User manual LACIE BIGGEST FW800

[. . . ] LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Forward Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. IntroductiontotheLaCieBiggestFW800 2. YourLaCieBiggestFW800 2. 1. LCD Display Messages 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 32 32 33 LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Table of Contents page 5. 2. 1. RAID and Disk Information Messages 6. MaintainingYourLaCieBiggestFW800 6. 1. Optimizing Data Transfers 8. FireWireQuestions&Answers 9. USBQuestions&Answers 10. Troubleshooting 11. ContactingCustomerSupport 11. 1. [. . . ] This allows a much faster format; however, this will disallow Disk Management to check the drive for errors (recommended). TeChNICAl NOTe: For a more detailed discussion on the various file system formats and partitioning, please refer to section 7. 1. Your drive is ready for use and should now appear in your MyComputer. Fig. 4. 5. 1. D LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 4. 5. 2. Mac Users ImpOrTANT INfO: Before beginning the format and partition process, ensure that there are no warning or error i messages being displayed on the LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest FW800. As soon as the array is detected by your computer, it will mount to the desktop as an untitled device. Your LaCie Biggest FW800 array will appear on the left-hand side, in the list of hard disks that are mounted on your system. You should see a volume that represents your internal hard drive, and one that reads LaCie. From the VolumeScheme: button, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into by clicking on the pull down menu starting with Current (Mac OS 10. x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 8 partitions). You can customize the size of the partitions by using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. In the VolumeInformation section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, MS-DOS File System or UNIX File System) and the volume size. Once you have finalized the volume format, number of partitions, size and options, click OK. Mac OS 10. x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you selected, and your new drive will be available for use. Fig. 4. 5. 2. TeChNICAl NOTe: Under Mac OS 10. 3. x, the default format setting is Mac OS Extended ( Journaled). Journaling provides a continuous record of changes to files on the hard drive. You will not be able to format in the MS-DOS File System, either, unless you choose the Erase tab in the Disc Utility window and create an entire MSDOS File System volume. File System Formats, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. ImpOrTANT INfO: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use the Mac OS Extended format since it provides a more familiar experience to Macintosh users. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Using the LaCie Biggest FW800 page 5. Disk Status and Activity Indicators This list is a key to the messages of the Disk Status Indicator and Disk Activity Indicator on each of the individual Drive Bays. Disk Status Indicator Alternating green & amber Alternating green & amber Solid green Solid green Solid green Solid red Solid amber Disk Activity Indicator Flashing blue Flashing blue Unlit Unlit Flashing blue Unlit Unlit Controller Status RAID being initialized RAID being rebuilt RAID initialization complete RAID established/no activity Data being accessed Disk failure/disk not properly installed Hot Spare disk in RAID 5 + Hot Spare mode ImpOrTANT INfO: In the event of a RAID failure, the alarm will sound. Press the Enter button to silence the alarm. If the Disk Status Indicator is being displayed as a solid red light, ensure that the appropriate drive is not: Locked Installed incorrectly Failing (if the disk has failed, it will need to be replaced) LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Using the LaCie Biggest FW800 page 5. 2. LCD Display Messages The status of the LaCie Biggest FW800 controller and array can be viewed through the LCD Display. By using the Menu button to scroll through the messages, the following information is available: RAID level and capacity Firmware version Disk model Serial number Disk DMA mode and capacity Fan and temperature status 5. 2. 1. [. . . ] If there is any data on the disks, it will be lost during the initialization. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 11. 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. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the contacts on page 51. [. . . ]