Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra | LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400

LaCie Biggest Quadra	Table of Contents
User Manual	page

5. Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra	35
5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators	35
5.2. LCD Display Messages	36
5.2.1. Initialization Messages	36
5.2.2. Rebuild Messages	37
5.2.3. Failure and Error Messages	38
5.2.4. RAID and Disk Status Messages	39
5.2.5. RAID and Disk Information Messages	40
6. Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra	42
6.1. Removing/Replacing A Drive	42
6.2. Firmware Updates	42
7. Technical Information	43
7.1. File System Formats	43
7.2. Available Storage Capacity	45
7.3. Optimizing Data Transfers	45
8. FireWire Questions & Answers	48
9. USB Questions & Answers	50
10. eSATA Questions & Answers	52
11. Troubleshooting	54
12. Contacting Customer Support	56
12.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts	57
13. Warranty Information	58

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LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 user manual Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra

Contents

Biggest Quadra Table of Contents Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra FCC Statement CopyrightsTrademarks Changes General Use Precautions Health and Safety Precautions LaCie Biggest Quadra Forward Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra Biggest Quadra Features Mac Users About the LaCie Biggest QuadraMinimum System Requirements Windows Users Your LaCie hard drive package should contain the following Package Content Specifications Front View Views of the Drive Rear View FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors Cables and Connectors USB 2.0 Cables Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cables and ConnectorsUSB Icons Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Benefits ESATA Cables and Connectors ESATA IconsESATA Cables Drive Tray Locks To lock a drive trayTo unlock a drive tray Recommended Uses Characteristics and AdvantagesUnderstanding RAID RAID High Data Transfer Performance RAID 0 + Controller RAID 5 + Hot Spare Setting Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest Quadra Example Setting the RAID Level RAID 5 + Hot Spare RAID RAID 0 + To initialize the disks in your array Creating an ArrayInitializing the Disks On next LaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 2.A Managing Volumes over 2TB in Windows Connecting to a Host Computer 1.A Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWire Connecting to the Host Computer via Hi-Speed USB Connecting to the Host Computer via eSATA YY/MM/DD Hhmm Setting the LCD Display Time & Date Initialize Formatting and Partitioning 1.C Mac Users Disk Status and Activity Indicators Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra LCD Display Messages Initialization MessagesLCD Display Message Message Cleared When Rebuild Messages Dx Rebuild Fan 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 When Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message Cleared When Power On LCD Display Message 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 When Serial Number LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Firmware Version LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Firmware Updates Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest QuadraRemoving/Replacing a Drive File System Formats Technical Information Use HFS+ if FATUse Ntfs if Use FAT 32 if Optimizing Data Transfers Available Storage Capacity FireWire 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? Troubleshooting Manual UpdatesProblem Possible Solutions Example Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find InformationContacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support LaCie Technical Support Contacts Warranty Information