LaCie 301385U User Manual

LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class 

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Table of Contents

User Manual 

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Table of Contents

1.  Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4

1.1. MinimumSystemRequirements......................................................................................................... 5

1.2. BoxContent.................................................................................................................................... 6

1.3. ViewsoftheDrive............................................................................................................................ 7

1.4. CablesandConnectors.................................................................................................................... 9

1.4.1. USB2.0................................................................................................................................ 9

1.4.2. FireWire................................................................................................................................ 9

1.4.3. eSATA................................................................................................................................. 10

2.  Setting Up Your LaCie 4big......................................................................................... 11

2.1. ConnecttheInterfaceCable........................................................................................................... 12

2.2. TurnOnthe4big........................................................................................................................... 13

3.  RAID ........................................................................................................................... 14

3.1. AboutRAIDModes......................................................................................................................... 14

3.1.1. RAID0................................................................................................................................ 14

3.1.2. RAID10.............................................................................................................................. 15

3.1.3. Concatenation..................................................................................................................... 15

3.1.4. RAID3andRAID3+Spare................................................................................................... 16

3.1.5. RAID5andRAID5+Spare................................................................................................... 17

3.2. ChangingtheRAIDMode............................................................................................................... 18

3.3. RemovingandInstallingDrives........................................................................................................ 19

3.4. FormattingandPartitioning............................................................................................................. 20

3.4.1. FileSystemFormats.............................................................................................................. 20

3.4.2. WindowsUsers.................................................................................................................... 22

3.4.3. MacUsers........................................................................................................................... 24

4.  Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 25

4.1. LEDStatusIndicators...................................................................................................................... 26

4.2. OtherTroubleshootingTopics......................................................................................................... 28

4.3. InstallingNewFirmware................................................................................................................ 28

5.  Contacting Customer Support ..................................................................................... 29

5.1. LaCieTechnicalSupportContacts................................................................................................... 30

6.  Warranty Information ................................................................................................. 31