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1. page 24 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 25 If you are resetting the RAID level after having used the LaCie Biggest Quadra at another RAID level the LaCie Biggest Quadra will display a warning on the LCD asking if you are certain that you want to initial ize the new RAID array The initialization process will erase any data on the disks The LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest Quadra will issue a Create New RAID message Press the Enter button to select Yes or press the Menu button to select No IMPORTANT INFO The initialization pro cess is a time intensive process and is dependent upon the size of the disks and the RAID level be ing initialized For example four 400GB disks in a RAID 5 array could take over two hours In the event that the power is interrupted during the initialization process the LaCie Biggest Quadra will resume the initialization process from the point of interruption as soon as the power is restored All four of the Drive Bays should be locked in place in the LaCie Biggest Quadra before the initialization process If the four Drive Bays are not installed correctly when the power is turned on the alarm will sound and a RAID Fail message will be displayed on the LCD unless a RAID 5 Hot Spare level has been set and the bottom three Drive Bays have disks instal
2. ment The collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve resources and ensure that it is recycled in a way that protects health and the environ ment For information about where you can drop off your equipment for recycling please contact your city waste disposal service Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User s Guide carefully and follow the correct procedure when set ting up the device e Do not open your LaCie Biggest Quadra or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic ob ject into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your LaCie Big General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Biggest Quadra to temperatures outside the range of 0 C to 35 C 32 F to 95 F or to operational humid ity beyond 5 95 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 5 95 so may damage the LaCie Biggest non condensing Doing Quadra or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Biggest Quadra near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your LaCie Biggest Quadra in an environment that is too gest Quadra contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative
3. LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contact us at http www lacie com fi 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 at http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk support request LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 13 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your LaCie Biggest Quadra and Drive Bays against any defect in material and work manship 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 replace the defective LaCie Biggest Quadra and or Drive Bay s This warranty is void if The LaCie Biggest Quadra was operated stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions The LaCie Biggest Quadra is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The LaCie Biggest Quadra was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident The LaCie Biggest Quadra was installed improp erly The serial number of the LaCie Bigges
4. all of the other disks in the array So for instance if you had four disks installed ranging in capacity from 40GB to 80GB when the RAID 0 array is built your system will see one 160GB 40GB x 4 hard disk While this is a very simple and easily implemented array PEC design RAID 0 should never be used in mission criti cal environments When even just one disk in the array CONTROLLER fails all of the data on the entire array will be lost D H L Video production and editing ji A E LL M zje olalojoje Etc Image editing Pre press applications Applications requiring high bandwidth LaCie Biggest Quadra Understanding RAID User Manual page 17 3 2 RAID O 1 This level combines striping and mirroring which provides full data redundancy and protects data in the Implemented as a mirrored array with RAID 0 event that multiple drives fail provided that the data on arrays as the segments one of each mirrored pair of drives is intact Tre seme Guilt cienne as RAD lell 5 Storage capacity in this configuration is determined by multiplying the capacity of the smallest disk by two Fault tolerance overhead is the same as that of If for instance there were four drives installed that mirroring ranged in capacity from 40GB to 70GB as a RAID 0 1 array the total available capacity would be 80GB 40GB x 2 In this configuration you must have an e
5. gone through all of the points on the checklist and your up to date comprehensive User s Manuals available on drive is still not working correctly please have a look at the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly the FAQs that are regularly published on our website easy to use format that will help you quickly install and lacecon utilize the many functions of your new device One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your If your manual does not reflect the configurations of specific question You can also visit the drivers pages the product that you purchased please check our web where the most recent software updates will be avail site for the most current version available able If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see section 12 Contacting Customer Support for details Problem Possible Solutions When I lock a Drive Bay Exchange the Drive Bay with another Drive Bay and attempt to lock them in place again to see if it is into place the Disk Activity a faulty Drive Bay If the problem continues contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support Indicator turns red and the alarm beep sounds The alarm beep is sounding Either unlock the Drive Bay of the failed disk or press the Enter button How do I turn it off The LaCie Biggest Quadra Ensure that the array has completed the initialization process does not appear in the BIOS
6. 1 lt gt RAID Fail code 2 Disk Failure Message LCD Display DISK x Fail Fan Failure Message LCD Display FAN Fail XXXX rpm Message The RAID array failed There are not enough disks for the RAID array to operate The RAID array failed The sequence of the disks in the array is incorrect The current sequence is displayed within the lt gt space The RAID array failed but all original disks are existing after restarting the unit Message Disk x failed Message Fan failure xxxx rpm the current speed of the fan Using the Biggest Quadra page 38 Message Cleared When A disk is re installed w T iginal dis The RAID array is recreated Message Cleared When lt The failed disk is replaced Message Cleared When lt The failed fan is repaired or replaced LaCie Biggest Quadra Using the Biggest Quadra page 39 User Manual RAID Configuration Failure Message LCD Display RAID Level Unmatched RAID Fail code 1 lt gt Overheating Error Message LCD Display Over Temperature SHE Over Temperature Disk Shutdown Message The setting of the RAID Level Switch Selectors does not match the existing RAID level The setting of the RAID Level Switch Selectors does not match the existing RAID level Message The temperature of the LaCie Biggest Quadra has reached 53 C The temperature of the LaCie
7. page 12 FireWire 800 Benefits Resourceful architecture FireWire 800 reduces delays in arbitration and signal distortion and increases throughput Backwards compatibility adapter cables al low FireWire 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port at FireWire 400 speed FireWire 400 amp FireWire 800 Benefits Hot pluggable devices can be added and re moved while the bus is active Isochronous data delivery no dropped frames FireWire supports real time data delivery Flexible up to 63 devices can be connected on a single bus SS ase FireWire 800 9 to 9 Pin Cable and Cable End i on FireWire 800 9 to 6 Pin Cable and Cable End Ci aa iLink DV Cable and Cable End Sold Separately LaCie Biggest Quadra About the LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 13 USB is a serial input output technology for connect 7 Z i Hi Speed USB 2 0 Benefits ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation of this Backwards compatibility Hi Speed USB 2 0 standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and works with the original USB specifications data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Please see section 9 USB Questions amp Answers for more information on USB s uses and capabilities Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing de
8. 0 devices and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me will require that drivers be installed before a Hi Speed USB 2 0 device is attached Mac OS 9 x does not support Hi Speed USB 2 0 functionality and all Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices will only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS 10 2 7 and later supports Hi Speed USB 2 0 and Mac OS 10 x also supports Hi Speed USB 2 0 but you will have to purchase a third party PCI or PC Card and ap propriate drivers Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi Speed USB 2 0 PCI or PC Cards or visit our website www lacie com FireWire Questions amp Answers page 48 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 8 FireWire Questions amp Answers What Does IEEE 1394 Mean IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers refers to the engineering corps that devel oped the 1394th standard defining the high perfor mance serial input output I O bus used to connect peripheral devices There are now two standards IEEE 1394a which refers to the original standard adopted in 1995 and IEEE 1394b which refers to the new standard adopted in 2002 What Is The Relationship Between IEEE 1394 FireWire iLink And DV These four names all refer to the same interface IEEE 1394 is the term commonly used in the com puter industry FireWire is the brand name used by Apple iLink is the brand name used by Sony for both con sumer elect
9. 1 5 Gbits s icon eSATA Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a eSATA cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when con nected to a eSATA port viv s lt eSATA Cable and Cable End LaCie Biggest Quadra About the LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 15 2 6 Drive Tray Locks The Biggest Quadra s drive trays can be locked into CAUTION To prevent the unexpected or acci place with the provided keys to prevent accidental drive dental pull out of drive trays LaCie recommends tray removal and damage LaCie recommends that you that you keep drive trays locked while the Biggest keep your drive trays locked while the Biggest Quadra Quadra is in use is in use To lock a drive tray Always unlock drive trays before attempting to 1 Ensure that the drive tray is fully seated in its bay remove them from or install them in the system Tnsert the key tito die lode tower Fakate to do so may damage the drives and void the warranty 3 Turn the key to the right until the arrow on the lock aligns with the locked symbol A See Fig 2 6 To unlock a drive tray 1 Insert the key into the lock 2 Turn the key to the let until the arrow on the lock aligns with the unlocked symbol B See Fig 2 6 IMPORTANT INFO The drive tray keys are exactly the same size as 5mm hex key wrenches Ifyou can not find the keys provided with your Biggest Quadra you can also use 5mm hex key wrenches to
