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LaCie hard disk MAX User Manual

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Manual is about: DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Summary of hard disk MAX

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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 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, record...

  • Page 3: Health & Safety

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton foreword user manual page 3 this symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product 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 d...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton foreword 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 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 product packaging or consult the data...

  • 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 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 step 2 ...

  • 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 interface cable to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your computer. 1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 11 2.2. Connecting the interface cable 1. Attach one end of any of the interface cables to an available interface port on your computer ( fig. 05 ). 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding interface po...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 12 2.3. Launching lacie setup assistant before using your drive, lacie setup assistant software must be launched to format your drive. Do not change the raid mode before running the setup assistant. The setup assistant s...

  • Page 13: Disk Max

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton getting connected user manual page 13 2.4. Disconnecting your lacie hard disk max external usb, firewire, and esata devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 14 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 15: 3.1.  Windows Users

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 15 3.1. Windows users the process of formatting a drive on a computer running win- dows 7, windows xp or windows vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive....

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 16 9. Click next. 10. Click next. 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....

  • Page 17: 3.2.  Mac Users

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton formatting & partitioning user manual page 17 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 performing the...

  • Page 18: 4.1.  Usb 2.0 Connection

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton interface & data transfer information user manual page 18 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...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton interface & data transfer information user manual page 19 4.3. Esata cables and connectors your lacie hard disk uses the latest in sata technology, allowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 3 gbits/s. Sata technol- ogy was originally developed t...

  • Page 20: 4.4.  Data Transfers

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton interface & data transfer information user manual page 20 4.4. 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 21: 5. Raid

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 21 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 22: 5.2.  Safe (Raid 1)

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 22 5.2. Safe (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 ( fig. 16 ). One logical volume mounts on the computer and the combined available capac...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 23 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 24 5.4. Partitioning the disks you must partition the drives after changing the hard disk max configuration mode (safe or fast). During this process, you will format the drives. For more information about file system formats, see sec...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 25 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. 20 ). Technical note: disk installation for a raid 1 arr...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user 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 partition and click next ( fig....

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    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.

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 28 5.4.2. Mac users important info: do not partition the virtual disk that initially mounts on your os. 1. Launch disk utility from the applications / utilities folder ( fig. 27 ). 2. Select a configured disk and click the partition ...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton raid user manual page 29 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 30: 6. Troubleshooting

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 30 6. Troubleshooting in the event that your lacie hard disk max is not working cor- rectly, please refer to section 6.4. Troubleshooting the host con- nection to find out where the problem is coming from. If your drive is...

  • Page 31: 6.3.  Led Indicators

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 31 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 32 6.4. Troubleshooting the host connection problem question to ask the lacie hard disk max is not recognized when the interface cable is plugged in. Verify the system led status to confirm power. Verify hba bios recognize...

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    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton contacting customer support user manual page 33 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 34 7.1. Lacie technical support contacts lacie asia http://www.Lacie.Com/cn/contact/ lacie australia http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie belgium http://www.Lacie.Com/be/contact/ (dutch) http://www.Lacie.Com/...

  • Page 35: 8. Warranty Information

    Lacie hard disk max • design by neil poulton warranty information user manual page 35 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...