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LaCie 2big Triple

User Manual

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Copyright  ©  2007  LaCie.  All 

rights reserved. No part of this publi-

cation may be reproduced, stored in a 

retrieval system, or transmitted in any 

form or by any means, electronic, me-

chanical,  photocopying,  recording  or 

otherwise,  without  the  prior  written 

consent of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are reg-

istered  trademarks  of  Apple  Inc.  Mi-

crosoft, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, 

Windows 2000, Windows Millennium 

Edition, Windows  XP  and Windows 

Vista are registered trademarks of Mi-

crosoft Corporation. Other trademarks 

mentioned in this manual are the prop-

erty of their respective owners.

Changes

The  material  in  this  document  is 

for  information  only  and  subject  to 

change without notice. While reason-

able  efforts  have  been  made  in  the 

preparation of this document to assure 

its accuracy, 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.

Canada Compliance Statement

This  Class  B  digital  apparatus 

meets  all  requirements  of  the  Cana-

dian Interference-Causing Equipment 

Regulations.

Japan Compliance Statement

This is a Class B product based on 

the standard of the Voluntary Control 

Council for Interference from Informa-

tion Technology  Equipment  (VCCI). 

If this is used near a radio or television 

receiver in a domestic environment, it 

may  cause  radio  interference.  Install 

and  use  the  equipment  according  to 

the instruction manual.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 

of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject 

to the following conditions: 

The devices may not cause harmful 

interference
The devices must accept any inter-

ference  received,  including  inter-

ference  that  may  cause  undesired 

operation.

NOTE: This  equipment  has  been 

tested  and  found  to  comply  with  the 

limits for a Class B digital device, pur-

suant  to  Part  15  of  the  FCC  Rules. 

These  limits  are  designed  to  provide 

reasonable  protection  against  harmful 

interference  in  a  residential  installa-

tion.  This  equipment  generates,  uses 

and  can  radiate  radio  frequency  en-

ergy and, if not installed and used in 

accordance with the instructions, may 

cause  harmful  interference  to  radio 

communications. However, there is no 

guarantee that interference will not oc-

cur  in  a  particular  installation.  If  this 

equipment  does  cause  harmful  inter-

ference to radio or television reception, 

1.

2.

which  can  be  determined  by  turning 

the equipment off and on, the user is 

encouraged to try and correct the in-

terference by one or more of the fol-

lowing measures:

Reorient  or  relocate  the  receiving 

antenna.
Increase the separation between the 

equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an out-

let on a circuit different from that to 

which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced 

radio/TV technician for help.

Modifications  to  this  product  not 

authorized  by  LaCie  could  void  the 

FCC  &  Industry  Canada  regulations 

and  negate  your  authority  to  operate 

the product. 

Manufacturer’s Declara-
tion for CE Certification

We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this 

product conforms to the following Eu-

ropean  standards:  Class  B  EN60950, 

EN55022,  EN55024,  EN61000-3-2: 

2000, EN61000-3-3: 2001 

With  reference  to  the  following 

conditions:  73/23/EEC  Low  Voltage 

Directive;  89/336/EEC  EMC  Direc-

tive

Tested to comply with FCC 

standards for home or office use

LaCie 2big Triple Hard Drive

CAUTION:

 Modifications not 

authorized  by  the  manufacturer 

may  void  the  user’s  authority  to 

operate this device.

Summary of Contents for 2big Triple

Page 1: ...manual de instrucciones gu da utente handbuch gebruikershandleiding manuel utilisateur user manual 2big triple Professional 2 disk RAID USB 2 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800...

Page 2: ...n 13 2 3 Formatting 14 2 3 1 File System Formats 14 2 3 2 Formatting for Windows Users 16 2 3 3 Formatting for Mac Users 18 2 4 Installing New Firmware Upgrade 19 3 RAID 20 3 1 About 2big Triple RAID...

Page 3: ...is subject to the following conditions The devices may not cause harmful interference The devices must accept any inter ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE...

Page 4: ...pill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of elec trical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie 2big are electrically ground ed If the devices ar...

Page 5: ...ver use excessive force on your LaCie 2big If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual Protect your LaCie 2big from ex cessive exposure to dust during use or storage Dus...

Page 6: ...gle error detection and redun dant information to recover the original if a disk fails a RAID system is an ideal means to safe guard valuable data while also stream lining performance The LaCie 2big i...

Page 7: ...CI X or PCI Express card to be able to connect your LaCie 2big via FireWire 800 interface LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI cards Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories Mac Users Mac...

