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LaCie Biggest Quadra	Setting Up the Biggest Quadra
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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 installed. 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.

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Contents

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