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LaCie hard disk MAX 

• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON

 

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Copyrights

Copyright © 2008 LaCie. All rights re-
served. No part of this publication may 
be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys-
tem, or transmitted in any form or by any 
means,  electronic,  mechanical,  photo-
copying, recording or otherwise, without 
the prior written consent of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple,  Mac,  and  Macintosh  are  regis-
tered  trademarks  of  Apple  Computer, 
Inc.  Microsoft,  Windows  2000,  Win-
dows  XP  and  Windows  Vista  are  regis-
tered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora-
tion. Other trademarks mentioned in this 
manual are the property of their respec-
tive owners.

Changes

The material in this document is for in-
formation  only  and  subject  to  change 
without notice. While reasonable 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 con-
tained herein. LaCie reserves the right to 
make changes or revisions in the prod-
uct design or the product manual with-
out reservation and without obligation to 
notify any person of such revisions and 
changes.

Canada Compliance Statement

This Class A digital apparatus meets all 
requirements  of  the  Canadian  Interfer-
ence-Causing Equipment Regulations.

FCC Statement

Tested to comply with 

FCC standards for home 

or office use

LaCie hard disk MAX

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, pursuant to Part 
15  of  the  FCC  Rules.  These  limits  are 
designed to provide reasonable protec-
tion  against  harmful  interference  in  a 
residential  installation.  This  equipment 
generates,  uses  and  can  radiate  radio 
frequency  energy  and,  if  not  installed 
and used in accordance with the instruc-
tions, may cause harmful interference to 
radio  communications.  However,  there 
is no guarantee that interference will not 
occur  in  a  particular  installation.  If  this 
equipment does cause harmful interfer-
ence  to  radio  or  television  reception, 
which can be determined by turning the 
equipment  off  and  on,  the  user  is  en-
couraged to try and correct the interfer-
ence  by  one  or  more  of  the  following 
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  experi-
enced radio/TV technician for help.

Modifications to this product not autho-
rized  by  LaCie  could  void  the  FCC  & 
Industry Canada regulations and negate 
your authority to operate the product. 

CAUTION:

  Modifications  not  autho-

rized by the manufacturer may void the 
user’s authority to operate this device.

Manufacturer’s Declara-
tion for CE Certification

We,  LaCie,  solemnly  declare 

that  this  product  conforms  to  the  fol-
lowing  European  standards:  Class  B 
EN60950, EN55022, EN55024

With  reference  to  the  following  condi-
tions:  73/23/EEC  Low  Voltage  Direc-
tive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive

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Страница 1: ...tional Formatting Partitioning 13 3 1 Windows Users 14 3 2 Mac Users 16 4 Interface Data Transfer Information 17 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 17 4 2 Data Transfers 18 4 3 Installing New Firmware 18 5 RAID 1...

Страница 2: ...terference 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 C...

Страница 3: ...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 unuse...

Страница 4: ...highly recommends 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 fo...

Страница 5: ...e 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 into specific spaces pa...

Страница 6: ...M or greater USB interface port Internet connection for downloading updates Mac Users Mac OS X 10 3 or later G3 G4 G5 or Mac Intel processor or greater 128MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet...

Страница 7: ...2 External power supply 3 USB 2 0 cable 4 Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance has been installed For details re...

Страница 8: ...ort 6 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 airflow across the controller...

Страница 9: ...etting Connected IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the or der they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk MAX vol ume mounts correctly on your computer Step 1 2 1 Turning the Drive...

Страница 10: ...c LaCie hard disk MAX Do not use a power sup ply from another LaCie drive or another manufactur er Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Alw...

Страница 11: ...launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows users double click on the LaCie drive icon in My Computer and then double click the LaCie Setup Assistant icon Mac users double click on the LaCie Setup Assistant...

Страница 12: ...cated 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 say Safel...

Страница 13: ...tted in FAT 32 MS DOS format To reformat your drive follow the instructions in this sec tion What is Partitioning You can also divide the hard disk into sections called partitions A partition is a sec...

Страница 14: ...his information before per forming these steps 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage 3 From the Computer Management window select Disk...

Страница 15: ...lick Next 11 Click Next 12 On the Format Partition window select Quick Format Click Next 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 14 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk a...

Страница 16: ...disk MAX from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window 5 Select the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into...

Страница 17: ...is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the neces sary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard disks CD DVD drives and digital cameras USB ca...

Страница 18: ...supply and ground connection are seated properly 3 Disconnect your computer s USB cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 4 3 Installing New Firmware LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the hard...

Страница 19: ...apacities 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 be comes inaccessible because parts of the dat...

Страница 20: ...able 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 Ap...

Страница 21: ...le To 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 Ins...

Страница 22: ...ves with Mac operat ing systems or for cross platform use between Mac and PC the drives must be reformatted For more information see section 3 4 1 File System Formats 5 4 1 Windows Users IMPORTANT INF...

Страница 23: ...and initialize it first Fig 5 4 1 C 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 seconds and w...

Страница 24: ...default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 5 4 1 F 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next Fig 5 4 1 G 8 Name and format the partition and click Next Fig 5 4 1 H 9 R...

Страница 25: ...LaCie hard disk MAX DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAID User Manual page 25 tion Fig 5 4 1 I Fig 5 4 1 I...

Страница 26: ...Volume Scheme drop down list B Fig 5 4 2 B 4 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field C Fig 5 4 2 B 5 Select Mac OS Extended journaled from the Format drop down list D Fig 5 4 2 B 6 Specify the s...

Страница 27: ...ous use of the 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 from the same manufac turer as the...

Страница 28: ...tact your LaCie reseller 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...

Страница 29: ...e is properly inserted Follow the steps in sec tion 5 5 Removing and Installing Drives to remove and re insert the drive If the drive LED continues to blink red and blue after it has been re inserted...

Страница 30: ...ystem 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 Manager to delete partitio...

Страница 31: ...on LaCie hard disk MAX serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging LaCie hard disk MAX file format Mac users Select the hard drive icon and press Command I or...

Страница 32: ...http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Germany Contact 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...

Страница 33: ...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 consequent...

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