LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 user manual Views of the Drive, Front View

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LaCie Biggest Quadra

About the LaCie Biggest Quadra

User Manual

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2.4. Views of the Drive

2.4.1. Front View

5 4 3

1 Disk Activity Indicator – Indicates when the

disk is being accessed. For more information,

please see section 5.1. Disk Status and Activity

Indicators.

Disk

Disk

6

Disk

Disk

7

2

1

Fig. 2.4.1.

2

Disk Status Indicator – Indicates the status of

 

the disk. For more information, please see section

 

5.1. Disk Status And Activity Indicators.

3

Enter/Mute Button – The enter button is used

 

to set the date and time, and is also used to mute

 

the alert buzzer.

4

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.

5

Scroll Button – The scroll button is used to navi-

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 Requirements: Temperature: 0 – 35° C (32 – 95° F) Operation Humidity: 5 – 95%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 5 – 95%, non-condensing

 

gate through the information on the LCD Dis-

 

play, and is used to select settings for setting the

 

date and time.

6

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

7Drive 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.

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Contents Biggest Quadra Table of Contents Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra FCC Statement CopyrightsTrademarks ChangesGeneral Use Precautions Health and Safety PrecautionsLaCie Biggest Quadra Forward Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra Biggest Quadra FeaturesMac Users About the LaCie Biggest QuadraMinimum System Requirements Windows UsersYour LaCie hard drive package should contain the following Package ContentSpecifications Front View Views of the DriveRear View FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors Cables and ConnectorsUSB 2.0 Cables Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cables and ConnectorsUSB Icons Hi-Speed USB 2.0 BenefitsESATA Cables ESATA Cables and ConnectorsESATA Icons To unlock a drive tray Drive Tray LocksTo lock a drive tray Recommended Uses Characteristics and AdvantagesUnderstanding RAID RAIDHigh Data Transfer Performance RAID 0 +Controller RAID 5 + Hot Spare Setting Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest QuadraExample Setting the RAID LevelRAID 5 + Hot Spare RAIDRAID 0 + To initialize the disks in your array Creating an ArrayInitializing the Disks On nextLaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 2.A Managing Volumes over 2TB in WindowsConnecting to a Host Computer 1.A Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWireConnecting to the Host Computer via Hi-Speed USB Connecting to the Host Computer via eSATA YY/MM/DD Hhmm Setting the LCD Display Time & DateInitialize Formatting and Partitioning1.C Mac Users Disk Status and Activity Indicators Using the LaCie Biggest QuadraLCD Display Message Message Cleared When LCD Display MessagesInitialization Messages Rebuild Messages Dx RebuildFan Failure Message LCD Display Message Cleared When Failure and Error MessagesRAID Failure Messages LCD Display Message Cleared When Disk Failure Message LCD Display Message Cleared WhenRAID and Disk Status Messages Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message Cleared WhenPower On LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Disk Information LCD Display Message Message Cleared When RAID and Disk Information MessagesReady LCD Display Message Message Cleared When RAID Level LCD Display Message Message Cleared WhenSerial Number LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Firmware Version LCD Display Message Message Cleared WhenRemoving/Replacing a Drive Firmware UpdatesMaintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra File System Formats Technical InformationUse HFS+ if FATUse Ntfs if Use FAT 32 ifOptimizing Data Transfers Available Storage CapacityFireWire 800 Ports and Performance Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports and Performance What Does Ieee 1394 Mean? FireWire Questions & AnswersWhat Are The Benefits Of The FireWire Inter- faces? What Are The Ideal Uses For FireWire?What Do I Do If My Computer Does Not Have a FireWire Port? USB Questions & Answers LaCie Biggest Quadra USB Questions & Answers ESATA Questions & Answers What is eSATA?What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA? Problem Possible Solutions TroubleshootingManual Updates Example Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find InformationContacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical SupportLaCie Technical Support Contacts Warranty Information