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Page 1: How To Use This Manual
LaCie Biggest S1S How To Use This Manual User’s Manual How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page Printing: While optimized for onscreen viewing, the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 ”... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
User’s Manual page 2 Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Introduction 1.1. What Your LaCie Biggest S1S Can Do 2. Your LaCie Biggest S1S 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Package Contents 2.3. Views Of The Drive 2.3.1. Front View 2.3.2. Rear View 2.4. - Page 3 LaCie Biggest S1S Table of Contents User’s Manual page 3 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest S1S 5.1. Disk Status And Activity Indicators 5.2. LCD Display Messages 5.2.1. Initialization Messages 5.2.2. Rebuild Messages 5.2.3. Failure And Error Messages 5.2.3.1. RAID Failure Messages 5.2.3.2.
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Page 4: User's Manual
LaCie Biggest S1S Table of Contents User’s Manual page 4 9. Troubleshooting 10. Contacting Customer Support 11. Warranty... -
Page 5: Foreword
LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes. - Page 6 Foreword User’s Manual page 6 Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards: Class B EN60950, EN55022, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3 With reference to the following conditions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive...
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Page 7: Precautions
General Use Precautions • Do not expose the LaCie Biggest S1S to temperatures outside the range of 0° C to 35° C (32° F to 96° F); or to operational humidity beyond 5-95%, non-condensing, or storage humidity beyond 5-75%, non-condensing. Doing so may damage the LaCie Biggest S1S or disfigure its casing. -
Page 8: Introduction
RAID levels (0, 0+1 and 5) and also offer the option of RAID 5 + hot spare. Featuring intelligent online recovery, the LaCie Biggest S1S allows one drive to be designated a hot spare – that way, if one drive fails, the LaCie Biggest S1S will seamlessly rebuild the failed drive’s data on the hot spare. -
Page 9: Your Lacie Biggest S1S
LaCie Biggest S1S 2. Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 9 2. Your LaCie Biggest S1S 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Supported RAID Levels: Supported Hard Disks: • Hardware RAID level 0, 0+1, 5 and 5+spare • Serial ATA I •... -
Page 10: Package Contents
Important Info: Please keep your box. In the event that the LaCie Biggest S1S RAID subsystem tower should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. In the event that an individual disk should... -
Page 11: Views Of The Drive
Disk 3 – Disk 4 – LCD Display – The LCD Display alerts you to the status and configuration information of your LaCie Biggest S1S’s subsystem and arrays. For more information about the LCD Display messages, please see section 5.2. LCD Display Messages. -
Page 12: Rear View
LaCie Biggest S1S 2. Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 12 2.3.2. Rear View POWER Fan Status Indicator RAID Level Switch Selectors Power Switch Serial/RS-232 Port Ventilation Fan SATA I port Power Status Indicator Power Supply Connector... - Page 13 For more information, please see section 4.1. Setting The RAID Level. Serial/RS-232 Port – The Serial/RS-232 Port is used to connect the LaCie Biggest S1S to a terminal or a terminal- equipped PC with terminal emulation software. The status of the LaCie Biggest S1S can then be viewed remotely. For more information, please see section 6.2.
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Page 14: Sata Cables & Connectors
LaCie Biggest S1S 2. Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 14 2.4. Cables And Connectors Serial ATA The Serial ATA interface was created to simplify and improve connectivity by utilizing point-to-point signaling, hot-plug capability, smaller and standardized connectors. Built upon an efficient and practical design, the Serial ATA cables and connectors offers several key features and benefits: •... -
Page 15: Understanding Raid
3. Understanding RAID Your LaCie Biggest S1S is shipped with a pre-configured RAID level of 5, but it supports four different RAID levels: 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. This section will help you decide which RAID level is right for your application. -
Page 16: Raid 0
40GB to 70GB, as a RAID 0+1 array, the total available capacity would be 80GB (40GB x 2). In this configuration, you must have an even number of disks, so in the case of the LaCie Biggest S1S, you would need to have four hard disks installed. Characteristics & Advantages •... -
Page 17: Raid 5 And Raid 5 + Hot Spare
LaCie Biggest S1S 3. Understanding RAID User’s Manual page 17 3.3. RAID 5 And RAID 5 + Hot Spare Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks This is the most versatile RAID level and offers high I/O transaction rates, which greatly helps applications that perform large numbers of concurrent requests. - Page 18 LaCie Biggest S1S 3. Understanding RAID User’s Manual page 18 RAID 5 + Hot Spare This diagram represents a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, This level is the same as RAID 5, but one disk is designated consisting of four disks, which as a “Hot Spare,”...
