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How To Use This Manual

LaCie Biggest F800

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Страница 1: ...t a specific page or section To Exit From the Menu bar at the top of your screen select File Quit Icons Used In This Manual These icons describe the type of information being given Previous Page Next...

Страница 2: ...ontents 11 2 3 Views Of The Drive 12 2 3 1 Front View 12 2 3 2 Rear View 13 2 4 Cables Connectors 15 2 4 1 FireWire 15 2 4 2 USB 16 3 Understanding RAID 17 3 1 RAID 0 17 3 2 RAID 0 1 18 3 3 RAID 5 And...

Страница 3: ...essages 39 5 2 3 2 Disk Failure Message 39 5 2 3 3 Fan Failure Message 39 5 2 3 4 RAID Configuration Error Message 40 5 2 3 5 Overheating Error Message 40 5 2 4 RAID And Disk Status Messages 41 5 2 4...

Страница 4: ...Available Storage Capacity 47 7 3 Optimizing Data Transfers 47 7 3 1 FireWire 800 Ports And Performance 48 7 3 2 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports And Performance 49 8 FireWire Questions Answers 50 9 USB Questio...

Страница 5: ...d 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 protection against harmful interference in a residen...

Страница 6: ...e Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards Class B E...

Страница 7: ...LaCie Biggest F800 in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Biggest F800 from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unus...

Страница 8: ...intelligent online recovery the LaCie Biggest F800 allows one drive to be designated a hot spare that way if one drive fails the LaCie Biggest F800 will seamlessly rebuild the failed drive s data on...

Страница 9: ...ments for FireWire 400 Mac OS 9 x Apple FireWire support 2 3 3 and greater and Mac OS10 x Hi Speed USB 2 0 Hardware Requirements for USB G3 or greater with USB 2 0 or 1 1 interface card System Require...

Страница 10: ...tem Requirements for FireWire 400 Windows 2000 and Windows XP Hi Speed USB 2 0 Hardware Requirements for USB Pentium II or higher compatible processor with a USB 2 0 or 1 1 interface card 32MB RAM or...

Страница 11: ...Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable Serial RS 232 cable Power cable LaCie Biggest F800 Utilities CD ROM LaCie Biggest F800 Quick Install Guide Important Info Please keep your box In the event that the LaCie Bigge...

Страница 12: ...the LCD Display messages please see section 5 2 LCD Display Messages Menu Button The Menu Button is used to navigate through the information on the LCD Display and is used to select settings for sett...

Страница 13: ...Manual 2 3 2 Rear View Power Supply Connector Fan Status Indicator Power Switch Ventilation Fan RAID Level Switch Selectors Serial RS 232 Port FireWire 800 Ports Hi Speed USB 2 0 Port Power Status Ind...

Страница 14: ...er Status Indicator This LED indicates the power supply status During normal operation the LED will light Green the LED will be unlit when there is no power to the unit or the unit is turned off Power...

Страница 15: ...ables allow FireWire 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 also share the following features Hot pluggable devices can be added and removed while the bus is...

Страница 16: ...include Backwards compatibility Hi Speed USB 2 0 works with the original USB specifications Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing devices Please see secti...

Страница 17: ...is determined by the smallest disk in the array and the smallest disk s capacity is applied to all of the other disks in the array So for instance if you had four disks installed ranging in capacity f...

Страница 18: ...n this configuration you must have an even number of disks so in the case of the LaCie Biggest F800 you would need to have four hard disks installed Characteristics Advantages Implemented as a mirrore...

Страница 19: ...the amount of storage capacity available amongst the disks in the array while still providing data redundancy Storage capacity in a RAID level 5 configuration is the result of a mathematical expressi...

Страница 20: ...of RAID 5 but with the difference being that there is one less disk in the array So for instance if there was a RAID 5 Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of 40GB 50GB and 60GB an...

Страница 21: ...this step 4 2 Creating An Array The LaCie Biggest F800 will automatically initialize the four hard disks in the unit 4 3 Connecting To A Host Computer The LaCie Biggest F800 can be connected to a hos...

Страница 22: ...both the disk settings and the RAID Level Switch Selectors the LCD will display the following two alternating messages 1 RAID level Unmatched 2 Current Rx i e the current RAID level settings of the i...

Страница 23: ...e Biggest F800 s power off doing so may lead to the loss of the data on the array ON 1 2 ON 1 2 Important Info In a RAID 5 Hot Spare array the disk in the top Drive Bay is designated as the Hot Spare...

Страница 24: ...ON position Move switch 2 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the OFF position 4 Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 24 LaCie Biggest F800 User s Manual ON 1 2 ON 1 2 Tech Note In a RAID 0 1 arr...

Страница 25: ...Cie Biggest F800 and a grounded electrical outlet 4 Turn on the LaCie Biggest F800 by pressing the Power Switch 5 Slide each of the Drive Bays back into the LaCie Biggest F800 and push the Drive Bay H...

Страница 26: ...ctivity Indicators please see sections 5 1 Disk Status And Activity Indicators and 5 2 LCD Display Messages i i Important Info All four of the Drive Bays should be locked in place in the LaCie Biggest...

Страница 27: ...s section is divided into the two different interface connectivity methods 4 3 1 FireWire 800 4 3 2 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Important Info The initialization must be completed before connecting the interface...

