LaCie 5big Backup Server
Introduction
Configuration Guide
page 11
1.5. Windows Home Server and the
5big Enclosure Disks
The 5big Backup Server has five slots to insert hard disk drives (see
6.1. Disk Installation
for instructions on how to insert new or replace-
ment disks).
Fig. 04
shows how the drives are labeled, from left to
right:
Disk 1
contains the Windows Home Server operating system. While
other drives may be removed during use, the 5big Backup Server re-
quires this disk for proper operation and management of the system.
Disks 2 - 5
may be added to the Windows Home Server pool of
Storage Hard Drives or used to backup data on the system. See
3.4.
Server Storage
to learn how to add or remove drives from the pool
of Storage Hard Drives.
Four USB ports (
Fig. 04
, A) and one eSATA port (
Fig. 04
, B), are
also available to expand storage on the 5big Backup Server. You
may add external disks to the Windows Home Server pool of Storage
Hard Drives or use them as backup for data on the system.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Use USB 2.0 devices with the 5big Backup
Server USB 2.0 ports (i.e. external hard drives or printers). USB 1.1
devices can cause poor performance and unpredictable results.
1.6. Ethernet Cable
Gigabit Ethernet Cables and Connectors
Your LaCie 5big Backup Server is shipped with an Ethernet cable
(
Fig. 05 - Ethernet Cable Ends
) that is compatible with transfer rates
up to 1000 Mb/s, or 1 Gb/s. Often referred to as “Gigabit Ether-
net” or “Gig-E”, this level of Ethernet connection is superior to older,
100 Mb/s connections.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
LaCie recommends Cat 5E or Cat 6 cables.
Both support Gigabit Ethernet.
DESIGNED BY NEIL POULTON
POWER
AUDIO OUT
LAN 1
USB
USB
USB
eSATA
Fig. 04
Fig. 05 - Ethernet Cable Ends
