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LaCie 2big Triple

User Manual

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your LaCie 2big against any defect 

in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the 

period designated on your warranty certificate. In the 

event this product is found to be defective within the 

warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, repair or re-

place the defective LaCie 2big.

In  the  event  of  a  drive  failure  please  contact  your 

LaCie reseller or LaCie customer support for drive re-

placement procedure.

This warranty is void if:

The LaCie 2big was operated/stored in abnormal use 

or maintenance conditions;
The LaCie 2big is repaired, modified or altered, un-

less such repair, modification or alteration is expressly 

authorized in writing by LaCie;
The  LaCie  2big  was  subjected  to  abuse,  neglect, 

lightning strike, electrical fault, improper packaging 

or accident;
The LaCie 2big was installed improperly;
The serial number of the LaCie 2big or an individual 

Drive Bay is defaced or missing;
The broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray, etc.
The tamper seal on the LaCie 2big or an individual 

Drive Bay casing is broken.
One or two of the hard disks 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  no  liability  for  any 

loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of 

the problems caused as a result.

LaCie will not, under any circumstances, be liable 

for direct, special or consequential damages such as, but 

not limited to, damage or loss of property or equipment, 

loss of profits or revenues, cost of replacement goods, 

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions.

Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, 

and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for 

the recovery or restoration of this data.

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled 

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the 

drive.

To  obtain  warranty  service,  call  LaCie  Techni-

cal Support. You will be asked to provide your LaCie 

product’s serial number, and you may be asked to furnish 

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under 

warranty.

All  systems  returned  to  LaCie  must  be  securely 

packaged in their original box and shipped with postage 

prepaid.

6. Warranty

ImpOrTANT INfO:

 Register online for free 

technical support: 

www.lacie.com/register

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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