Lacie Hard Disk MAX User Manual - Page 26

LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 5.4.2. Mac Users IMPORTANT INFO: Do not partition the virtual disk that initially mounts on your OS. This example illustrates the BIG RAID mode, which optimizes the LaCie hard disk MAX for capacity. 1. Launch Disk Utility from the Applications / Utilities folder (Fig. 5.4.2-A). 2. Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab (A, Fig. 5.4.2-B). 3. Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop-down list (B, Fig. 5.4.2-B). 4. Enter a name for the volume in the Name field (C, Fig. 5.4.2B). 5. Select Mac OS Extended (journaled) from the Format drop-down list (D, Fig. 5.4.2-B). 6. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field (E, Fig. 5.4.2B). TECHNICAL NOTE: The size of the partitions can only be changed if multiple partitions have been created. 7. Click the Partition button (F, Fig. 5.4.2-B). 8. Click Partition to acknowledge the warning (Fig. 5.4.2-C). Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The icon is labeled with the partition name. RAID page 26 Fig. 5.4.2-A A C B Fig. 5.4.2-B E D F Fig. 5.4.2-C