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... 21 21 22 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 32 32 33 Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 4.1. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 4.5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators 5.2. Package Content 2.3. Front View 2.4.2. Cables and Connectors 2.5.1. RAID ... an Array 4.3. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors 2.6. FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors 2.5.2. RAID 5 + Hot Spare 4.1.3. RAID 0 3.2. Connecting to the LaCie Biggest FW800 2. Introduction to a Host Computer 4.3.1. RAID 0 4.1.4. LCD Display Messages Table of the Drive 2.4.1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User...
... 21 21 22 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 32 32 33 Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 4.1. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 4.5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators 5.2. Package Content 2.3. Front View 2.4.2. Cables and Connectors 2.5.1. RAID ... an Array 4.3. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors 2.6. FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors 2.5.2. RAID 5 + Hot Spare 4.1.3. RAID 0 3.2. Connecting to the LaCie Biggest FW800 2. Introduction to a Host Computer 4.3.1. RAID 0 4.1.4. LCD Display Messages Table of the Drive 2.4.1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User...
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Removing/Replacing A Drive 6.2. Troubleshooting 11. Failure and Error Messages 5.2.4. Firmware Updates 7. File System Formats 7.2. Contacting Customer Support 11.1. Initialization Messages 5.2.2. RAID and Disk Information Messages 6. Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest FW800 6.1. Technical Information 7.1. FireWire Questions & Answers 9. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 12. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 5.2.1. Optimizing Data Transfers 8. Rebuild Messages 5.2.3. RAID and Disk Status Messages 5.2.5. Available Storage Capacity 7.3. Warranty...
Removing/Replacing A Drive 6.2. Troubleshooting 11. Failure and Error Messages 5.2.4. Firmware Updates 7. File System Formats 7.2. Contacting Customer Support 11.1. Initialization Messages 5.2.2. RAID and Disk Information Messages 6. Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest FW800 6.1. Technical Information 7.1. FireWire Questions & Answers 9. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 12. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 5.2.1. Optimizing Data Transfers 8. Rebuild Messages 5.2.3. RAID and Disk Status Messages 5.2.5. Available Storage Capacity 7.3. Warranty...
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... window). For information about where you can affect the operation and stability of your device to rain, or use the LaCie Biggest FW800 near other products. ❖ Do not place the LaCie Biggest FW800 near sources of 0° C to 35° C (32° F to be used. It is essential ... may spill into the drive to avoid any metallic object into its casing. Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are not grounded, there is an increased risk of the nominal, transient over-voltages according to carry out maintenance on the LaCie Biggest FW800, as computer displays,...
... window). For information about where you can affect the operation and stability of your device to rain, or use the LaCie Biggest FW800 near other products. ❖ Do not place the LaCie Biggest FW800 near sources of 0° C to 35° C (32° F to be used. It is essential ... may spill into the drive to avoid any metallic object into its casing. Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are not grounded, there is an increased risk of the nominal, transient over-voltages according to carry out maintenance on the LaCie Biggest FW800, as computer displays,...
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... refer to clean the outside of the LaCie Biggest FW800. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Forward page ❖ Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Biggest FW800 or use excessive force on it. ❖ Never use excessive force on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other than an authorized LaCie Technical Support representative will void the warranty...
... refer to clean the outside of the LaCie Biggest FW800. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Forward page ❖ Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Biggest FW800 or use excessive force on it. ❖ Never use excessive force on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other than an authorized LaCie Technical Support representative will void the warranty...
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..., extremely flexible RAID (Redundant Array of the best means to the LaCie Biggest FW800 Congratulations on the hot spare. ■ Biggest FW800 Features ❖ Supports powerful RAID 0, 0+1, 5, and RAID 5+spare ❖ Hot swappable SATA disk drives for integration with databases, imaging systems and e-mail and Web servers. Introduction to protect your new LaCie Biggest FW800. RAID technology is one of...
..., extremely flexible RAID (Redundant Array of the best means to the LaCie Biggest FW800 Congratulations on the hot spare. ■ Biggest FW800 Features ❖ Supports powerful RAID 0, 0+1, 5, and RAID 5+spare ❖ Hot swappable SATA disk drives for integration with databases, imaging systems and e-mail and Web servers. Introduction to protect your new LaCie Biggest FW800. RAID technology is one of...