10. Biggest Quadra has exceeded 55 C H 5 2 4 RAID and Disk Status Messages These messages will be displayed during one of the following processes Power On LCD Display Biggest Quadra Boot Message The LaCie Biggest Quadra is being powered on Message Cleared When The LaCie Biggest Quadra is shut down and the RAID Level Switch Selectors are re set to their original RAID level If you intend to initialize a new RAID array re insert four disks and create a new RAID or The LaCie Biggest Quadra is shut down and the RAID Level Switch Selectors are re set to their origi nal RAID level Message Cleared When lt The temperature drops below 53 C Shut down the Biggest Quadra and wait for the temperature to drop below 53 C Message Cleared When The LaCie Biggest Quadra has com pleted its boot process LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Disk Initialization LCD Display Biggest Quadra Initialize Disks Ready LCD Display Biggest Quadra Ready hh mm RAID Level LCD Display Level x xxxx GB Message The disks are spinning up Message The LaCie Biggest Quadra has been powered on successfully Message Displays the RAID level and capacity E 5 2 5 RAID and Disk Information Messages The following messages will be displayed when there is an established RAID array and the Menu button is pushed Press the Menu button to scroll t
11. Quick Install Guide OOS OG SO ORe IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packag ing In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its orig inal packaging In the event that an individual disk should need to be repaired or serviced please refer to section 6 1 Removing or Replacing a Drive QP Biggest FW800 eS ee _ Quick Install Guide LaCie Biggest Quadra About the LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 9 2 3 Specifications H Host Interface eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 and USB 2 0 H Weight and Dimensions 25 3 Ibs 11 5 Kew 152 8 x 206 4 x 268 5 mm H Operation Temperature 0223516 H Operation Humidity lt 5 95 non condensing H Storage Humidity 5 95 non condensing H Power Supply 200W input 100 250V AC output 5V 10A 12V 10A 3 3V 5A Available Capacity RAID 0 100 RAID 0 1 50 RAID 5 75 RAID 5 Spare 50 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 2 4 Views of the Drive H 2 4 1 Front View CAUTION To avoid overheating the LaCie Biggest Quadra should be installed in a well ven tilated area and in such a way as to maintain suf ficient airflow across the controller chips Also en sure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed Environmental Requirem ents Temperature 0 35 C 32 95 F Operation Humidity 5 95 no
12. Unmatched 2 Current R5 Original RO In this situation the array will not function There are two options 1 Shut down the LaCie Biggest Quadra and re position the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the previous RAID setting in this case RAID 5 2 Re insert the four drives and re create the array as a RAID 0 array If there is any data on the disks it will be lost during the initialization LaCie Biggest Quadra Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 56 12 Contacting Customer Support 1 Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshoot that you are in front of your computer and that you have ing section the following information on hand 2 Try to isolate the problem If possible make the aah la edhe ssena number drive the only external device on the CPU and make Operating system and version sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly at Computer brand and model tached Amount of memory installed If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques Names of any other devices installed on your tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can t computer including CD DVD burners get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the contacts on page 57 Before contacting us make sure Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number 2 LaCie hard drive file format 3 Macintosh PC model 4 Operating system version 5 Processor speed 6 Computer memory 7 The brands and mod
13. What should I do in the For a RAID 5 RAID 0 1 array you will need to replace the disk Data rebuilding will begin as soon as event of a disk failure the failed disk is replaced For a RAID 5 Hot Spare array data will be re built automatically to the hot spare disk You do not need to replace the failed disk immediately When adding a new disk the capacity of the new disk MUST equal or be greater than the smallest disk in the array Otherwise the LaCie Biggest Quadra will reject the disk even though it works Caution Do not attempt to replace a hard disk yourself You will void your warranty Please see the disk replacement procedure in section Gila Using the existing disks I First power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra and remove all the Drive Bays Next set the new RAID want to create a new RAID level with the RAID Level Switch Selectors and power the LaCie Biggest Quadra back on Gently array slide and lock the Drive Bays back into place to begin the initialization process Since you are using previously installed disks the LaCie Biggest Quadra will display a message Create New RAID Choose yes by pressing the Enter button and the initialization will start Note all data on the disks will be erased during the initialization LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Problem The LaCie Biggest Quadra is not recognized by the host computer I was creating a RAID 5 ar ray and a disk failed What should I do I only have two
14. area 7 In the Volume Information section create a name for each partition choose the volume format Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard MS DOS File System or UNIX File System and the volume size 8 Once you have finalized the volume format number of partitions size and options click OK The follow ing message will appear Warning Saving the new volume will erase all existing volumes This can NOT be undone Are you sure you want to do that Click ition to continue 9 Mac OS 10 x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you selected and your new drive will be available for use Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 34 nenn LaCie Group SA oj it 4 3 QOQ OOQ New image infa ect Log E 122 7 GE Mavis GD1 DONN First Ad rase PPOO RAO Restore Z 152 laxtor Macintosh HD Volume Scheme Volume information U Untitled 2 Curren _ 0 Name Untitled2 Format Mac OS Extended E Size 232 89 cu O Locked for editing install Mac 05 9 Disk Drivers To create a volume that can serve at a Mac OS 9 rp d tart up disk 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 formas and size Click Partition som Options Partition ga Disk Description LaCie Croup SA Total Capacity 232 9 C8 250 059 350 016 Byres Connection Bus FireWire Write Stat
15. capacity Fan and temperature status Message Cleared When Initialization completed successfully gt Initialization failed lt Tf the disks have been installed and a new RAID array has been created The Enter button is pressed The Disk is replaced The Disk is replaced LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual E 5 2 2 Rebuild Messages These LCD Display messages may appear during a rebuild phase LCD Display Dx Rebuild xx x Total xxxxGB Dx Rebuild 100 xxxxGB OK Dx Rebuild Fail xxxxGB lt yyyyGB Dx Rebuild Fail Dx offline Dx Rebuild Fail Dx Bad sectors Message Rebuilding data to a new disk following a disk failure Rebuild completed successfully The capacity of the new disk is too small xxxxGB the capacity of the newly installed disk yyyyGB the minimum capacity allowed Disk x cannot be accessed Too many bad sectors on Disk x The rebuild process cannot continue Using the Biggest Quadra page 37 Message Cleared When Rebuild completed successfully Rebuild failed lt The Enter button is pressed The Disk is replaced The Disk is replaced The Disk is replaced LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual H 5 2 3 Failure and Error Messages These messages will be displayed in the event of a RAID or disk failure or an error during a process RAID Failure Messages LCD Display RAID Fail code O RAID Fail code
16. event that an individual hard disk fails in the CAUTION Do NOT attempt to replace a hard Tate Biggest Liadh please cantact your Lalas re disk yourself Removing a hard disk from a drive seller or LaCie Customer Support Additional spare vaill void the warranty drive trays with pre installed hard disks may also be purchased sold separately 6 2 Firmware Updates LaCie may periodically release firmware updates IMPORTANT INFO Array configuration and for the Biggest Quadra Please contact LaCie Tech nical Support for information on obtaining firmware data are not affected by firmware updates updates LaCie Biggest Quadra Technical Information User Manual page 43 7 Technical Information 7 1 File System Formats Mac OS 10 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 for mat and partition the drive as one large Mac OS Ex tended volume Mac OS Extended HFS Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS 8 1 and later 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 oper
17. its original box and shipped with postage prepaid Individual Drive Bays are shipped in a separate package please consult LaCie Customer Support or your LaCie reseller for more information on the return procedure for individual Drive Bays IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
18. need to be for matted Go to section 4 5 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive for more information eeoeeveeveee eet LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 31 4 4 Setting the LCD Display Time amp Date To change the time and date on the LCD Display press and hold the Enter Mute button A for five sec onds Release the button to display the date and time settings screen To adjust the time and date values use the Scroll button B on the left side of the LCD Display to change the values Fig 4 4 A Press the Enter button to confirm your selection and move to the next value Start by adjusting the year YY then move to the month MM the day DD and finally the hour HH and minute MM the time is measured in the 24 hour clock format Pressing the Enter button on the final selection will set the time and date YY MM DD HH MM 05 12 06 15 37 Fig 4 4 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 4 5 Formatting and Partitioning Before the LaCie Biggest Quadra array can be fully utilized it needs to be formatted During this process the array can also be customized with partitions Formatting a disk consists of the following the op erating system erases all of the bookkeeping informa tion on the disk te
