LaCie hard disk MAX
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
RAID
User Manual
page 26
5.4.2. Mac Users
IMPORTANT INFO:
Do not partition the virtual disk that ini-
tially mounts on your OS.
This example illustrates the BIG RAID mode, which optimizes the
LaCie hard disk MAX for capacity.
1. Launch Disk Utility from the Applications / Utilities folder (Fig.
5.4.2-A).
2. Select a configured disk and click the
Partition
tab (A, Fig.
5.4.2-B).
3. Select
1 Partition
from the 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 size of the partition in the Size field (E, Fig. 5.4.2-
B).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
The size of the partitions can only be
changed if multiple partitions have been created.
7. Click the
Partition
button (F, Fig. 5.4.2-B).
8. Click
Partition
to acknowledge the warning (Fig. 5.4.2-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. 5.4.2-A
Fig. 5.4.2-B
Fig. 5.4.2-C
A
B
C
D
E
F