Страница 28: ...d for it to appear on the desktop or in My Computer Your LaCie Biggest F800 will now need to be formatted Go to section 4 5 Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Biggest F800 for more information 4 S...

Страница 29: ...matted Go to section 4 5 Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Biggest F800 for more information Tech Note To achieve Hi Speed USB 2 0 transfer rates you have to be connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 po...

Страница 30: ...To adjust the time and date values use the Menu button on the left side of the LCD Display to scroll through the values Press the Enter button to confirm your selection and move to the next value Sta...

Страница 31: ...that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information As you format the drive you will have t...

Страница 32: ...nal hard drive and one that reads LaCie 5 Select the LaCie drive and then click on the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme button choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into b...

Страница 33: ...10 x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you selected and your new drive will be available for use Tech Note Under Mac OS 10 3 x the default format setting is Mac...

Страница 34: ...r 4 From the Computer Management dialog box select Disk Management from the menu on the left hand side The LaCie Biggest F800 array will appear in the lower right section of the Disk Management dialog...

Страница 35: ...the same drive Click Next 9 Select Assign drive letter and select the desired letter for the drive Click Next 10 Select Format this partition and then select the default file system NTFS 11 Click Nex...

Страница 36: ...LCD Display By using the Menu button to scroll through the messages the following information is available RAID level and capacity Disk model Disk DMA mode and capacity Firmware version Serial number...

Страница 37: ...INIT Failed Dx Bad sectors New RAID array being created Initialization completed successfully Initialization failed Re create a new RAID array If the disks have been installed and a new RAID array has...

Страница 38: ...sectors Rebuilding data to a new disk following a disk failure Rebuild completed successfully Rebuild failed Rebuild completed successfully The Enter button is pressed The capacity of the new disk is...

Страница 39: ...ray failed There are not enough disks for the RAID array to operate A disk is re installed The RAID array failed The sequence of the disks in the array is incorrect The current sequence is displayed w...

Страница 40: ...electors does not match the exisiting RAID level If you intend to initialize a new RAID array re insert four disks and create a new RAID or The LaCie Biggest F800 is shut down and the RAID Level Switc...

Страница 41: ...iggest F800 has completed its boot process LCD Display Message Message cleared when LACIE Initialize Disks The disks are spinning up The LaCie Biggest F800 has completed disk initialization LCD Displa...

Страница 42: ...GB Information about the Disk in Drive Bay 1 YYYYYYY the Disk ID The Menu button is pressed The ATA mode and capacity information about the Disk in Drive Bay 1 The Menu button is pressed LCD Display M...

Страница 43: ...programs may also be used 1 Power off the LaCie Biggest F800 2 Connect one end of the Serial RS 232 cable to the Serial RS 232 port on the back of the LaCie Biggest F800 and the other end to a Serial...

Страница 44: ...erminal connection is now established 7 Power on the LaCie Biggest F800 and press the ESC key on the host computer s keyboard The prompt will appear 8 Type in the command download 9 When the Enter 1 t...

Страница 45: ...ve using Mac OS Extended HFS because it provides Mac users with a more familiar operating experience Important Info If you will be sharing the hard drive between Mac and Windows operating environments...

Страница 46: ...ions and auditing as well as the ability to mirror drives and RAID 5 capabilities The minimum supported volume size for NTFS is 10MB with a maximum of 2TB with no limit to file size Volumes created in...

Страница 47: ...interfaces vary widely For computers running Windows 2000 and later the FireWire interface which is referred to as either IEEE 1394 or iLink on PCs is less common as a native host bus adapter Nearly a...

Страница 48: ...With a separate FireWire PCI card you can isolate the slow devices to one port while dedicating another port to your high speed devices This principle also has a great effect on the efficiency and per...

Страница 49: ...connected to the port to work at their correct speeds Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP automatically manage Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me will re...

Страница 50: ...3 devices to be connected via a single bus and offer peer to peer connectivity enabling multiple computers and FireWire devices to be connected at the same time FireWire also supports both isochronous...

Страница 51: ...ard via a properly certified FireWire 800 9 pin to 9 pin beta cable When a FireWire 400 device is connected to a FireWire 800 port the FireWire 400 device will only operate at the original FireWire 40...

Страница 52: ...SB USB is perfect for more traditional connections such as keyboards mice joysticks and scanners These types of devices don t require fast data transfer rates and operate very successfully at the slow...

Страница 53: ...rom freezing up if one of them is not working properly or is down Will Hi Speed USB 2 0 Devices Work On USB Hubs And Vice Versa You can use your Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices with USB hubs but the peripher...

Страница 54: ...estion You can also visit the drivers pages where the most recent software updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see 11...

Страница 55: ...uilt automatically to the hot spare disk You do not need to replace the failed disk immediately When adding a new disk the capacity of the new disk MUST equal or be greater than the smallest disk in t...

Страница 56: ...array In the event that the RAID level does not correspond to both the disk settings and the RAID Level Switch Selectors the LCD will display the following two alternating messages 1 RAID level Unmat...

Страница 57: ...tached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the provided Web link Before...

Страница 58: ...ie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Ireland Contact Us At http www lacie com uk support request LaCie Grand Export Contact Us At http www lacie com intl contact LaCie Belgium Contact Us At http www...

Страница 59: ...r a repair technician authorized by LaCie LaCie and its suppliers 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 un...

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