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Page 19: Setting Up Your Lacie Biggest S1S
This chapter covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie Biggest S1S. A relatively easy process, you will be guided through the five following steps: 4.1. Setting The RAID Level – The LaCie Biggest S1S is pre-configured at RAID level 5, but you have the option of customizing your RAID level in this step. -
Page 20: Setting The Raid Level
4.1. Setting The RAID Level The LaCie Biggest S1S is pre-configured at RAID level 5, but it may be re-configured. The RAID level is set using the RAID Level Switch Selectors on the rear panel of the LaCie Biggest S1S. The RAID level selectors consist of two switches, with four possible switch position combinations: RAID 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. -
Page 21: Raid
In a RAID 5 array, in the event that a disk needs to be replaced, always replace the failed disk with the Caution! LaCie Biggest S1S’s power on. Do not turn the LaCie Biggest S1S’s power off; doing so may lead to the loss of the data on the array. -
Page 22: Raid
LaCie Biggest S1S 4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 22 4.1.3. RAID 0 1) Power off the LaCie Biggest S1S. 2) Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the ON position. -
Page 23: Creating An Array
1) Ensure that the RAID level is correctly set and configured. 2) On each of the individual Drive Bays, pull the Drive Bay Handle to release the latch. Then slide each of the Drive Bays out from the LaCie Biggest S1S slightly. - Page 24 RAID level being initialized. For example, four, 400GB disks in a RAID 5 array could take over two hours. If you are resetting the RAID level after having used the LaCie Biggest S1S at another RAID level, the LaCie Biggest S1S will display a warning on the LCD, asking if you are certain that you want to initialize the new RAID array.
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Page 25: Connecting To A Host Computer
4.3. Connecting To A Host Computer Once the LaCie Biggest S1S has finished the initialization of the array, you will be ready to connect the LaCie Biggest S1S to a host computer. This section is divided into the two different interface connectivity methods: Important Info: The initialization must be completed before connecting the interface cable. - Page 26 LaCie Biggest S1S 4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 26 4.4. Setting The LCD Display Time & Date To change the time and date on the LCD Display, press the Enter button for over five seconds. Release the button and the date and time settings screen will be displayed.
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Page 27: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Biggest S1S
27 4.5. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Biggest S1S Before the LaCie Biggest S1S array can be fully utilized, it needs to be formatted. During this process, the array can also be customized with partitions. Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e., those that are scratched) and creates internal... -
Page 28: Mac Users
4.5.1. Formatting And Partitioning – Mac Users After having followed the steps to set the RAID level, create the array and connect the interface cable, the LaCie Biggest S1S must now be formatted and partitioned before it can be used:... - Page 29 LaCie Biggest S1S 4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 29 Tech Note: Under Mac OS 10.3.x, the default format setting is Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Journaling provides a continuous record of changes to files on the hard drive. You will not be able to format in the MS-DOS File System, either, unless you choose the Erase tab in the Disc Utility window and create an entire MS-DOS File System volume.
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Page 30: Windows Users
4.5.2. Formatting And Partitioning – Windows Users After having followed the steps to set the RAID level, create the array and connect the interface cable, the LaCie Biggest S1S must now be formatted and partitioned before it can be used:... - Page 31 LaCie Biggest S1S 4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 31 6) This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. Click Next. 7) Select Primary Partition. Click Next. 8) Here you must specify partition size. It is...
