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1. drives are locked when locks are vertical TECHNICAL NOTE Data are still accessible during a RAID 1 rebuild The 2big can be disconnected from the workstation during the rebuild only the power must be connected LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 4 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 correctly please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question You can also visit the drivers pages where the most recent software updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see section 5 Contacting Customer Support for details 4 1 Fan The 2big Triple s system fan does not run continu ously it is activated at certain temperatures If the fan is not running verify that the power connections are active and that the 2big is on If the fan has malfunctioned the front led blinks blue red The LED starts blinking when the board reaches a critical temperature level Please contact your LaCie Reseller Troubleshooting page 30 LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up to date2. LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry 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 Eu ropean standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 2000 EN61000 3 3 2001 With reference to the following conditions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Direc tive LaCie 2big Triple User Manual This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod E 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 for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recy cled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more Health and Safety 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 device Do not open a disk drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any
3. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful interference 2 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 pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy 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 oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or television reception Forward page 2 which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the in terference by one or more of the fol lowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver gt Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by
4. actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less LaCie 2big Triple Introduction User Manual page 5 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie 2big Triple This high performance extremely flexible mi Fegiures RAID Redundant Array of Independent Inexpensive Huge capacity speed amp security on demand Hey sobere ey ees seria me Customizable 6 easy to configure RAID modes atabases imaging systems and e mail and Web serv FAST BIG JBOD SAFE 100 ers High performance storage Hi Speed USB 2 0 FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 RAID technology is one of the best means to pro tect your data while providing greater data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage With the ability to provide single error detection and redun Easy plug amp play installation on PC or Mac dant information to recover the original if a disk fails a RAID system is an ideal means to safe guard valuable data while also stream lining performance The LaCie 2big is the ultimate approach to a flex ible RAID solution with its ability to manage various RAID levels for a wide range of applications Quick Links E Click to jump to a section Connecting the Interface Cable gt Turning the Drive On Changing the RAID Mode LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 1 1 Minimum System Requirements Windows 2000 Wind
5. be directly accessed not through shares by Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to help from third party products Guidelines for Choosing FAT 32 Or NTFS You want to access your data on any operating system FAT 32 is compatible with Windows 98 SE Me 2000 XP Vista NT Mac OS 9 x and Mac OS X 10 You will be dual booting with an operating system other than Windows NT or Windows 2000 You may need the ability to dual boot down the line Once you have converted a volume from NTFS there is no going back You can convert from FAT 32 to NTFS but not the other way around You want to optimize drive performance un der Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista You want to encrypt files assign permissions to files or want to audit files for access You will be formatting partitions larger than 32GB You need to store individual files that are larger than 4GB You need a filing system that can be mirrored or structured like a RAID 5 configuration LaCie 2big Triple Setup User Manual page 15 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 environments format and partition the drive as one large Mac OS Ex tended volume Mac OS Extended HFS Mac OS Extended refers to the f
6. metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dan gerous emissions The disk drives General Use Precautions Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5 A 50 60 Hz supply voltage fluc tuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal and transient over voltages according to over voltage category II Do not expose the LaCie 2big to tem peratures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operation al humidity beyond 5 80 non con densing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Do ing so may damage the LaCie 2big or shipped with your LaCie 2big contain no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunction ing have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support represen tative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie 2big as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of elec disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie 2big near a source of heat or exposing itto sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your LaCie 2big in an environment that is too cold may damage the unit Rated cooling for altitudes up to 2000 meters Always unplug the LaCie 2big from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise Forward
