Terastation TS-8VHL

Specs

CPU	Intel Atom D510 1.66GHz Dual-Core (64-bit)
Memory	2 GB DDR2 (Upgradable to 4GB)
Bays	8
Network	2x 10/100/1000 Mbps (Marvell 88e8059)
Sata	8x SATA II (Intel 82801ir and Marvell 88SX7042)
USB 2.0	2x Back
USB 3.0	No
Serial port	1x Back
VGA	Yes
Fan	2x
Power	Internal AC 100-240V, universal 50/60Hz

Stock Firmware Installation

You can re-install the linux-based firmware by creating a recovery disk, see Create Recovery Disk for Intel-based Terastation You can then boot from it by switching the boot mode switch on the back to "USB", after a few minutes the device will go into EM Mode Then you can install the firmware using the firmware updater in debug mode, see Enable Debug mode for LSUpdater/TSUpdater

Custom Firmware/Operating System installation

These devices run on an Intel Atom processor with a fairly typical BIOS and include a VGA out and support USB keyboards, you should be able to run virtually any operating system that will run on a normal PC depending on drivers/etc.

For tools to help install and configure Debian on these devices, see Installing Debian on Intel Terastations