19. of the other products Do not place the LaCie Biggest Quadra near sources of magnetic in terference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic in terference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Biggest Quadra LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Biggest Quadra or use ex cessive force on it Never use excessive force on your LaCie Biggest Quadra If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshoot ing section in this manual Protect your LaCie Biggest Quadra from excessive exposure to dust dur ing use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increasing the risk of damage or malfunction Never use benzene paint thinners detergent or other chemical prod ucts to clean the outside of the La Cie Biggest Quadra Such products will disfigure and discolor the casing Instead use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device Forward page 5 Do not attempt to remove a hard disk from a drive tray Removal of a hard disk by anyone other than an authorized LaCie Technical Support representative will void the warranty CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device 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 r
20. to the FireWire 400 port of the device and the 9 pin end must be connected to the FireWire 800 port When FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices are mixed all transfer rates revert to the original FireWire 400 speed What Do I Do If My Computer Does Not Have A FireWire Port Most computers manufactured today incorporate at least one FireWire port If your computer does not have a native port you can install one by adding a PCI or PCMCIA host bus adapter card Please contact your computer supply specialist for a specific card that will work with your system For more information about the FireWire interface please visit www lacie com technologies USB Questions amp Answers page 50 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 9 USB Questions amp Answers What Are The Benefits Of The USB Interfaces Cross platform Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms Hot Swappable No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB de vice Plug it in and its ready Automatic configuration Once your device is con nected your computer recognizes the device and au tomatically configures the necessary software Daisy Chaining with USB ports on your computer you can connect up to 127 peripherals using hubs Easy Installation One standardized port and plug combination makes it simple to connect What Is The Difference Between USB And Hi Speed USB 2 0 The main differenc
21. unlock the drive trays LaCie Biggest Quadra Understanding RAID User Manual page 16 3 Understanding RAID Your LaCie Biggest Quadra is shipped with a pre configured RAID level of 5 but it supports four dif ferent RAID levels 0 0 1 5 and 5 Hot Spare This section will help you decide which RAID level is right for you 3 1 RAID O Also called striping this level offers high transfer rates and is ideal for large blocks of data where speed Data is broken down into blocks and each block is of the utmost importance RAID 0 implements a is written to a separate disk drive striped disk array where all of the hard disks are linked T O perf i db ding the load together to form one large aggregate hard disk In this De ae et nna mee aan across multiple drives configuration data is broken down into blocks and each block is written to a separate disk drive within the array Overhead is lowered due to no calculations for I O performance is greatly improved by spreading the I parity O load across several drives In this array however when Sedes EE ee A sign and easily implemente one disk fails all of the data on the array is lost L i Storage capacity is determined by the smallest disk in the array and the smallest disk s capacity is applied to This diagram represents a RAID O array consisting of four disks which are connected to the Controller Data blocks are distributed across all of the disks in the
22. vices USB Icons These icons will help you easily identify the USB interfaces They appear on USB cables and next to the USB port connectors on certain computers l CERTIFIED CERTIFIED TM USB 2 0 icon USB 1 1 icon 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 The cable will also work when connected to a USB port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates C gt lt USB 2 0 Cable Ends LaCie Biggest Quadra About the LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 14 Your LaCie Biggest Quadra uses the latest in SATA technology allowing interface or bus transfer rates of up to 3 Gbits s SATA technology was originally de veloped to serve as an internal interface delivering im proved performance to internal connections Soon after eSATA or external SATA was developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and durable eSATA connectors do not have the L shaped design of other SATA connectors In addition the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to pre vent the use of unshielded internal cables in external ap plications eSATA Icons This icon will help you easily identify the eSATA interfaces They appear on eSATA cables and next to the eSATA port connectors on certain computers eSATA
23. would automatically be activated to replace the failed disk The storage capacity of a RAID 5 Hot Spare array fol lows the same logic as that of RAID 5 but with the dif ference being that there is one less disk in the array So for instance if there was a RAID 5 Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of 40GB 50GB and 60GB and one disk designated as the hot spare with a capacity of 70GB the total capacity of the array would be 80GB 2 3 disks 1 disk x 40 80 This diagram represents a RAID 5 array consisting of four disks which are connected to the Controller Parity blocks are represented by the letter P eee CONTROLLER rel m v AOL ojro T m P LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 4 Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest Quadra This chapter covers the installation and configura tion of your LaCie Biggest Quadra A relatively easy process you will be guided through the five following steps Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 4 1 Setting The RAID Level The LaCie Biggest Quadra is pre configured at RAID level 5 but you have the option of customizing your RAID level in this step 4 2 Creating An Array The LaCie Biggest Quadra will automatically initialize the four hard disks in the unit 4 3 Connecting to a Host Computer The LaCie Biggest Quadra can be connected to a host computer through the FireWir
24. 0 cards Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories About the LaCie Biggest Quadra page TECHNICAL NOTE Windows 2000 Users In order for the LaCie Biggest Quadra to be recog nized by your computer using the FireWire IEEE 1394 interface you must have Windows Service Pack 3 installed on your operating system To en sure that you have the correct configuration right click on My Computer and select Properties The System Properties dialog box will appear Click on the General tab and this will list which version of the Windows operating system you are currently running TECHNICAL NOTE Mac Users USB Con nectivity For optimal performance under the Mac OS it is recommended that you use the FireWire interface unless you are using a G5 or are run ning Mac OS 10 2 8 or later on a computer with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 PC or PCI card All versions of the Mac OS before Mac OS 10 2 8 do not support the transfer rates of Hi Speed USB 2 0 and all data transfers will be made at the slower USB 1 1 rates LaCie Biggest Quadra About the LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 8 2 2 Package Content Your LaCie hard drive package should contain the following LaCie Biggest Quadra RAID with 4 SATA hard disks eSATA cable FireWire 800 9 to 9 pin cable FireWire 800 400 9 to 6 pin cable Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable Power cable Drive lock keys 2 LaCie Utilities CD ROM
25. 1 Initialization Messages 36 5 2 2 Rebuild Messages 37 5 2 3 Failure and Error Messages 38 5 2 4 RAID and Disk Status Messages 39 5 2 5 RAID and Disk Information Messages 40 6 Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra 42 6 1 Removing Replacing A Drive 42 6 2 Firmware Updates 42 7 Technical Information 43 7 1 File System Formats 43 7 2 Available Storage Capacity 45 7 3 Optimizing Data Transfers 45 8 FireWire Questions amp Answers 48 9 USB Questions amp Answers 50 10 eSATA Questions amp Answers 52 11 Troubleshooting 54 12 Contacting Customer Support 56 12 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts 57 13 Warranty Information 58 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2007 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 pho tocopying recording or otherwise with out the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows NT Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows Server 2003 Win dows XP and Windows Vista are reg istered trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration Sony and iLink are registered trademarks of Sony Electronics Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective own ers Changes The mat
26. Big gest Quadra directly to a native FireWire port on your computer and avoid daisy chaining During data trans fers it s best to wait before launching other applications that will be using the same port If you do not have a native FireWire port LaCie offers FireWire host bust adapter cards also known as PCI or PC PCMCIA cards that have been tested and comply with LaCie drives Please contact your reseller or LaCie Customer Support for more information TECHNICAL NOTE Another important factor in file transfer speeds is how the drive has been for matted For more TN information in choosing the correct file system format please see section 7 1 File System Formats LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual To utilize the newly enhanced FireWire 800 per formances your computer must be equipped with a FireWire 800 host bus adapter card either sold sepa rately or integrated by your computer s manufactur er these host bus adapter cards include one or more FireWire 800 ports and you must be running Mac OS 10 2 4 and higher or Windows 2000 or Windows XP in order to achieve FireWire 800 performance and func tionality If you use FireWire equipped peripherals either the original FireWire standard or the new FireWire 800 one of the easiest and least expensive ways to improve the performance reliability and value of your system is by installing additional ports By adding a FireWire PCI PC card you can isolate fast an
