Linkstation Firmware Flasher

I have had my LS2 HD250 for about ages - easily longer than the 12 month guarantee. I have never had a problem with it until one day when I noticed that the “DIAG” LED was blinking and the box was not accessible from the network.

The first thing I did was to reboot the LinkStation. I then discovered that on reboot it sat with the “POWER” LED blinking for about 5 minutes, then it seemed to powered down the Hard-Drive and the fan, whereafter the “DIAG” LED started blinking. I also noticed that the fan seemed very noisy, especially if I tilted the LinkStation a little.

Using the LinkStation Wiki, I discovered that the number of times the “DIAG” LED blinks indicates what the problem might be. My “DIAG” LED was blinking 6 times between pauses, and according to this page on the Wiki the Hard Drive may be faulty. No matter what I tried I was unable to access the LS2 GUI via the network. Despite the fact that the LS2 LAN LED indicated that the LS2 was detecting LAN activity, the LS2 was not accessible on its proper IP address or on the EM Mode address of 192.168.11.150. It did not respond to Ping, and neither the Web Browser nor the Firmware Flashing utility could access it. So I decided nothing could be lost if I cracked it open to see what I could do.

With the Hard Drive probably damaged, I suspect that I 'earned' my 6 flashes as a result of a few power interruptions - storms in the area had caused several power power cuts and brown-outs prior to the LS2 having a problem.

Before doing anything I researched using the LinkStation Wiki and the Internet and found a number of useful articles:

- Disassembling the LinkStation to get to the Hard Drive within: How to Disassemble the LinkStation

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I recently had massive problems with my LinkStation and had to flash the firmware on it….

When I finally got it up and running again, my admin screen was in Japanese!!

I followed the instructions on the FAQ – http://www.buffalo-technology.com/knowledgebase/users/kb.php?id=10213&category_id=5&sid2

Linkstation Firmware Flasher

I thought I’d just put a few pics up to illustrate it a little better:

Step 1

Step 2

Click the 2nd option on the left, as shown here with a red arrow:

Step 3

Change the text in the box indicated by the first arrow (not sure why, but that’s what the FAQ says….)

Then, change the first drop down (indicated by arrow) to English, and the second drop down to CP437.

Click the button at the bottom.

Linkstation Firmware Flashers

Exit the browser, and restart.

Linkstation Firmware Update

Voila!