Mac Users - LaCie 301382U User Manual

LaCie 2big Quadra Enterprise Class
User Manual
3.4.3.

Mac Users

CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the
2big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you
want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before
performing these steps.
1. Connect the drive to the power source and to the computer via
the interface port.
2. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar.
3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility.
4. The Disk Utility window will open (Fig.
labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks
on the left side of the window.
5. Select the Partition tab.
6. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of parti-
tions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you the
option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions). You can
adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the
partitions in the Volume Scheme: area.
7. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each
volume (partition), choose the volume format.
8. Once you have finalized the volume options, click Partition.
Click Partition again when the alert message appears to con-
tinue.
9. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to
your settings, and your drive will be ready to use.
IMPORTANT INFO: Please refer to section
Formats, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system
formats.
IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that unless you have a
specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use
the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more familiar
experience to Macintosh users.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Formatting will not erase the encryption con-
figuration. If you wish to format a 2big that has been encrypted, you
will first need to unlock the device using the LaCie Desktop Man-
ager, then follow the steps below.
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