Page 8: ...e and drive removal tool 5 LaCie User Manuals LaCie 1 Click Backup Software Windows XP 2000 Mac OS X Silverkeeper backup software Mac OS 9 OS X Silverlining Pro Utilities Mac OS 9 2 0 0 7 L aCie All r...

Page 9: ...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 Button CD ROM for more informat...

Page 10: ...obstructed Please use the included plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the Two Big and allow for better heat dissipation Environmental Requirements Temperature 0 35 C 32 95 F Operation Humidi...

Page 11: ...rmance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port The cable will also work when connected to a USB 2 0 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 2 0 transfer rates USB 2 0 Cable Ends 1 4 1 Hi S...

Page 12: ...your LaCie 2big Follow the steps below to power on and configure your LaCie 2big Step 1 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable Page 12 Step 2 2 2 Turning the Drive On Page 13 Step 3 2 3 Formatting Format...

Page 13: ...1 A Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 2big Fig 2 1 B If two interfaces are connected at the same time the first one connected remains active and the second will not work 1...

Page 14: ...ch is in the AUTO position the 2big Triple turns off and on with your computer CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific LaCie drive Do not use a power supply from another LaCie driv...

Page 15: ...MB with a maximum of 2TB with no limit to file size Volumes created in NTFS can only be directly accessed not through shares by Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting t...

Page 16: ...mat and partition the drive as one large Mac OS Ex tended volume Mac OS Extended HFS Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS X HFS represents an optimization of the older HFS file sy...

Page 17: ...2 3 2 A If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the icon Right c...

Page 18: ...ystem formats Fig 2 3 2 C Fig 2 3 2 D Click Next Click Next Click Next Click Next On the Format Partition window select Quick Format Click Next 8 9 10 11 12 Click Finish to begin the formatting proces...

Page 19: ...enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for mat Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue Mac Disk Ut...

Page 20: ...ge 19 Setup LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the 2big Visit LaCie s Web site www lacie com for the latest firmware update For the procedure please contact LaCie technical support 2 4...

Page 21: ...the two physical disks are striped together RAID 0 so that one larger logical volume mounts on the desktop offering the maximum possible capacity like in Big mode the available capacities of each dis...

Page 22: ...disk 2 disk 1 disk 2 Fig 3 1 2 One Big volume 3 1 2 BIG Concatenation In JBOD mode Just a Bunch of Disks the two physical disks work as two independent hard drives in one single housing so that two lo...

Page 23: ...annot exceed the available capacity of the lowest capacity single disk important info If one physical disk fails the data are available immediately on the second disk No data are lost if one disk fail...

Page 24: ...nd turn it off Insert a small flat blade screwdriver into the groove on the rotary switch and turn the screwdriver to the left or right to select a different mode Fig 3 2 Turn on the 2big important in...

Page 25: ...stems or for cross platform use between Mac and PC the drives must be reformatted For more information see section 2 3 1 File System Formats Important Info Do not partition the virtual disk that initi...

Page 26: ...space and select New Partition If the New Partition op tion is not available select the disk and initialize it first Fig 3 3 1 C 3 Click Next to start the Partition Wizard Fig 3 3 1 D 4 Select the Pri...

Page 27: ...e partition size By default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 3 3 1 F 6 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next Fig 3 3 1 G 7 Name and format the partition and click N...

Page 28: ...LaCie 2big Triple User Manual page 27 RAID Review the settings and click Finish to create the logical partition Fig 3 3 1 I 9 Fig 3 3 1 I...

Page 29: ...e drop down list Fig 3 3 2 B green box Enter a name for the volume in the Name field Fig 3 3 2 B yellow box Select Mac OS Extended journaled from the Format drop down list Fig 3 3 2 B orange box Speci...

Page 30: ...e and carefully extract the drive Fig 3 4 C Turn the drive on to continue using the remaining drive To Install a Drive Turn off and unplug the LaCie 2big Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty...

Page 31: ...tacting Customer Support for details Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up to date comprehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a...

Page 32: ...and blue after it has been re inserted the drive may be defective Contact LaCie Customer Support section 5 Contacting Customer Support In RAID 1 mode SAFE 100 a data rebuild may be in progress Look a...

Page 33: ...BIOS recognizes empty LaCie 2big Before reconfiguring the mode of operation use the operating system s Disk Manager to delete partitions on the volume Ensure the HBA driver is current Troubleshoot dr...

Page 34: ...e following information on hand 1 2 5 Contacting Customer Support Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original pa...

Page 35: ...tact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie...

Page 36: ...have been removed and replaced by any hard disk other than a drive provided by LaCie For drive removal replacement process see section 4 Removing and Installing Drives LaCie and its suppliers accept...

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