Lacie 4big Spare Drive 500GB 1TB 2TB 3TB User Manual - Page 1

LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1.Introduction...5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements...6 1.2. Box Content...7 1.3. Views of the Drive...8 1.4. Cables and Connectors...10 2.Setting Up Your LaCie 4big 12 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable...13 2.2. Turn the 4big On...14 3.RAID...15 3.1. About RAID Modes...15 3.1.1. RAID 0...15 3.1.2. RAID 10...16 3.1.3. Concatenation...16 3.1.4. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare 17 3.1.5. RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare 18 3.2. Changing the RAID Mode...19 3.3. Removing and Installing Drives...20 3.4. Formatting...21 3.4.1. File System Formats...21 3.4.2. Formatting for Windows Users 23 3.4.3. Formatting for Mac Users 25 3.5. Partitioning the Disks...26 3.5.1. Windows Users...26 3.5.2. Mac Users ...30 4.Troubleshooting...31 4.1. LED Status Indicators...32 4.2. Other Troubleshooting Topics...34 4.3. Installing New Firmware ...34 5.Contacting Customer Support 35 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 36 6.Warranty Information 37