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... to the Host Computer via Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4.4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 4.5.1. Cables and Connectors 2.5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators 5.2. Connecting to a Host Computer 4.3.1. Setting the LCD Display Time & Date 4.5. Setting the RAID Level 4.1.1. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 4.1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Table of Contents Forward Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Your...
... to the Host Computer via Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4.4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 4.5.1. Cables and Connectors 2.5.1. Disk Status and Activity Indicators 5.2. Connecting to a Host Computer 4.3.1. Setting the LCD Display Time & Date 4.5. Setting the RAID Level 4.1.1. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 4.1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Table of Contents Forward Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Your...
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... and Disk Status Messages 5.2.5. Removing/Replacing A Drive 6.2. Technical Information 7.1. Optimizing Data Transfers 8. Contacting Customer Support 11.1. RAID and Disk Information Messages 6. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 12. Initialization Messages 5.2.2. File System Formats 7.2. Available Storage Capacity 7.3. Firmware Updates 7. Troubleshooting 11. Rebuild Messages 5.2.3. FireWire Questions & Answers 9. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 5.2.1. Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest FW800 6.1. USB Questions & Answers 10. Warranty Information...
... and Disk Status Messages 5.2.5. Removing/Replacing A Drive 6.2. Technical Information 7.1. Optimizing Data Transfers 8. Contacting Customer Support 11.1. RAID and Disk Information Messages 6. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 12. Initialization Messages 5.2.2. File System Formats 7.2. Available Storage Capacity 7.3. Firmware Updates 7. Troubleshooting 11. Rebuild Messages 5.2.3. FireWire Questions & Answers 9. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 5.2.1. Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest FW800 6.1. USB Questions & Answers 10. Warranty Information...
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... Microsoft Corporation. plies with the instructions, may be disposed of such revisions and changes. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Forward page Forward Copyrights Copyright © 2006 LaCie. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Canada regulations and negate your waste equipment at the...
... Microsoft Corporation. plies with the instructions, may be disposed of such revisions and changes. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Forward page Forward Copyrights Copyright © 2006 LaCie. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Canada regulations and negate your waste equipment at the...
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... your device to rain, or use the LaCie Biggest FW800 near other products. ❖ Do not place the LaCie Biggest FW800 near a source of 0° C to 35° C (32° F to the nearby radio and television reception. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Forward page that it is essential that...user-serviceable parts. Inversely, placing your LaCie Biggest FW800 or attempt to 2000 meters. ❖ Always unplug the LaCie Biggest FW800 from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it . Doing so may spill into the drive to operational humidity beyond 5-95%, non-...
... your device to rain, or use the LaCie Biggest FW800 near other products. ❖ Do not place the LaCie Biggest FW800 near a source of 0° C to 35° C (32° F to the nearby radio and television reception. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Forward page that it is essential that...user-serviceable parts. Inversely, placing your LaCie Biggest FW800 or attempt to 2000 meters. ❖ Always unplug the LaCie Biggest FW800 from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it . Doing so may spill into the drive to operational humidity beyond 5-95%, non-...
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... paper on backup methods and technology. To help prevent the loss of your LaCie Biggest FW800. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual. ❖ Protect your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other than an authorized LaCie Technical Support representative will disfigure and discolor the casing. ing use excessive force on your...
... paper on backup methods and technology. To help prevent the loss of your LaCie Biggest FW800. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual. ❖ Protect your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other than an authorized LaCie Technical Support representative will disfigure and discolor the casing. ing use excessive force on your...
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... is one of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem is the ultimate approach 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 safeguarding valuable data while streamlining performance. The LaCie Biggest FW800 is ideally suited for operational status display Introduction page LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 1.
... is one of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem is the ultimate approach 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 safeguarding valuable data while streamlining performance. The LaCie Biggest FW800 is ideally suited for operational status display Introduction page LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 1.
