Two Big eSATA & USB User Manual
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1. and enhancing overall productivity Due to its performance reliability scalability and H What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA2 cost effectiveness Serial ATA can be implemented in a wide range of settings from desktop usage to network Although the specification supports all ATA and storage application LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 6 4 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Connection USB is a serial input output technology for connect ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Please see below USB Questions and Answers for more information on USB s uses and capabilities Tech Tips page 30 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Benefits Backwards compatibility Hi Speed USB 2 0 works with the original USB specifications lt Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing de vices USB Icons These icons will help you easily identify the USB interfaces They appear on USB cables and next to the USB port connectors on certain computers USB 2 0 icon dd USB USB 1 1 icon USB 2 0 Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port USB 2 0 Cable Ends oOo2. Browse Do not assign a drive letter c drive path ee eee ee e Back C testzn L tance Y Fig 3 4 1 G New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format k first Chocse whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you wani to use Do nat format this parition Ferma this partition with the following settings File system NTFS w Allocation unit size Default v Volume label Fast v Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression S lt tt IE tee M C nca V Fig 3 4 1 H LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Setting up your LaCie Two Big 9 Review the settings and click Finish to create the logical partition Fig 3 4 1 1 New Partition Wizard x Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the folowing settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Fanition size 312318 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Fast Aniek format Yes To close this wizard click Finish NV ee eee lt Back ll Finis LL cence V Fig 3 4 1 1 H 3 4 2 Mac Users ORTANT INFO Remember do not par the disk that represents the LaCie Two Big A amp USB processor the Not Initialized disk with no capacity
3. Tested To Comply With FCC standards For Home of Office Use This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Japan Compliance Statement This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Informa tion Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful interference 2 The devices must accept any inter ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or
4. ing a Drive CAUTION The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Hard drive s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the pre cautions listed above CAUTION Drive war ranty will be void if you replace a defective drive with a drive not purchased from LaCie arent INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available Ais capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less ue A PORTANT INFO Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of ser and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data To help prevent the tose of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of remov able storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our website LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Introduction User Manual page 6 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB This high performance ex tremely flexible RAID Redundant Array of Indepen dent Inexpensive Disks subsystem is ideally suited for integration with databases imag
5. IMPORTANT INFO Your LaCie Two Big ping the physical to the virtual drives You ll choose LA TA 8 USB comes preconfigured in FAST lD 0 mode For more information about Your choice is important and impacts how best you can RAID levels see chapter 7 Understanding RAID use the Storage Appliance from these policies during the configuration process and Storage Policies FAST A storage policy configuration in which I O processing is balanced evenly to all disks in a method known as striping equivalent to RAID 0 Fast offers the best performance in terms of speed but no redundancy of data Striping increases storage operation speed by using several disk drives in parallel Each portion of data is divid ed into segments which are written to different disks simultaneously Striping provides improved performance but does not enhance reliability because there is no way to retrieve or reconstruct data stored on a failed drive Please check the LaCie Web site www lacie com for updates of the User Manual reflecting product updates SAFE A storage policy configuration in which all data is stored in duplicate on separate disks to protect against data loss due to disk failure At least two drives mirror each other at all times equivalent to RAID 1 Each write goes to both disks Safe provides the highest level of data protection but halves the amount of storage space since all data must be stored twice To implement the Safe storage polic