27. LaCie Biggest Quadra Table of Contents User Manual page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 4 General Use Precautions 1 Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra 6 2 About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 7 2 1 Minimum System Requirements 7 2 2 Package Content 8 2 3 Specifications 9 2 4 Views of the Drive 10 2 4 1 Front View 10 2 4 2 Rear View 11 2 5 Cables and Connectors 12 2 5 1 FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors 12 2 5 2 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Cables and Connectors 13 2 5 3 SATA Cables and Connectors 14 2 6 Drive Tray Locks 15 3 Understanding RAID 16 3 1 RAID 0 16 3 2 RAID0 1 17 3 3 RAID 5 18 3 4 RAID 5 Hot Spare 19 4 Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest Quadra 20 4 1 Setting the RAID Level 21 4 1 1 RAID 5 22 4 1 2 RAID 5 Hot Spare 22 4 1 3 RAID 0 23 4 1 4 RAID 0 1 23 4 2 Creating an Array 24 4 2 1 Initializing the Disks 24 4 2 2 Managing Volumes over 2TB in Windows 26 4 3 Connecting to a Host Computer 27 4 3 1 Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWire 28 4 3 2 Connecting to the Host Computer via Hi Speed USB 2 0 29 4 3 3 Connecting to the Host Computer via eSATA 30 4 4 Setting the LCD Display Time amp Date 31 4 5 Formatting and Partitioning 32 4 5 1 Windows Users 32 4 5 2 Mac Users 34 LaCie Biggest Quadra Table of Contents User Manual page 2 5 Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra 35 5 1 Disk Status and Activity Indicators 35 5 2 LCD Display Messages 36 5 2
28. Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet con ditions Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Biggest Quadra as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury cold or humid may damage the unit Rated cooling for altitudes up to 2000 meters Always unplug the LaCie Biggest Quadra from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuit ing or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Forward page 4 CAUTION A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television recep tion It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used e Make sure that the computer and LaCie Biggest Quadra are electrically grounded If the devices are not ground ed there is an increased risk of electri cal shock Power requirements 100 240 V 4 2 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages accord ing to over voltage category II Do not use the LaCie Biggest Quadra near other electrical appliances such as televisions radios or speakers Do ing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation
29. activity Solid green Flashing blue Data being accessed Solid red Unlit Disk failure disk not properly installed Solid amber Unlit Hot Spare disk in RAID 5 Hot Spare mode If the Disk Status Indicator is being displayed as a IMPORTANT INFO In the event ofa RAID solid red light ensure that the appropriate drive is not failure the alarm will sound Press the Enter but Locked ton to silence the alarm Installed incorrectly Failing if the disk has failed it will need to be re placed LaCie Biggest Quadra Using the Biggest Quadra page 36 User Manual 5 2 LCD Display Messages The status of the LaCie Biggest Quadra controller and array can be viewed through the LCD Display By using the Menu button to scroll through the messages the following information is available RAID level and capacity Firmware version Disk model Serial number H 5 2 1 Initialization Messages These LCD Display messages may appear during the Initialization phase LCD Display RAID INIT xx x Total xxxxGB Create New RAID No Yes RAID INIT 100 xxxxGB INIT OK N NIDE INI Ni eli E Dx offline NDR INT e TIT Dx Bad sectors Message New RAID array being created Re create a new RAID array Initialization completed successfully Disk x failed during the initializa tion and cannot be accessed Cy Too many bad sectors on Disk x Initialization cannot proceed Disk DMA mode and
30. as multiple stream uncompressed standard definition video Will FireWire 400 Devices Run Faster When Connected To A FireWire 800 Port Unfortunately this is not the case In order to at tain FireWire 800 speeds both the device and port have to be FireWire 800 enabled For instance an external hard drive with a FireWire 800 9 pin connection will only reach FireWire 800 transfer rates when it is con nected to a FireWire 800 9 pin host bus adapter card via a properly certified FireWire 800 9 pin to 9 pin beta cable When a FireWire 400 device is connected to a FireWire 800 port the FireWire 400 device will only operate at the original FireWire 400 speeds Will FireWire 800 Devices Work On FireWire 400 Ports And Vice Versa The new standard was designed to be backwards compatible meaning that FireWire 800 devices will still operate via the original FireWire 400 port To connect a FireWire 800 device to a FireWire 400 port a specific adapter cable must be used though There are two types of FireWire 400 ports 6 pin and 4 pin For FireWire 800 devices to work they must be connected by placing the 9 pin end of the FireWire cable into the FireWire 800 port of the device and the opposite 6 pin or 4 pin end into the FireWire 400 port The same holds true for FireWire 400 devices being connected to a FireWire 800 host port The 4 pin or 6 FireWire Questions amp Answers page 49 pin end of the FireWire cable must be connected
31. ating systems UNIX File System This is the file system based on UNIX and is pref erable for users developing UNIX based applications within Mac OS 10 x Unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System you should instead format your drive using Mac OS Extended HFS because it provides Mac users with a more familiar operating ex perience IMPORTANT INFO If you will be sharing the hard drive between Mac and Windows oper ating environments you will want to follow these guidelines Mac OS X prefers that all partitions be the same format therefore only the first FAT 32 partition is guaranteed to mount Mac OS 10 1 x Works reliably with FAT 32 partitions less than 32GB Mac OS 10 2 x Works reliably with FAT 32 partitions less than 128GB Does not mount FAT 32 partitions greater than 128GB Mac OS 10 3 x Mounts any FAT 32 drive of any size Mounts NTFS volumes as READ only TECHNICAL NOTE 3 x Users Mac OS Extended Journaled under Panther Apple introduced journaling to the Mac OS Extended file system which helps protect the file systems on Mac OS volumes When journaling is enabled file system transactions are maintained and recorded continuously in a separate file called a journal In the event of an unplanned shutdown the OS uses the journal to restore the file system Journaling is also backward compatible and all volumes with journaling enabled can be fully used by computers no
32. ch to a flexible RAID solution managing three different RAID levels 0 0 1 and 5 and offering the option of RAID 5 hot spare Featuring intelligent online re covery the LaCie Biggest Quadra allows one drive to be designated a hot spare if one drive fails the LaCie Biggest Quadra will seamlessly rebuild the failed drive s data on the hot spare Biggest Quadra Features lt Supports powerful RAID 0 0 1 5 and RAID 5 spare lt Hot swappable SATA disk drives for security and recovery eSATA 1 5 Gbits s interface Automatic on line rebuilding RAID 0 1 5 5 amp Event notification through audible alarm LCD panel for operational status display LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 2 About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2 1 Minimum System Requirements Windows AJ Pentium III or higher compatible processor 128MB RAM or greater Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Win dows XP or Windows Vista gt Available eS ATA USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port i G3 and later or Intel Core processor 128MB RAM or greater Mac OS 10 2 8 or later Available eSATA USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports so you may need to purchase a PCI PCI X or PCI Express card to be able to connect your Big gest Quadra via these interfaces LaCie offers a wide se lection of eSATA and FireWire 80
33. cted to the Controller Parity blocks are represented by the letter P vides the fault tolerance protection if one hard disk in the set fails the data that it contains can be rebuilt by utilizing the parity information from the other hard disks With the parity data being stored across the ar ray this also serves to maximize the amount of storage rEP ER capacity available amongst the disks in the array while still providing data redundancy CONTROLLER Storage capacity in a RAID level 5 configuration is 1 Pac LF d L the result of a mathematical expression that compares data from the drives and a calculates another piece of data called parity In this situation then storage capacity is calculated by multiplying the number of disks in the 7 0 u lr e Tele A P AQ e array minus one by the capacity of the smallest disk in the array So for instance if a RAID 5 array is created with four drives of varying capacities of 40GB 50GB 60GB and 70GB the total capacity of the array would be 120GB 3 4 disks 1 disk x 40 120 File and Application Servers Database Servers Web E mail and News Servers Intranet Servers LaCie Biggest Quadra Understanding RAID User Manual page 19 3 4 RAID 5 Hot Spare This level is the same as RAID 5 but one disk is des 4a ignated as a Hot Spare which means that in the event of a disk failure the Hot Spare disk
34. ction 4 3 1 Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWire Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 27 IMPORTANT INFO The initialization must be completed before connecting the interface ca ble Otherwise the LaCie Biggest Quadra will not be recognized by the host computer IMPORTANT INFO The two interfaces FireWire and USB cannot be used at the same time You must connect the Biggest Quadra to the host computer using one interface or the other LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 28 H 4 3 1 Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWire 1 Follow the steps in sections 4 1 Setting The RAID Level and 4 2 Creating an Array to establish a RAID IMPORTANT INFO The LaCie Biggest Quadra ships with both a FireWire 800 9 to 9 array pit cable and a FireWire 800 400 9 to 6 pin 2 Connect the 9 pin end A of the FireWire 800 cable cable The FireWire 800 9 to 9 pin cable is used into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie when the host computer has a FireWire 800 port Biggest Quadra Fig 4 3 1 A B The FireWire 800 400 9 to 6 pin cable is used 3 Connect either the other end of the 9 pin FireWire when the host computer only has a FireWire 400 800 cable B into an available FireWire 800 port on port For more information about FireWire please your computer Fig 4 3 1 A or connect the 6 pin see sections 2 5 1 FireWire 800 Cables and Con end of the FireWir
