What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA? | LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400

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and software compatibility with Parallel ATA, and should be transparent to both the BIOS and oper- ating system. Simply add more Serial ATA links to increase the number of connectivity points in your system.

What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA?

Although the specification supports all ATA and ATAPI devices (i.e. CD, DVD, tape drives, etc.), and delivers superior performance than both Hi-Speed USB

2.0and FireWire/IEEE 1394, external Serial ATA con- nectors are intended for storage devices. Serial ATA works best in storage environments that require high data throughput to deliver large files quickly and effi- ciently, maximizing the storage systems utilization and enhancing overall productivity.

Due to its performance, reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness, Serial ATA can be implemented in a wide-range of settings, from desktop usage to network storage applications.

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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 and Connectors ESATA IconsESATA Cables Drive Tray Locks To lock a drive trayTo unlock 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 Messages Initialization MessagesLCD Display Message Message Cleared When 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 Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message Cleared When Power On LCD Display Message Message Cleared WhenRAID and Disk Status Messages 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 Firmware Updates Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest QuadraRemoving/Replacing a Drive 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? Troubleshooting Manual UpdatesProblem Possible Solutions 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