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LaCie hard disk MAX 

• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON

 

Foreword

User Manual 

page 2

Copyrights

Copyright  ©  2010  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  7,  Windows  XP  and 
Windows Vista are registered trademarks 
of  Microsoft  Corporation.  Other  trade-
marks mentioned in this manual are the 
property of their respective 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 contained herein. 
LaCie reserves the right to make changes 
or revisions in the product design or the 
product  manual  without  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 instructions, 
may  cause  harmful interference  to  radio 
communications.  However,  there  is  no 
guarantee that interference will not occur 
in  a  particular  installation.  If  this  equip-
ment does cause harmful interference to 
radio  or  television  reception,  which  can 
be determined by turning the equipment 
off and on, the user is encouraged to try 
and  correct  the  interference  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 & In-
dustry  Canada  regulations  and  negate 
your authority to operate the product. 

CAUTION:

 Modifications not authorized 

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 following 
European  standards:  Class  B  EN60950, 
EN55022, EN55024

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

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Страница 1: ...ing 14 3 1 Windows Users 15 3 2 Mac Users 17 4 Interface Data Transfer Information 18 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 18 4 2 FireWire Connections 18 4 3 eSATA Cables and Connectors 19 4 4 Data Transfers 20 4 5...

Страница 2: ...nce 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...

Страница 3: ...he risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury General use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie hard disk MAX to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to o...

Страница 4: ...highly recom mends 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 f...

Страница 5: ...applications the LaCie 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 in...

Страница 6: ...Manual page 6 1 1 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your La Cie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the prod...

Страница 7: ...in cable 5 FireWire 400 to 800 6 pin to 9 pin adapter cable 6 eSATA cable 7 Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance...

Страница 8: ...reWire 800 ports 7 USB 2 0 port 8 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 a...

Страница 9: ...ting Connected IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk MAX volume mounts correctly on your computer Step 1 2 1 Turning the Drive On...

Страница 10: ...c LaCieharddiskMAX DonotuseapowersupplyfromanotherLaCie driveoranothermanufacturer Usinganyotherpowercableorpow er supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty ALWAYS REMOVE THE AC ADA...

Страница 11: ...ble to the corresponding interface port on the back of the hard disk MAX 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your com puter and appear in My Computer Computer Windows us ers or on your d...

Страница 12: ...our desktop and then double click the LaCie Setup As sistant icon The LaCie Setup Assistant will guide you through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard disk MAX for your needs IMPORTANT INFO If y...

Страница 13: ...m Tray located 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...

Страница 14: ...section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your office docu ments one as a ba...

Страница 15: ...s These operating systems will recognize volumes greater than 2TB in size but the disks must be converted to the GPT file system before partitions greater than 2TB can be created 1 Connect the drive t...

Страница 16: ...11 Click Next 12 Click Next 13 On the Format Partition window select Quick Format Click Next Fig 08 Fig 08 Fig 09 14 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 15 Windows Disk Management will format...

Страница 17: ...sk MAX from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window Fig 10 5 Select the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive...

Страница 18: ...rt but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates 4 2 FireWire Connections FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial input output technology for connecting periphera...

Страница 19: ...g improved performance to internal connections Soon after eSATA or external SATA was developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and du...

Страница 20: ...the power supply is properly connected 3 Disconnect your computer s USB cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 4 5 Installing New Firmware LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the hard disk MAX...

Страница 21: ...o each disk Fig 15 The available capacities 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 becomes inac...

Страница 22: ...ilable 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...

Страница 23: ...o 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 Insert...

Страница 24: ...the drives For more information about file system formats see section 3 Optional Formatting Partitioning 5 4 1 Windows Users IMPORTANT INFO Do not partition the virtual disk that initially mounts on y...

Страница 25: ...elect the disk and initialize it first Fig 20 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 sec...

Страница 26: ...r Manual page 26 6 Specify the partition size By default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 23 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next Fig 24 8 Name and format the pa...

Страница 27: ...LaCie hard disk MAX DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON RAID User Manual page 27 9 Review the settings and click Finish to create the logical parti tion Fig 26 Fig 26...

Страница 28: ...Fig 28 4 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field C Fig 28 5 Select Mac OS Extended journaled from the Format drop down list D Fig 28 6 Specify the size of the partition in the Size field E Fig 2...

Страница 29: ...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 the same model number as the drive they are replac...

Страница 30: ...eller 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 user manuals avail...

Страница 31: ...blinks while the disk is mounting Front LED strip is solid blue when the drive is ready for use Front LED will flicker to indicate HDD access Rear LEDs are inactive during standard drive operation If...

Страница 32: ...port Operating system 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 Man ager t...

Страница 33: ...ation Where to Find Information LaCie hard disk MAX serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original pack aging LaCie hard disk MAX file format Mac users Select the hard driv...

Страница 34: ...www lacie com ie contact LaCie Italy http www lacie com it contact Japan Elecom Co LTD http www lacie jp LaCie Korea http www lacie com kr contact LaCie Latin America http www lacie com la contact La...

Страница 35: ...s 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 consequen...

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