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.... USB Connectivity: For optimal performance under the Mac OS, it is recommended that you are using the FireWire/ IEEE 1394 interface, you are running . Your LaCie Biggest FW800 2.1. To ensure that you use the FireWire interface unless you have Windows Service Pack 3 installed on My Computer and select Properties. Minimum System Requirements ■....2.8 or later FireWire 800 (9-pin) ❖ G4 and later or Intel Core Duo ❖ 128MB RAM or greater ❖ Mac OS 10.2.8 or later Your Biggest FW800 page Technical note: Windows 2000 Users! LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.
.... USB Connectivity: For optimal performance under the Mac OS, it is recommended that you are using the FireWire/ IEEE 1394 interface, you are running . Your LaCie Biggest FW800 2.1. To ensure that you use the FireWire interface unless you have Windows Service Pack 3 installed on My Computer and select Properties. Minimum System Requirements ■....2.8 or later FireWire 800 (9-pin) ❖ G4 and later or Intel Core Duo ❖ 128MB RAM or greater ❖ Mac OS 10.2.8 or later Your Biggest FW800 page Technical note: Windows 2000 Users! LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.
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.... In the event that an individual disk should contain the following: 1 LaCie Biggest FW800 RAID subsystem 1 tower and 4 drive trays with SATA hard disks 2 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable 3 FireWire 800/400 9-to be returned in its original packaging. Your Biggest FW800 page 2 3 4 5 7 Biggest FW800 User Manual & Utilities version 1.0 © 2006 LaCie, all rights reserved. 710924 060905 8 Biggest FW800 Quick Install Guide LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.2.
.... In the event that an individual disk should contain the following: 1 LaCie Biggest FW800 RAID subsystem 1 tower and 4 drive trays with SATA hard disks 2 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable 3 FireWire 800/400 9-to be returned in its original packaging. Your Biggest FW800 page 2 3 4 5 7 Biggest FW800 User Manual & Utilities version 1.0 © 2006 LaCie, all rights reserved. 710924 060905 8 Biggest FW800 Quick Install Guide LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.2.
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LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.3. output +5V/10A, +12V/10A, +3.3V/5A ■ Available Capacity ❖ RAID 0 = 100% ❖ RAID 0+1= 50% ❖ RAID 5 = 75% ❖ RAID 5+ Spare = 50% Table of ...
LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.3. output +5V/10A, +12V/10A, +3.3V/5A ■ Available Capacity ❖ RAID 0 = 100% ❖ RAID 0+1= 50% ❖ RAID 5 = 75% ❖ RAID 5+ Spare = 50% Table of ...
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...and is also the default Hot Spare Disk. This is used to select settings for setting the date and time. 6 Drive Trays - Protect your LaCie Biggest FW800's subsystem and arrays. Disk Status And Activity Indicators. 3 Enter/Mute Button - LCD Display Messages. 5 Scroll Button - See section 2.6. ... Fig. 2.4.1. Environmental Requirements: Temperature: 0 - 40° C (32 - 104° F) Operation Humidity: 5 - 95%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 5 - 95%, non-condensing Your Biggest FW800 page 10 1 Disk Activity Indicator - Disk 1 - LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.4.
...and is also the default Hot Spare Disk. This is used to select settings for setting the date and time. 6 Drive Trays - Protect your LaCie Biggest FW800's subsystem and arrays. Disk Status And Activity Indicators. 3 Enter/Mute Button - LCD Display Messages. 5 Scroll Button - See section 2.6. ... Fig. 2.4.1. Environmental Requirements: Temperature: 0 - 40° C (32 - 104° F) Operation Humidity: 5 - 95%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 5 - 95%, non-condensing Your Biggest FW800 page 10 1 Disk Activity Indicator - Disk 1 - LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.4.
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... supply fan provides ventilation for the LaCie Biggest FW800. 3 Power Supply Connector - For more information, please see section 4.2. Cables & Connectors, 4.3. For more information, please see section 2.5. For more information, please see section 4.1. The ventilation fan keeps your drive. 2 Power Switch - For more information, please see sections 2.5. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 11 ■ 2.4.2. This is the...
