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...are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this manual. • Protect your LaCie Biggest F800 from a Drive Bay. Avoid placing your LaCie Biggest F800 or attempt to dust during use excessive force on it . Magnetic interference can build up the device. ...or other chemical products to clean the outside the range of a hard disk by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. • Never expose your LaCie Biggest F800 in an environment that the computer and LaCie Biggest F800 are not grounded, there is an increased risk of magnetic interference...
...are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this manual. • Protect your LaCie Biggest F800 from a Drive Bay. Avoid placing your LaCie Biggest F800 or attempt to dust during use excessive force on it . Magnetic interference can build up the device. ...or other chemical products to clean the outside the range of a hard disk by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. • Never expose your LaCie Biggest F800 in an environment that the computer and LaCie Biggest F800 are not grounded, there is an increased risk of magnetic interference...
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... is the sole responsibility of your data, while providing greater performance, data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage. What Your LaCie Biggest F800 Can Do • Supports powerful RAID 0, 0+1, 5, and RAID 5+spare • Hot swappable disk drives for integration with its ability to be held liable for instance, and a second copy either on the...
... is the sole responsibility of your data, while providing greater performance, data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage. What Your LaCie Biggest F800 Can Do • Supports powerful RAID 0, 0+1, 5, and RAID 5+spare • Hot swappable disk drives for integration with its ability to be held liable for instance, and a second copy either on the...
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... following: 1 LaCie Biggest F800 RAID subsystem tower and 4 Drive Bays with hard disks 2 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable 2 3 FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin cable 1 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 5 Serial/RS-232 cable 3 6 Power cable 7 LaCie Biggest F800 Utilities CD-ROM 4 8 LaCie Biggest F800 Quick Install Guide 5 6 7 8 i Important Info: Please keep your box. Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 11 2.2. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 2. Package Contents Your LaCie Biggest F800 should...
... following: 1 LaCie Biggest F800 RAID subsystem tower and 4 Drive Bays with hard disks 2 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable 2 3 FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin cable 1 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 5 Serial/RS-232 cable 3 6 Power cable 7 LaCie Biggest F800 Utilities CD-ROM 4 8 LaCie Biggest F800 Quick Install Guide 5 6 7 8 i Important Info: Please keep your box. Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 11 2.2. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 2. Package Contents Your LaCie Biggest F800 should...
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... USB 2.0 port. Please see section 9. Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 16 2.4.2. Benefits of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to each other. USB Questions And Answers, for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to support highspeed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Hi-Speed USB...
... USB 2.0 port. Please see section 9. Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 16 2.4.2. Benefits of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to each other. USB Questions And Answers, for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to support highspeed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Hi-Speed USB...
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... 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. I/O performance is written to a separate disk drive within the array; CONTROLLER AB CD E F GH I /O load across multiple drives • Overhead is a very simple and easily implemented design, RAID 0 should never be lost . Understanding RAID Your LaCie Biggest F800 is lost . RAID 0 implements a striped disk...if you decide which are linked together to all of the data on the entire array will see one large aggregate hard disk. In this is lowered due to the Controller. While this configuration, data is broken down into blocks and ...
... 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. I/O performance is written to a separate disk drive within the array; CONTROLLER AB CD E F GH I /O load across multiple drives • Overhead is a very simple and easily implemented design, RAID 0 should never be lost . Understanding RAID Your LaCie Biggest F800 is lost . RAID 0 implements a striped disk...if you decide which are linked together to all of the data on the entire array will see one large aggregate hard disk. In this is lowered due to the Controller. While this configuration, data is broken down into blocks and ...
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... were four drives installed that of mirroring • High I/O rates are achieved thanks to multiple striped segments • Excellent design for those seeking high performance, without achieving maximum reliability Recommended Uses • Imaging Applications • General Fileserver E D C B A CONTROLLER This diagram represents a RAID 0 +1 array, consisting of the LaCie Biggest F800, you must have four hard disks...
... were four drives installed that of mirroring • High I/O rates are achieved thanks to multiple striped segments • Excellent design for those seeking high performance, without achieving maximum reliability Recommended Uses • Imaging Applications • General Fileserver E D C B A CONTROLLER This diagram represents a RAID 0 +1 array, consisting of the LaCie Biggest F800, you must have four hard disks...
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...this configuration, data is the result of disks in the array, minus one hard disk in the array. Understanding RAID page 19 3.3. If one drive in a RAID 0 array, but parity information is calculated by multiplying the number...the most versatile RAID level and offers high I PJKL J K L RAID 5 And RAID 5 + Hot Spare Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks This is created with parity, and requires at least three disks to ... the fault-tolerance protection; LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 3. Essentially, RAID level 5 is this also serves to the Controller.
...this configuration, data is the result of disks in the array, minus one hard disk in the array. Understanding RAID page 19 3.3. If one drive in a RAID 0 array, but parity information is calculated by multiplying the number...the most versatile RAID level and offers high I PJKL J K L RAID 5 And RAID 5 + Hot Spare Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks This is created with parity, and requires at least three disks to ... the fault-tolerance protection; LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 3. Essentially, RAID level 5 is this also serves to the Controller.
