LaCie Hard Disk MAX Quadra User Manual Download Page 3

LaCie hard disk MAX 

• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON

 

Foreword

User Manual 

page 3

This  symbol  on  the  product 

or on its packaging indicates 
that this product must not be 
disposed  of  with  your  other 
household  waste.  Instead,  it 

is your responsibility to dispose of your waste 
equipment by handing it over to a designed 
collection  point  for  the  recycling  of  waste 
electrical  and  electronic  equipment.  The 
separate  collection  and  recycling  of  your 
waste equipment at the time of disposal will 
help to conserve natural resources and en-
sure that it is recycled in a manner that pro-
tects human health and the environment. For 
more information about where you can drop 
off  your  waste  equipment  for  recycling, 
please  contact  your  local  city  office,  your 
household  waste  disposal  service,  or  the 
shop where you purchased the product.

 

Health & Safety 

Requirements

 

Only  qualified  persons  are  autho-
rized  to  carry  out  maintenance  on 
this device.

 

Read this user manual carefully and 
follow  the  correct  procedure  when 
setting up the device.

 

Do not open your LaCie hard disk 
MAX  or  attempt  to  disassemble  or 
modify it. Never insert any metallic 
object  into  the  drive  to  avoid  any 
risk  of  electrical  shock,  fire,  short-
circuiting  or  dangerous  emissions. 
Your LaCie hard disk MAX contains 
no  user-serviceable  parts.  If  it  ap-
pears  to  be  malfunctioning,  have 
it  inspected  by  a  qualified  LaCie 
Technical Support representative.

 

Never  expose  your  device  to  rain, 
or use it near water, or in damp or 
wet conditions. Never place objects 
containing  liquids  on  the  LaCie 
hard  disk  MAX,  as  they  may  spill 
into its openings. Doing so increas-
es the risk of electrical shock, short-
circuiting, fire or personal injury.

 

General use 

Precautions

 

Do not expose the LaCie hard disk 
MAX  to  temperatures  outside  the 
range  of  5°  C  to  35°  C  (41°  F  to 
95°  F);  or  to  operational  humidity 
beyond 5-80%, non-condensing, or 
non-operating humidity beyond 10-
90%,  non-condensing.  Doing  so 
may  damage  the  LaCie  hard  disk 
MAX  or  disfigure  its  casing.  Avoid 
placing  your  LaCie  hard  disk  MAX 
near a source of heat or exposing it 
to sunlight (even through a window). 
Inversely,  placing  your  LaCie  hard 
disk MAX in an environment that is 
too cold or humid may damage the 
unit. Because of heat issues, LaCie 
recommends that users do not stack 
drives.

 

Always unplug the LaCie hard disk 
MAX  from  the  electrical  outlet  if 
there is a risk of lightning or if it will 
be  unused  for  an  extended  period 
of  time.  Otherwise,  there  is  an  in-
creased  risk  of  electrical  shock, 
short-circuiting or fire.

 

Use only the power supply shipped 
with the device.

 

Do  not  use  the  LaCie  hard  disk 
MAX  near  other  electrical  appli-
ances such as televisions or radios. 
Doing  so  may  cause  interference 
which  will  adversely  affect  the  op-
eration of the other products.

 

Do  not  place  the  LaCie  hard  disk 
MAX  near  sources  of  magnetic 
interference,  such  as  computer 
displays,  televisions  or  speakers. 
Magnetic  interference  can  affect 
the  operation  and  stability  of  your 
LaCie hard disk MAX.

 

Do not place heavy objects on top 
of the LaCie hard disk MAX or use 
excessive force on it.

 

Never  use  excessive  force  on  your 
LaCie hard disk MAX. If you detect 
a problem, see the Troubleshooting 
section in this manual.

CAUTION:

 A shielded-type power cord 

is required in order to meet FCC emission 
limits and also to prevent interference to 
the nearby radio and television reception. 
It is essential that only the supplied power 
cord be used.

 

Summary of Contents for Hard Disk MAX Quadra

Page 1: ...ing 14 3 1 Windows Users 15 3 2 Mac Users 17 4 Interface Data Transfer Information 18 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 18 4 2 FireWire Connections 18 4 3 eSATA Cables and Connectors 19 4 4 Data Transfers 20 4 5...

Page 2: ...nce 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...

Page 3: ...he risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury General use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie hard disk MAX to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to o...

Page 4: ...highly recom mends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard disk for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard disk another external hard disk or some other f...

Page 5: ...applications the LaCie hard disk MAX handles the curves of your demanding data needs Secure and stable the LaCie hard disk MAX is an ideal way to add space to your computer you can divide the drive in...

