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LaCie 5big Backup Server Configuration Guide 3.4. Server Storage If you want to add more storage to the 5big Backup Server, you can insert internal hard drives into empty slots (see 6.1. Disk Installation), or attach external USB 2.0 and/or eSATA hard drives (1.5. Windows Home Server and the 5big Enclosure Disks). It is not necessary to turn the 5big Backup Server off when adding new storage. Use the Server Storage tab to manage the disks. Since it contains the server operating system, Disk 1 is listed in Storage Hard Drives by default. Depending upon your 5big Backup Server hard drive configuration, disks 2, 3, 4, and 5 are listed as Non Storage Hard Drives (Fig. 26) Follow the directions below to add Non Storage Hard Drives to the pool of Storage Hard Drives (see 1.5. Windows Home Server and the 5big Enclosure Disks for physical disk assignments). IMPORTANT INFO: If you add an external USB hard drive, use a USB 2.0 hard drive. Both your computer hardware and your hard drive must support USB 2.0 for optimal performance. Using USB 1.1 devices can cause poor performance and unpredictable results. IMPORTANT INFO: Disk 1 (see 1.5. Windows Home Server and the 5big Enclosure Disks for physical disk assignments) contains the Windows Home Server operating system. While other drives may be removed from the Storage Hard Drives, the 5big Backup Server requires Disk 1 for proper operation and management of the system. Removing Disk 1 while the 5big Backup Server is in use may cause a loss of data and will make the system unavailable. CAUTION: A Non Storage Hard Drive will be formatted when it is added to the pool of Storage Hard Drives. Make sure to copy all files that you want to save from a Non Storage Hard Drive before adding it to the Storage Hard Drives. To add a disk to Storage Hard Drives 1. Connect or install the hard drive. Turn on the hard drive if ap- plicable (i.e. an external USB 2.0 hard drive). 2. Click the Server Storage tab. 3. Under Non Storage Hard Drives, right-click the new hard drive, and then click Add (Fig. 27). continued on the next page>> Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Configuration page 23

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LaCie 5big Backup Server
Configuration
Configuration Guide
page 23
Fig. 26
Fig. 27
3.4. Server Storage
If you want to add more storage to the 5big Backup Server, you can
insert internal hard drives into empty slots (see
6.1. Disk Installation
),
or attach external USB 2.0 and/or eSATA hard drives (
1.5. Windows
Home Server and the 5big Enclosure Disks
). It is not necessary to
turn the 5big Backup Server off when adding new storage. Use the
Server Storage
tab to manage the disks.
Since it contains the server operating system, Disk 1 is listed in
Stor-
age Hard Drives
by default. Depending upon your 5big Backup
Server hard drive configuration, disks 2, 3, 4, and 5 are listed as
Non Storage Hard Drives
(
Fig. 26
) Follow the directions below
to add
Non Storage Hard Drives
to the pool of
Storage Hard
Drives
(see
1.5. Windows Home Server and the 5big Enclosure
Disks
for physical disk assignments).
IMPORTANT INFO:
If you add an external USB hard drive, use
a USB 2.0 hard drive. Both your computer hardware and your hard
drive must support USB 2.0 for optimal performance. Using USB
1.1 devices can cause poor performance and unpredictable results.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Disk 1 (see
1.5. Windows Home Server and
the 5big Enclosure Disks
for physical disk assignments) contains the
Windows Home Server operating system. While other drives may be
removed from the Storage Hard Drives, the 5big Backup Server re-
quires Disk 1 for proper operation and management of the system.
Removing Disk 1 while the 5big Backup Server is in use may cause
a loss of data and will make the system unavailable.
CAUTION:
A
Non Storage Hard Drive
will be formatted when it
is added to the pool of
Storage Hard Drives
. Make sure to copy all
files that you want to save from a
Non Storage Hard Drive
before
adding it to the
Storage Hard Drives
.
To add a disk to Storage Hard Drives
1. Connect or install the hard drive. Turn on the hard drive if ap-
plicable (i.e. an external USB 2.0 hard drive).
2. Click the
Server Storage
tab.
3. Under
Non Storage Hard Drives
, right-click the new hard
drive, and then click
Add
(
Fig. 27
).
continued on the next page>>