7. page 3 information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product trical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie 2big are electrically ground ed If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply volt age fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage category ID there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie 2big near other electrical appliances such as televisions radios or speakers Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie 2big near sources of magnetic interference such LaCie 2big Triple User Manual as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie 2big Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie 2big Never use excessive force on your LaCie 2big If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual Protect your LaCie 2big from ex cessive exposure to dust during use or storage
8. Dust can build up inside the device increasing the risk of damage or malfunction Never use benzene paint thin ners detergent or other chemical products to clean the outside of the LaCie 2big Such products will disfigure and discolor the casing Instead use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device Please replace defective hard drives only with a new drive provided by LaCie For drive removal process see section 3 4 Removing and In stalling Drives Forward page 4 CAUTION The LaCie 2big warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the pre cautions listed above CAUTION Drive warranty will be void if you replace a de fective drive with a drive not pur chased from LaCie 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 data LaCie highly recommends that you keep copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of remov able storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the
9. G 8 Name and format the partition and click Next Fig 3 3 1 H 9 Review the settings and click Finish to create the gt Now Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that s between the maximum and minimum sizes Fig 3 3 1 F New Partition Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition Fig 3 3 1 G Now Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format t first Fig 3 3 1 H LaCie 2big Triple User Manual logical partition Fig 3 3 1 D New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Parition Wizard You selected the folowing settings Pantition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Patton size 312318 MB Drive latter or path F File systenc NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Fast Minick format Yeo To dose this wizard click Fresh lt Back N Finish Nn Canca LaCie 2big Triple User Manual E 3 3 2 Mac Users 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 comput er 1 Launch Disk Utility from the Applications Utili ties folder Fig 3 3 2 A 2 Sele
10. LaCie 2big Triple Table of Contents User Manual page 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 Connectors 10 1 4 1 Hi Speed USB 2 0 10 1 4 2 FireWire 10 2 Setting Up Your LaCie 2big 11 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 12 2 2 Turning the Drive On 13 2 3 Formatting 14 2 3 1 File System Formats 14 2 3 2 Formatting for Windows Users 16 2 3 3 Formatting for Mac Users 18 2 4 Installing New Firmware Upgrade 19 3 RAID 20 3 1 About 2big Triple RAID Modes 20 3 1 1 FAST RAID 0 Preconfigured mode of the 2big 20 3 1 2 BIG Concatenation 21 3 1 3 JBOD 21 3 1 4 SAFE 100 RAID 1 22 3 2 Changing the RAID Mode 23 3 3 Partitioning the Disks 24 3 3 1 Windows Users 24 3 3 2 Mac Users 28 3 4 Removing and Installing Drives 29 4 Troubleshooting 30 4 1 Fan 30 4 2 LED Indicators 31 4 3 LaCie 2big Host Connection 32 5 Contacting Customer Support 33 LaCie Technical Support Contacts 34 6 Warranty 35 LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 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 th
11. age 16 CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the 2big If you have informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these N Venda eaten I Saree ome New Partition Wizard 3 Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Cancel Fig N w N w LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 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 will format and parti tion the disk according to your settings Fig 2 3 2 D and your drive will appear in My Computer ready to use Setup page 17 New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition OFig File system Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume C Perform a quick format C E
12. agement tion is not available select the disk and initialize it first Fig 3 3 1 C ie Syatom Teel amp Event Viewer gd Shered Folders MRP Local Users and Groups i Performance Logs and Alert SP pisk 0 Sy er 5 a S Onine Heakhy Syston Disk O ragmerte DiskMenegomert Serves ard apples 4 Click Next to start the Partition Wizard Fig 3 3 1 D Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains prima partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows of MS DOS to gain access to partitions on batie diske To contnue click Next Fig 3 3 1 D 7 5 Select the Primary or Extended option and click New vn sr Next Fig 3 3 1 E Select Partition Type There are three lypes of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition pou wan to create Primary partition Estended partition Legical drive Description C perseo parici creda all en apace taeao and other operating systems can start trom primary partion You can be up to four primary parttions or three primary paititons and an extended ion Fig 3 3 1 E LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 6 Specify the partition size By default the partition oc cupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 3 3 1 F 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next Fig 3 3 1