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... cable 6 Drive lock keys (2) 6 7 LaCie Biggest FW800 Utilities CD-ROM 8 LaCie Biggest FW800 Quick Install Guide Important Info: Please save your packaging. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.2. Package Content Your LaCie hard drive package should need to be returned in its original packaging. Removing or Replacing a Drive. In the event that the drive should contain the following: 1 LaCie Biggest FW800 RAID subsystem 1 tower and 4 drive trays with SATA hard disks...
... cable 6 Drive lock keys (2) 6 7 LaCie Biggest FW800 Utilities CD-ROM 8 LaCie Biggest FW800 Quick Install Guide Important Info: Please save your packaging. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.2. Package Content Your LaCie hard drive package should need to be returned in its original packaging. Removing or Replacing a Drive. In the event that the drive should contain the following: 1 LaCie Biggest FW800 RAID subsystem 1 tower and 4 drive trays with SATA hard disks...
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... accessed. Indicates when the disk is not obstructed. The LCD Display alerts you to select settings for setting the date and time. 6 Drive Trays - Protect your LaCie Biggest FW800's subsystem and arrays. See section 2.6. The enter button is used to set the date and time, and is also used to the status and configuration information...
... accessed. Indicates when the disk is not obstructed. The LCD Display alerts you to select settings for setting the date and time. 6 Drive Trays - Protect your LaCie Biggest FW800's subsystem and arrays. See section 2.6. The enter button is used to set the date and time, and is also used to the status and configuration information...
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...Array. 4 Power Supply Fan - The power supply fan provides ventilation for the LaCie Biggest FW800. 3 Power Supply Connector - The status of two switches, which are used to connect the LaCie Biggest FW800 to set the RAID level. Setting the RAID Level. The power svwitch is the main on firmware updates please contact LaCie...information, please see sections 2.5. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 11 ■ 2.4.2. This is where you plug in the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable furnished with the drive. The ventilation fan keeps your drive. 2 Power Switch - ...
...Array. 4 Power Supply Fan - The power supply fan provides ventilation for the LaCie Biggest FW800. 3 Power Supply Connector - The status of two switches, which are used to connect the LaCie Biggest FW800 to set the RAID level. Setting the RAID Level. The power svwitch is the main on firmware updates please contact LaCie...information, please see sections 2.5. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 11 ■ 2.4.2. This is where you plug in the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable furnished with the drive. The ventilation fan keeps your drive. 2 Power Switch - ...
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USB Icons These icons will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. USB 2.0 icon USB 1.1 icon USB 2.0 Cables Your LaCie drive is a serial input/output technology for more information on USB's uses and capabilities. Please see section 9. USB Questions & Answers for connecting peripheral devices to a ... the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to the USB port connectors on USB cables and next to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 13 ■ 2.5.2. USB 2.0 Cable Ends
USB Icons These icons will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. USB 2.0 icon USB 1.1 icon USB 2.0 Cables Your LaCie drive is a serial input/output technology for more information on USB's uses and capabilities. Please see section 9. USB Questions & Answers for connecting peripheral devices to a ... the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to the USB port connectors on USB cables and next to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 13 ■ 2.5.2. USB 2.0 Cable Ends
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... are exactly the same size as 5mm hex key wrenches. LaCie recommends that you keep your Biggest FW800, you keep drive trays locked while the Biggest FW800 is fully seated in the system tower. Insert the key into the lock. 2. Insert the key into the lock. 3. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.6. Failure to remove them from or install them...
... are exactly the same size as 5mm hex key wrenches. LaCie recommends that you keep your Biggest FW800, you keep drive trays locked while the Biggest FW800 is fully seated in the system tower. Insert the key into the lock. 2. Insert the key into the lock. 3. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.6. Failure to remove them from or install them...
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...JKL M N O Etc... When even just one large aggregate hard disk. CONTROLLER AB CD E F GH I / O load across multiple drives ❖ Overhead is lowered due to form one disk in the array fails, all of the data on the array is lost . ■ Recommended Uses ❖ Video production...10070; Data is broken down into blocks and each block is written to 80GB, when the RAID 0 array is of 5, but it supports four dif- In this array, however, when one , 160GB (40GB x 4) hard disk. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Understanding RAID page 15 3. ferent RAID levels: 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot...
