Table of Contents
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LaCie Biggest S1S
User’s Manual
Table of Contents
Foreword
5
Precautions
7
1. Introduction
8
1.1. What Your LaCie Biggest S1S Can Do
8
2. Your LaCie Biggest S1S
9
2.1. Minimum System Requirements
9
2.2. Package Contents
10
2.3. Views Of The Drive
11
2.3.1. Front View
11
2.3.2. Rear View
12
2.4. SATA Cables & Connectors
14
3. Understanding RAID
15
3.1. RAID 0
15
3.2. RAID 0 + 1
16
3.3. RAID 5 And RAID 5 + Hot Spare
17
4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest S1S
19
4.1. Setting The RAID Level
20
4.1.1. RAID 5
21
4.1.2. RAID 5 + Hot Spare
21
4.1.3. RAID 0
22
4.1.4. RAID 0 + 1
22
4.2. Creating An Array
23
4.3. Connecting To A Host Computer
25
4.4. Setting The Date & Time
26
4.5. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Biggest S1S
27
4.5.1. Mac Users
28
4.5.2. Windows Users
30