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LaCie 2big Triple User manual
Summary of 2big Triple
Page 2: Table of Contents
Lacie 2big triple user manual page table of contents table of contents health and safety precautions 3 general use precautions 3 1. Introduction 5 1.1. Minimum system requirements 6 1.2. Box content 7 1.3. Views of the drive 8 1.3.1. Front view 8 1.3.2. 2big triple rear view 9 1.4. Cables and connec...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page forward copyrights copyright © 2007 lacie. All rights reserved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, me- chanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the pr...
Page 4: General Use Precautions
Lacie 2big triple user manual page forward this symbol on the prod- uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod- uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collec- tion point...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page forward important info: any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a lacie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will lacie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your...
Page 6: 1. Introduction
Lacie 2big triple user manual page introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacie 2big triple. This high-performance, extremely flexible raid (redundant array of independent/inexpensive disks) subsystem is ideally suited for integration with databases, imaging systems and e-mail and ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page introduction 1.1. Minimum system requirements technical note: to achieve usb 2.0 speeds, your drive must be connected to a usb 2.0 host port. If it is connected to a usb 2.0 port, your drive will operate at usb 2.0 speeds. *most computers do not come from the facto...
Page 8: 1.2. Box Content
Lacie 2big triple user manual page introduction 1.2. Box content important info: please save your pack- aging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Your lacie 2big package contains the system tower and an accessories box c...
Page 9: 1.3. Views of The Drive
Lacie 2big triple user manual page introduction fig. 1.3.1 1.3. Views of the drive the blue button ( a ) on the front of the lacie 2big serves as an led drive status indicator and the lacie shortcut button. See the lacie shortcut button user manual on the shortcut button cd-rom for more information....
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page introduction fast jbod big safe100 off auto on fig. 1.3.2 1 6 5 3 2 caution: to avoid overheating, the lacie 2big should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Also ensure that the ven...
Page 11: 1.4. Cables and Connectors
Lacie 2big triple user manual page 0 introduction 1.4. Cables and connectors 1.4.2. Firewire ■ technical note: to achieve usb 2.0 speeds, your drive must be connected to a usb 2.0 host port. If it is connected to a usb 2.0 port, your drive will operate at usb 2.0 speeds. Usb is a serial input/output...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup 2. Setting up your lacie 2big this section covers the installation and configuration of your lacie 2big. Follow the steps below to power on and configure your lacie 2big: step 1 2.1. Connecting the interface cable page 12 step 2 2.2. Turning the drive on page...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup plug one end of the interface cable (usb or firewire) into the corresponding port on your host computer (fig. 2.1-a). Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 2big (fig. 2.1-b). If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first...
Page 14: 2.2. Turning The Drive On
Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup 2.2. Turning the drive on the power supply kit is composed of two cables: one cable ( a ) connects to the lacie drive; and the other cable ( b ) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall out- let or a surge protector. Connect cable a to your lacie drive. Con...
Page 15: 2.3. Formatting
Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup windows users the 2big triple comes pre-formatted in hfs+ (op- timized for mac os x). For use with both mac and pc, you will need to reformat to fat 32. Fat 32 fat is an acronym for file allocation table, which dates back to the beginnings of dos programming....
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup mac users the lacie 2big triple comes preformatted in hfs+ for optimum performance with mac os x. Mac os x users: you may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats. For optimal performance in mac os en...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup the process of formatting a drive on a computer running windows 2000, windows xp or windows vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. These steps will erase anything that is on the disk. Connect the dr...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup important info: please refer to section 2.3.1. File system formats , for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. Fig. 2.3.2.C fig. 2.3.2.D click next . Click next . Click next . Click next . On the format partition window, select quick ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. Select utilities from the go menu in the finder menu bar. In the utilities folder, double-click disk utility . The disk utility window will open. Select the volume labeled lacie hard disk from the list ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page setup lacie may periodically offer firmware updates for the 2big. Visit lacie’s web site, www.Lacie.Com , for the latest firmware update. For the procedure, please contact lacie technical support. 2.4. Installing new firmware (upgrade).
Page 21: 3. Raid
Lacie 2big triple user manual page 0 raid this section will help you decide which raid mode is right for your application. Fast (raid 0), section 3.1.1 big, section 3.1.2 jbod, section 3.1.3 safe 100 (raid 1), section 3.1.4 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ 3. Raid technical note: capacity varies depend- ing upon raid mode. ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid in big mode, the two physical disks are combined (concatenation) so that one single yet larger logical vol- ume mounts on the desktop, offering maximum possible capacity (the available capacities of each disk are cumu- lated). Important info: if one physical d...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid in safe 100 mode, the two physical disks are mirrored together (raid 1) so that one single logical volume mounts on the desktop. All of the data (100%) are saved simultaneously on each disk (the available capacity cannot exceed the available capacity of the lo...
Page 24: 3.2. Changing The Raid Mode
Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid before you change the raid mode of the lacie 2big, familiarize yourself with the 2big’s raid modes. See section 3.1. About 2big triple raid modes . Important info: changing the raid mode de- stroys data stored on the lacie 2big. If you have saved data on the d...
Page 25: 3.3. Partitioning The Disks
Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid you must partition the drives after changing the 2big configuration mode (safe, fast, big, etc). During this pro- cess, you will format the drives. For more information about file system formats, see section 2.3.1. File system formats . Important info: the dis...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and select new partition . If the new partition op- tion is not available, select the disk and initialize it first (fig. 3.3.1-c). 3. Click next to start the partition wizard (fig. 3.3.1-d). 4. Select the pri...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click next (fig. 3.3.1- f). 6. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click next (fig. 3.3.1-g). 7. Name and format the partition and click next (fig. 3.3.1-h). 8. Fig. 3.3.1-f ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid review the settings and click finish to create the logical partition (fig. 3.3.1-i). 9. Fig. 3.3.1-i.
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid fig. 3.3.2-c important info: do not partition the virtual disk that initially mounts on your os. This example illustrates the jbod raid mode, which optimizes the lacie 2big for performance when configured as a software raid 0 on the host computer. Launch disk ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page raid in the event that an individual hard disk fails in the lacie 2big, please contact your lacie reseller or lacie customer support. Please replace a defec- tive hard drive only with a new drive provided by lacie. For drive removal and replacement process, please ...
Page 31: 4. Troubleshooting
Lacie 2big triple user manual page 0 troubleshooting in the event that your lacie 2big is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working corre...
Page 32: 4.2. Led Indicators
Lacie 2big triple user manual page troubleshooting 4.2. Led indicators the lacie 2big triple has three led indicators – one on the front of the drive and two on the back (one for each drive) which can indicate the current state of the 2big or problems it may be experiencing. In normal use: front led...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page troubleshooting problem ■ solution ■ the lacie 2big is not recognized when usb is plugged-in. Verify the system led status to confirm power. Verify hba bios recognizes empty 2big. Turn off pci bus power save mode in the host bios. Verify the usb connection and try ...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page contacting customer support before you contact technical support ■ read the manuals and review section 4. Troubleshooting . Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the cpu, and make sure that all of the cables are correct...
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Lacie 2big triple user manual page contacting customer support lacie asia, singapore, and hong kong contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/asia/contact/ lacie australia contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie belgium contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/be/contact/ (français) lacie canada ...
Page 36: 6. Warranty
Lacie 2big triple user manual page warranty information lacie warrants your lacie 2big against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, lacie will, ...