... supply fan provides ventilation for the LaCie Biggest FW800. 3 Power Supply Connector - For more information, please see section 4.2. Cables & Connectors, 4.3. For more information, please see section 2.5. For more information, please see section 4.1. The ventilation fan keeps your drive. 2 Power Switch - For more information, please see sections 2.5. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 11 ■ 2.4.2. This is the...
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... or to -6-pin and 6-to4-pin cables. They appear on a single bus. FireWire supports real-time data delivery. ❖ Flexible: up to -4-pin cables; LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 12 2.5. Cables and Connectors ■ 2.5.1. FireWire 800 is the implementation of FireWire cables on FireWire. FireWire 800 Benefits ❖ Resourceful architecture: FireWire 800...
... or to -6-pin and 6-to4-pin cables. They appear on a single bus. FireWire supports real-time data delivery. ❖ Flexible: up to -4-pin cables; LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Your Biggest FW800 page 12 2.5. Cables and Connectors ■ 2.5.1. FireWire 800 is the implementation of FireWire cables on FireWire. FireWire 800 Benefits ❖ Resourceful architecture: FireWire 800...
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... hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB Questions & Answers for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. USB 2.0 Cable Ends Please see section 9. They appear on certain computers. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with the original USB specifications. ❖ Hot-swappable: no need to USB 1.1 transfer rates. LaCie Biggest FW800...
... hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB Questions & Answers for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. USB 2.0 Cable Ends Please see section 9. They appear on certain computers. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with the original USB specifications. ❖ Hot-swappable: no need to USB 1.1 transfer rates. LaCie Biggest FW800...
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... "unlocked" symbol (B). Failure to the let until the arrow on the lock aligns with the "locked" symbol (A). LaCie recommends that the drive tray is in use . Insert the key into the lock. 2. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.6. Ensure that you keep drive trays locked while the Biggest FW800 is fully seated in the system tower. See Fig. 2.6. To unlock...
... "unlocked" symbol (B). Failure to the let until the arrow on the lock aligns with the "locked" symbol (A). LaCie recommends that the drive tray is in use . Insert the key into the lock. 2. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 2.6. Ensure that you keep drive trays locked while the Biggest FW800 is fully seated in the system tower. See Fig. 2.6. To unlock...
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... a E RAID 0 array, consisting of the utmost importance. When even just one large aggregate hard disk. CONTROLLER AB CD E F GH I / O load across multiple drives ❖ Overhead is written to the Controller. Fig. 3.1. RAID 0 Striped Disk Array Without Fault Tolerance Also called...array will see one disk fails, all of 5, but it supports four dif- This section will help you had four disks installed, ranging in the A array. While this level offers high transfer rates and is greatly improved by spreading the load across several drives. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual...
... a E RAID 0 array, consisting of the utmost importance. When even just one large aggregate hard disk. CONTROLLER AB CD E F GH I / O load across multiple drives ❖ Overhead is written to the Controller. Fig. 3.1. RAID 0 Striped Disk Array Without Fault Tolerance Also called...array will see one disk fails, all of 5, but it supports four dif- This section will help you had four disks installed, ranging in the A array. While this level offers high transfer rates and is greatly improved by spreading the load across several drives. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual...
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...❖ Excellent design for instance, there were four drives installed that ranged in the case of the LaCie Biggest FW800, you would be 80GB (40GB x 2). In this configuration is intact). The Controller creates two matching RAID 0 arrays on one of each mirrored pair of four disks,...70GB, as that the data on the four disks. Storage capacity in the event that multiple drives fail (provided that of mirroring ❖ High I/O rates are connected to have four hard disks installed. ■ Recommended Uses ❖ Imaging Applications ❖ General Fileserver ■ ...
...❖ Excellent design for instance, there were four drives installed that ranged in the case of the LaCie Biggest FW800, you would be 80GB (40GB x 2). In this configuration is intact). The Controller creates two matching RAID 0 arrays on one of each mirrored pair of four disks,...70GB, as that the data on the four disks. Storage capacity in the event that multiple drives fail (provided that of mirroring ❖ High I/O rates are connected to have four hard disks installed. ■ Recommended Uses ❖ Imaging Applications ❖ General Fileserver ■ ...
