LaCie 2big Quadra Manual de usuario

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Table of ContentsUser Manual page 1Table of Contents1. Introduction ...

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 10Cables and Connectors1.4. USB 2.0USB is a serial input/output technology f

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 11eSATAYour LaCie 2big uses the latest in SATA technology, allowing

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 12This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 2big.

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 13Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSA-1. TA) into the corresp

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 14off auto onsafemixedbigfast2.2. Turn the Drive OnThe power supply kit is compos

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 15RAID3. 3.1. About RAID ModesThis section will help you decide which RAID mode is

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 16Big (Concatenation)3.1.2. When disks are concatenated, their capacities are

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 17Safe (RAID 1)3.1.3. In Safe mode (RAID 1), the two physical disks are mi

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 183.2. Changing the RAID ModeBefore you change the RAID mode of the LaCie 2big, fam

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 19In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 2big, please contact

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON ForewordUser Manual page 2CopyrightsCopyright © 2008 LaCie. All rights re-served. No part of this publica

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 203.4. FormattingThe 2big Quadra comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac O

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 21Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to help from third-party products.

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 223.4.2. Formatting for Windows UsersThe process of formatting a drive on a comput

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 23On the first page of the “New Partition Wizard,” click 8. Next. See Fig. 3.4.2-B

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON SetupUser Manual page 243.4.3. Formatting for Mac UsersConnect the drive to the computer and turn on the

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 253.5. Partitioning the DisksYou must partition the drives after changing the 2big

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 26Right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and se-3. lect New Partition. I

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 27Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies 6. the entire volum

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 28Fig. 3.5.1-IReview the settings and click 9. Finish to create the logical

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAIDUser Manual page 29Mac Users 3.5.2. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON ForewordUser Manual page 3Only qualified persons are autho- ✦rized to carry out maintenance on th

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON TroubleshootingUser Manual page 304. TroubleshootingIn the event that your LaCie 2big is not working corr

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON TroubleshootingUser Manual page 31LED Status Indicators4.1. Use the 2big’s front and rear LEDs and the ch

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON TroubleshootingUser Manual page 32If the front LED is:And the rear LED is:And the RAID mode is:Then:Dimmi

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON TroubleshootingUser Manual page 33Other Troubleshooting Topics4.2. Problem SolutionsThe 2big is not recog

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Contacting Customer SupportUser Manual page 34Before You Contact Technical SupportRead the manuals and re

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Contacting Customer SupportUser Manual page 35LaCie Technical Support Contacts5.1. LaCie Asia, Singapore,

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Warranty InformationUser Manual page 36LaCie warrants your LaCie 2big against any defect in material and

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON ForewordUser Manual page 4ImpOrTANT INfO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 5Introduction1. Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie 2b

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 61.1. Minimum System Requirements Windows UsersWindows 2000*, Windows XP

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 7Box Content1.2. Your LaCie 2big package contains the system tower and an ac

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 8Fig. 1.3-AViews of the Drive1.3. Front ViewThe blue button (A) on the front

LaCie 2big Quadra • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON IntroductionUser Manual page 9off auto onsafemixedbigfastFig. 1.3-BRear ViewRAID switch1. off/auto/on po