HP EX490 NAS to DAS

[hankvanr]

Hello,
I have a HP mediasmart EX490 NAS, how can i adapt it to run as a DAS

 

[mdsiu]

Connect it directly to the PC via USB rather than via IP routing

 

[hankvanr]

Tried connecting with a USB cable did'nt work

 

[FireWire2]

Of course It won't work, because you CAN NOT use the USB port on the NAS and treat the NAS likes a DAS

May I ask why do you want to change it to DAS?

 

[hankvanr]

I cant set it up as a NAS because i dont have the internet in the home, on trying to install the software it looks for an IP adress, i just want to use it for storing movies on it.

 

[FireWire2]

Sorry, for late reply.
Ah! that is easy! Here is what you do.

Make sure both Ethernet port are Gigabit, otherwise you need cross-over cat5.

Connect NAS directly to your system

Set IP manually to:
192.168.1.xxx (your system)
192.168.1.xxx (NAS)
where xxx can be 001~255
Enable NAS Samba service
Enter \\192.168.1.xxx (NAS address)
Now you can access your NAS w/o hub or switches.