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Page 32: Using Your Lacie Biggest S1S
In the event of a RAID failure, the alarm will sound. Press the Enter button to silence the alarm. 5.2. LCD Display Messages The status of the LaCie Biggest S1S controller and array can be viewed through the LCD Display. By using the Menu button to scroll through the messages, the following information is available: •... -
Page 33: Initialization Messages
LaCie Biggest S1S 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 33 5.2.1. Initialization Messages These LCD Display messages may appear during the Initialization phase: LCD Display Message Message cleared when... RAID INIT xx.x% New RAID array being created. -
Page 34: Rebuild Messages
LaCie Biggest S1S 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 34 5.2.2. Rebuild Messages These LCD Display messages may appear during a rebuild phase: LCD Display Message Message cleared when... Dx Rebuild xx.x Rebuilding data to a new disk •... -
Page 35: Failure And Error Messages
LaCie Biggest S1S 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 35 5.2.3. Failure And Error Messages These messages will be displayed in the event of a RAID or disk failure, or an error during a process: 5.2.3.1. RAID Failure Messages... -
Page 36: Raid Configuration Error Message
LCD Display Message Message cleared when... RAID Level The setting of the RAID Level • The LaCie Biggest S1S is shut down Switch Selectors does not match and the RAID Level Switch Selectors Unmatched the exisiting RAID level. are re-set to their original RAID level... -
Page 37: Raid And Disk Status Messages
LaCie Biggest S1S 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 37 5.2.4. RAID And Disk Status Messages These messages will be displayed during one of the following processes: 5.2.4.1. Power On LCD Display Message Message cleared when... LACIE The LaCie Biggest S1S is being •... -
Page 38: Raid And Disk Information Messages
LaCie Biggest S1S 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest S1S User’s Manual page 38 5.2.5. RAID And Disk Information Messages The following messages will be displayed when there is an established RAID array and the Menu button is pushed. Press the Menu button to scroll through the messages, in the following order: 5.2.5.1. -
Page 39: Maintaining Your Lacie Biggest S1S
1) Power off the LaCie Biggest S1S. 2) Connect one end of the Serial/RS-232 cable to the Serial/RS-232 port on the back of the LaCie Biggest S1S, and the other end to a Serial/RS-232 port on the host computer. - Page 40 Once the values are entered, click OK. The HyperTerminal connection is now established. 7) Power on the LaCie Biggest S1S and press the ESC key on the host computer’s keyboard. The >>>>> prompt will appear. 8) Type in the command: download.
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Page 41: Tech Tips
This is the Microsoft file system, more typically known as FAT 32. This is Mac OS 10.2.x - the file system to use if you are going to be using your LaCie Hard Drive • Works reliably with FAT 32 partitions less between Macs and Windows operating systems. -
Page 42: Windows Users
LaCie Biggest S1S 7. Tech Tips User’s Manual page 42 7.1.2. File System Formats – Windows Users There are basically two file system formats for Windows: FAT 32 and NTFS. The following information will hopefully make choosing one or the other a little easier. -
Page 43: Available Storage Capacity
LaCie Biggest S1S 7. Tech Tips User’s Manual page 43 7.2. Available Storage Capacity A gigabyte (GB) means 1,000,000,000 bytes. In order to utilize a hard disk drive, it has to be formatted first. Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e., those that are scratched) and creates internal address... -
Page 44: Serial Ata Questions & Answers
LaCie Biggest S1S 8. SATA Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 44 8. Serial ATA Questions & Answers What is Serial ATA? The Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) is the evolutionary successor to the Parallel ATA/ IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) interface, which has been in use for the last twenty years to connect peripheral devices to the computer. The Parallel ATA standard can deliver data at a maximum of 133MB/s, while Serial ATA provides for a data throughput of 150MB/s with the initial release, and specification developers are planning increased speeds over the next several years. - Page 45 LaCie Biggest S1S 8. SATA Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 45 • Seamless integration: Serial ATA maintains register and software compatibility with Parallel ATA, and should be transparent to both the BIOS and operating system. Simply add more Serial ATA links to increase the number of connectivity points in your system.
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Page 46: Troubleshooting
9. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Biggest S1S 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 checklist and your drive is still not working correctly, please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site –... -
Page 47: Removing/Replacing A Disk
Exchange the Drive Bay with another Drive Bay and attempt to lock them in place the Disk Activity Indicator turns red again to see if it is a faulty Drive Bay. If the problem continues, contact your LaCie and the alarm beep sounds. - Page 48 I only have two or three disks. Can I The LaCie Biggest S1S cannot create an array from just two disks. If you only still create a RAID array? have three disks, you can only create a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array.
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Page 49: 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 via the provided Web link. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: •... -
Page 50: Lacie Technical Support
LaCie Biggest S1S 10. Contacting Customer Support User’s Manual page 50 LaCie Technical Support LaCie Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/... -
Page 51: Warranty
• A hard disk from one of the Drive Bays was removed or replaced by someone other than a LaCie technician or a repair technician authorized by LaCie. LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result.