13. are update For the procedure please contact LaCie technical support Setup page 19 LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 3 RAID 3 1 About 2big Triple RAID Modes 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 RAID page 20 TECHNICAL NOTE Capacity varies depend ing upon RAID mode Big Fast and JBOD total accessible capacity Safe 100 RAID 1 50 capacity E 3 1 1 FAST RAID 0 Preconfigured mode of the 2big In Fast mode the two physical disks are striped together RAID 0 so that one larger logical volume mounts on the desktop offering the maximum possible capacity like in Big mode the available capacities of each disk are cumulated yet with greater speed than the Big mode the speed of each disk are cumulated to a certain level IMPORTANT INFO If one physical disk fails the data of both disks become inaccessible Characteristics and Advantages Offers the maximum possible capacity Greater speed than Big mode One Fast volume LaCie 2big Triple RAID User Manual page 21 M 3 1 2 BIG Concatenation 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 cum
14. ay January 3 ata 3003 hoe Ph Y A Keychain Access Fy Netinfo Manager n Network Wility Version Desk Utility 10 4 2 opyright El 152 7 GE maxtor 6 YI6 152 7 Ge Maxtor 6 Y16 152 7 GB Maxtor 6 Y16 E 320 0 KB SV Configure Select a volume scheme choose a volume name and a formar and resize the volumes Disk Description Maxtor YIGOMO Meda Total Capacity 152 7 CB 163 928 604 672 Bytes Connection Rus SCS Write Status Read Write SS D 152 7 G Maxtor 6v1 y Partition Disk Partitioning a disk will destroy all information on the disk Are you sure you wish to erase the disk Maxtor 6 tore Y160MO Media Mics Ho 152 7 Ce Maxtor 6 Y 152 7 GE Maxtor 6 Y1 152 7 GE Maxtor 6 YIO ears 152 7 CB Maxtor 6 Y16 E 152 7 GE maxtor 6 YI6 320 0 K8 SV Configure Size 152 67 ce C toeked for editing Select a volume scheme choose a volume name and a format and resize the volumes Caz ITR ITTE Disk Description Maxtor 6 Y16OMO Media Total Capacity 152 7 C8 163 928 604 672 Bytes Connection Rus SCSI Write Status Read Write LaCie 2big Triple RAID User Manual page 29 3 4 Removing and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in IMPORTANT INFO Drive warranty will be the LaCie 2big please contact your LaCie reseller or void if you replace the defective drive with a drive LaCie Customer Support Please replace a defec met provided
15. by LaCie Drives purchased from tive hard drive only with a new drive provided by LaCie are shipped pre installed in drive trays with LaCie For drive removal and replacement process handles please follow the steps below CAUTION After continuous use of the LaCie 2big drives may be hot Use caution when removing To Remove a Drive 1 Turn off and unplug the LaCie 2big 2 The drive tray may be locked To unlock it insert the round end of the provided 2 in 1 tool into the slot on the drive lock and turn the lock until the slot is vertical Fig 3 4 A 3 Draw out the drive tray by inserting your finger into the space behind the drive tray handle and pulling to disengage the drive Fig 3 4 B 4 Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the drive Fig 3 4 C 5 Turn the drive on to continue using the remaining drive To Install a Drive 1 Turn off and unplug the LaCie 2big 2 Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty drive bay When the drive tray is most of the way in and you feel resistance press the drive tray handle firmly until you feel the drive snap into place and the drive tray handle is flush with the back of the 2big 3 Use the 2 in 1 tool to lock the drive lock Turn the locks until the grooves are oriented vertically The
16. comprehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available www lacie com LaCie 2big Triple Troubleshooting User Manual page 31 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 is solid blue Rear LEDs are solid blue when the 2big is inactive and blinking during drive activity If the front LED blinks red and blue 1 The fan may be malfunctioning 2 A drive may be improperly inserted a Look at the drive LEDs on the back b If one of the drive LEDs is also blinking red and blue make sure the drive is properly inserted Follow the steps in section 3 4 Removing and Installing Drives to remove and re insert the drive c Ifthe drive LED continues to blink red and blue after it has been re inserted the drive may be defective Contact LaCie Customer Support section 5 Contacting Customer Support 3 In RAID 1 mode SAFE 100 a data rebuild may be in progress a Look at the drive LEDs on the back b Ifa data rebuild is i
17. ct a configured disk and click the Partition tab Fig 3 3 2 B red boxes 3 Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop down list Fig 3 3 2 B green box 4 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field Fig 3 3 2 B yellow box 5 Select Mac OS Extended journaled from the Format drop down list Fig 3 3 2 B orange box 6 Specify the size of the partition in the Size field Fig 3 3 2 B light blue box TECHNICAL NOTE The size of the partitions can only be changed if multiple partitions have been cre ated 7 Click the Partition button Fig 3 3 2 B dark blue box 8 Click Partition to acknowledge the warning Fig 3 3 2 C Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop The icon is labeled with the partition name RAID page 28 BeAr local disks 1 E AirPort Set te or Snow E Lacie Ligh ibe Labeler J Asia Text Extras Macjanitor 3 FA Audio MIDI Setup i dy Bluetooth Fite Exchange r 3 Office 200 Test Drive gt Bluetooth Serial Utility fn raffe E Bluetooth p Assistant F N ColorSyne unity W Console I QuickBooks NUE gt DighalColor Meter Q QuickTime Player H Directory Access D Retrospect 6 0 Name Disk Vulity I Roxio Toast 6 Titanium Jf CI Earthtink MacOSX gt Kind Application lt Size 7 6 MB on disk B Roxio Toast Lite 6 0 7L 46 360 222 bytes Created Monday January 3 2005 7 33 PM 7 Modified Mond
18. e prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are reg istered trademarks of Apple Inc Mi crosoft Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Mi crosoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the prop erty of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reason able 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 B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Japan Compliance Statement This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Informa tion Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual C LaCie 2big Triple Hard Drive FCC Statement
