LACIEHDDmanual

LaCie2bigQuadra•DesignbyneiLPouLtontableofContentsuserManualpage1TableofContents1.Introduction..............................................................................................................51.1.MinimumSystemRequirements.....................................................................................................61.2.BoxContent................................................................................................................................71.3.ViewsoftheDrive........................................................................................................................81.4.CablesandConnectors..............................................................................................................102.SettingUpYourLaCie2big.....................................................................................122.1.ConnecttheInterfaceCable.......................................................................................................132.2.TurntheDriveOn......................................................................................................................143.RAID.......................................................................................................................153.1.AboutRAIDModes.....................................................................................................................153.1.1.Fast(RAID0)...................................................................................................................153.1.2.Big(Concatenation).........................................................................................................163.1.3.Safe(RAID1)..................................................................................................................173.1.4.Mixed(RAID1andRAID0)..............................................................................................173.2.ChangingtheRAIDMode...........................................................................................................183.3.RemovingandInstallingDrives....................................................................................................193.4.Formatting.................................................................................................................................203.4.1.FileSystemFormats.........................................................................................................203.4.2.FormattingforWindowsUsers..........................................................................................223.4.3.FormattingforMacUsers.................................................................................................243.5.PartitioningtheDisks..................................................................................................................253.5.1.WindowsUsers................................................................................................................253.5.2.MacUsers......................................................................................................................294.Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................304.1.LEDStatusIndicators..................................................................................................................314.2.OtherTroubleshootingTopics.....................................................................................................335.ContactingCustomerSupport.................................................................................345.1.LaCieTechnicalSupportContacts...............................................................................................356.WarrantyInformation.............................................................................................36LaCie2bigQuadra•DesignbyneiLPouLtonForeworduserManualpage2CopyrightsCopyright©2008LaCie.Allrightsre-served.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsys-tem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photo-copying,recordingorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofLaCie.TrademarksApple,Mac,andMacintosharereg-isteredtrademarksofAppleInc.Mi-crosoft,Windows98,Windows98SE,Windows2000,WindowsMillenniumEdition,WindowsXPandWindowsVistaareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.Othertrademarksmen-tionedinthismanualarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.ChangesThematerialinthisdocumentisforin-formationonlyandsubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Whilereasonableeffortshavebeenmadeinthepreparationofthisdocumenttoassureitsaccuracy,LaCieassumesnoliabilityresultingfromerrorsoromissionsinthisdocument,orfromtheuseoftheinformationcon-tainedherein.LaCiereservestherighttomakechangesorrevisionsintheprod-uctdesignortheproductmanualwith-outreservationandwithoutobligationtonotifyanypersonofsuchrevisionsandchanges.CanadaComplianceStatementThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsallrequirementsoftheCanadianInterfer-ence-CausingEqu