User manual LACIE 2BIG TRIPLE 2-DISK RAID

[. . . ] LaCie 2big Triple User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Warranty 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 LaCie 2big Triple User Manual Forward page 2 which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product. [. . . ] Mac OS X Users: You may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats. For optimal performance in Mac OS environments, format and partition the drive as one large Mac OS Extended volume. Mac OS Extended (HFS+) Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS X. HFS+ represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more efficiently. MS-DOS File System (FAT 32) This is the Microsoft file system, more typically known as FAT 32. This is the file system to use if you are going to be using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems. Setup page 15 LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 2. 3. 2. Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). If the "Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears, click Cancel. In the box to the right that says Unallocated, right-click and select New Partition. . . On the first page of the "New Partition Wizard, " click Next. 2. 3. 2. A Setup page 16 CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the 2big. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. (continued on next page) Fig. 14. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 2. 3. 2. D. ), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to use. Fig. File System Formats, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. LaCie 2big Triple User Manual 2. 3. 3. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions). You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each volume (partition), choose the volume format. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use. Fig. 2. 3. 3. Setup page 18 CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the 2big. [. . . ] Resolve resource conflicts (IRQ, DMA, or I/O). Verify driver active status. For Windows, the Device Manager should show the SCSI icon next to the Verify port multiplier (PM) support in the HBA. LaCie 2big Triple User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 33 5. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached. [. . . ]