6. Understanding RAID and Storage Policies SERIAL 3 Gb s LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Setting up your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 15 E 3 1 2 Setup for Hi Speed USB 1 Plug the AC power adapter into the proper AC out let connect the power cable to the power jack on the back of the drive fig 3 1 2 A 1 and then turn on the Two Big using the switch on the back fig 3 2 1 A 2 2 Connect the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable into the Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on the back of the LaCie Hard Drive fig 3 1 2 B 3 Attach the other end of the interface cable to an available USB port on your computer fig 3 1 2 B TECHNICAL NOTE If both a USB and an eSATA cable are connected the USB connection will remain active and the eSATA connection will be disabled TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie Two Big RAID 0 mode To change the storage policy configuration mode see sections 3 2 Storage Poli cies 3 3 Changing the Storage Policy Configura tion and 7 Understanding RAID and Storage Policies seen LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Setting up your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 16 3 2 Storage Policies Before you configure the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB take a minute to study the following terms The terms represent The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB configuration options or storage policies for map
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8. 6 Y16 E 320 0 KB SV Configure Fig 3 4 2 B LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Setting up your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 22 8 Click Partition to acknowledge the warning Fig I gt gt gt Cai a ae _ I 3 4 2 C Disk Utility mounts the created partition ies Bw Seer ae te ie and represents it with an icon on the desktop The D E PET T ar Me you pire you wish to erme ihe dh aniors fere 5 is labeled with th at acsm icon is labeled with the partition name 152 7 ch Maxtor oyi ED Z 152 7 GB Maxtor 6 Y1 2 152 7 Gi Maxtor 6 Y 11 Yournseas E 152 7 CB Maxtor 6 Y16 See 152 67 co D 152 7 co maxtor 6 Y 16 Ci Loctod for editing d 320 0 KB SV Configure Select volume scheme choose 3 volume name and a format and resize the volumes I I I I I Cha ten Creve Craven I I l G Disk Description Maxtor G YIGOMO Media Total Capacity 152 7 C8 163 928 604 672 Bytes Connection Bus 5C3 Write Status Read Write Fig 3 4 2 C LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Maintaining Your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 23 4 Maintaining Your LaCie Two Big 4 1 Removing Replacing A Drive In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support Please Th Pole INFO After continuous use of aCie Two Big eSATA amp USB drives may be Use caution when removing repla
9. Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 6 2 File System Formats E 6 2 1 Mac Users The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB comes prefor matted in HFS Mac OS Extended This section will help you decide if you need to reformat your Two Big Mac OS 10 x Users You may customize the drive by reformatting and or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats For optimal performance in Mac OS environments for mat and partition the drive as one large Mac OS Ex tended volume Mac OS Extended HFS Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS 8 1 and later HFS represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more efficiently With HFS you are no longer limited by block size MS DOS File System FAT 32 This is the Microsoft file system more typically known as FAT 32 This is the file system to use if you are going to be using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems Tech Tips page 26 PORTANT INFO If you will be shar x the hard drive between Mac and Windows Operating environments you will want to follow these guidelines Mac OS X prefers that all partitions be the same format therefore only the first FAT 32 partition is guaranteed to mount Mac OS 10 1 x Works reliably with FAT 32 partitions less than 32GB Mac OS 10 2 x Works reliably with FAT 32 partitions less than 128GB Does not mount FAT 32 partitions greater tha
10. INFO Please save your pack UN aging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 9 2 3 Views Of The Drive H 2 3 1 Front View O Drive LEDs Indicate drive status 2 System LED Indicates system on off status 3 Panel removal tab 4 Plastic stands with rubber feet Removable front panel 2 3 2 Front View Without Panels O Handles to remove the drives 2 Drive slot 1 3 Drive slot 2 SCHNICAL NOTE For more information t these LEDs see Chapter 5 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Front Panel LED Indicators LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Your LaCie Two Big page 10 H 2 3 3 Rear View SERIAL s o DC IN o amp Fig 2 3 3 A CAUTION To avoid overheating the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB should be installed in a well ventilated area and in such a way as to main tain sufficient airflow across the controller chips Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not ob structed Please use the included plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the Two Big and allow for better heat dissipation Environmental Requirements Temperature 0 35 C 32 95 F Operation Humidity 20 80 non condensing Storage Humidity 10 90 non condensing OO SOC Se Sle Casing Fan Mode chang
