Page 2 - Table of Contents; Health and Safety Precautions; Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Table of Contents Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 4 General Use Precautions 4 1. Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra 6 2. About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 7 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 7 2.2. Package Content 8 2.3. Specifications 9 2.4. V...
Page 3 - Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra; Disk Status and Activity Indicators; Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Table of Contents 5. Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra 35 5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators 35 5.2. LCD Display Messages 36 5.2.1. Initialization Messages 36 5.2.2. Rebuild Messages 37 5.2.3. Failure and Error Messages 38 5.2.4. RAID and Disk Status Messages...
Page 4 - Copyrights; LaCie Biggest; adra
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Forward Copyrights Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, pho- tocopying, recording or otherwise, with- out...
Page 6 - TWO
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Forward Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Biggest Quadra or use ex- cessive force on it. Never use excessive force on your LaCie Biggest Quadra. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshoot- ing section in this manual. Protect your LaCie Bigges...
Page 7 - Biggest Quadra Features
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Introduction 1. Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Biggest Quadra. This high-performance, ex- tremely flexible RAID (Redundant Array of Indepen- dent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem is ideally suited for integ...
Page 8 - About the LaCie Biggest Quadra; My Computer; Windows Users; * Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2. About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2.1. Minimum System Requirements TeChNICAl NOTe: Mac Users! USB Con- nectivity: For optimal performance under the Mac OS, it is recommended that you use the FireWire interface unless you are using ...
Page 11 - Indicators
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 0 About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2.4. Views of the Drive 2.4.1. Front View ■ 1 Disk Activity Indicator – Indicates when the disk is being accessed. For more information, please see section 5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators . 2 Disk Status Indicator – Indi...
Page 13 - FireWire 800 Benefits; FireWire 800 9-to-9 Pin Cable and Cable End
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page About the LaCie Biggest Quadra FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high- speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. FireWir...
Page 14 - USB Icons
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page About the LaCie Biggest Quadra USB is a serial input/output technology for connect- ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer r...
Page 15 - eSATA Icons; eSATA Cable and Cable End
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2.5.3. eSATA Cables and Connectors ■ Your LaCie Biggest Quadra uses the latest in SATA technology, allowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 3 Gbits/s. SATA technology was originally de- veloped to serve as an internal in...
Page 16 - To lock a drive tray:
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page About the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2.6. Drive Tray Locks The Biggest Quadra’s drive trays can be locked into place with the provided keys to prevent accidental drive tray removal and damage. LaCie recommends that you keep your drive trays locked while the Biggest Qu...
Page 17 - Understanding RAID; Striped Disk Array Without Fault Tolerance; Characteristics and Advantages; CONTROLLER; Recommended Uses
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Understanding RAID 3. Understanding RAID Your LaCie Biggest Quadra is shipped with a pre- configured RAID level of 5, but it supports four dif- ferent RAID levels: 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. This section will help you decide which RAID level is right for you...
Page 18 - High Data Transfer Performance
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Understanding RAID 3.2. RAID 0 + 1 High Data Transfer Performance This level combines striping and mirroring, which provides full data redundancy and protects data in the event that multiple drives fail (provided that the data on one of each mirrored pair of dri...
Page 19 - Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Understanding RAID 3.3. RAID 5 Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks This is the most versatile RAID level and offers high I/O transaction rates, which greatly helps applications that perform large numbers of concurrent requests. If one drive in ...
Page 21 - Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest Quadra; Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 0 Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest Quadra This chapter covers the installation and configura- tion of your LaCie Biggest Quadra. A relatively easy process, you will be guided through the five following steps: Step 1 4.1. Setting The...
Page 23 - OFF
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra This is the default setting of the LaCie Biggest Quadra. Follow these steps to set the RAID level at RAID 5. Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra.Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Se- lectors to the OFF position. 1.2. 4.1.1...
Page 24 - ON
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra.Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Se- lectors to the ON position. 1.2. 4.1.3. RAID 0 ■ Power off the LaCie Biggest Quadra.Move switch 1 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the ON posit...
Page 25 - To initialize the disks in your array:; Level; on
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 4.2. Creating an Array To initialize the disks in your array: Make sure the Biggest Quadra is turned off and the power cable is not connected.Ensure that the RAID level is correctly set and configured. Refer to section 4.1. Setting ...
Page 26 - Status and Activity Indicators
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra If you are resetting the RAID level after having used the LaCie Biggest Quadra at another RAID level, the LaCie Biggest Quadra will display a warning on the LCD, asking if you are certain that you want to initial- ize the new RAID a...
