User manual LACIE D2 QUADRA ENTERPRISE CLASS

[. . . ] LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MinimumSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BoxContent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Fig. 03­FireWire400CableEnds Fig. 04­FireWire800CableEnds LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 11 1. 5. 3. eSATA eSATA Benefits eSATA interface can achieve up to 3 Gb/s transfer rate. Plugorientation­Anextrusionontheoutsideofthe connectorhelpsguideandaligntheconnectorduring insertion. Hot-plugsupport­eSATAenablesaddingandremovingadrivewithouthavingtopowerdownthesystem orreboot. YourLaCied2QuadrausesthelatestinSATAtechnology, allowing interface(orbus)transferratesofupto3Gb/s. SATAtechnology wasoriginallydevelopedtoserveasaninternalinterface, delivering improvedperformancetointernalconnections. Soonafter, eSATA, or external SATA was developed, allowing for the use of shielded cablesoutsidethePC. eSATAtechnologywasdevelopedtoberuggedanddurable. eSATAconnectorsdonothavethe"L"shapeddesignofotherSATA connectors. Inaddition, theguidefeaturesareverticallyoffsetand reducedinsizetopreventtheuseofunshieldedinternalcablesin externalapplications. Included eSATA Cable YourLaCiedriveisshippedwithaneSATAcable, toensuremaximumdatatransferperformancewhenconnectedtoaeSATAport. S-ATA S-ATA Fig. 05­eSATACableEnds LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 12 2. Setting Up Your LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class ThissectioncoverstheinstallationandconfigurationofyourLaCie d2EnterpriseClass. FollowthestepsbelowtopoweronandconfigureyourLaCied2Quadra: Step 1­Connect the Interface Cable(section2. 1) Step 2­Turn the d2 On(section2. 2) TECHNICAL NOTE:TheLaCied2QuadraEnterprisecomeswith noencryptionconfigured. Ifyouwanttosetupencryption, installthe LaCieDesktopManagerandreferthatapplication'susermanual. IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a veryhighlevelofprotectionforyourmostimportantdata. Dueto thestrengthoftheencryption, datarecoverywillnotbepossiblein theunlikelyeventofdiskorpartfailure. LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 13 2. 1. Plugoneendoftheinterfacecable(USB, FireWireoreSATA) intothecorrespondingportonyourhostcomputer. Connecttheotherendofthecabletothematchingportonthe d2. TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, thefirstoneconnectedremainsactiveandthesecondwillnot work. eSATA USB 2. 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 14 2. 2. Turn On the d2 Thepowersupplykitiscomposedoftwocables:onecable(A)connectstotheLaCiedrive;andtheothercable(B)connectstoapower outlet, suchasawalloutletorasurgeprotector(Fig. ConnectcableBtoasurgeprotectororwalloutlet. Turnonthedrivebymovingthepowerswitchonthebackofthe drivetothe"on"position. Thed2systemmaytakeupto30secondstobootup. CAUTION:OnlyusetheACadaptersuppliedwithyourspecificLaCiedevice. DonotuseapowersupplyfromanotherLaCiedeviceor anothermanufacturer. Usinganyotherpowercableorpowersupply maycausedamagetothedeviceandvoidyourwarranty. AlwaysremovetheACadapterbeforetransportingyourLaCiedrive. Failuretoremovetheadaptermayresultindamagetoyourdriveand willvoidyourwarranty. Fig. 06 TECHNICAL NOTE:YoumayuseyourLaCiedrivewheninaforeigncountrythankstoits100-240Voltpowersupply. Tobeableto usethisfeature, youmayneedtopurchaseanappropriateadapter orcord. LaCieacceptsnoresponsibilityforanydamagetothedrive resultingfromtheuseofaninappropriateadapter. Usinganadapter otherthanoneauthorizedbyLaCiewillvoidyourwarranty. NOTE:Dependingonyourcountry, poweroutletconnectionsmay bedifferentfromtheoneshownabove. LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 15 2. 3. Formatting and Partitioning Thed2Quadracomespre-formattedinHFS+(optimizedforMac OSX). Pleasereadthefollowinginformationonfilesystemformats forWindowsandMacoperatingsystemstodetermineifyouneedto reformatthed2'sdisk. Seesections2. 3. 2and2. 3. 3forformatting instructions. Windows File System Formats TherearetwopossiblefilesystemformatcategoriesforWindowsusers:NTFSandFAT32(MS-DOS). Seethetablebelowformoreinformation. 2. 3. 1. File System Formats Use NTFS if: . . . youwillbeusingthedriveonlywithWindowsXP, Windows Vista, andWindows7(performancewillgenerallybegreater whencomparedtoFAT32). Thisfilesystemiscompatiblein readonlymodewithMacOS10. 3andhigher. Windows Users TECHNICAL NOTE:TheLaCied2Quadracomespreformattedin HFS+foroptimumperformancewithMacOSX. FAT32:FATisanacronymforFileAllocationTable, whichdates backtothebeginningsofDOSprogramming. Originally, FATwas only 16 bits, but after the second release of Windows 95 it was upgraded to 32 bits, hence the name FAT 32. In theory, FAT 32 volume sizes can range from less than 1MB all the way to 2TB. It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and issupportedbyWindows2000, WindowsXP, WindowsVista, and Windows7. WhenFAT32isusedwithWindows2000, Windows XP, WindowsVista, andWindows7though, volumesizeislimitedto 32GB(bytheWindowspartitionutility, i. e. DiskManager), andthe individualfilesizeislimitedto4GB. NTFS:ThisacronymstandsforNewTechnologyFilingSystem, and itisthenativefilesystemforWindowsNT, Windows2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. [. . . ] ReplacementpowersupplycordsareavailableforpurchaseontheLaCieWebpage: www. lacie. com Thed2isnotrecognizedbythe computer. Thed2isworkingslowly. Thepowersupplyisnolongerfunctional. 3. 3. Installing New Firmware LaCiemayperiodicallyofferfirmwareupdatesforthed2. VisitLaCie'sWebsite, www. lacie. com, forthelatestfirmwareupdate. Fortheprocedure, pleasecontactLaCietechnicalsupport. LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 22 4. [. . . ]