Page 6: ...Manual page 6 1 1 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your La Cie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the prod...

Page 7: ...in cable 5 FireWire 400 to 800 6 pin to 9 pin adapter cable 6 eSATA cable 7 Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance...

Page 8: ...reWire 800 ports 7 USB 2 0 port 8 RAID selection switch CAUTION To avoid overheating the LaCie hard disk MAX should be installed in a well ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient a...

Page 9: ...ting Connected IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk MAX volume mounts correctly on your computer Step 1 2 1 Turning the Drive On...

Page 10: ...c LaCieharddiskMAX DonotuseapowersupplyfromanotherLaCie driveoranothermanufacturer Usinganyotherpowercableorpow er supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty ALWAYS REMOVE THE AC ADA...

Page 11: ...ble to the corresponding interface port on the back of the hard disk MAX 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your com puter and appear in My Computer Computer Windows us ers or on your d...

Page 12: ...our desktop and then double click the LaCie Setup As sistant icon The LaCie Setup Assistant will guide you through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard disk MAX for your needs IMPORTANT INFO If y...

Page 13: ...m Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should...

Page 14: ...section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your office docu ments one as a ba...

Page 15: ...s These operating systems will recognize volumes greater than 2TB in size but the disks must be converted to the GPT file system before partitions greater than 2TB can be created 1 Connect the drive t...

Page 16: ...11 Click Next 12 Click Next 13 On the Format Partition window select Quick Format Click Next Fig 08 Fig 08 Fig 09 14 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 15 Windows Disk Management will format...

Page 17: ...sk MAX from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window Fig 10 5 Select the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive...

Page 18: ...rt but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates 4 2 FireWire Connections FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial input output technology for connecting periphera...

Page 19: ...g improved performance to internal connections Soon after eSATA or external SATA was developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and du...

Page 20: ...the power supply is properly connected 3 Disconnect your computer s USB cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 4 5 Installing New Firmware LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the hard disk MAX...

Page 21: ...o each disk Fig 15 The available capacities of each disk are added together so that one logical volume mounts on the computer If one physical disk in the array fails the data of all disks becomes inac...

Page 22: ...ilable capacity of both drives is limited to the capacity of the lowest capacity disk If one physical disk fails the data is available immediately on the second disk No data is lost if one disk fails...

Page 23: ...o change the RAID mode 1 Unmount or safely remove the hard disk MAX volumes from your computer and turn off the hard disk MAX It is impor tant to allow the disks to cool before touching them 2 Insert...

Page 24: ...the drives For more information about file system formats see section 3 Optional Formatting Partitioning 5 4 1 Windows Users IMPORTANT INFO Do not partition the virtual disk that initially mounts on y...

Page 25: ...elect the disk and initialize it first Fig 20 TECHNICAL NOTE Disk installation for a RAID 1 array can take more than 60 seconds During initialization the rear and front LED will turn red for a few sec...

Page 26: ...r Manual page 26 6 Specify the partition size By default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 23 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next Fig 24 8 Name and format the pa...

Page 27: ...LaCie hard disk MAX DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAID User Manual page 27 9 Review the settings and click Finish to create the logical parti tion Fig 26 Fig 26...

Page 28: ...Fig 28 4 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field C Fig 28 5 Select Mac OS Extended journaled from the Format drop down list D Fig 28 6 Specify the size of the partition in the Size field E Fig 2...

Page 29: ...LaCie hard disk MAX drives may be hot Use caution when removing IMPORTANT NOTE LaCie recommends that replacement drives have the same capacity and be the same model number as the drive they are replac...

Page 30: ...eller or LaCie Technical Support see section 7 Contacting Customer Support for details 6 1 Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up to date com prehensive user manuals avail...

Page 31: ...blinks while the disk is mounting Front LED strip is solid blue when the drive is ready for use Front LED will flicker to indicate HDD access Rear LEDs are inactive during standard drive operation If...

Page 32: ...port Operating system does not recognize LaCie virtual drives Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty LaCie hard disk MAX Before reconfiguring the mode of operation use the operating system s Disk Man ager t...

Page 33: ...ation Where to Find Information LaCie hard disk MAX serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original pack aging LaCie hard disk MAX file format Mac users Select the hard driv...

Page 34: ...www lacie com ie contact LaCie Italy http www lacie com it contact Japan Elecom Co LTD http www lacie jp LaCie Korea http www lacie com kr contact LaCie Latin America http www lacie com la contact La...

Page 35: ...s 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 spe cial or consequen...

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