LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 User Manual

LaCie Biggest Quadra

User Manual

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Setting Up the Biggest Quadra

Follow the steps in sections

4.1. Setting The RAID

Level

and

4.2. Creating an Array

to establish a RAID

array.
Connect the 9-pin end (A) of the FireWire 800 cable

into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie

Biggest Quadra (Fig. 4.3.1.A/B).
Connect either the other end of the 9-pin FireWire

800 cable (B) into an available FireWire 800 port on

your computer (Fig. 4.3.1.A), or connect the 6-pin

end of the FireWire 800/400 cable into an available

FireWire 400 port on your computer (Fig. 4.3.1.B).

It will take a few seconds for your computer to rec-

ognize the drive and for it to appear on the desktop or

My Computer

Your LaCie Biggest Quadra will now need to be for-

matted. Go to section

4.5. Formatting and Partitioning

Your LaCie Hard Drive

, for more information.

4.3.1. Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWire

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ImpOrTANT INfO:

The LaCie Biggest

Quadra ships with both a FireWire 800 9-to-9-

pin cable and a FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin

cable. The FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable is used

when the host computer has a FireWire 800 port.

The FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin cable is used

when the host computer only has a FireWire 400

port. For more information about FireWire, please

see sections

2.5.1. FireWire 800 Cables and Con-

nectors

7.3. Optimizing Data Transfers

and

FireWire Questions & Answers

USB

eSATA

0-1

5-S

Fig. 4.3.1.A

USB

eSATA

0-1

5-S

Fig. 4.3.1.B