User manual LACIE D2 QUADRA ENTERPRISE CLASS

[. . . ] LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MinimumSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BoxContent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Thiswillallowforsomeairflowbetweenyourdrivessothattheheat dissipationcanworkeffectively. LaCiedoesnotrecommendstacking or racking more than three d2 drives on top of each other, especiallyifthesedrivesareturnedonsimultaneously. LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 10 1. 5. USB 2. 0 Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Benefits Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 works withtheoriginalUSBspecifications. Hot-swappable:noneedtoshutdownorrestartyour computerwhenaddingorremovingdevices. USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devicesto a computeror to each other. Hi-SpeedUSB 2. 0 is the latestimplementationofthisstandard, anditprovidesthenecessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices suchasharddrives, CD/DVDdrivesanddigitalcameras. Included USB Cable YourLaCiedriveisshippedwithaHi-SpeedUSB2. 0cable, toensuremaximumdatatransferperformancewhenconnectedtoaHiSpeedUSB2. 0port. Thecablewillalsoworkwhenconnectedtoa USBport, butdriveperformancewillbelimitedtoUSB1. 1transfer rates. 1. 5. 2. FireWire Fig. 02­USBCableEnds FireWire400, alsoknownasIEEE1394, isahigh-speedserialinput/outputtechnologyforconnectingperipheraldevicestoacomputerortoeachother, andFireWire800istheimplementationof thenewIEEE1394bstandard. FireWire800offersincreasedbandwidthandextendedcablingdistancebetweendevices. FireWire800isidealforbandwidth-intensiveapplications, suchasaudio, videoandgraphics. FireWire Benefits Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed whilethebusisactive. Isochronous data delivery: no dropped frames ­ FireWiresupportsreal-timedatadelivery. Flexible: up to 63 devices can be connected on a singlebus. Included FireWire Cables YourLaCieharddiskisshippedwithaFireWire400cableanda FireWire800cable. Fig. 03­FireWire400CableEnds Fig. 04­FireWire800CableEnds LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 11 1. 5. 3. eSATA eSATA Benefits eSATA interface can achieve up to 3 Gb/s transfer rate. Plugorientation­Anextrusionontheoutsideofthe connectorhelpsguideandaligntheconnectorduring insertion. Hot-plugsupport­eSATAenablesaddingandremovingadrivewithouthavingtopowerdownthesystem orreboot. YourLaCied2QuadrausesthelatestinSATAtechnology, allowing interface(orbus)transferratesofupto3Gb/s. SATAtechnology wasoriginallydevelopedtoserveasaninternalinterface, delivering improvedperformancetointernalconnections. Soonafter, eSATA, or external SATA was developed, allowing for the use of shielded cablesoutsidethePC. eSATAtechnologywasdevelopedtoberuggedanddurable. eSATAconnectorsdonothavethe"L"shapeddesignofotherSATA connectors. Inaddition, theguidefeaturesareverticallyoffsetand reducedinsizetopreventtheuseofunshieldedinternalcablesin externalapplications. Included eSATA Cable YourLaCiedriveisshippedwithaneSATAcable, toensuremaximumdatatransferperformancewhenconnectedtoaeSATAport. S-ATA S-ATA Fig. 05­eSATACableEnds LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 12 2. Setting Up Your LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class ThissectioncoverstheinstallationandconfigurationofyourLaCie d2EnterpriseClass. FollowthestepsbelowtopoweronandconfigureyourLaCied2Quadra: Step 1­Connect the Interface Cable(section2. 1) Step 2­Turn the d2 On(section2. 2) TECHNICAL NOTE:TheLaCied2QuadraEnterprisecomeswith noencryptionconfigured. Ifyouwanttosetupencryption, installthe LaCieDesktopManagerandreferthatapplication'susermanual. IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a veryhighlevelofprotectionforyourmostimportantdata. Dueto thestrengthoftheencryption, datarecoverywillnotbepossiblein theunlikelyeventofdiskorpartfailure. LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 13 2. 1. Plugoneendoftheinterfacecable(USB, FireWireoreSATA) intothecorrespondingportonyourhostcomputer. TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, thefirstoneconnectedremainsactiveandthesecondwillnot work. eSATA USB 2. 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 14 2. 2. Turn On the d2 Thepowersupplykitiscomposedoftwocables:onecable(A)connectstotheLaCiedrive;andtheothercable(B)connectstoapower outlet, suchasawalloutletorasurgeprotector(Fig. Turnonthedrivebymovingthepowerswitchonthebackofthe drivetothe"on"position. CAUTION:OnlyusetheACadaptersuppliedwithyourspecificLaCiedevice. DonotuseapowersupplyfromanotherLaCiedeviceor anothermanufacturer. Usinganyotherpowercableorpowersupply maycausedamagetothedeviceandvoidyourwarranty. Failuretoremovetheadaptermayresultindamagetoyourdriveand willvoidyourwarranty. Fig. 06 TECHNICAL NOTE:YoumayuseyourLaCiedrivewheninaforeigncountrythankstoits100-240Voltpowersupply. Tobeableto usethisfeature, youmayneedtopurchaseanappropriateadapter orcord. LaCieacceptsnoresponsibilityforanydamagetothedrive resultingfromtheuseofaninappropriateadapter. Usinganadapter otherthanoneauthorizedbyLaCiewillvoidyourwarranty. NOTE:Dependingonyourcountry, poweroutletconnectionsmay bedifferentfromtheoneshownabove. LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 15 2. 3. Formatting and Partitioning Thed2Quadracomespre-formattedinHFS+(optimizedforMac OSX). Pleasereadthefollowinginformationonfilesystemformats forWindowsandMacoperatingsystemstodetermineifyouneedto reformatthed2'sdisk. Seesections2. 3. 2and2. 3. 3forformatting instructions. Windows File System Formats TherearetwopossiblefilesystemformatcategoriesforWindowsusers:NTFSandFAT32(MS-DOS). Seethetablebelowformoreinformation. 2. 3. 1. File System Formats Use NTFS if: . . . youwillbeusingthedriveonlywithWindowsXP, Windows Vista, andWindows7(performancewillgenerallybegreater whencomparedtoFAT32). Thisfilesystemiscompatiblein readonlymodewithMacOS10. 3andhigher. Windows Users TECHNICAL NOTE:TheLaCied2Quadracomespreformattedin HFS+foroptimumperformancewithMacOSX. [. . . ] Makesureyourcomputermeetstheminimumsystemrequirementsforcompatibilitywiththe d2Quadra. Seesection1. 1. Turn On the d2), that thedrivehasbeenturnedonbypressingtheOn/Off/Autobuttonthebackofthedrive, and thattheoutletthepowersupplyisconnectedtoisalsoturnedon. IfotherUSB, eSATAorFireWiredevicesareconnectedtothesameportorhub, disconnectthe otherdevicesandseeifthed2'sperformanceimproves. ReplacementpowersupplycordsareavailableforpurchaseontheLaCieWebpage: www. lacie. com Thed2isnotrecognizedbythe computer. Thed2isworkingslowly. [. . . ]