35. d connectors Due to the simplified cabling the reduction in the number of pins and wires the num ber of fault possibilities decreases Seamless integration Serial ATA maintains register LaCie Biggest Quadra USB Questions amp Answers User Manual page 53 and software compatibility with Parallel ATA and should be transparent to both the BIOS and oper ating system Simply add more Serial ATA links to increase the number of connectivity points in your system What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA Although the specification supports all ATA and ATAPI devices ie CD DVD tape drives etc and delivers superior performance than both Hi Speed USB 2 0 and FireWire IEEE 1394 external Serial ATA con nectors are intended for storage devices Serial ATA works best in storage environments that require high data throughput to deliver large files quickly and efh ciently maximizing the storage systems utilization and enhancing overall productivity Due to its performance reliability scalability and cost effectiveness Serial ATA can be implemented in a wide range of settings from desktop usage to network storage applications LaCie Biggest Quadra Troubleshooting User Manual page 54 11 Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie hard drive is not work ing correctly please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from If you have LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most
36. d slow devices cre ate more effective RAID configurations take full advan tage of bus powered devices and protect and increase the overall value of your system Not all FireWire devices are created equal some de vices support faster transfer rates than others For exam ple DV camcorders deliver data at the slower 100Mb s and 200Mb s rates while hard drives typically deliver data at the 400Mb s rates When the devices are daisy chained connected to each other and sharing a single port the devices may be reduced to the transfer rate of the slowest device With a separate FireWire PCI card Technical Information page 46 you can isolate the slow devices to one port while dedi cating another port to your high speed devices This principle also has a great effect on the efficiency and performance of RAID 0 striped configurations where each interface can operate at maximum speed without being affected by the other devices on the same bus Essentially by adding an additional PCI card you create another controller for the data Instead of hav ing four drives connected to one port and daisy chained with an additional PCI card you can connect two drives to one port and two drives on a second port on another controller improving speed by spreading the data over two controllers instead of one Also think of an additional FireWire bus as a se rious way to protect your expensive computer system If you happen to work in an enviro
37. e 800 Hi Speed USB 2 0 or eSATA interface This sec tion covers all three connectivity methods 4 4 Setting The Date amp Time Configure your LaCie Biggest Quadra for your local use 4 5 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive This section is divided between the two different operating systems Mac OS and Windows and details the process for for matting and partitioning the LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 20 Page 21 Page 24 Page 26 Page 29 Page 30 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 4 1 Setting the RAID Level The LaCie Biggest Quadra is pre configured at RAID level 5 but it may be re configured The RAID level is set using the RAID Level Switch Selectors on the rear panel of the LaCie Biggest Quadra The RAID level selectors consist of two switches with four possible switch position combina tions RAID 0 0 1 5 and 5 Hot Spare CAUTION The LaCie Biggest Quadra must be powered off to change the RAID level CAUTION If there is data on the array chang ing the RAID level may lead to the loss of all of the data on the array Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 21 IMPORTANT INFO In the event that the RAID level does not correspond to both the disk settings and the RAID Level Switch Selectors the LCD will display the following two alternating messages 1 RAID level Unmatched 2 Current Rx i e the current RAID leve
38. e 800 400 cable into an available nectors 7 3 Optimizing Data Transfers and 8 FireWire 400 port on your computer Fig 4 3 1 B FireWire Questions amp Answers It will take a few seconds for your computer to rec ognize the drive and for it to appear on the desktop or in My Computer Your LaCie Biggest Quadra will now need to be for matted Go to section 4 5 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive for more information eeeeeeeoee amp eeeoee eeee ee 8 e KARAER AEAEE eee CDL DE D E DE DE D DE DE E E D E E E eee ee eet BAO o ere ee LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 29 E 4 3 2 Connecting to the Host Computer via Hi Speed USB 2 0 1 Follow the steps in sections 4 1 Setting The RAID Level and 4 2 Creating an Array to establish a RAID array 2 Connect the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable into the Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on the back of the LaCie Big gest Quadra A 3 Connect the other end of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable into an available USB port on your computer B It will take a few seconds for your computer to rec ognize the drive and for it to appear on the desktop or in My Computer Your LaCie Biggest Quadra will now need to be for matted Go to secti
39. e LaCie Biggest Quadra page 11 9 RAID Level Switch Selectors The RAID Level Switch Selectors consist of two switches which are used to set the RAID level For more information please see section 4 1 Setting the RAID Level LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 2 5 Cables and Connectors 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 vid eo and graphics Please see section 8 FireWire Ques tions amp Answers for more information on FireWire FireWire Icons Theses icons will help you easily identify the FireWire interface They appear on FireWire cables and next to the FireWire port connectors on certain computers eo p N A D FireWire FireWire icon iLink icon DV icon 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 About the LaCie Biggest Quadra
40. e format process sad Oxeeas e Heres Ie teremine 14 Your drive is ready for use and should now appear in fimes Beer mae a n nen mas n eer Oroa s way your My Computer nk Margene D eros we bte aure onay parton B tonte tre Fig 4 5 1 D LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual IMPORTANT INFO Before beginning the format and partition process ensure that there are no warning or error i messages being displayed on the LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest Quadra 1 If it is not already on power on the host computer 2 As soon as the array is detected by your computer it will mount to the desktop as an untitled device 3 From Finder use the Go menu and open the Utilities folder Double click on the Disk Utility program 4 The Disk Utility dialog box will appear Fig 4 5 2 A Your LaCie Biggest Quadra array will appear on the left hand side in the list of hard disks that are mounted on your system You should see a volume that represents your internal hard drive and one that reads 5 Select the LaCie drive and then click on the ion tab 6 From the Volume Scheme button choose the num ber of partitions you want to divide the drive into by clicking on the pull down menu starting with Cu ent Mac OS 10 x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 8 partitions You can custom ize the size of the partitions by using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme
41. e is speed The original version of the interface is capable of throughput up to 12Mb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 supports data speeds up to 480 Mb s making it 40 times faster than its predecessor This in creased bandwidth translates into higher performance in demanding applications requiring high transfer rates What Are The Ideal Uses For USB USB is perfect for more traditional connections such as keyboards mice joysticks and scanners These types of devices don t require fast data transfer rates and oper ate very successfully at the slower speeds What Are The Ideal Applications For Hi Speed USB 2 0 Digital cameras CD DVD drives hard drives and scanners will all benefit from the added bandwidth and performance gains of the new implementation of the USB standard Hi Speed USB 2 0 provides the neces sary fast data transfer rates that today s devices require and combines the earlier specifications so older devices that operated under the original USB standards will still work with Hi Speed USB 2 0 Will USB Devices Run Faster When Connected To A Hi Speed USB 2 0 Bus Unfortunately no The Hi Speed USB 2 0 specifica tion is specifically written to allow developers to design higher speed peripherals that can take advantage of the extra bandwidth USB devices though will still operate at 12Mb s at full speed and 1 5Mb s at low speed on a Hi Speed USB 2 0 bus Even though USB devices won t run any faster they can work alongs
42. eed USB 2 0 hubs that are able to communicate in three modes high speed 480Mb s full speed 12Mb s and low speed 1 5Mb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 is backwards compatible so you will USB Questions amp Answers page 51 be able to connect USB devices to Hi Speed USB 2 0 hubs however the USB devices will still maintain their normal performance levels i e 12 Mb s In order to achieve the fast data transfer rates of Hi Speed USB 2 0 you must connect your Hi Speed USB 2 0 device directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on ei ther a computer or hub For more information about the USB interface please visit www lacie com technologies TECHNICAL NOTE Avoid using USB connec tors found on certain peripherals such as keyboards These are passive or pass through connectors that lead to power loss and unstable operation Only use USB cables shorter than 5 meters ap proximately 15 feet Using longer cables may cause the peripherals to malfunction due to excessive re duction in electrical signal strength USB Questions amp Answers page 52 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 10 eSATA Questions amp Answers What is eSATA Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive uses the latest in SATA technology allowing interface or bus transfer rates of up to 1 5Gb s SATA technology was originally developed to serve as an internal interface delivering improved performance to internal connections Soon after eSATA a connector
43. els of other internal and external peripherals installed on my computer Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Select the Big Disk Extreme icon on the desktop and press Command I or press the Control key and choose Right click the Big Disk Extreme icon and select Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select Right click and select Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select Select The will launch and will list you internal and external peripherals Right click and select LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 57 12 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Fran ais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com f1 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 chfr contact Fran ais 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
