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... product packaging or consult the product support web page at www.lacie.com/support/. For questions on cables that supports Thunderbolt technology for professional editors, photographers, and graphic artists that supports Thunderbolt technology. BOX CONTENT s LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series / LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series s Power supply s Drive stand for your LaCie product to 10Gb/s! For a list of these requirements, please refer...
... product packaging or consult the product support web page at www.lacie.com/support/. For questions on cables that supports Thunderbolt technology for professional editors, photographers, and graphic artists that supports Thunderbolt technology. BOX CONTENT s LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series / LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series s Power supply s Drive stand for your LaCie product to 10Gb/s! For a list of these requirements, please refer...
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VIEWS OF THE DRIVE Front View 2big Thunderbolt Series 1. Activity LED and power button Thunderbolt Series User Manual 4
VIEWS OF THE DRIVE Front View 2big Thunderbolt Series 1. Activity LED and power button Thunderbolt Series User Manual 4
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... Heat Dissipation Design The Thunderbolt Series enclosures feature metal bodies that there is a natural airflow across the casing. Since LaCie's unique design draws heat away from the internal drives, the external casing will be warm to the touch after extended use. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 8 The... casing absorbs all internal heat, keeping the drives safe and prolonging their life. Please make sure that the vent on the stand in a vertical position. POSITION AND STACKING 2big Thunderbolt Series In most instances, the 2big enclosure heat dissipation will be maximized when it...
... Heat Dissipation Design The Thunderbolt Series enclosures feature metal bodies that there is a natural airflow across the casing. Since LaCie's unique design draws heat away from the internal drives, the external casing will be warm to the touch after extended use. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 8 The... casing absorbs all internal heat, keeping the drives safe and prolonging their life. Please make sure that the vent on the stand in a vertical position. POSITION AND STACKING 2big Thunderbolt Series In most instances, the 2big enclosure heat dissipation will be maximized when it...
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... Manual 11 Connected directly to a power source via the included power supply MULTI-FUNCTIONAL LED/POWER BUTTON LED States - 2big Thunderbolt Series LED Behavior State The product is : turned off ; The product is in active mode, working properly and waiting for ... - Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series LED Behavior State The product is compatible with Thunderbolt technology 2. not receiving power; not connected to a power supply and turned on powering down the drives within the enclosure. See below for information on but the LED remains off , contact LaCie Customer Support. or, ...
... Manual 11 Connected directly to a power source via the included power supply MULTI-FUNCTIONAL LED/POWER BUTTON LED States - 2big Thunderbolt Series LED Behavior State The product is : turned off ; The product is in active mode, working properly and waiting for ... - Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series LED Behavior State The product is compatible with Thunderbolt technology 2. not receiving power; not connected to a power supply and turned on powering down the drives within the enclosure. See below for information on but the LED remains off , contact LaCie Customer Support. or, ...
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Press the LED button The enclosure will maintain the daisy chain with other Thunderbolt devices even when the drives have been powered down. Power Button The LED button may be used to conserve energy if you do not expect to the disks. Please note that the enclosure will stop sending power to use the disks for an extended period of time. To reduce power consumption: 1. The partition(s) will appear on the drives, press the LED button. To power on the desktop. Unmount the partition(s) (see Unmounting Your Drive) 2. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 12
Press the LED button The enclosure will maintain the daisy chain with other Thunderbolt devices even when the drives have been powered down. Power Button The LED button may be used to conserve energy if you do not expect to the disks. Please note that the enclosure will stop sending power to use the disks for an extended period of time. To reduce power consumption: 1. The partition(s) will appear on the drives, press the LED button. To power on the desktop. Unmount the partition(s) (see Unmounting Your Drive) 2. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 12
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... the speeds offered by Thunderbolt technology, the two internal drives in the illustration. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 13 A single Thunderbolt technology connection includes two bi-directional streams, each with extraordinary promise. For example, files can be copied to 10Gb/s. See the performance comparison in your LaCie Thunderbolt Series storage. THUNDERBOLT TECHNOLOGY AND DAISY CHAIN THUNDERBOLT TECHNOLOGY Thunderbolt technology is an active...
... the speeds offered by Thunderbolt technology, the two internal drives in the illustration. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 13 A single Thunderbolt technology connection includes two bi-directional streams, each with extraordinary promise. For example, files can be copied to 10Gb/s. See the performance comparison in your LaCie Thunderbolt Series storage. THUNDERBOLT TECHNOLOGY AND DAISY CHAIN THUNDERBOLT TECHNOLOGY Thunderbolt technology is an active...
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... computer. DAISY CHAIN The back of your Thunderbolt Series enclosure features two Thunderbolt technology ports for: s Direct connection to a Thunderbolt technology compatible Macintosh computer s Daisy chaining Thunderbolt compatible devices and displays Connect the cable to one of the interface ports on the back of your LaCie Thunderbolt Series enclosure and to your Thunderbolt Series enclosure to a computer or compatible devices...
