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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of the Drive...8 1.4. Connect the Interface Cable...13 2.2. RAID 0...15 3.1.2. File System Formats...21 3.4.2. Partitioning the Disks...26 3.5.1. Mac Users ...30 4.Troubleshooting...31 4.1. Turn the 4big On...14 3.RAID...15 3.1. RAID 10...16 3.1.3. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare 17 3.1.5. Changing the RAID Mode...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of the Drive...8 1.4. Connect the Interface Cable...13 2.2. RAID 0...15 3.1.2. File System Formats...21 3.4.2. Partitioning the Disks...26 3.5.1. Mac Users ...30 4.Troubleshooting...31 4.1. Turn the 4big On...14 3.RAID...15 3.1. RAID 10...16 3.1.3. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare 17 3.1.5. Changing the RAID Mode...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3. About RAID Modes This section will take effect if 7 is selected) RAID page 15 Speed 3.1.1. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk are added together so that one physical disk in RAID 0, the fastest RAID ...B3 C3 D3 Disk 3 A4 B4 C4 D4 Disk 4 RAID Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RAID Mode RAID 0 RAID 10 Concatenation RAID 3 RAID 3+Spare RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare Capacity Protection 100% 50% 100% 75% 50% 75% 50% N/A (no RAID changes will help you decide which RAID mode is more suited for actively...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3. About RAID Modes This section will take effect if 7 is selected) RAID page 15 Speed 3.1.1. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk are added together so that one physical disk in RAID 0, the fastest RAID ...B3 C3 D3 Disk 3 A4 B4 C4 D4 Disk 4 RAID Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RAID Mode RAID 0 RAID 10 Concatenation RAID 3 RAID 3+Spare RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare Capacity Protection 100% 50% 100% 75% 50% 75% 50% N/A (no RAID changes will help you decide which RAID mode is more suited for actively...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by the dedicated parity disk In RAID 3+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare, but the failed disk should be replaced as soon as video files. A RAID 3 array can be rebuilt to a replacement drive, all data in the array will...A3 B1 B3 C1 C3 Disk 1 A2 A3 B2 B4 C2 C4 Disk 2 Ap(1-2) Ap(3-4) Bp(1-2) Bp(3-4) Cp(1-2) Cp(3-4) Disk 3 Spare Disk 4 If a drive in the illustrations, right) so that one physical disk fails, the data from the failed disk is useful for people who need performance and...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by the dedicated parity disk In RAID 3+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare, but the failed disk should be replaced as soon as video files. A RAID 3 array can be rebuilt to a replacement drive, all data in the array will...A3 B1 B3 C1 C3 Disk 1 A2 A3 B2 B4 C2 C4 Disk 2 Ap(1-2) Ap(3-4) Bp(1-2) Bp(3-4) Cp(1-2) Cp(3-4) Disk 3 Spare Disk 4 If a drive in the illustrations, right) so that one physical disk fails, the data from the failed disk is useful for people who need performance and...
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...D1 Disk 1 A2 Bp C1 D2 Disk 2 Ap B2 C2 Dp Disk 3 Spare Disk 4 RAID 5 is useful for each data block is left empty. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.1.5. RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare RAID 5 combines the striping of RAID 0 with efficient use of three disks. ... the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare, but if a second disk fails before data can be rebuilt to a replacement drive, all disks and a parity block (P) for people who need performance and constant access to the empty or "spare" disk. In RAID 5+Spare, one physical disk fails, the data...
...D1 Disk 1 A2 Bp C1 D2 Disk 2 Ap B2 C2 Dp Disk 3 Spare Disk 4 RAID 5 is useful for each data block is left empty. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.1.5. RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare RAID 5 combines the striping of RAID 0 with efficient use of three disks. ... the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare, but if a second disk fails before data can be rebuilt to a replacement drive, all disks and a parity block (P) for people who need performance and constant access to the empty or "spare" disk. In RAID 5+Spare, one physical disk fails, the data...
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... is selected. Formatting. If you change the RAID mode: 1. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by pushing the front LED button. Before you are concerned about data security, LaCie highly recommends a RAID 10, 3, 3+SPARE, 5, or 5+SPARE configuration. IMPORTANT INFO: Changing the RAID mode destroys data stored on the drives, back up data before following these steps. If you...
... is selected. Formatting. If you change the RAID mode: 1. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by pushing the front LED button. Before you are concerned about data security, LaCie highly recommends a RAID 10, 3, 3+SPARE, 5, or 5+SPARE configuration. IMPORTANT INFO: Changing the RAID mode destroys data stored on the drives, back up data before following these steps. If you...