11. XP When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000 and XP though vol ume size is limited to 32GB by the Windows partition utility i e Disk Manager and the individual file size is limited to 4GB NTFS This acronym stands for New Technology Filing System and it is the native file system for Windows NT Windows 2000 and XP NTFS offers several features that are not available with FAT 32 i e file compres sion encryption permissions and auditing as well as the ability to mirror drives and RAID 5 capabilities The minimum supported volume size for NTFS is 10MB with a maximum of 2TB with no limit to file size Volumes created in NTFS can only be directly ac cessed not through shares by Windows NT Windows 2000 and XP without resorting to help from third party products Tech Tips page 27 Guidelines for Choosing FAT 32 Or NTFS Use FAT 32 if You want to access your data on any Operating System FAT 32 is compatible with Windows 98 SE Me 2000 XP NT Mac OS 9 x and Mac OS 10 x see the Important Info note in section 6 2 1 Mac Users for more information You will be dual booting with an Operating System other than Windows NT or Windows 2000 You may need the ability to dual boot down the line Once you have converted a volume from NTFS there is no going back You can convert from FAT 32 to NTFS but not the other way around Use NTES if You want to optimize drive performance under Windows 200
12. _ Tl E Hi Speed USB 2 0 Questions and Answers What Are The USB Interface Benefits Cross platform Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms O Hot Swappable No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB de vice Plug it in and it s ready to use Automatic configuration Once your device is con nected your computer recognizes the device and au tomatically configures the necessary software Daisy Chaining with USB ports on your computer you can connect up to 127 peripherals using hubs amp Easy Installation One standardized port and plug combination makes it simple to connect What ls The Difference Between USB And Hi Speed USB 2 0 The main difference is speed The original version of the interface is capable of throughput up to 12Mb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 supports data speeds up to 480 Mb s making it 40 times faster than its predecessor This in creased bandwidth translates into higher performance in demanding applications requiring high transfer rates What Are The Ideal Uses For USB USB is perfect for more traditional connections such as keyboards mice joysticks and scanners These types of devices don t require fast data transfer rates and oper ate very successfully at the slower speeds LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual What Are The Ideal Applications For Hi Speed USB 2 0 Digital cameras CD D
13. allocated to it This example illustrates the FAST storage policy which optimizes the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB for performance 1 Launch Disk Utility from the Applications Utili ties folder fig 3 4 2 A 2 Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab Fig 3 4 2 B red boxes 3 Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop down list Fig 3 4 2 B green box 4 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field Fig 3 4 2 B yellow box 5 Select Mac OS Extended journaled from the For mat drop down list Fig 3 4 2 B orange box 6 Specify the size of the partition in the Size field Fig 3 4 2 B light blue box 7 Click the Partition button Fig 3 4 2 B dark blue box 4 AirPort Set te or Snow LJ Asia Text Extras FA Audio MIDI Setup j Buroo File Exchange Bluetooth Serial Unity E Bluetooth p Assistant XE Colorsyne utility Wi Console UI Quicktooks nue OigitalColor Meter Q WickTime Player EJ Directory Access LI Retrospect 6 0 Name Disk Utility 2 Roxio Toast 6 Titanium ff LJ EarthLink s Mac OSX Ce Appian A Sr d p e 800 202 be D iPod Software Updater D Sight Updater 1 0 2 D pa gt lt A Keychain Access rg Netinfo Manager Modified Monday January J 2005 7 33 PM Version Disk Uulity 10 4 2 Copyright l E 152 7 GB Maxtor 6Y160M0 I bar Guam BM 152 7 ce manor 6 vi6 E 152 7 G Mamor 6 Y16 Z 152 7 G8 maxtor
14. and software layers Command optimization Serial ATA utilizes Na tive Command Queing NCQ and first party direct memory access DMA to intelligently order com mands in an internal queue within the drive with out having to involve the host CPU Judging its own drive head s angular and rotational position the drive selects a data transfer from the queue that will mini mize both its seek and rotational latencies Simplified structure Serial ATA utilizes a more ef ficient signaling voltage 250mV vs 5V for Parallel ATA and much smaller thinner and compact cables and connectors Due to the simplified cabling the reduction in the number of pins and wires the num LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Tech Tips User Manual page 29 ber of fault possibilities decreases ATAPI devices i e CD DVD tape drives etc and delivers superior performance than both Hi Speed USB 2 0 and FireWire IEEE 1394 external Serial ATA connectors are intended for storage devices Serial Seamless integration Serial ATA maintains register and software compatibility with Parallel ATA and should be transparent to both the BIOS and oper ATA works best in storage environments that require ating system Simply add more Serial ATA links to s 4 j a high data throughput to deliver large files quickly and increase the number of connectivity points in your i Son ruse efficiently maximizing the storage systems utilization system
