User manual LACIE BIGGEST F800

[. . . ] LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual How To Use This Manual How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page Printing: While optimized for onscreen viewing, the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1/2" x 11" and A4 sized paper, giving you the option to print the entire manual or just a specific page or section. To Exit: From the Menu bar at the top of your screen, select: File > Quit. Icons Used In This Manual These icons describe the type of information being given: i Important Info: This icon refers to an important step that must be followed. T N Tech Note: This icon refers to tips to help maximize performance. Caution!This icon indicates a potential hazard, and gives tips on how to avoid them. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual Table of Contents page 2 Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 27 28 29 LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 4. 4. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Biggest F800 4. 5. 1. [. . . ] Formatting And Partitioning ­ Windows Users 4. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 34 After having followed the steps to set the RAID level, create the array and connect the interface cable, the LaCie Biggest F800 must now be formatted and partitioned before it can be used: i Important Info: Before beginning the format and partition process, ensure that there are no warning or error messages being displayed on the LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest F800. 1) If it is not already on, power on the host computer. 2) From the desktop, right-click the My Computer icon. The Computer Management dialog box should appear. 4) From the Computer Management dialog box, select Disk Management from the menu on the left-hand side. The LaCie Biggest F800 array will appear in the lower-right section of the Disk Management dialog box as an unallocated disk. If there are other disks attached to the host computer, such as the main internal hard disk, they will have an assigned drive letter (e. g. 5) Right-click on the unallocated disk that represents the LaCie Biggest F800 array, and select Create Partition. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 6) This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. 8) Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size, unless you want multiple partitions on the same drive. Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 35 9) Select Assign drive letter and select the desired letter for the drive. Click Next. 10) Select Format this partition. . . and then select the default file system, NTFS. T N Tech Note: For a more detailed discussion on the various file system formats and partitioning, please refer to section 7. 1. 2. File System Formats ­ Windows Users. 11) Click Next. 13) Disk Management will create the partition and begin formatting the drive. Once completed, close Disk Management and your new drive will be ready to use. LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 5. Using Your LaCie Biggest F800 page 36 5. Disk Status And Activity Indicators This list is a key to the messages of the Disk Status Indicator and Disk Activity Indicator on each of the individual Drive Bays: Disk Status Indicator Alternating green & amber Alternating green & amber Solid green Solid green Solid green Solid red Solid amber Disk Activity Indicator Flashing blue Flashing blue Unlit Unlit Flashing blue Unlit Unlit Controller Status RAID being initialized RAID being rebuilt RAID initialization complete RAID established/no activity Data being accessed Disk failure/disk not properly installed Hot Spare disk in RAID 5 + Hot Spare mode If the Disk Status Indicator is being displayed as a solid red light, ensure that the appropriate drive is not: · Locked · Installed incorrectly · Failing (if the disk has failed, it will need to be replaced) i Important Info: In the event of a RAID failure, the alarm will sound. Press the Enter button to silence the alarm. 5. 2. LCD Display Messages The status of the LaCie Biggest F800 controller and array can be viewed through the LCD Display. By using the Menu button to scroll through the messages, the following information is available: · RAID level and capacity · Disk model · Disk DMA mode and capacity · Firmware version · Serial number · Fan and temperature status LaCie Biggest F800 User's Manual 5. 2. 1. Initialization Messages These LCD Display messages may appear during the Initialization phase: LCD Display Message New RAID array being created. 5. [. . . ] the current RAID level settings of the installed disks "Original: Rx" i. e. the RAID level settings on the RAID Level Switch Selectors The LCD Display reads "unmatched. " Example: The RAID Level Switch Selectors are positioned to indicate a RAID 0 setting, but the disks were set earlier as a RAID 5 array, the LCD will display the following two alternating messages: 1) "RAID Level" "Unmatched" 2) "Current: R5" "Original: R0" In this situation, the array will not function. There are two options: 1) Shut down the LaCie Biggest F800 and re-position the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the previous RAID setting, in this case, RAID 5. 2) Re-insert the four drives, and re-create the array as a RAID 0 array. [. . . ]