Lacie 2big Quadra User Manual - Page 24

LaCie 2big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 24 3.4.3. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the 2big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. 1. Connect the drive to the power source and to the computer via the interface port. 2. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. 3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. The Disk Utility window will open (Fig. 18). Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. 5. Select the Partition tab. 6. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions). You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. 7. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. Once you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue. 9. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use. IMPORTANT INFO: Please refer to section 3.4.1. File System Formats, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more familiar experience to Macintosh users. IMPORTANT NOTE: Formatting will not erase the encryption configuration. If you wish to format a 2big that has been encrypted, you will first need to unlock the device using the LaCie Desktop Manager, then follow the steps below. Fig. 18