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LaCie 301838U User Manual

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Summary of 301838U

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Minimum system requirements .........................................

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton forward user manual page 2 copyrights copyright © 2008 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, recordi...

  • Page 3: Health & Safety Requirements

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton forward user manual page 3 health & safety requirements general use precautions ✦ only qualified persons are autho- rized to carry out maintenance on this device. ✦ read this user manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the devic...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton forward user manual page 4 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 ...

  • Page 5: 1. Introduction

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 5 1. Introduction building on over a decade of design excellence, lacie has cre- ated a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are perfor- mance-based...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 6 1.1. Minimum system requirements windows users ✦ windows 2000, windows xp or windows vista ✦ pentium ii 350mhz processor or higher ✦ 128mb ram or greater ✦ usb interface port ✦ internet connection (for downloading updates) ...

  • Page 7: 1.2.  Box Content

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 7 1.2. Box content your lacie hard disk max package contains the drive itself and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. Lacie hard disk max, design by neil poulton with two disks for raid capability 2. Exte...

  • Page 8: 1.3.  Views of The Drive

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 8 1.3. Views of the drive 1.3.1. Front view 1. Usb expansion port 2. Blue led strip indicating drive status (blue = normal, red = disk failure, blinking = disk activity) 1.3.2. Rear view 1. Off/on power switch 2. Power supply...

  • Page 9: 2. Getting Connected

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 9 2. Getting connected important info: please follow the setup steps in the or- der they are given to ensure that the lacie hard disk max vol- ume mounts correctly on your computer. Step 1 — 2.1. Turning the drive on ste...

  • Page 10: 2.1.  Turning The Drive On

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 10 2.1. Turning the drive on important info: please connect the power supply before connecting the usb cable to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your computer. 1. Plug the power supply into an electrical outlet...

  • Page 11: Assistant

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 11 2.2. Connecting the usb cable 1. Attach the small end of the usb cable to an available usb 2.0 port on your computer. 2. Connect the other end of the usb cable to the usb 2.0 port on the back of the hard disk max. 3. ...

  • Page 12: Disk Max

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 12 2.4. Disconnecting your lacie hard disk max external usb devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, ho...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 13 the first time you use your lacie hard disk max, the lacie setup assistant formats your drive according to your needs. If your needs change, you can reformat your lacie hard disk max to optimize it for use wit...

  • Page 14: 3.1.  Windows Users

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 14 3.1. Windows users the process of formatting a drive on a computer running win- dows 2000, windows xp or windows vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the dri...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 15 8. Click next. 9. Click next. 10. Click next. 11. Click next. 12. On the format partition window, select quick format. Click next. 13. Click finish to begin the formatting process. 14. Windows disk management ...

  • Page 16: 3.2.  Mac Users

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 16 3.2. Mac users caution: following these steps will erase everything from the your hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before per- forming t...

  • Page 17: 4.1.  Usb 2.0 Connection

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton interface & data transfer information user manual page 17 4. Interface & data transfer information 4.1. Usb 2.0 connection usb is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-speed usb 2.0 is the la...

  • Page 18: 4.2.  Data Transfers

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton interface & data transfer information user manual page 18 4.2. Data transfers a data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usu- ally related to moving data from storage to computer ram or between storage devices. During data transfers, it...

  • Page 19: 5. Raid

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 19 5. Raid this section will help you decide which raid mode is right for your application. For instructions on how to adjust the raid mode, refer to section 5.3. Changing the raid mode . Technical note: capacity varies depending upo...

  • Page 20: 5.2.  Safe 100 (Raid 1)

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 20 5.2. Safe 100 (raid 1) safe mode (also referred to as raid 1) is a secure raid mode that requires at least 2 drives and works with pairs of drives. One logical volume mounts on the computer and the combined available capacity of b...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 21 5.3. Changing the raid mode before you change the raid mode of the lacie hard disk max, familiarize yourself with the drive’s raid modes. See section 5. Raid . Caution: changing configuration modes destroys data stored on the hard...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 22 5.4. Partitioning the disks you must partition the drives after changing the hard disk max configuration mode (safe or big). During this process, you will format the drives. For more information about file system for- mats, see se...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 23 3. Right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and select new partition. If the new partition option is not available, select the disk and initialize it first (fig. 5.4.1-c). Technical note: disk installation for a raid 1 ...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 24 6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click next (fig. 5.4.1-f). 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click next (fig. 5.4.1- g). 8. Name and format the partition and click next...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 25 tion (fig. 5.4.1-i). Fig. 5.4.1-i.

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 26 5.4.2. Mac users important info: do not partition the virtual disk that ini- tially mounts on your os. This example illustrates the big raid mode, which optimizes the lacie hard disk max for capacity. 1. Launch disk utility from t...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 27 5.5. Removing and installing drives in the event that an individual hard disk fails in the lacie hard disk max, please contact your lacie reseller or lacie customer support. If the product is still under warranty, send the hard di...

  • Page 28: 6. Troubleshooting

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 28 6. Troubleshooting in the event that your lacie hard disk max is not working cor- rectly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points ...

  • Page 29: 6.3.  Led Indicators

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 29 6.3. Led indicators the lacie hard disk max has three led indicators – a cool blue strip on the front of the drive and two on the back (one for each drive) which indicate the current state of the hard disk max or proble...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 30 6.4. Lacie hard disk max host connection problem question to ask the lacie hard disk max is not recognized when usb is plugged in. Verify the system led status to confirm power. Verify hba bios recognizes empty hard dis...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton contacting customer support user manual page 31 before you contact technical support read the user manual and review the troubleshooting section. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the cpu, and make sure th...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton contacting customer support user manual page 32 7.1. Lacie technical support contacts 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 cont...

  • Page 33: 8. Warranty Information

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton warranty information user manual page 33 lacie warrants your drive 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 warr...