...JKL M N O Etc... When even just one large aggregate hard disk. CONTROLLER AB CD E F GH I / O load across multiple drives ❖ Overhead is lowered due to form one disk in the array fails, all of the data on the array is lost . ■ Recommended Uses ❖ Video production...10070; Data is broken down into blocks and each block is written to 80GB, when the RAID 0 array is of 5, but it supports four dif- In this array, however, when one , 160GB (40GB x 4) hard disk. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Understanding RAID page 15 3. ferent RAID levels: 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot...
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... a RAID 0 +1 array, consisting of drives is the same as a RAID 0+1 array, the total available capacity would need to the Controller. The Controller creates two matching RAID 0 arrays on one of each mirrored...hard disks installed. ■ Recommended Uses ❖ Imaging Applications ❖ General Fileserver ■ Characteristics and Advantages ❖ Implemented as a mirrored array with RAID 0 arrays as the segments ❖ The same fault tolerance as RAID level 5 ❖ Fault-tolerance overhead is intact). AB CD EF GH R0 AB CD EF GH R0 R1 Fig. 3.2. LaCie Biggest FW800...
... a RAID 0 +1 array, consisting of drives is the same as a RAID 0+1 array, the total available capacity would need to the Controller. The Controller creates two matching RAID 0 arrays on one of each mirrored...hard disks installed. ■ Recommended Uses ❖ Imaging Applications ❖ General Fileserver ■ Characteristics and Advantages ❖ Implemented as a mirrored array with RAID 0 arrays as the segments ❖ The same fault tolerance as RAID level 5 ❖ Fault-tolerance overhead is intact). AB CD EF GH R0 AB CD EF GH R0 R1 Fig. 3.2. LaCie Biggest FW800...
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... from the other hard disks. So, for instance, if a RAID 5 array is calculated by multiplying the number of disks in the array, minus one, by the capacity of concurrent requests. If one hard disk in the array while still providing ...drive in the array. RAID 5 Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks This is this situation, then, storage capacity is created with parity, and requires at least three disks to data ❖ Good aggregate transfer rate This diagram represents a E RAID 5 array, consisting of ECC (Par- ity) disks to implement. LaCie Biggest FW800...
... from the other hard disks. So, for instance, if a RAID 5 array is calculated by multiplying the number of disks in the array, minus one, by the capacity of concurrent requests. If one hard disk in the array while still providing ...drive in the array. RAID 5 Independent Data Disks With Distributed Parity Blocks This is this situation, then, storage capacity is created with parity, and requires at least three disks to data ❖ Good aggregate transfer rate This diagram represents a E RAID 5 array, consisting of ECC (Par- ity) disks to implement. LaCie Biggest FW800...
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So, for instance, if there was a RAID 5+ Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of a disk failure, the "Hot Spare" disk would be activated to the Controller. A CONTROLLER A B PAB " / C PCD D * PEF E F , G H PGH Fig. 3.4. RAID 5 + Hot Spare ... of 70GB, the total capacity of D four disks, which means that in the event of 40GB, 50GB and 60GB, and one less disk in the array. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 3.4.
So, for instance, if there was a RAID 5+ Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of a disk failure, the "Hot Spare" disk would be activated to the Controller. A CONTROLLER A B PAB " / C PCD D * PEF E F , G H PGH Fig. 3.4. RAID 5 + Hot Spare ... of 70GB, the total capacity of D four disks, which means that in the event of 40GB, 50GB and 60GB, and one less disk in the array. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 3.4.
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... of your RAID level in the unit. Setting The RAID Level - Creating An Array - Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 This chapter covers the installation and configuration of customizing your LaCie Biggest FW800. Page 28 4.5. The LaCie Biggest FW800 will be connected to a Host Computer - Setting The Date & Time - LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 19 4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive -
... of your RAID level in the unit. Setting The RAID Level - Creating An Array - Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 This chapter covers the installation and configuration of customizing your LaCie Biggest FW800. Page 28 4.5. The LaCie Biggest FW800 will be connected to a Host Computer - Setting The Date & Time - LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 19 4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive -
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...two alternating messages: 1. CAUTION: The LaCie Biggest FW800 must be lost during the initialization. There are positioned to the previous RAID setting, in this situation, the array will display the following two alternating messages: 1. Setting the RAID Level The LaCie Biggest FW800 is any data on the disks, ... with four possible switch position combinations: RAID 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. Re-insert the four drives, and re-create the array as a RAID 5 array, the LCD will be powered off to both the disk settings and the RAID Level Switch Selectors, the LCD will not ...