19. e removal replacement process see section 4 Removing and Installing Drives Warranty Information page 35 LaCie and its suppliers 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 special or consequential damages such as but not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup tions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us ing 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 Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie prod uct s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty All systems returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with postage prepaid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
20. em Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals Right click and select P LaCie 2big Triple User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 34 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at htto www lacie com be contact Francais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com tr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Spain Contact us at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contact us at http www lacie com chtr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact LaCie Australia Contact us at http www lacie com au contact LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contact us at http www lacie com ti contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Norway Contact us at http www lacie com no contact LaCie Sweden Contact us a
21. icon next to the HBA For Mac OS X the Disk Utility should show a SCSI Connection ID for the virtual disks on the physical hard disk drives Error messages during the driver installation would have indicated issues e Resolve resource conflicts IRQ DMA or I O Verify port multiplier PM support in the HBA LaCie 2big Triple User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 33 5 Contacting Customer Support 1 Read the manuals and review section 4 Troubleshooting 2 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 correctly and firmly attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still cant get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us at www lacie com Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number 3 Macintosh PC model 4 Operating system version 5 Processor speed 6 Computer memory 7 The brands and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on your computer Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select Right click and select F Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select j Mac Select The Apple Syst
22. ile system used by Mac OS X HFS represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more efficiently With HFS you are no longer limited by block size MS DOS File System FAT 32 This is the Microsoft file system more typically known as FAT 32 This is the file system to use if you are going to be using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems LaCie 2big Triple User Manual E 2 3 2 Formatting for Windows Users 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 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port Right click My Computer and select Manage From the Computer Management window select Disk Management located below the Storage group See Fig 2 3 2 A If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the icon Right click the icon and select Initialize In the box to the right that says Unallocated right click and select New Partition On the first page of the New Partition Wizard click Next See Fig 2 3 2 B continued on next page n fp Hewan doeke Setup p
23. ils Characteristics and Advantages Maximum data safety Safe 100 reduces the total available capacity by 50 because two copies of the data are saved LaCie 2big Triple RAID User Manual page 23 3 2 Changing the RAID Mode 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 CAUTION Your LaCie 2big comes precon figured in Fast RAID 0 mode Fast mode al lows access to the whole storage capacity but does not provide any security If a drive fails IMPORTANT INFO Changing the RAID mode de ll data will be lost If d about stroys data stored on the LaCie 2big If you have saved culate ome ed ER de data security LaCie highly recommends a RAID 1 Safe 100 configuration See section 3 1 About 2big Triple RAID Modes for more in formation data on the drives back up data before following these steps CAUTION Disk drives must be inserted correctly in the 2big before configuration can be changed To change the RAID mode 1 If there is data on the 2big you want to save back it up to another device 2 Unmount safely remove the 2big and turn it off 3 Insert a small flat blade screwdriver into the groove on the rotary switch and turn the screwdriver to the left or right to select a different mode Fig 3 2 4 Turn on the 2big IMPORTANT INFO You must partiti
24. information on file system formats for Windows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to reformat the 2big s disks See sections 2 3 2 and 2 3 3 for formatting instructions 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 Originally FAT was only 16 bits but after the second release of Windows 95 it was upgraded to 32 bits hence the name FAT 32 In theory FAT 32 volume sizes can range from less than 1MB all the way to 2TB It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me and is supported by Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista though vol ume size is limited to 32GB by the Windows partition utility i e Disk Manager and the individual file size is limited to 4GB NTFS This acronym stands for New Technology Filing System and it is the native file system for Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista NTFS offers several features that are not available with FAT 32 i e file compression encryption permissions and auditing as well as the ability to mirror drives and RAID 5 capabilities The minimum supported volume size for NTFS is 10MB with a maximum of 2TB with no limit to file size Volumes created in NTFS can only