... computer. DAISY CHAIN The back of your Thunderbolt Series enclosure features two Thunderbolt technology ports for: s Direct connection to a Thunderbolt technology compatible Macintosh computer s Daisy chaining Thunderbolt compatible devices and displays Connect the cable to one of the interface ports on the back of your LaCie Thunderbolt Series enclosure and to your Thunderbolt Series enclosure to a computer or compatible devices...
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UNMOUNTING THE THUNDERBOLT SERIES VOLUME In order to avoid file system corruption, it is important to unmount the volume(s) before turning off the enclosure or disconnecting the interface cable. See Unmounting Your Drive for details. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 18
UNMOUNTING THE THUNDERBOLT SERIES VOLUME In order to avoid file system corruption, it is important to unmount the volume(s) before turning off the enclosure or disconnecting the interface cable. See Unmounting Your Drive for details. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 18
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... the disks when the front LED button is important to properly eject the Thunderbolt storage volume(s). 1. To prevent potential disk problems, it is pushed. Drag the Thunderbolt storage volume(s) to the Trash. Your drives may be disconnected from the desktop, the Thunderbolt Series enclosure can press the LED to conserve energy. When the volume icon...
... the disks when the front LED button is important to properly eject the Thunderbolt storage volume(s). 1. To prevent potential disk problems, it is pushed. Drag the Thunderbolt storage volume(s) to the Trash. Your drives may be disconnected from the desktop, the Thunderbolt Series enclosure can press the LED to conserve energy. When the volume icon...
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... health of the drives experience problems, LaCie RAID Monitor will not survey the disks when the 2big Thunderbolt is a .dmg file. 2. Click Continue. Install LaCie RAID Monitor If you to the 2big Thunderbolt only. Should one of the storage. LACIE RAID MONITOR AND REPLACING A DISK (2BIG ONLY) Please note that allow for your LaCie Thunderbolt Series storage. Technical note: LaCie RAID Monitor is...
... health of the drives experience problems, LaCie RAID Monitor will not survey the disks when the 2big Thunderbolt is a .dmg file. 2. Click Continue. Install LaCie RAID Monitor If you to the 2big Thunderbolt only. Should one of the storage. LACIE RAID MONITOR AND REPLACING A DISK (2BIG ONLY) Please note that allow for your LaCie Thunderbolt Series storage. Technical note: LaCie RAID Monitor is...
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... end of the included 2-in the LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series, please contact your computer, please run the Uninstaller. Failed hard drives within the 2big Thunderbolt Series enclosure should contact LaCie Customer Support if disk failure is suspected, this section pertains to the 2big only due to the type of the LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series, drives may be replaced by a compatible LaCie disk with equal capacity. Please...
... end of the included 2-in the LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series, please contact your computer, please run the Uninstaller. Failed hard drives within the 2big Thunderbolt Series enclosure should contact LaCie Customer Support if disk failure is suspected, this section pertains to the 2big only due to the type of the LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series, drives may be replaced by a compatible LaCie disk with equal capacity. Please...
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...Please make certain that you received from LaCie. 4. Carefully insert the drive tray into the space behind the drive tray handle and pulling to replace the failed drive with the disk that you will feel a bit Thunderbolt Series User Manual 27 To Insert a Disk ... drive tray. 5. Remove the screws from the drive tray to disengage the drive. 5. Remove the failed disk according to avoid electrostatic discharge. 3. Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the drive. 2-in-1 Tool 4. Important info: LaCie highly recommends replacing the disk that the 2big Thunderbolt Series...
...Please make certain that you received from LaCie. 4. Carefully insert the drive tray into the space behind the drive tray handle and pulling to replace the failed drive with the disk that you will feel a bit Thunderbolt Series User Manual 27 To Insert a Disk ... drive tray. 5. Remove the screws from the drive tray to disengage the drive. 5. Remove the failed disk according to avoid electrostatic discharge. 3. Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the drive. 2-in-1 Tool 4. Important info: LaCie highly recommends replacing the disk that the 2big Thunderbolt Series...
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... it is installed in the 2big enclosure, go to Formatting for instructions on how to rebuild the Mirrored RAID. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 28 Important info: LaCie recommends that you to recover from a hard drive failure on building a Striped RAID Set. The drive is locked when the line is configured using Mac Disk Utility. of the 2big Thunderbolt Series. 6.
... it is installed in the 2big enclosure, go to Formatting for instructions on how to rebuild the Mirrored RAID. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 28 Important info: LaCie recommends that you to recover from a hard drive failure on building a Striped RAID Set. The drive is locked when the line is configured using Mac Disk Utility. of the 2big Thunderbolt Series. 6.