44. erial ATA specification provides several key features that will help spur widespread implementa tion Performance Serial ATA is a point to point topol ogy and does not have to share the bus instead dedi cating full bandwidth to the device These dedicated links make creating a Serial ATA RAID array quick and relatively inexpensive to implement Easy installation and configuration There are no de vice IDs termination or master slave conflicts and the standard supports hot plug connectivity Drives can be added upgraded or removed without having to power down the whole system Improved reliability Serial ATA also uses 32 bit cy clic redundancy checking CRC on all transfers to ensure correct data transmissions Due to this CRC capability Serial ATA performs protection and re covery features at multiple levels PHY layer link layer and transport and software layers Command optimization Serial ATA utilizes Na tive Command Queing NCQ and first party direct memory access DMA to intelligently order com mands in an internal queue within the drive with out having to involve the host CPU Judging its own drive head s angular and rotational position the drive selects a data transfer from the queue that will mini mize both its seek and rotational latencies Simplified structure Serial ATA utilizes a more ef ficient signaling voltage 250mV vs 5V for Parallel ATA and much smaller thinner and compact cables an
45. erial in this document is for in formation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable ef forts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this docu ment or from the use of the informa tion 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 LaCie Biggest Quadra C FCC Statement 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 interfer ence received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful in terference to radio or televisio
46. estoration 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 removable storage media such as CD DVD or Tape LaCie offers a complete line of CD DVD and Tape drives and if you would like more information on backup please refer to the LaCie white paper on backup methods and technology IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less LaCie Biggest Quadra Introduction User Manual page 6 1 Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Biggest Quadra This high performance ex tremely flexible RAID Redundant Array of Indepen dent Inexpensive Disks subsystem is ideally suited for integration with databases imaging systems and e mail and Web servers RAID technology is one of the best means to pro tect your data while providing greater performance data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage With single error detection and disk parity used to recover data if a disk fails a RAID system ideal for safeguarding valuable data while streamlining perfor mance The LaCie Biggest Quadra is the ultimate approa
47. fers Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish es a task usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices With external drives such as the LaCie Biggest Quadra the data is transferred from the drive to the computer via the FireWire or USB interface The data is fed from the drive through the FireWire port on the drive and passes to the computer through the FireWire host bus adapter interface Computer manufacturer s implementation of the FireWire host bus adapter interfaces vary widely For computers running Windows 2000 and later the FireWire interface which is referred to as either IEEE 1394 or iLink on PCs is less common as a native host bus adapter Nearly all recent Apple computers have na tive FireWire interface ports The FireWire interfaces specify certain require ments filed under the OHCI Open Host Controller Interface standards All LaCie drives comply to OHCI standards and have been rigorously tested on computers that have host bus adapters that also comply to OHCI Technical Information page 45 TECHNICAL NOTE Capacity depends on RAID mode selected lt RAID 0 100 RAID 0 1 50 RAID 5 75 RAID 5 spare 50 standards Unfortunately not all manufacturers respect these guidelines and anomalies may arise with comput ers that have host bus adapters that do not conform to OHCI standards For the best performance connect your LaCie
48. hrough the messages in the following order Disk Information LCD Display Disk 1 VM ATA mode X xxxx GB Message Information about the Disk in Drive Bay 1 YYYYYYY the Disk ID The ATA mode and capacity infor mation about the Disk in Drive Bay il Using the Biggest Quadra page 40 Message Cleared When lt The LaCie Biggest Quadra has com pleted disk initialization Message Cleared When The LaCie Biggest Quadra has com pleted disk initialization Message Cleared When lt The Menu button is pressed Message Cleared When lt The Menu button is pressed lt The Menu button is pressed LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Firmware Version LCD Display Message z Displays the firmware version Firmware Ver x xx Fan And Temperature Information LCD Display Message Displays the fan speed and tempera Fan xxxx rpm ture in degrees Celsius Temperature xx C Serial Number LCD Display Message Displays the serial number of the LaCie Biggest Quadra serial number XXXXXXXXXXX Using the Biggest Quadra page 41 Message Cleared When lt The Menu button is pressed Message Cleared When lt The Menu button is pressed Message Cleared When lt The Menu button is pressed LaCie Biggest Quadra Maintaining the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 42 6 Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra 6 1 Removing Replacing A Drive In the
49. ide Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices on the same bus However if you plug in a Hi Speed USB 2 0 device to a USB bus the speed of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will decrease to 12Mb s What Is A USB Hub Technically you can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB bus For more than two devices though you must make new connections using a peripheral called a hub A hub which you hook up directly to a USB connector on your computer usually has 4 or 7 output connections enabling you to connect the same number of peripherals One of the hub s main functions is to re generate signals that lose part of their strength as they are transmitted via the USB cable By connecting yet another hub to a connector on the existing hub you can then plug in a new set of peripherals and so on up to a maximum of 127 Some hubs have no power supply and others are self powered When you choose a hub opt for the self powered variety as they have their own AC adapter The most powerful hubs provide 0 5A of power to each port LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual If you buy a hub make sure that it supports per port switching This function prevents the entire chain of pe ripherals from freezing up if one of them is not working properly or is down Will Hi Speed USB 2 0 Devices Work On USB Hubs And Vice Versa You can use your Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices with USB hubs but the peripherals will be limited to USB performance levels There are Hi Sp
50. indows XP TECHNICAL NOTE If you switch from Win dows 2000 or Windows XP to another operating system Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista or Mac OS X activate the Enable over 2TB func New Volume 152 66 GBNTFS Healthy Page Fie tion by selecting YES in step 2 above to allow ac cess to arrays over 2TB In Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista a RAID array with more than 2TB accessible space will mount as two volumes To make the volumes appear as one volume 1 Right click the My Computer icon on your desk top and select Manage from the right click options menu 2 Select Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager 3 Right click the concerned disks and select Convert to GPT Disk Fig 4 2 2 A The two volumes appear as one Fig 4 2 2 B O Undesemt B Nanas sarin ten a Be 4 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 4 3 Connecting to a Host Computer Once the LaCie Biggest Quadra has finished the initialization of the array you will be ready to connect the LaCie Biggest Quadra to a host computer This sec tion is divided into the three different interface connec tivity methods USB FireWire and eSATA Although the Biggest Quadra only has three types of interface port USB 2 0 FireWire 800 and eSATA it can be connected to a fourth type of host interface port FireWire 400 with the FireWire 800 400 9 to 6 pin interface cable See se
51. k from each separate RAID 1 group to fail simultaneously LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 4 2 Creating an Array H 4 2 1 Initializing the Disks To initialize the disks in your array 1 Make sure the Biggest Quadra is turned off and the power cable is not connected Ensure that the RAID level is correctly set and configured Refer to section 4 1 Setting the RAID Level Ensure that each of the individual drive trays is not locked and then pull each drive tray handle to release the latch Slide each of the drive trays out from the LaCie Biggest Quadra slightly Fig 4 2 A Connect the power cable to the LaCie Biggest Quadra and a grounded electrical outlet See A in Fig 4 2 B Turn on the LaCie Biggest Quadra by moving the power switch to the on position See B in Fig 4 2 B Slide each of the drive trays back into the LaCie Big gest Quadra and push the drive tray handles flat to lock the drive trays into place Fig 4 2 C Once all of the drive trays have been closed and locked the LaCie Biggest Quadra will check the status of the four installed disks If all four of the disks have not been initialized before which will be the case for the first connection of the LaCie Biggest Quadra the RAID level initialization will begin automatically continued on next page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra gt H EE
52. l set tings of the installed disks Original Rx i e the RAID level settings on the RAID Level Switch Selectors The RAID Level Switch Selectors are posi tioned to indicate a RAID 0 setting but the disks were set earlier as a RAID 5 array the LCD will display the following two alternating messages 1 RAID Level Unmatched 2 Current R5 Original RO In this situation the array will not function There are two options 1 Shut down the LaCie Biggest Quadra and re position the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the previous RAID setting in this case RAID 5 2 Re insert the four drives and re create the array as a RAID 0 array If there is any data on the disks it will be lost during the initializa tion LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 22 This is the default setting of the LaCie Biggest Quadra Follow these steps to set the RAID level at RAID 5 ON 1 Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra D 2 Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Se 12 lectors to the OFF position CAUTION In a RAID 5 array in the event that a disk needs to be replaced always replace the failed disk with the LaCie Biggest Quadra s power on Do not turn the LaCie Biggest Quadra s power off doing so may lead to the loss of the data on the array 1 Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra ON 2 Move switch 1 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the OFF po