...two alternating messages: 1. CAUTION: The LaCie Biggest FW800 must be lost during the initialization. There are positioned to the previous RAID setting, in this situation, the array will display the following two alternating messages: 1. Setting the RAID Level The LaCie Biggest FW800 is any data on the disks, ... with four possible switch position combinations: RAID 0, 0 + 1, 5 and 5 + Hot Spare. Re-insert the four drives, and re-create the array as a RAID 5 array, the LCD will be powered off to both the disk settings and the RAID Level Switch Selectors, the LCD will not ...
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...configuration. Important Info: In a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, the disk in the top drive bay is the default Hot Spare (the Disk Status Indicator will be replaced, always replace the failed disk with the LaCie Biggest FW800's power on the array. ■ 4.1.2. Move switch 1 of the RAID Level ... set the RAID level at RAID 5. 1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual ■ 4.1.1. Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the OFF position. RAID 5 This is the default setting of a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, the top drive bay (Drive Bay 1) is designated as the Hot Spare ...
...configuration. Important Info: In a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, the disk in the top drive bay is the default Hot Spare (the Disk Status Indicator will be replaced, always replace the failed disk with the LaCie Biggest FW800's power on the array. ■ 4.1.2. Move switch 1 of the RAID Level ... set the RAID level at RAID 5. 1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual ■ 4.1.1. Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the OFF position. RAID 5 This is the default setting of a RAID 5 + Hot Spare array, the top drive bay (Drive Bay 1) is designated as the Hot Spare ...
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Power off the LaCie Biggest FW800. 2. Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 22 ■ 4.1.4. Power off the LaCie Biggest FW800. 2. Fig. 4.1.4. RAID 0 + 1 1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual ■ 4.1.3. Fig. 4.1.3. This allows one independent RAID 1 group, while the disks in Drive Bays 1 and 2 are one disk from each separate RAID 1 group to the OFF position. lectors to ...to the ON position. Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Se- RAID 0 1. Technical note: In a RAID 0+1 array, the disks in Drive Bays 3 and 4 represent another independent RAID 1 group.
Power off the LaCie Biggest FW800. 2. Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 22 ■ 4.1.4. Power off the LaCie Biggest FW800. 2. Fig. 4.1.4. RAID 0 + 1 1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual ■ 4.1.3. Fig. 4.1.3. This allows one independent RAID 1 group, while the disks in Drive Bays 1 and 2 are one disk from each separate RAID 1 group to the OFF position. lectors to ...to the ON position. Move switch 1 and 2 of the RAID Level Switch Se- RAID 0 1. Technical note: In a RAID 0+1 array, the disks in Drive Bays 3 and 4 represent another independent RAID 1 group.
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... will be the case for the first connection of the LaCie Biggest FW800), the RAID level initialization will check the status of the individual drive trays is not connected. 2. Connect the power cable to section 4.1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 23 4.2. Creating an Array To initialize the disks in Fig. 4.2.B. 6. Setting the RAID Level...
... will be the case for the first connection of the LaCie Biggest FW800), the RAID level initialization will check the status of the individual drive trays is not connected. 2. Connect the power cable to section 4.1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 23 4.2. Creating an Array To initialize the disks in Fig. 4.2.B. 6. Setting the RAID Level...
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...allow the configuration of the drives installed. The initialization process will be locked in place in a RAID 5 array could take over two hours. If the four Drive Bays are resetting the RAID level after having used the LaCie Biggest FW800 at another RAID level, the LaCie Biggest FW800 will resume the initialization ...on the LCD, unless: a RAID 5 + Hot Spare level has been set and the bottom three Drive Bays have disks installed. Press the Enter button to select Yes, or press the Menu button to initialize the new RAID array. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual If you want to select No.
...allow the configuration of the drives installed. The initialization process will be locked in place in a RAID 5 array could take over two hours. If the four Drive Bays are resetting the RAID level after having used the LaCie Biggest FW800 at another RAID level, the LaCie Biggest FW800 will resume the initialization ...on the LCD, unless: a RAID 5 + Hot Spare level has been set and the bottom three Drive Bays have disks installed. Press the Enter button to select Yes, or press the Menu button to initialize the new RAID array. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual If you want to select No.