15. available If you need further assistance please contact your Troubleshooting page 35 E Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up to date comprehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see chapter 9 Contacting Customer Service for details 8 1 LEDs and Fan Problem H Solution System LED is off Confirm power at the outlet verify power connection and try an alternate power cable Install new firmware Drive 1 or Drive 2 LED is blinking Evaluate the drive for failure and replace if needed See HBA connection below Drive 1 or Drive 2 LED is on continuously A Safe virtual drive is rebuilding on the physical drive System fan is not running Confirm the outlet is powered verify power connections and try an alternate power cable The fan on the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB does not run continuously it is activated at certain temperatures LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Troubleshooting page 36 8 2 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Host Connection E Problem The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB
16. is not recognized by eSATA HBA BIOS The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB is not recog nized when USB is plugged in Operating system does not recognize LaCie virtual drives E Solution Verify the System LED status to confirm power Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty Two Big eSATA amp USB Turn off PCI bus power save mode in the host BIOS Troubleshoot the eSATA HBA e Connect an alternate device to the eSATA HBA Remove all other PCI peripherals to rule out interference Move the eSATA HBA to an alternate PCI X slot e Try the eSATA HBA in a PCI slot e Disconnect the USB cable Verify the System LED status to confirm power Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty Two Big eSATA amp USB Turn off PCI bus power save mode in the host BIOS Verify the USB connection and try a different USB cable Connect to a different USB port Verify HBA BIOS recognizes empty LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Before reconfiguring the mode of operation use the operating system s Disk Manager to delete partitions on the volume Ensure the HBA driver is current Troubleshoot driver Verify driver active status For Windows the Device Manager should show the SCSI icon next to the HBA For Mac OS X the Disk Utility should show a SCSI Connection ID for the virtual disks on the physical hard disk drives Error messages during the driver installa tion would have indicated issues Resolve resource conflicts IRQ DMA or I O Verify p
17. of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port Hi Speed USB Cables And Connectors The cables and connectors used to attach Hi Speed USB drives to your computer are as follows Two Big USB Port USB Connectors mD PEAL NOTE To achieve USB 2 0 speeds jo r drive must be connected to a USB 2 0 host port NE connected to a USB 1 1 port your drive will operate at USB 1 1 speeds LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Setting up your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 13 3 Setting Up Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB This chapter covers the installation and configura tion of your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB A relatively easy process you will be guided through the four follow ing steps Step 1 3 1 Setup the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB This process helps you to get your LaCie Two Big Page 13 eSATA amp USB plugged in and ready to use Step2 3 2 Storage Policies Terms to know before you configure the Storage Appliance The terms rep Page 14 resent LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB configuration options Step3 3 3 Changing the Storage Policy Configuration Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB comes Page 15 preconfigured in
18. television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the in terference by one or more of the fol lowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna amp Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manu facturer may void the user s authority to operate this device LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Forward page 4 tion for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the fol Manufacturer s Declara lowing European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 2000 EN61000 3 3 2001 With reference to the following conditions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Direc tive This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod 4 of with your other household waste uct must not be disposed Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collec tion point