53. led In this instance the initialization of a RAID 5 array will begin TECHNICAL NOTES For a complete list of the LCD Display messages and Disk Status and Activity Indicators please see sections 5 1 Disk Status and Activity Indicators and 5 2 LCD Dis play Messages The RAID capacity is determined by the RAID level and the capacity of the drives installed For more information please see sections 3 1 RAID 0 3 2 RAID 0 1 3 3 RAID 5 and 3 4 RAID 5 Hot Spare At the time of publication September 2006 some Windows versions do not allow the config uration of storage policies with more than 2TB This limitation does not exist for Mac OS X LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 26 H 4 2 2 Managing Volumes over 2TB in Windows IMPORTANT INFO The Lacie Biggest Quadra supports over 2TB capacity on all operating systems except Windows 2000 and Windows XP which are limited to 2TB In Windows 2000 and Windows XP the maximum capacity which will mount regardless of the RAID mode selected is 2TB If you have created an array of more than 2TB on Windows 2000 or Windows XP please use the follow ing steps to make the array visible in Windows Disk Manager 1 With the scroll button select Enable over 2TB on the LCD panel Press ENT to continue 2 Select NO to disable the function The array will be visible in Disk Manager but is limited to 2TB on Windows 2000 and W
54. lick and select New Partition 6 In the first page of the New Partition Wizard click Next See Fig 4 5 1 B LB ontnam B Ponny parer Sei ine 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 LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 33 8 Click Next New Partition Wizard EJ 9 Click Next Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first 10 Click Next 11 Click Next Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use O Do not format this partition 12 In this window Fig 4 5 1 C you have the option OF wing of selecting the Quick Format option This allows a agen NTFS Allocation unit size Default much faster format however this will disallow Disk Volume label New Volume Management to check the drive for errors recom j C Perform a quick format mended A Click Next C Enable file and folder compression TECHNICAL NOTE For a more detailed dis cussion on the various file system formats and par Fig 4 5 1 C titioning please refer to section 7 1 File System Formats 13 Click Finish to begin th
55. n condensing Storage Humidity 5 95 non condensing About the LaCie Biggest Quadra page 10 i Disk Activity Indicator Indicates when the disk is being accessed For more information please see section 5 1 Disk Status and Activity Indicators Disk Status Indicator Indicates the status of the disk For more information please see section 5 1 Disk Status And Activity Indicators Enter Mute Button The enter button is used to set the date and time and is also used to mute the alert buzzer LCD Display The LCD Display alerts you to the status and configuration information of your LaCie Biggest Quadra s subsystem and arrays For more information about the LCD Display messages please see section 5 2 LCD Display Messages Scroll Button The scroll button is used to navi gate through the information on the LCD Dis play and is used to select settings for setting the date and time Drive Trays Each drive tray can hold one inch high 3 5 inch SATA disk drive Disk 1 This is also the default Hot Spare Disk Disks 2 4 Drive Locks Protect your Biggest Quadra s drives from accidental removal and damage by locking the drives into their bays See section 2 6 Drive Tray Locks LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual H 2 4 2 Rear View O 2 Ventilation Fan The ventilation fan keeps your drive cool during operation Be sure not to block the fan when using your dri
56. n recep tion which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the inter ference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving an tenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Forward page 3 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 LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product Canada Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus com plies with Canadian ICES 003 We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Eu Manufacturer s Declara tion for CE Certification ropean standards Class B EN60950 1 2003 EN55022 1998 EN55024 1998 A1 EN61000 3 2 2000 EN61000 3 3 2001 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste In stead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a collection point for the recy cling of electrical and electronic equip
57. nment where you frequently share devices with other computers and us ers you can inadvertently blow a FireWire port if for instance you have a defective cable or the connector is forced in upside down Replacing a FireWire PCI PC card is far less expensive than repairing or replacing an entire motherboard Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information abut FireWire 800 PCI or PC Cards or visit our website www lacie com IMPORTANT INFO At the time of publica tion Sept 2006 only Mac OS 10 2 4 and higher and Windows 2000 and Windows XP support FireWire 800 functionality and the IEEE 1394b interface is not a standard feature implemented on the motherboards of all PC compatible comput ers Technical Information page 47 LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports and Pertormance To utilize the enhanced Hi Speed USB 2 0 per formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 host bus adapter card either sold sepa rately or integrated by your computer s manufacturer and the appropriate drivers These host bus adapter cards which include one or more USB ports are shipped with special Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers that enable the com puter to control the card These drivers must be installed in order for USB 2 0 devices connected to the port to work at their correct speeds Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP automatically manage Hi Speed USB 2
58. on 4 5 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive for more information TECHNICAL NOTE To achieve Hi Speed USB 2 0 transfer rates you have to be connected toa Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Otherwise you will be limited to USB 1 1 data transfer rates For more information about USB please see secions 2 5 Cables and Connectors 7 3 Optimizing Data Transfers and 9 USB Questions amp Answers TECHNICAL NOTE Windows Users After the first connection of a USB based peripheral Windows detects the drive and will install it au tomatically as a new peripheral even if you have previously installed it on another port on the same USB bus Let Windows install the USB drivers of your LaCie drive eee eooo O S LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 30 H 4 3 3 Connecting to the Host Computer via eSATA 1 Follow the steps in sections 4 1 Setting The RAID Level and 4 2 Creating an Array to establish a RAID array 2 Connect the eSATA cable to the eSATA port on the back of the LaCie Biggest Quadra A 3 Connect the other end of the eSATA cable to an available eSATA port on your computer B It will take a few seconds for your computer to rec ognize the drive and for it to appear on the desktop or in My Computer Your LaCie Biggest Quadra will now
59. or three disks Can I still create a RAID array The LCD Display reads unmatched Troubleshooting page 55 Possible Solutions Ensure that the interface cable either FireWire 800 or Hi Speed USB 2 0 is securely attached to both the LaCie Biggest Quadra and the host computer Check the LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest Quadra for error messages Replace the failed disk with another disk of equal or greater capacity The array will re initialize when the failed disk is replaced and the process is restarted The LaCie Biggest Quadra cannot create an array from just two disks If you only have three disks you can only create a RAID 5 Hot Spare array The three disks must be installed in the bottom three Drive Bays with the top Drive Bay the Hot Spare location empty The RAID Level Selector Switch is not set to the level of the existing array In the event that the RAID level does not correspond to both the disk settings and the RAID Level Switch Selectors the LCD will display the following two alternating messages 1 RAID level Unmatched 2 Current Rx i e the current RAID level settings of the installed disks Original Rx i e the RAID level settings on the RAID Level Switch Selectors The RAID Level Switch Selectors are positioned to indicate a RAID 0 setting but the disks were set earlier as a RAID 5 array the LCD will display the following two alternating messages 1 RAID Level
60. ptical fiber when both devices are connected via a FireWire 800 hub FireWire 800 can burst data across 100 meters of cable The new arbitration scheme greatly improves on the existing architecture by incorporating advanced 8B10B data encoding based on codes used by Gigabit Ether net and Fibre Channel which reduces signal distortion and also improves the arbitration time by prepping the arbitration while the current data packet is being sent so that data is sent as soon as the current transmission is completed What Are The Ideal Uses For FireWire FireWire helped fuel a revolution for digital content creators and was awarded a 2001 Primetime Emmy En gineering Award by the Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences for its contribution Due to its high bandwidth and support of both isochronous and asynchronous data delivery FireWire has found a very successful place in LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual both the computer and consumer electronics industries Whether connecting game consoles personal video recorders home stereo equipment digital TVs hard drives CD DVD RW drives printers scanners tape drives or other digital hardware equipment FireWire is well suited to handle all these various requirements With the advent of the new FireWire 800 standard the revolution created by the original will only grow For those working with digital video the new standard will enable new bandwidth intensive applications such
61. ronics and personal computers DV is short for Digital Video and is used as the logo for the interface on most video camcorders What Are The Benefits Of The FireWire Inter faces The FireWire interface is a fast cross platform serial bus and is ideal for digital audio video and graphic ap plications that demand plenty of bandwidth Both ver sions of FireWire offer Plug amp Play connectivity so all you have to do is plug in your drive and begin using it they also allow up to 63 devices to be connected via a single bus and offer peer to peer connectivity enabling multiple computers and FireWire devices to be con nected at the same time FireWire also supports both isochronous and asynchronous capabilities meaning that it can guarantee real time data delivery so there is no danger of inaccurately ordered or delayed frames What Is The Difference Between FireWire 400 And FireWire 800 Essentially the main difference between the two interfaces can be summed up in one word speed FireWire 800 effectively doubles the bandwidth of the original FireWire 400 interface The new FireWire 800 interface offers truly impressive results with speeds up to 800Mb s for a single bus and even greater for several buses in RAID 0 configurations Other key advancements include the support of in creased cabling distances and a newly enhanced arbitra tion architecture Utilizing cables constructed of professional grade glass o