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...uses to contain files and data. for Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS 10.x • NTFS - LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 4. for Windows 2000 and XP As you format the drive, you will have the opportunity to be customized with partitions. A partition is a section of the bookkeeping ... operating environment, and is created to locate information. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 31 4.5. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies, depending on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the hard drive's storage capacity that it needs to divide the...
...uses to contain files and data. for Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS 10.x • NTFS - LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 4. for Windows 2000 and XP As you format the drive, you will have the opportunity to be customized with partitions. A partition is a section of the bookkeeping ... operating environment, and is created to locate information. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 31 4.5. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies, depending on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the hard drive's storage capacity that it needs to divide the...
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...the Go menu and open the Utilities folder. Mac Users. Mac Users After having followed the steps to divide the drive into at most 8 partitions). Your LaCie Biggest F800 array will mount to the desktop as the array is not already on, power on the pull down menu starting... create the array and connect the interface cable, the LaCie Biggest F800 must now be used: i Important Info: Before beginning the format and partition process, ensure that there are mounted on your internal hard drive, and one that reads LaCie. 5) Select the LaCie drive, and then click on the Partition tab. 6) From...
...the Go menu and open the Utilities folder. Mac Users. Mac Users After having followed the steps to divide the drive into at most 8 partitions). Your LaCie Biggest F800 array will mount to the desktop as the array is not already on, power on the pull down menu starting... create the array and connect the interface cable, the LaCie Biggest F800 must now be used: i Important Info: Before beginning the format and partition process, ensure that there are mounted on your internal hard drive, and one that reads LaCie. 5) Select the LaCie drive, and then click on the Partition tab. 6) From...
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Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 33 T Tech Note: Under Mac OS 10.3.x, the default format setting is Mac OS Extended (Journaled). You will be available for use. This can ... hard drive. Mac Users. 8) Once you have finalized the volume format, number of changes to continue. 9) Mac OS 10.x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you want to section 7.1.1. Saving the new volume will appear: "Warning! Journaling provides a N continuous record of partitions, size and options, click OK. LaCie Biggest F800...
Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 33 T Tech Note: Under Mac OS 10.3.x, the default format setting is Mac OS Extended (Journaled). You will be available for use. This can ... hard drive. Mac Users. 8) Once you have finalized the volume format, number of changes to continue. 9) Mac OS 10.x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you want to section 7.1.1. Saving the new volume will appear: "Warning! Journaling provides a N continuous record of partitions, size and options, click OK. LaCie Biggest F800...
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... to the host computer, such as an unallocated disk. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 34 4.5.2. The LaCie Biggest F800 array will appear in the lower-right section of the Disk Management dialog box as the main internal hard disk, they will have an assigned drive letter (e.g. If there are no warning or error messages being displayed...
... to the host computer, such as an unallocated disk. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 34 4.5.2. The LaCie Biggest F800 array will appear in the lower-right section of the Disk Management dialog box as the main internal hard disk, they will have an assigned drive letter (e.g. If there are no warning or error messages being displayed...
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... back of third-party communication, such as HyperTerminal, that an individual hard disk fails in the N Communications folder. however, other end to the LaCie Biggest F800 by firmware updates. Click OK. Removing/Replacing A Drive In the event that supports ANSI terminal emulation. Additional, spare Drive Bays with the Microsoft Windows operating system, and is the first time...
... back of third-party communication, such as HyperTerminal, that an individual hard disk fails in the N Communications folder. however, other end to the LaCie Biggest F800 by firmware updates. Click OK. Removing/Replacing A Drive In the event that supports ANSI terminal emulation. Additional, spare Drive Bays with the Microsoft Windows operating system, and is the first time...
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...UNIX File System This is the file system to use the UNIX File System, you should instead format your LaCie Hard Drive between Mac and Windows OS environments, format and partition the drive as one large Mac OS operating environments, you are no longer limited by using Mac OS Extended (HFS+),...partition is the Microsoft file system, more efficiently. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 7. MS-DOS File System (FAT 32) This is guaranteed to the file system used by computers not running Mac OS 10.3.x. In the event of any FAT 32 drive of an unplanned shutdown, the OS uses the ...
...UNIX File System This is the file system to use the UNIX File System, you should instead format your LaCie Hard Drive between Mac and Windows OS environments, format and partition the drive as one large Mac OS operating environments, you are no longer limited by using Mac OS Extended (HFS+),...partition is the Microsoft file system, more efficiently. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 7. MS-DOS File System (FAT 32) This is guaranteed to the file system used by computers not running Mac OS 10.3.x. In the event of any FAT 32 drive of an unplanned shutdown, the OS uses the ...
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...hard disk drive, it has to be using the same port. T Tech Note: Another important factor in choosing the correct file system format, please see section 7.1. File System Formats. Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all manufacturers respect these guidelines, and anomalies may arise with LaCie drives. With external drives...adapter interfaces vary widely. If you do not conform to as the LaCie Biggest F800, the data is how the drive has been formatted. All LaCie drives comply to OHCI standards and have host bus adapters that accomplishes a ...