19. the FAST storage policy configuration This process will modify the policy con figuration Step4 3 4 Partitioning the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB disk Drives During this process you will Page 16 format the drives For more information about file system formats see chapter 6 2 File System Formats LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Setting up your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 14 3 1 Set up the LaCie Two Big H 3 1 1 Setup for Serial ATA Il and eSATA 1 Make sure you have a compatible SATA II PCI X or PCI E card installed on your computer Most computers do not ship with SATA ports so a PCI card must be installed 2 Plug the AC power adapter into the proper AC out let connect the power cable to the power jack on the back of the drive fig 3 1 1 A 1 and then turn on the Two Big using the switch on the back fig 3 1 1 A 2 3 Plug one end of the external SATA cable to the external SATA connect or on your host computer Connect the other end of the cable to the Two Big fig 3 1 1 B E CHNICAL NOTE If both a USB and an eSATA cable are connected the USB connection will remain active and the eSATA connection will be disabled HNICAL NOTE The LaCie Two Big _ eSATA amp USB default configuration is in FAST RAID 0 mode To change the storage policy EEEE hd configuration mode see sections 3 2 Storage Poli cies 3 3 Changing the Storage Policy Configura tion and 7
20. when one disk fails all of the data on the array is lost Storage capacity is determined by the smallest disk E This diagram represents a RAID O array consisting of D four disks which are connected to the Controller Data blocks are distributed across all of the disks in the array in the array and the smallest disk s capacity is applied to all of the other disks in the array So for instance if you had four disks installed ranging in capacity from 40GB to 80GB when the RAID 0 array is built your system will see one 160GB 40GB x 4 hard disk While this is a very simple and easily implemented design RAID 0 should never be used in mission critical environments When even just one disk in the array fails all of the data on the entire array will be lost Recommended Uses ey et eM pk er es Ce ee eee ee en ee ee ey a Video production and editing Image editing lt Pre press applications o Applications requiring high bandwidth LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 7 2 Safe RAID 1 Mirroring and Duplexing Also called mirroring this level makes a duplicate write on a second or mirror disk every time data is written to a primary disk If one disk crashes there is an ideal backup Fig 7 2 A Using two controllers or duplexing can speed the data I O rate by writing to both drives at the same time When using just a single controller operations are slowed becau
21. 0 or XP You want to encrypt files assign permissions to files or want to audit files for access You will be formatting partitions larger than 32GB You need to store individual files that are larger than 4GB You need a filing system that can be mirrored or structured like a RAID 5 configuration LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 6 3 Serial ATA Il Questions and Answers H What is Serial ATA Il The Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ATA II marks the latest rung on the evolutionary ladder of SATA technology SATA II can deliver data at 300MB s twice as fast as its SATA predecessor and more than twice as fast as the Parallel ATA IDE Integrated Drive Electronics interface which has long been used to connect peripheral devices to the computer Initial Serial ATA technology removed the performance bottleneck of the Parallel ATA specification and follows a clearly defined road map to greater and greater data transfer rates and feature improvements Deriving its name from the way that it transmits signals in a single stream or serially Serial ATA operates in a point topoint topology This connectivity methodology delivers the entire available interface bandwidth to each device allowing each device to operate at its maximum throughput and provides direct communication between the device and the system at any time reducing arbitration delays associated with shared bus topologies E
22. LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 4 General Use Precautions 4 1 Introduction 6 2 Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 7 2 1 Minimum System Requirements 7 2 2 Package Content 8 2 3 Views Of The Drive 9 2 3 1 Front View 9 2 3 2 Front View Without Panels 9 2 3 3 Rear View 10 2 4 Cables And Connectors 11 2 4 1 Serial ATA II and eSATA 11 2 4 2 Hi Speed USB 12 3 Setting Up Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 13 3 1 Set up the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 14 3 1 1 Setup for Serial ATA II and eSATA 14 3 1 2 Setup for Hi Speed USB 15 3 2 Storage Policies 16 3 3 Changing the Storage Policy Configuration 17 3 4 Partitioning the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 18 3 4 1 Windows Users 18 3 4 2 Mac Users 21 4 Maintaining Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 23 4 1 Removing Replacing A Drive 23 4 2 Install New Firmware Upgrade 23 5 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Front Panel LED Indicators 24 6 Tech Tips 25 6 1 Available Storage Capacity 25 6 2 File System Formats 26 6 2 1 Mac Users 26 6 2 1 Windows Users 27 6 3 Serial ATA II Questions and Answers 28 6 4 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Connection 30 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Questions and Answers 30 7 Understanding RAID and Storage Policies 32 7 1 Fast RAID 0 32 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Table of Contents User Manual page 2 7 2 Safe RAID 1 33 7 3 Big Concatenation 34 7 4 JBOD 34 8 Tro
