User manual

LaCie 2big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by neil Poulton Table of Contents
User Manual page 1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ......................................................................................................... 5
1.2. Box Content .................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3. Views of the Drive ............................................................................................................................ 7
1.4. Hard Drive Heat Management .......................................................................................................... 9
1.5. Cables and Connectors .................................................................................................................. 10
1.5.1. USB 2.0 .............................................................................................................................. 10
1.5.2. FireWire .............................................................................................................................. 10
1.5.3. eSATA ................................................................................................................................. 11
2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big......................................................................................... 12
2.1. Connect the Interface Cable ........................................................................................................... 13
2.2. Turn On the 2big ........................................................................................................................... 14
3. RAID ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.1. About RAID Modes......................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.1. RAID 0 ................................................................................................................................ 15
3.1.2. Concatenation ..................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3. Safe (RAID 1) ....................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.4. Mixed (RAID 1 and RAID 0) ................................................................................................... 17
3.2. Changing the RAID Mode ............................................................................................................... 18
3.3. Removing and Installing Drives ........................................................................................................ 19
3.4. Formatting and Partitioning ............................................................................................................. 20
3.4.1. File System Formats .............................................................................................................. 20
3.4.2. Windows Users .................................................................................................................... 22
3.4.3. Mac Users ........................................................................................................................... 24
4. Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 25
4.1. LED Status Indicators ...................................................................................................................... 26
4.2. Other Troubleshooting Topics ......................................................................................................... 27
4.3. Installing New Firmware ................................................................................................................ 27
5. Contacting Customer Support ..................................................................................... 28
5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts ................................................................................................... 29
6. Warranty Information ................................................................................................. 30