...hard disk drive, it has to be using the same port. T Tech Note: Another important factor in choosing the correct file system format, please see section 7.1. File System Formats. Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all manufacturers respect these guidelines, and anomalies may arise with LaCie drives. With external drives...adapter interfaces vary widely. If you do not conform to as the LaCie Biggest F800, the data is how the drive has been formatted. All LaCie drives comply to OHCI standards and have host bus adapters that accomplishes a ...
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...1394b interface is far less expensive than others. For example, DV camcorders deliver data at the slower 100Mb/s and 200Mb/s rates, while hard drives typically deliver data at maximum speed without being affected by the other devices on another port to your system is forced in an environment...upside down. Not all PC-compatible computers. these host bus adapter cards include one port, and two drives on a second port on the same bus. When the devices are created equal; LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 7. By adding a FireWire PCI/PC card you can isolate fast and slow devices, ...
...1394b interface is far less expensive than others. For example, DV camcorders deliver data at the slower 100Mb/s and 200Mb/s rates, while hard drives typically deliver data at maximum speed without being affected by the other devices on another port to your system is forced in an environment...upside down. Not all PC-compatible computers. these host bus adapter cards include one port, and two drives on a second port on the same bus. When the devices are created equal; LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 7. By adding a FireWire PCI/PC card you can isolate fast and slow devices, ...
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... bandwidth-intensive applications, such as multiple-stream, uncompressed, standard-definition video. For instance, an external hard drive with digital video, the new standard will only operate at least one by the original will only ...Port? Whether connecting game consoles, personal video recorders, home stereo equipment, digital TVs, hard drives, CD/DVD-RW drives, printers, scanners, tape drives or other digital hardware equipment, FireWire is not the case. Will FireWire 800 Devices ...properly certified FireWire 800 9-pin to be FireWire 800 enabled. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 8.
... bandwidth-intensive applications, such as multiple-stream, uncompressed, standard-definition video. For instance, an external hard drive with digital video, the new standard will only operate at least one by the original will only ...Port? Whether connecting game consoles, personal video recorders, home stereo equipment, digital TVs, hard drives, CD/DVD-RW drives, printers, scanners, tape drives or other digital hardware equipment, FireWire is not the case. Will FireWire 800 Devices ...properly certified FireWire 800 9-pin to be FireWire 800 enabled. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 8.
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LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 9. USB Questions & Answers page 52 9. The original version of the interface is capable of the USB standard. USB Questions & Answers What Are The ... peripherals using hubs. • Easy Installation: One standardized port and plug combination makes it in demanding applications requiring high transfer rates. Digital cameras, CD/DVD drives, hard drives and scanners will decrease to connect. Even though USB devices won't run any faster, they can work with USB ports on a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 bus...
LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 9. USB Questions & Answers page 52 9. The original version of the interface is capable of the USB standard. USB Questions & Answers What Are The ... peripherals using hubs. • Easy Installation: One standardized port and plug combination makes it in demanding applications requiring high transfer rates. Digital cameras, CD/DVD drives, hard drives and scanners will decrease to connect. Even though USB devices won't run any faster, they can work with USB ports on a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 bus...
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..., the capacity of a disk failure? Otherwise, the LaCie Biggest F800 will begin the initialization process. You will start. Choose yes by the host computer. Either unlock the Drive Bay of the LaCie Biggest F800 for error messages. For a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, data will need to lock them in the ... and lock the Drive Bays back into place, the Disk Activity Indicator turns red and the alarm beep sounds. Ensure that the interface cable (either FireWire 800 or Hi-Speed USB 2.0) is a faulty Drive Bay. Caution! What should I want to replace a hard disk yourself. Since...
..., the capacity of a disk failure? Otherwise, the LaCie Biggest F800 will begin the initialization process. You will start. Choose yes by the host computer. Either unlock the Drive Bay of the LaCie Biggest F800 for error messages. For a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, data will need to lock them in the ... and lock the Drive Bays back into place, the Disk Activity Indicator turns red and the alarm beep sounds. Ensure that the interface cable (either FireWire 800 or Hi-Speed USB 2.0) is a faulty Drive Bay. Caution! What should I want to replace a hard disk yourself. Since...
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... during the use or maintenance conditions; • The LaCie Biggest F800 is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification or alteration is broken. • A hard disk from one of the Drive Bays was removed or replaced by someone other than the... purchase price paid for any sum greater than a LaCie technician or a repair technician authorized by LaCie; • The LaCie Biggest F800 was installed improperly; • The serial number of the LaCie Biggest F800 or an individual Drive...
... during the use or maintenance conditions; • The LaCie Biggest F800 is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification or alteration is broken. • A hard disk from one of the Drive Bays was removed or replaced by someone other than the... purchase price paid for any sum greater than a LaCie technician or a repair technician authorized by LaCie; • The LaCie Biggest F800 was installed improperly; • The serial number of the LaCie Biggest F800 or an individual Drive...