Page 27 - In Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista,; One volume; If you have created an array of more than 2TB on
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 4.2.2. Managing Volumes over 2TB in Windows ■ ImpOrTANT INfO: The Lacie Biggest Quadra supports over 2TB capacity on all operating systems except Windows 2000 and Windows XP which are limited to 2TB. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, ...
Page 28 - Host Computer via FireWire
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 4.3. Connecting to a Host Computer Once the LaCie Biggest Quadra has finished the initialization of the array, you will be ready to connect the LaCie Biggest Quadra to a host computer. This sec- tion is divided into the three differ...
Page 29 - Your LaCie Hard Drive
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra Follow the steps in sections 4.1. Setting The RAID Level and 4.2. Creating an Array to establish a RAID array.Connect the 9-pin end (A) of the FireWire 800 cable into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie Biggest Quadra (Fi...
Page 30 - Optimizing Data Transfers
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra Follow the steps in sections 4.1. Setting The RAID Level and 4.2. Creating an Array to establish a RAID array.Connect the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into the Hi- Speed USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big- gest Quadra (A).Connect t...
Page 32 - Scroll
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra To change the time and date on the LCD Display, press and hold the Enter/Mute button (A) for five sec- onds. Release the button to display the date and time settings screen. To adjust the time and date values, use the Scroll button ...
Page 34 - Formats
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 8. Click Next . 9. Click Next . 10. Click Next . 11. Click Next . 12. In this window (Fig. 4.5.1.C), you have the option of selecting the Quick Format option. This allows a much faster format; however, this will disallow Disk Manage...
Page 36 - Disk Status Indicator
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Using the Biggest Quadra 5. Using the LaCie Biggest Quadra 5.1. 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 in- dividual Drive Bays. Disk Status Indicator Disk Act...
Page 37 - LCD Display; RAID INIT Failed
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Using the Biggest Quadra 5.2. LCD Display Messages The status of the LaCie Biggest Quadra 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 ...
Page 38 - Dx Rebuild Fail
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Using the Biggest Quadra 5.2.2. Rebuild Messages ■ These LCD Display messages may appear during a rebuild phase. LCD Display Message Message Cleared When... Dx Rebuild xx.x Total: xxxxGB Rebuilding data to a new disk following a disk failure. Rebuild completed s...
Page 40 - RAID Level; Over Temperature
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Using the Biggest Quadra RAID Configuration Failure Message LCD Display Message Message Cleared When... RAID Level Unmatched The setting of the RAID Level Switch Selectors does not match the existing RAID level. The LaCie Biggest Quadra is shut down and the RAID...
Page 42 - Firmware
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Using the Biggest Quadra Firmware Version LCD Display Message Message Cleared When... Firmware Ver: x.xx Displays the firmware version. The Menu button is pressed ❖ Fan And Temperature Information LCD Display Message Message Cleared When... Fan: xxxx rpm Tempera...
Page 44 - Technical Information; Mac Users; UNIX File System
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Technical Information 7. Technical Information 7.1. File System Formats Mac Users ■ Mac OS 10.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, for...
Page 45 - or Windows XP (performance will generally be greater; NTFS
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Technical Information Windows Users ■ Use NTFS if... ...you will be using the drive only under Windows 2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32). This file system is compat- ible in read only mode with Mac OS 10.3 and hig...
Page 46 - File System Formats
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Technical Information 7.2. Available Storage Capacity A gigabyte (GB) means 1,000,000,000 bytes. In or- der to utilize a hard disk drive, it has to be formatted first. Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of the bookkeepin...
Page 49 - What Are The Ideal Uses For FireWire?
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page FireWire Questions & Answers 8. FireWire Questions & Answers What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) refers to the engineering corps that devel- oped the 1394th standard, defining the high-perfor- mance seri...
Page 51 - What Are The Benefits Of The USB Interfaces?
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page 0 USB Questions & Answers 9. USB Questions & Answers What Are The Benefits Of The USB Interfaces? Cross-platform: Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. “Hot Swappable”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or re...
Page 54 - What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA?
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page USB Questions & Answers 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...
Page 55 - Contacting Customer Support; Manual Updates; Problem
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie hard drive is not work- ing correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not work...
Page 57 - Before You Contact Technical Support; Information
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Contacting Customer Support 12. Contacting Customer Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshoot- ing section.Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correc...
Page 59 - Warranty Information
LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual page Warranty Information 13. Warranty Information LaCie warrants your LaCie Biggest Quadra and Drive Bays against any defect in material and work- manship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found t...