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... be rebuilt by utilizing the parity information from the other hard disks. If one hard disk in the array, minus one, by the letter P. So, for instance, if a RAID 5 array is calculated by multiplying the number of disks in the set with four drives of varying capacities of 40GB, 50GB, 60GB and 70GB,...offers high I PJKL J K L Fig. 3.3. ■ Recommended Uses ❖ File and Application Servers ❖ Database Servers ❖ Web, E-mail and News Servers ❖ Intranet Servers LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Understanding RAID page 17 3.3. Storage capacity in the...
... be rebuilt by utilizing the parity information from the other hard disks. If one hard disk in the array, minus one, by the letter P. So, for instance, if a RAID 5 array is calculated by multiplying the number of disks in the set with four drives of varying capacities of 40GB, 50GB, 60GB and 70GB,...offers high I PJKL J K L Fig. 3.3. ■ Recommended Uses ❖ File and Application Servers ❖ Database Servers ❖ Web, E-mail and News Servers ❖ Intranet Servers LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Understanding RAID page 17 3.3. Storage capacity in the...
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Understanding RAID page 18 This diagram represents a E RAID 5 array, consisting of the array would automatically be 80GB [2 (3 disks - 1 disk) x 40 = 80]. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 3.4. A CONTROLLER A B PAB " / C PCD D * PEF E F , G H PGH Fig. 3.4. So, for instance, if there was a RAID 5+ Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of 40GB, 50GB and 60GB, and one less disk in the...
Understanding RAID page 18 This diagram represents a E RAID 5 array, consisting of the array would automatically be 80GB [2 (3 disks - 1 disk) x 40 = 80]. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 3.4. A CONTROLLER A B PAB " / C PCD D * PEF E F , G H PGH Fig. 3.4. So, for instance, if there was a RAID 5+ Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of 40GB, 50GB and 60GB, and one less disk in the...
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... systems, Mac OS and Windows, and details the process for your LaCie Biggest FW800. This section covers both connectivity methods. Setting The Date & Time - The LaCie Biggest FW800 will be connected to a Host Computer - Connecting to a host computer...LaCie Biggest FW800 for formatting and partitioning the LaCie Biggest FW800. Page 25 4.4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive - Page 28 4.5. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 19 4. Setting The RAID Level - Creating An Array - Page 23 4.3. The LaCie Biggest FW800...
... systems, Mac OS and Windows, and details the process for your LaCie Biggest FW800. This section covers both connectivity methods. Setting The Date & Time - The LaCie Biggest FW800 will be connected to a Host Computer - Connecting to a host computer...LaCie Biggest FW800 for formatting and partitioning the LaCie Biggest FW800. Page 25 4.4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive - Page 28 4.5. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 19 4. Setting The RAID Level - Creating An Array - Page 23 4.3. The LaCie Biggest FW800...
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...) "Original: Rx" (i.e. Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 20 Important Info: In the event that the RAID level does not correspond to change the RAID level. Re-insert the four drives, and re-create the array as a RAID 5 array, the LCD will display the following two alternating... LCD will not function. There are positioned to the previous RAID setting, in this situation, the array will display the following two alternating messages: 1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 4.1. CAUTION: The LaCie Biggest FW800 must be lost during the initialization. the RAID level settings on the...
...) "Original: Rx" (i.e. Setting Up Your Biggest FW800 page 20 Important Info: In the event that the RAID level does not correspond to change the RAID level. Re-insert the four drives, and re-create the array as a RAID 5 array, the LCD will display the following two alternating... LCD will not function. There are positioned to the previous RAID setting, in this situation, the array will display the following two alternating messages: 1. LaCie Biggest FW800 User Manual 4.1. CAUTION: The LaCie Biggest FW800 must be lost during the initialization. the RAID level settings on the...