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LaCie 2big Quadra
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1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 6
1.2. Box Content ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3. Views of the Drive ........................................................................................................................ 8
1.4. Cables and Connectors .............................................................................................................. 10
2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big..................................................................................... 12
2.1. Connect the Interface Cable ....................................................................................................... 13
2.2. Turn the Drive On ...................................................................................................................... 14
3. RAID ....................................................................................................................... 15
3.1. About RAID Modes ..................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.1. Fast (RAID 0) ................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.2. Big (Concatenation) ......................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3. Safe (RAID 1) .................................................................................................................. 17
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 ................................................................................................................................. 20
3.4.1. File System Formats ......................................................................................................... 20
3.4.2. Formatting for Windows Users .......................................................................................... 22
3.4.3. Formatting for Mac Users ................................................................................................. 24
3.5. Partitioning the Disks .................................................................................................................. 25
3.5.1. Windows Users ................................................................................................................ 25
3.5.2. Mac Users ...................................................................................................................... 29
4. Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................... 30
4.1. LED Status Indicators .................................................................................................................. 31
4.2. Other Troubleshooting Topics ..................................................................................................... 33
5. Contacting Customer Support ................................................................................. 34
5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts ............................................................................................... 35
6. Warranty Information ............................................................................................. 36
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
1.2. Box Content ... 7 1.3. Views of the Drive ... 8 1.4. Cables and Connectors ... 10 2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big... 12 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable ... 13 2.2. Turn the Drive On ... 14 3. RAID ... 15 3.1. - Page 2 • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual Copyrights Copyright © 2008 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.
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Page 3: Health And Safety Precautions
± 10% of the nominal and transient over-voltages according to over-voltage category II). Do not expose the LaCie 2big to tem- ✦ peratures outside the range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to opera-... - Page 4 Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data;...
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Page 5: Introduction
RAID system is an ideal means to safe-guard valu- able data while also stream-lining performance. The LaCie 2big is the ultimate approach to a flexible RAID solu- tion, with its ability to manage various RAID levels for a wide range of applications. -
Page 6: Minimum System Requirements
**Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports, so you may need to purchase a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to be able to connect your LaCie 2big via FireWire 800 or eSATA interface. LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI cards. -
Page 7: Box Content
• Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 1.2. Box Content Your LaCie 2big package contains the system tower and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. LaCie 2big Quadra Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable... -
Page 8: Views Of The Drive
Views of the Drive Front View The blue button (A) on the front of the LaCie 2big serves as an LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut Button. See the LaCie Shortcut Button User Manual on the Shortcut But- ton CD-ROM for more information. -
Page 9: Rear View
Drive status LED RAID mode LEDs CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie 2big should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to main- tain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed. -
Page 10: Cables And Connectors
CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also work when con- nected to a USB port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. - Page 11 Included eSATA Cable Your LaCie drive is shipped with a eSATA cable, to ensure maxi- mum data transfer performance when connected to a eSATA port.
