LaCie 2big triple User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Health and Safety Precautions

  4
  • General Use Precautions

    4
• 1. Introduction

  6
  • 1.1. Minimum System Requirements

    7
  • 1.2. Box Content

    8
  • 1.3. Views of the Drive

    9
    • 1.3.1. Front View

      9
    • 1.3.2. 2big Triple Rear View

      10
  • 1.4. Cables and Connectors

    11
    • 1.4.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0

      11
    • 1.4.2. FireWire

      11
• 2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big

  12
  • 2.1. Connecting the Interface Cable

    13
  • 2.2. Turning the Drive On

    14
  • 2.3. Formatting

    15
    • 2.3.1. File System Formats

      15
    • 2.3.2. Formatting for Windows Users

      17
    • 2.3.3. Formatting for Mac Users

      19
  • 2.4. Installing New Firmware (Upgrade)

    20
• 3. RAID

  21
  • 3.1. About 2big Triple RAID Modes

    21
    • 3.1.1. FAST (RAID 0)– Preconfigured mode of the 2big

      21
    • 3.1.2. BIG (Concatenation)

      22
    • 3.1.3. JBOD

      22
    • 3.1.4. SAFE 100 (RAID 1)

      23
  • 3.2. Changing the RAID Mode

    24
  • 3.3. Partitioning the Disks

    25
    • 3.3.1. Windows Users

      25
    • 3.3.2. Mac Users

      29
  • 3.4. Removing and Installing Drives

    30
• 4. Troubleshooting

  31
  • 4.1. Fan

    31
  • 4.2. LED Indicators

    32
  • 4.3. LaCie 2big Host Connection

    33
• 5. Contacting Customer Support

  34
  • LaCie Technical Support Contacts

    35
• 6. Warranty

  36