installing the **flash-memory plugin**. The
+  <table width="100%" border="0">
-flash-memory plugin is **required** for flash media boot drives. \\
+    <tr>
+      <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#69A5FF;height:30px;">
+        <strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:110%;">&#160; Note</span></strong>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td style="background-color:#E6FEFF;height:25px;width:380px;">
+        For <b>amd64</b> users who installed openmediavault on <b>SD-cards</b> or <b>thumb-drives</b>;
+<b>installing OMV-Extras is a prerequisite</b> for installing the <b>flash-memory plugin</b>. The
+flash-memory plugin is <b>required</b> for flash media boot drives.
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+</body>
+</html>
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 === Data Drive Set Up ===
-** *Note for Beginners and SBC users* **
-\\
+<html>
-Openmediavault is designed to separate the Operating System (the boot drive) from data storage.  This is “best practice” when setting up a server.  Accordingly, openmediavault reserves the drive it is installed on exclusively for the OS.  By default, the GUI will not allow the boot drive to be selected when creating a data share.  A second hard drive or SSD is required for data storage.
+<body>
-\\
+  <table width="100%" border="0">
+    <tr>
+      <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#69A5FF;height:30px;">
+        <strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:110%;">&#160; Note for Beginners and SBC users</span></strong>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td style="background-color:#E6FEFF;height:25px;width:380px;">
+         Openmediavault is designed to separate the Operating System (the boot drive) from data storage.  This is “best practice” when setting up a server.  Accordingly, openmediavault reserves the drive it is installed on exclusively for the OS.  By default, the GUI will not allow the boot drive to be selected when creating a data share.  A second hard drive or SSD is required for data storage.
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+</body>
+</html>
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 Under **Storage**, **Disks**: \\
 \\
-**Highlight the data disk** to be used and click on the **Wipe** icon.  When
+<html><center><b>Highlight the data disk</b> to be used and click on the <b>Wipe</b> icon.  When
-prompted for confirmation, click  **Yes**, then **Quick**. Finally, close the
+prompted for confirmation, click  <b>Yes</b>, then <b>Quick</b>. Finally, close the
-“**Wiping device**” dialog box. \\
+“<b>Wiping device</b>” dialog box.</center></html>
-*Wiping a disk with GPT formatting present may result in an error.  Simply re-run
+<html><center><b>(Note:</b>  Wiping a disk with GPT formatting present may result in an error.  Simply re-run the wipe operation a 2nd time.)</center></html>
-the wipe operation a 2nd time.* \\
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-<html><center>(The first device in the above list <strong>/dev/sda</strong> is the boot drive.)</center></html>
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+<html><center>(The first device in the above list <b>/dev/sda</b> is the boot drive.)</center></html>
 \\
-Under **Storage**, **File Systems**: \\
-Click the **Create** icon, and click on **Create** in the pop down menu. \\
 \\
-Provide a **Label** of your choice, accept the default File System **EXT4** and
-click on **OK**.  Confirm the “**format device**” warning. \\
 \\
-Allow some time for the format to complete.  When the message “**File system
+----
-creation has completed successfully**” is displayed, click on **Close**. \\
+\\
+Under **Storage**, **File Systems**: \\
+<html><center>Click the <b>Create</b> icon, and click on <b>Create</b> in the pop down menu.</center></html>
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-\\
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-In the **Create** window click on the **drop down** arrow and **select the drive**
+<html><center>In the <b>Device</b> field, select the previously wiped drive, accept the default File System <b>EXT4</b> and
-previously wiped.  Finally, click **Save**. \\
+click on <b>Save</b>.  Confirm the “<b>format device</b>” warning.</center></html>
-\\
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+\\
+<html><center>Allow some time for the format to complete.  When popup dialog box displays the message “<b>File system
+creation has completed successfully</b>”, click on <b>Close</b>.</center></html>
+\\
+\\
+----
 \\
 When the format is complete and the **Format** dialog box is closed, the
 **File Systems - Create** window will, automatically, change to the **Mount** window.
+If needed, the **Mount** Window can be found again under, **Storage**, **File Systems**.
-* If needed, the **Mount** Window can be found again under, **Storage**, **File Systems**.
+Click the **Create** Icon and select **Mount**. \\
-Click the **Create** Icon and select **Mount**. * \\
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 \\
-In the **Mount** window, click the down arrow in the **File System** field. Select the
+<html><center>In the <b>Mount</b> window, click the down arrow in the <b>File System</b> field. Select the drive previously formatted, and click <b>Save</b>.</html></center>
-drive previously formatted, and click **Save**. \\
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 \\
-<html><center>Click <strong>Yes</strong>, in the confirmation dialogue box.</center></html>
+<html><center>Click <b>Yes</b>, in the confirmation dialogue box.</center></html>
-<html><center>When the yellow confirmation banner appears, click on <strong>Check Mark</strong> to <strong>apply</strong>, and <strong>Yes</strong>.</center></html>
+<html><center>When the yellow confirmation banner appears, click on <b>Check Mark</b> to <b>apply</b>, and <b>Yes</b>.</center></html>
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-<html><center>The Data Drive is now prepared for a <strong>Shared Folder</strong>.</center></html>
+<html><center>The Data Drive is now prepared for a <b>Shared Folder</b>.</center></html>
-\\
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-Note: A few minutes may be required for the Windows Network to “Discover” the new
+<html>
-server.  If users are using **Windows 10** PC's and the server and share does not
+<body>
-appear as a client, see this networking
+  <table width="100%" border="0">
+    <tr>
+      <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#69A5FF;height:30px;">
+        <strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:110%;">&#160; Note</span></strong>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td style="background-color:#E6FEFF;height:25px;width:380px;">
+        A few minutes may be required for the Windows Network to “Discover” the new
+server.
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+</body>
+</html>
+\\
+If users are using **Windows 10** PC's, and the server and share does not
+appear at a client, see this networking
 [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php/Thread/27179-HOW-TO-Connect-to-OMV-SMB-shares-with-Windows-10-and-Microsoft-Servers/?postID=203732| How To]]. \\
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 ===== A Closing Note =====
-We, who support the openmediavault project, hope you’ve found this guide to be useful and
+We, who support the openmediavault project, hope that you’ll find your openmediavault server to be
-that you’ll find your openmediavault server to be enjoyable, efficient, and easy to use.\\
+enjoyable, efficient, and easy to use.\\
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