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Page 12: Setting Up Your Lacie 2Big
Design by neiL PouLton user Manual Setting Up Your LaCie 2big This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 2big. Follow the steps below to power on and configure your 2big: Step 1: 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable Step 2: 2.2. -
Page 13: Connect The Interface Cable
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSA- TA) into the corresponding port on your host computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 2big. -
Page 14: Turn The Drive On
2.2. Turn the Drive On The power supply kit is composed of two cables: one cable (A) connects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable (B) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector. -
Page 15: Raid
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual RAID 3.1. About RAID Modes This section will help you decide which RAID mode is right for your application. RAID Mode Fast (RAID 0) Big (Concatenation) Safe (RAID 1) Mixed (RAID 0 and RAID 1) 3.1.1. -
Page 16: Big (Concatenation)
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 3.1.2. Big (Concatenation) When disks are concatenated, their capacities are combined and data is written to the primary disk in the array until is it full, and then to successive disks. Concatenation provides no perfor- mance advantage or added measure of data safety. -
Page 17: Safe (Raid 1)
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 3.1.3. Safe (RAID 1) In Safe mode (RAID 1), the two physical disks are mirrored together so that one single logical volume mounts on the desktop. All data is saved simultaneously on each disk (the available capacity cannot exceed the available capacity of the lowest- capacity single disk). -
Page 18: Changing The Raid Mode
Modes. ImpOrTANT INfO: Changing the RAID mode destroys data stored on the LaCie 2big. If you have saved data on the drives, back up data to another medium before following these steps. CAUTION: Disk drives must be inserted correctly in the 2big before configuration can be changed. -
Page 19: Removing And Installing Drives
Manual 3.3. Removing and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 2big, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Please replace a defective hard drive only with a new drive pro- vided by LaCie. -
Page 20: Formatting
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 3.4. Formatting The 2big Quadra comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac OS X). Please read the following information on file system formats for Windows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to reformat the 2big’s disks. - Page 21 Manual Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to help from third-party products. The LaCie 2big Quadra comes preformatted in HFS+ for op- timum performance with Mac OS X. Mac OS X Users: You may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats.
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Page 22: Formatting For Windows Users
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 3.4.2. Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Win- dows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. - Page 23 LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual On the first page of the “New Partition Wizard,” click See Fig. 3.4.2-B (screens may differ slightly depending on the system). Click Next. Click Next. Click Next. Click Next. On the Format Partition window, select Click Next.
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Page 24: Formatting For Mac Users
Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. In the Utilities folder, double-click The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. TeChNICAl NOTe: If the 2big is in Mixed mode, you must initialize each partition separately. -
Page 25: Partitioning The Disks
File System Formats. CAUTION: If the 2big is in Mixed mode, the disk is already partitioned. LaCie recommends NOT to partition the disk, but it is possible to partition or format each existing partition sepa- rately if necessary. 3.5.1. Windows Users This example illustrates the Fast storage policy, which optimizes the LaCie 2big for performance. - Page 26 LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual Right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and se- lect New Partition. If the New Partition option is not avail- able, select the disk and initialize it first (Fig. 3.5.1-C).
- Page 27 LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next (Fig. 3.5.1-F). Assign a drive letter or mount path and click 3.5.1-G). Name format partition (Fig. 3.5.1-H).
- Page 28 LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual Review the settings and click Finish to create the logical partition (Fig. 3.5.1-I). Fig. 3.5.1-I RAiD page 28...
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Page 29: Mac Users
CAUTION: If the 2big is in Mixed mode, the disk is already partitioned. LaCie recommends NOT to partition the disk, but it is possible to partition or initialize each existing partition sepa- rately if necessary. Select Utilities from the Go menu in Finder. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting
Manual 4. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie 2big is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the... -
Page 31: Led Status Indicators
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 4.1. LED Status Indicators Use the 2big’s front and rear LEDs and the chart below as a reference to determine the status of your 2big: If the front And the rear... - Page 32 And the RAID Then: mode is: Temperature critical; LaCie recommends that following this event you leave the 2big in standby for at least an hour before restart- ing to prevent damage to the disks. The 2big is either turned off, or has been in standby mode for more than 30 minutes, or system or electronic board failure;...
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Page 33: Other Troubleshooting Topics
✦ Disks. If other USB, eSATA or FireWire devices are connected to the same port or hub, disconnect the other devices and see if the 2big’s performance improves. Replacement power supplies can be purchased from LaCie at: www.lacie.com troubleshooting Solutions for more informa- 2.2. -
Page 34: Contacting Customer Support
If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us at www.lacie.com. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the... -
Page 35: Lacie Technical Support Contacts
LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton user Manual 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Français) LaCie Denmark Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact LaCie France Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/fr/contact/... -
Page 36: Warranty Information
LaCie will, at its option, repair or replace the defective LaCie 2big. In the event of a drive failure please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie customer support for drive replacement procedure. This warranty is void if: The LaCie 2big was operated/stored in abnormal use or ✦...