LaCie 2big
User Manual
page 29
RAID
Fig. 3.3.2-C
This example illustrates the JBOD RAID mode,
which optimizes the LaCie 2big for performance.
Launch
1.
Disk Utility
from the Applications / Utili-
ties folder (Fig. 3.3.2-A).
Select a configured disk and click the
2.
Partition
tab
(Fig. 3.3.2-B, red boxes).
Select
3.
1 Partition
from the
Volume Scheme
drop-down list (Fig. 3.3.2-B, green box).
Enter a name for the volume in the Name field (Fig.
4.
3.3.2-B, yellow box).
Select
5.
Mac OS Extended (journaled)
from the
Format
drop-down list (Fig. 3.3.2-B, orange box).
Specify the size of the partition in the
6.
Size
field (Fig.
3.3.2-B, light blue box).
TeChNICAl NOTe:
The size of the partitions can
only be changed if multiple partitions have been cre-
ated.
Click the
7.
Partition
button (Fig. 3.3.2-B, dark blue
box).
Click
8.
Partition
to acknowledge the warning (Fig.
3.3.2-C). Disk Utility mounts the created partition
and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The
icon is labeled with the partition name.
Fig. 3.3.2-A
Fig. 3.3.2-B
3.3.2. Mac Users
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ImpOrTANT INfO:
Do not partition the
virtual disk that initially mounts on your OS.