62. sition Move switch 2 of the RAID m Level Switch Selectors to the ON position IMPORTANT INFO In a RAID 5 Hot Spare array the disk in the top drive bay is desig nated as the Hot Spare the default setting and the Disk Status Indicator will light in amber to indicate this configuration TECHNICAL NOTE In the initial configura tion of a RAID 5 Hot Spare array the top drive bay Drive Bay 1 is the default Hot Spare the Disk Status Indicator will be amber In the event that a disk fails the Hot Spare position will change For example if the disk in Drive Bay 3 fails then the Hot Spare disk in Drive Bay 1 will be re built and will no longer be the Hot Spare Instead when you place a new disk in Drive Bay 3 it will become the new Hot Spare and will be indicated by the amber Disk Status Indicator LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 23 H 4 1 3 RAID O 1 Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2 Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Se lectors to the ON position H 4 1 4 RAID O 1 1 Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2 Move switch 1 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the ON position Move switch 2 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the OFF position TECHNICAL NOTE In a RAID 0 1 array the V s in Drive Bays 1 and 2 are one independent RAID 1 group while the disks in Drive Bays 3 and 4 represent another independent RAID 1 group This allows one dis
63. sts the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal address tables that it Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page 32 later uses to locate information As you format the drive you will have the opportunity to divide the hard drive into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard drive s storage capacity that is created to con tain files and data Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment and is gen erally about 10 less than the non formatted capacity IMPORTANT INFO Before beginning the format and partition process ensure that there are no warning or error i messages being displayed on the LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest Quadra After having followed the steps to set the RAID level create the array and connect the interface cable the LaCie Biggest Quadra must now be formatted and partitioned before it can be used 1 Right click My C uter and click Man 2 From the Computer Manageme Disk Management located below the Stor group See Fig 4 5 1 A 3 If the Initialize an appears click Cance nent window select 4 Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented bythe icon Right click the icon and select I nitial 5 In the box to the right that says Unallocated right c
64. t Quadra 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 Biggest Quadra or an individual Drive Bay casing is broken A hard disk from one of the Drive Bays was removed or replaced by someone other than a LaCie techni cian or a repair technician authorized by LaCie Warranty Information page 58 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 Techni cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie product s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty The LaCie Biggest Quadra subsystem must be se curely packaged in
65. t running Mac OS 10 3 x For more informa tion please visit Apple s website LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual There are basically two file system formats for Win dows FAT 32 and NTFS The following information will hopefully make choosing one or the other a little easier 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 and XP When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000 and XP 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 and XP NTFS offers several features that are not available with FAT 32 i e file compres sion 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 256TB and a 16TB file size limit Volumes created in NTFS can only be directly accessed not through shares by Windows NT Windows 2000 and XP without resorting to help from
66. that can be used for SATA I as well as SATA II was developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and durable eSATA connectors do not have the L shaped design of other SATA connectors In addition the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to pre vent the use of unshielded internal cables in external ap plications Initial Serial ATA technology removed the perfor mance bottleneck of the Parallel ATA specification and follows a clearly defined road map to greater and greater data transfer rates and feature improvements Deriving its name from the way that it transmits signals in a single stream or serially Serial ATA op erates in a point to point topology This connectiv ity methodology delivers the entire available interface bandwidth to each device allowing each device to op erate at its maximum throughput and provides direct communication between the device and the system at any time reducing arbitration delays associated with shared bus topologies What are the key differences between SATA and SATA II technology For single drive configurations SATA I SATA II and FireWire 800 will have about the same performance However in a RAIDO configuration SATA I and SATA II will allow faster transfer rates than FireWire 800 which may limit transfer rates What are the features and benefits of Serial ATA and Serial ATA II The S
67. third party products Technical Information page 44 Use NTFS if you will be using the drive only under Windows 2000 or Windows XP performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is compat ible in read only mode with Mac OS 10 3 and higher Use FAT 32 if you will be using your drive between both Windows and Mac OS 9 x or 10 x or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 XP and 98 SE Maximum single file size 4GB Use HFS if you will be using the drive on Macs only performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS For more information please refer to section 4 5 Format ting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 7 2 Available Storage Capacity A gigabyte GB means 1 000 000 000 bytes In or der to utilize a hard disk drive it has to be formatted first Formatting a disk consists of the following the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping infor mation on the disk tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment and is generally about 5 to 10 less than the non formatted capacity 7 3 Optimizing Data Trans
68. us Read Write Connection T External SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID 58629619524084232 TECHNICAL NOTE Under Mac OS 10 3 x the default format setting is Mac OS Extended Journaled Journaling provides a continuous record of changes to files on the hard drive You will not be able to format in the MS DOS File System either unless you choose the Erase tab in the Disc Utility window and create an entire MS DOS File System volume For more information please refer to section 7 1 File System Formats IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7 1 File System Formats for a more detailed com parison 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 since it provides a more familiar experience to Macintosh users LaCie Biggest Quadra Using the Biggest Quadra User Manual page 35 5 Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra 5 1 Disk Status and Activity Indicators This list is a key to the messages of the Disk Status Indicator and Disk Activity Indicator on each of the in dividual Drive Bays Disk Status Indicator Disk Activity Indicator Controller Status Alternating green amp amber Flashing blue RAID being initialized Alternating green amp amber Flashing blue RAID being rebuilt Solid green Unlit RAID initialization complete Solid green Unlit RAID established no
69. ve Power Switch The power svwitch is the main on off switch for the LaCie Biggest Quadra Power Supply Connector This is where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive For more information please see section 4 2 Creating An Array Power Supply Fan The power supply fan pro vides ventilation for the internal power supply to prevent overheating eSATA Port This is where you plug in the eSA TA cable furnished with the drive For more in formation please see sections 2 5 Cables amp Connectors 4 3 Connecting to a Host Com puter and 11 eSATA Questions amp Answers Hi Speed USB 2 0 Port This is where you plug in the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable furnished with the drive For more information please see sec tions 2 5 Cables amp Connectors 4 3 Connecting to_a Host Computer and 9 USB Questions amp Answers FireWire 800 Ports This is where you plug in the FireWire 800 cable furnished with the drive For more information please see section 2 5 Cables amp Connectors 4 3 Connecting to a Host Computer and 8 FireWire Questions amp An swers Serial RS 232 Port The Serial RS 232 Port is used to connect the LaCie Biggest Quadra to a terminal or a terminal equipped PC with termi nal emulation software The status of the LaCie Biggest Quadra can then be viewed remotely For more information on firmware updates please contact LaCie Technical Support About th
70. ven num ber of disks so in the case of the LaCie Biggest Quadra Excellent design for those seeking high perfor you would need to have four hard disks installed mance without achieving maximum reliability High I O rates are achieved thanks to multiple striped segments This diagram represents a RAID 0 1 array consisting of EN four disks which are Imagi ng Ap pli ations connected to the Controller fl The Controller creates two matching RAID O arrays on the four disks General Fileserver e ana aaa LaCie Biggest Quadra Understanding RAID User Manual page 18 3 3 RAID 5 This is the most versatile RAID level and offers high I O transaction rates which greatly helps applications Highest Read data transaction rate that perform large numbers of concurrent requests If one drive in a RAID 5 array fails the lost data can be rebuilt from data on the remaining functional disks High efficiency through a low ratio of ECC Par ity disks to data Medium Write data transaction rate Essentially RAID level 5 is a striped set with parity and requires at least three disks to implement In this Good aggregate transfer rate configuration data is saved across several hard disks as in a RAID 0 array but parity information is also saved across the disks It is this parity information which pro This diagram represents a RAID 5 array consisting of four disks which are conne

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