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2big triple
Professional 2-disk RAID
USB 2.0 | FireWire 400 | FireWire 800
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LaCie 2big Triple Table of Contents page User Manual Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 3 General Use Precautions 3 1. Introduction 5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 6 1.2. Box Content 7 1.3. Views of the Drive 8 1.3.1. Front View 8 1.3.2. 2big Triple Rear View 9 1.4. Cables and Connectors 10 1.4.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 10 1.4.2. FireWire 10 2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big 11 2.1. Connecting the Interface Cable 12 2.2. Turning the Drive On 13 2.3. Formatting 14 2.3.1. File System Forma
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LaCie 2big Triple Forward page User Manual Copyrights Japan Compliance Statement which can be determined by turning Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All This is a Class B product based on the equipment off and on, the user is rights reserved. No part of this publi- the standard of the Voluntary Control encouraged to try and correct the in- cation may be reproduced, stored in a Council for Interference from Informa- terference by one or more of the fol- retrieval system, or transmitted in any tion Tec
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LaCie 2big Triple Forward page User Manual This symbol on the prod- tion point for the recycling of waste information about where you can drop uct or on its packaging electrical and electronic equipment. off your waste equipment for recycling, indicates that this prod- The separate collection and recycling please contact your local city office, uct must not be disposed of your waste equipment at the time of your household waste disposal service, of with your other household waste. disposal
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LaCie 2big Triple Forward page User Manual as computer displays, televisions or the device, increasing the risk of CAUTION: The LaCie 2big speakers. damage or malfunction. warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the pre- ❖ Magnetic interference can affect the ❖ Never use benzene, paint thinners, cautions listed above. operation and stability of your La- detergent or other chemical prod- Cie 2big. ucts to clean the outside of the La- Cie 2big. Such products will disfig- ❖
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LaCie 2big Triple Introduction page User Manual 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie ■ Features 2big Triple. This high-performance, extremely flexible RAID (Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive ❖ Huge capacity, speed & security on demand Disks) subsystem is ideally suited for integration with ❖ Customizable – 6 easy to configure RAID modes: databases, imaging systems and e-mail and Web serv- FAST, BIG, JBOD, SAFE 100 ers. ❖ High-performance storage RAID
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LaCie 2big Triple Introduction page User Manual 1.1. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users Mac Users ❖ Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server ❖ Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later 2003 or Windows Vista ❖ G4, G5, Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo ❖ 500MHz Pentium III or higher (or equivalent ❖ 512MB RAM or greater processor) ❖ Available USB 2.0, FireWire 400 or FireWire ❖ 512MB RAM or greater 800* interface port ❖ Available USB 2.0, FireWire 400 or FireWire 800* interface port *Most
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© © 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 7 , L a L C a i e C , i e a l . l r A i g l l h t r s i g r e h s t e s r v r e e d s . e L r a v C e i e d . a n L d a t h C e i e L a a C i n e d l o t g o h e a r L e a t r C a i d e e LaCie 2big Triple Introduction page User Manual 1.2. Box Content Your LaCie 2big package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed be- low. LaCie 2big RAID system tower with two hot- 1 swappable hard drives 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 2 FireWire 400 cable 3
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LaCie 2big Triple Introduction page User Manual 1.3. Views of the Drive ■ 1.3.1. Front View The blue button (A) on the front of the LaCie 2big serves as an LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut Button. See the LaCie Shortcut Button User Manual on the Shortcut Button CD-ROM for more information. See troubleshooting section 4.2. LED Indicators for more information. Fig. 1.3.1
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LaCie 2big Triple Introduction page User Manual ■ 1.3.2. 2big Triple Rear View 1 RAID selection switch 1 2 off/auto/on power switch 3 USB 2.0 port 4 FireWire 800 ports big 10 jbod 5 FireWire 400 port safe100 fast 9 off auto on 6 Power input connection 2 7 Drive lock 8 Drive tray handle 8 9 Left drive status LED 3 10 Right drive status LED 7 4 5 6 Fig. 1.3.2 CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie 2big should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficien
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LaCie 2big Triple Introduction page 0 User Manual 1.4. Cables and Connectors ■ 1.4.2. FireWire ■ 1.4.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high- USB is a serial input/output technology for connect- speed serial input/output technology for connecting ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. peripheral devices to a computer or to each other, and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE st
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual 2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 2big. Follow the steps below to power on and configure your LaCie 2big: Step 1 2.1. Connecting the Interface Cable Page 12 Step 2 2.2. Turning the Drive On Page 13 Step 3 2.3. Formatting – Format the drives to suit your storage needs. For more informa- Page 14 tion about file system formats, see section 2.3.1. File System Formats.
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual 2.1. Connecting the Interface Cable 1. Plug one end of the interface cable (USB or FireWire) into the corresponding port on your host computer (Fig. 2.1-A). 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the matching USB port on the 2big (Fig. 2.1-B). FireWire 400 If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the FireWire 800 first one connected remains active and the second will not work. Fig. 2.1-A big jbod safe100 fast off auto on FireWire 800
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual 2.2. Turning the Drive On The power supply kit is composed of two cables: one cable (A) connects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable (B) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall out- let or a surge protector. off auto on D C Fig. 2.2 1. Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive. 2. Connect Cable B to the power supply brick (C). 3. Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet. 4. Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back of the
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual 2.3. Formatting The 2big Triple comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac OS X). Please read the following information on file system formats for Windows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to reformat the 2big’s disks. See sections 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 for formatting instructions. ■ 2.3.1. File System Formats ■ Windows Users Guidelines for Choosing FAT 32 Or NTFS The 2big Triple comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (op- Use FAT 32 if: timize
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual ■ Mac Users The LaCie 2big Triple comes preformatted in HFS+ for optimum performance with Mac OS X. Mac OS X Users: You may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats. For optimal performance in Mac OS environments, 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 X. HFS+ represents an opti
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual ■ 2.3.2. Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer CAUTION: Following these steps will erase running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows everything from the 2big. If you have informa- Vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on tion that you want to protect or continue to use, the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. These steps will back up this information before performing these erase anything
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual 8. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 10. Click Next. 11. Click Next. 12. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. Click Next. Fig. 2.3.2.C 13.Click Finish to begin the formatting process. 14.Windows Disk Management will format and parti- tion the disk according to your settings (Fig. 2.3.2.D.), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to use. Fig. 2.3.2.D ImpOrTANT INfO : Please refer to section 2.3.1. File System Formats, for a more
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual ■ 2.3.3. Formatting for Mac Users 1. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the CAUTION: Following these steps will erase drive. everything from the 2big. If you have informa- 2. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder tion that you want to protect or continue to use, menu bar. back up this information before performing these steps. 3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. The Disk Utility window will open. Select t
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LaCie 2big Triple Setup page User Manual 2.4. Installing New Firmware (Upgrade) LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the 2big. Visit LaCie’s Web site, www.lacie.com, for the latest firmware update. For the procedure, please contact LaCie technical support.
