LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 user manual Mac Users

LaCie Biggest Quadra	Setting Up the Biggest Quadra
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■4.5.2. Mac Users

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 LaCie.

5.Select the LaCie drive, and then click on the Parti- tion 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 Cur- rent (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: 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 Partition 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.

Fig. 4.5.2.

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.