LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON

Troubleshooting

User Manual

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5.2. Troubleshooting the Host Connection

Problem

Question to Ask

The LaCie hard disk is not recognized when the

Verify the System LED status to confirm power.

interface cable is plugged in.

Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty hard disk.

 

 

Turn off PCI bus power save mode in the host BIOS.

 

Verify the interface connection and try a different interface cable.

 

Connect to a different interface port.

Operating system does not recognize LaCie

Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty LaCie hard disk.

virtual drives.

Before reconfiguring the mode of operation, use the operating system’s Disk Man-

 

 

ager to delete partitions on the volume.

 

Ensure the HBA driver is current.

 

Troubleshoot driver:

 

✦ Verify driver active status. For Windows, the Device Manager should show the

 

SCSI icon next to the HBA. For Mac OS X, the Disk Utility should show a SCSI

 

Connection ID for the virtual disks on the physical hard disk drives. Error mes-

 

sages during the driver installation would have indicated issues.

 

✦ Resolve resource conflicts (IRQ, DMA, or I/O).

 

Verify port multiplier (PM) support in the HBA.

 

 

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