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...available capacity of each disk, affecting the transfer rate speed and reducing the available disk capacity by the Thunderbolt technology. Therefore, LaCie highly recommends backing up the data to the extraordinary performance already offered by half. You can back up ...at least once a day. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 29 FORMATTING The two drives within the enclosure for enhanced transfer rates. STRIPED RAID SET (RAID 0) A Striped RAID Set pairs the two drives within the 2big Thunderbolt Series and the Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series are added together for maximum ...
...available capacity of each disk, affecting the transfer rate speed and reducing the available disk capacity by the Thunderbolt technology. Therefore, LaCie highly recommends backing up the data to the extraordinary performance already offered by half. You can back up ...at least once a day. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 29 FORMATTING The two drives within the enclosure for enhanced transfer rates. STRIPED RAID SET (RAID 0) A Striped RAID Set pairs the two drives within the 2big Thunderbolt Series and the Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series are added together for maximum ...
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... the box, see Getting Connected for information on the application Disk Utility.app. 5. Click twice on connecting your compatible Macintosh computer. 2. The drives will open. Follow the directions below when reformatting the Thunderbolt Series hard drives. 1. Connect the LaCie Thunderbolt Series enclosure to your device to the pulldown menu Go > Utilities. 4. Go to a Macintosh computer that supports...
... the box, see Getting Connected for information on the application Disk Utility.app. 5. Click twice on connecting your compatible Macintosh computer. 2. The drives will open. Follow the directions below when reformatting the Thunderbolt Series hard drives. 1. Connect the LaCie Thunderbolt Series enclosure to your device to the pulldown menu Go > Utilities. 4. Go to a Macintosh computer that supports...
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6. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 31 Click on one of the LaCie drives to see the action tabs. The RAID tab includes three important settings: RAID Set Name, Format, and RAID Type. Click the RAID tab. 7.
6. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 31 Click on one of the LaCie drives to see the action tabs. The RAID tab includes three important settings: RAID Set Name, Format, and RAID Type. Click the RAID tab. 7.
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8. Clicking on the RAID Type pulldown shows the available RAID configurations. For data protection, choose Mirrored RAID Set. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 32 Clicking on the Format pulldown menu shows the file system formats available for enhanced performance. LaCie highly recommends that you select Striped RAID Set for the drives when creating the RAID. Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled). 9.
8. Clicking on the RAID Type pulldown shows the available RAID configurations. For data protection, choose Mirrored RAID Set. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 32 Clicking on the Format pulldown menu shows the file system formats available for enhanced performance. LaCie highly recommends that you select Striped RAID Set for the drives when creating the RAID. Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled). 9.
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Drag one of the drives to the same field in the middle of the RAID tab. Drag the second drive to the empty field in the middle of the RAID tab. 12. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 33 Fill in a name for your Striped or Mirrored RAID Set in the field RAID Set Name. 11. 10.
Drag one of the drives to the same field in the middle of the RAID tab. Drag the second drive to the empty field in the middle of the RAID tab. 12. Thunderbolt Series User Manual 33 Fill in a name for your Striped or Mirrored RAID Set in the field RAID Set Name. 11. 10.
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button on the desktop as a single drive icon. While this example shows the default, you may want to begin building the RAID. 15. Please see your software's user manual for the recommended ... Block Size if you have chosen a RAID Block Size, click OK. 14. Click Create in the pop-up window. 16. high-end video and audio). Thunderbolt Series User Manual 34 Please be working with larger files (i.e. The RAID Set will be patient while Disk Utility configures the RAID. Click Create on the...
button on the desktop as a single drive icon. While this example shows the default, you may want to begin building the RAID. 15. Please see your software's user manual for the recommended ... Block Size if you have chosen a RAID Block Size, click OK. 14. Click Create in the pop-up window. 16. high-end video and audio). Thunderbolt Series User Manual 34 Please be working with larger files (i.e. The RAID Set will be patient while Disk Utility configures the RAID. Click Create on the...
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.... Select your desktop. Q: Are there other Thunderbolt devices and see if the Thunderbolt Series volume appears on the Mac is available from www.lacie.com/support/. Q: Does the icon/Do the icons for the Thunderbolt Series volume(s) appear on the desktop A: The drive icon(s) for my monitors. A: The connection type for Thunderbolt technology. While earlier Macintosh computers include...
.... Select your desktop. Q: Are there other Thunderbolt devices and see if the Thunderbolt Series volume appears on the Mac is available from www.lacie.com/support/. Q: Does the icon/Do the icons for the Thunderbolt Series volume(s) appear on the desktop A: The drive icon(s) for my monitors. A: The connection type for Thunderbolt technology. While earlier Macintosh computers include...