LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra, Biggest Quadra Features

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LaCie Biggest Quadra	Introduction
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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 approach 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

❖Supports powerful RAID 0, 0+1, 5, and RAID 5+spare

❖Hot swappable SATA disk drives for security and recovery

❖eSATA 1.5 Gbits/s interface

❖Automatic on-line rebuilding (RAID 0+1, 5, 5+)

❖Event notification through audible alarm

❖LCD panel for operational status display

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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 Icons ESATA Cables and ConnectorsESATA Cables To lock a drive tray Drive Tray LocksTo unlock 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 QuadraInitialization Messages LCD Display MessagesLCD Display Message Message Cleared When 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 WhenPower On LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message Cleared WhenRAID and Disk Status Messages 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 WhenMaintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra Firmware UpdatesRemoving/Replacing a Drive 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? Manual Updates TroubleshootingProblem Possible Solutions Example Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find InformationContacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical SupportLaCie Technical Support Contacts Warranty Information