25. n progress the drive being rebuilt will blink red and the drive being read will blink blue c After the rebuild the rebuilt drive will blink blue rapidly while the 2big checks the rebuild 4 RAID is not functioning or the 2big cannot determine the RAID setting In JBOD mode If the front LED is solid blue but either of the drive LEDs on the back is off the drive may be incorrectly inserted or may have failed 1 Follow the steps in section 3 4 Removing and Installing Drives to remove and re insert the drive 2 If the drive LED continues to be OFF after it has been re inserted the drive may be defective Contact LaCie Cus tomer Support section 5 Contacting Customer Support LaCie 2big Triple User Manual Troubleshooting page 32 4 3 LaCie 2big Host Connection The LaCie 2big is not recognized when USB is plugged in Operating system does not recog nize LaCie virtual drives 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 a different USB cable Connect to a different USB port Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty LaCie 2big Before reconfiguring the mode of operation use the operating system s Disk Manager to delete partitions on the volume Ensure the HBA driver is current Troubleshoot driver e Verify driver active status For Windows the Device Manager should show the SCSI
26. nable file and folder compression Fig 2 3 2 C Ter MEE ms w netty m maw ns wo sw e us w Fig 2 3 2 D IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 2 3 1 File System Formats for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats LaCie 2big Triple User Manual E 2 3 3 Formatting for Mac Users 1 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 of available hard disks on the left side of the window Select the Partition tab From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS X gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area Inthe Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for mat Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use Setup page 18 CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the 2big If y
27. on the disk drives after changing the storage policy configuration See section 3 3 Partitioning the LaCie 2big Disks LaCie 2big Triple RAID User Manual page 24 3 3 Partitioning the Disks 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 disks shipped with the 2big Triple are formatted HFS To use the drives with Mac operat ing systems or for cross platform use between Mac and PC the drives must be reformatted For more information see section 2 3 1 File System Formats E 3 3 1 Windows Users IMPORTANT INFO Do not partition the virtual disk that initially mounts on your OS Open This example illustrates the Fast storage policy asia which optimizes the LaCie 2big for performance dale 1 Right click the My Computer icon on your desk Map Network Drive top and select Manage from the pop up window Disconnect Network Drive Fig 3 3 1 A 2 Select Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager Fig 3 3 1 B Properties Fig 3 3 1 A Computer Management Fig 3 3 1 B LaCie 2big Triple RAID User Manual page 25 3 Right click the configured disk s unallocated space and select New Partition If the New Partition op n Computer Man
28. ou have informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps E 152 7 CB Maxtor 68160M0 m is New image First Aid trase DADAR RAID Restore R tosh HI dd ape ho Volume Information Name Untitled 2 Format Mac 05 Extended 18 Sze 232 89 GE C Locked for editing UW untitied 2 amp install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers To create a volume that can serve as 2 Mac OS 9 Start up desk select Mac OS 9 Drivers installed Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition Disk Description LaCie Group SA Total Capacity 232 9 CB 250 059 350 016 Bytes Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID 8629619524084232 IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 2 3 1 File System Formats for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats IMPORTANT INFO Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System UFS you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more famil iar experience to Macintosh users LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 2 4 Installing New Firmware Upgrade LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the 2big Visit LaCie s Web site www lacie com for the latest firmw
29. ows XP Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista 500MHz Pentium III or higher or equivalent processor 512MB RAM or greater Available USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 ports so you may need to purchase a PCI PCI X or PCI Express card to be able to connect your LaCie 2big via FireWire 800 interface LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI cards Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories Introduction page 6 Mac OS X 10 2 8 or later G4 G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 512MB RAM or greater Available USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port 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 1 0 port your drive will operate at USB 1 0 speeds LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 1 2 Box Content Your LaCie 2big package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed be low C LACIE 2big eSATA amp USB Diek RAD Sers SIO IE Introduction page LaCie 2big RAID system tower with two hot swappable hard drives Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable FireWire 400 cable FireWire 800 cable External power supply LaCie Utilities CD ROM LaCie Shortcut Button CD ROM Quick Install Guide 2 in 1 RAID mode change and drive removal tool IMPORTANT INFO Plea
