User manual LACIE BIGGEST QUADRA

[. . . ] LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra 2. FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors 2. 5. 2. Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Cables and Connectors 2. 5. 3. [. . . ] Locate the drive that is represented by the icon. Right click the icon and select Initialize. In the box to the right that says Unallocated, right click and select New Partition. . . In the first page of the New Partition Wizard, click Next. 4. 5. 1. A LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 8. 4. 5. 1. C), you have the option of selecting the Quick Format option. This allows a much faster format; however, this will disallow Disk Management to check the drive for errors (recommended). TeChNICAl NOTe: For a more detailed discussion on the various file system formats and partitioning, please refer to section 7. 1. Click Finish to begin the format process. Your drive is ready for use and should now appear in your My Computer. Setting Up the Biggest Quadra page Fig. 4. 5. 1. D LaCie Biggest Quadra User Manual 4. 5. 2. Mac Users ImpOrTANT INfO: Before beginning the format and partition process, ensure that there are no warning or error i messages being displayed on the LCD Display of the LaCie Biggest Quadra. If it is not already on, power on the host computer. As soon as the array is detected by your computer, it will mount to the desktop as an untitled device. From Finder, use the Go menu and open the Utilities folder. Double-click on the Disk Utility program. The Disk Utility dialog box will appear (Fig. Your LaCie Biggest Quadra array will appear on the left-hand side, in the list of hard disks that are mounted on your system. You should see a volume that represents your internal hard drive, and one that reads LaCie. Select the LaCie drive, and then click on the Partition tab. From the Volume Scheme: button, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into by clicking on the pull down menu starting with Current (Mac OS 10. x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 8 partitions). You can customize the size of the partitions by using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. [. . . ] If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the contacts on page 57. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: Your LaCie drive's serial number Operating system and version Computer brand and model Amount of memory installed Names of any other devices installed on your computer, including CD/DVD burners Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information 1. LaCie hard drive file format Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Mac users: Select the Big Disk Extreme icon on the desktop and press Command + I, or press the Control key and choose Get Info. Windows users: Right click the Big Disk Extreme icon and select Properties. 3. [. . . ]