30. pply brick C Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet RW N ma Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the On position D During drive initial ization the front led blinks blue and red The 2big Triple is ready to use when the LEDs are solid blue The volumes will appear in My Computer Windows or on the desktop Mac TECHNICAL NOTE When the power switch is in the AUTO position the 2big Triple turns off and on with your computer CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific LaCie drive Do not use a power supply from another LaCie drive or another manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Always remove the AC adapter before transporting your LaCie drive Failure to remove the adapter may result in damage to your drive and will void your warranty TECHNICAL NOTE You may use your LaCie drive when in a foreign country thanks to its 100 240 Volt power supply To be able to use this feature you may need to purchase an appropriate adapter or cord LaCie accepts no responsibility for any damage to the drive resulting from the use of an inappropriate adapter Using an adapter other than one authorized by LaCie will void your warranty LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 2 3 Formatting Setup page 14 The 2big Triple comes pre formatted in HFS optimized for Mac OS X Please read the following
31. se 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 LaCie 2big Triple Introduction User Manual page 8 1 3 Views of the Drive E 1 3 1 Front View 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 See troubleshooting section 4 2 LED Indicators for more information LaCie 2big Triple User Manual GOO O COC OOS RAID selection switch off auto on power switch USB 2 0 port FireWire 800 ports FireWire 400 port Power input connection Drive lock Drive tray handle Left drive status LED Right drive status LED Introduction page 9 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 Ventilation Fan is not obstructed Please use the included plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the Two Big and allow for better heat dissipation Environmental Requirements Temperature 0 35 C 32 95 F Operation Humidity 20 80 non condensing Storage Humidity 10 90 non condensing LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 1 4 Cables and Connectors USB is a serial input outpu
32. t http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk contact LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 6 Warranty 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 at its option repair or re place the defective LaCie 2big In the event of a drive failure please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie customer support for drive re placement procedure This warranty is void if gt The LaCie 2big was operated stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions The LaCie 2big is repaired modified or altered un less such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The LaCie 2big was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident gt The LaCie 2big was installed improperly The serial number of the LaCie 2big or an individual Drive Bay is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pick up tray etc The tamper seal on the LaCie 2big or an individual Drive Bay casing is broken One or two of the hard disks have been removed and replaced by any hard disk other than a drive provided by LaCie For driv
33. t technology for connect ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras USB 2 0 Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port 1 a aD USB 2 0 Cable Ends 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 1 0 port your drive will operate at USB 1 0 speeds Introduction page 10 FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial input output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and ex tended distance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth intensive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables There are two categories of FireWire cables on the market FireWire 800 cables which feature the 9 to 9 pin 9 to 6 pin and 9 to 4 pin cables and the original FireWire cables which feature the 6 to 6 pin and 6 to 4 pin cables slee a FireWire 800 Cable Ends FireWire 400 Cable Ends LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 2 Set
34. ting 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 Step 2 2 2 Turning the Drive On Step 3 2 3 Formatting Format the drives to suit your storage needs For more informa tion about file system formats see section 2 3 1 File System Formats Setup page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 LaCie 2big Triple Setup User Manual page 12 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 1 Plug one end of the interface cable USB or FireWire into the corresponding port on your host computer Fig 2 1 A 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 2big Fig 2 1 B USB j FireWire 400 FireWire 800 If two interfaces are connected at the same time the first one connected remains active and the second will not work big y bod safe100 fast O FireWire 800 i FireWire 400 LaCie 2big Triple Setup User Manual page 13 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 Connect Cable B to the power su
35. u lated IMPORTANT INFO If one physical disk fails the data of both disks become inaccessible One Big volume Offers the maximum possible capacity by combining the capacities of two drives into one large volume D E E zD E 3 1 3 JBOD In JBOD mode Just a Bunch of Disks the two physical disks work as two independent hard drives in one single housing so that two logical volumes mount MN on the desktop IMPORTANT INFO If one physical disk fails its data are become inaccessible but the second disk continues E i Two independent to work independently volumes Oy In certain configuration using a powerful computer with under exploited resources JBOD mode can be faster than Fast mode when using the native RAID 0 software of the computer operating system LaCie 2big Triple RAID User Manual page 22 E 3 1 4 SAFE 100 RAID 1 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 lowest capacity single disk IMPORTANT INFO If one physical disk fails the One Safe volume data are available immediately on the second disk No data are lost if one disk fa
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