23. VD drives hard drives and scanners will all benefit from the added bandwidth and performance gains of the new implementation of the USB standard Hi Speed USB 2 0 provides the neces sary fast data transfer rates that today s devices require and combines the earlier specifications so older devices that operated under the original USB standards will still work with Hi Speed USB 2 0 Will USB Devices Run Faster When Connected To A Hi Speed USB 2 0 Bus Unfortunately no The Hi Speed USB 2 0 specifica tion is specifically written to allow developers to design higher speed peripherals that can take advantage of the extra bandwidth USB devices though will still operate at 12Mb s at full speed and 1 5Mb s at low speed on a Hi Speed USB 2 0 bus Even though USB devices won t run any faster they can work alongside Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices on the same bus However if you plug in a Hi Speed USB 2 0 device to a USB bus the speed of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will decrease to 12Mb s What Is A USB Hub Technically you can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB bus For more than two devices though you must make new connections using a peripheral called a hub A hub which you hook up directly to a USB connector on your computer usually has 4 or 7 output connections enabling you to connect the same number of peripherals One of the hub s main functions is to re generate signals that lose strength as they are transmit ted via t
24. What are the key differences between Serial ATA and Serial ATA II technology Serial ATA SATA II allows twice the transfer speed of Serial ATA and can support what s called a port multiplier With a port multiplier the controller the PCI X card can communicate with multiple SATA drives from one host channel this process is often called Daisy Chaining One Serial ATA II channel from the PCI X card can communicate with up to two disks in the Two Big Tech Tips page 28 E What are the features and benefits of Serial ATA and Serial ATA Il The Serial ATA specification provides several key features that will help spur widespread implementation Performance Serial ATA is a point to point topol ogy and does not have to share the bus instead dedi cating full bandwidth to the device These dedicated links make creating a Serial ATA RAID array quick and relatively inexpensive to implement Easy installation and configuration There are no de vice IDs termination or master slave conflicts and the standard supports hot plug connectivity Drives can be added upgraded or removed without having to power down the whole system Improved reliability Serial ATA also uses 32 bit cy clic redundancy checking CRC on all transfers to ensure correct data transmissions Due to this CRC capability Serial ATA performs protection and re covery features at multiple levels PHY layer link layer and transport
25. ce a defective hard drive only by a new drive provided by LaCie For drive removal and replacement procesa plass foliy fhe stepa helow CAUTION Drive warranty will be void if you replace the defective drive with a drive not pro vided by LaCie 1 Remove the front panel by grasping the top corners lifting slightly and then pulling forward on the panel removal tab 2 Draw out the gray extraction handle by inserting your finger into the ring and pulling gently Fig 4 1 A 3 Grasp the hard drive 4 Carefully extract the hard drive Fig 4 1 B 4 2 Install New Firmware Upgrade LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for for the latest firmware update For the procedure please the Two Big Visit LaCie Web site www lacie com contact the LaCie technical support LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 5 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Front Panel Both disk drives and the system to host connections have LEDs that reflect the drive and system states Fig 5 A The following table shows the different LED states and their indications Table A LED Display Lights LaCie Two Big Front Panel Indicators page 24 H LED On Solid Off Blinking E Flashing Drive 1 Drive is rebuilding blue Drive is not being accessed Bad drive or discon Normal read write nected from host activity Drive 2 Drive is rebuilding blue Drive is not being accessed Bad drive or discon Normal read write nected f
26. disks in a concatenation you ll have one Combine the capacities of two drives into one 18G virtual disk You ll write data to the first drive until it fills then fill the second etc Fig 7 3 A large volume A concatenation enables you to dynamically expand storage capacity and file system sizes online With a concatenation you can add components even if the other components are currently active 7 4 JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JBOD or Just a Bunch of Disks is not a numbered RAID level However it is similar because it is an Array of Inexpensive Disks In a JBOD configuration each connected drive will appear as separate hardware entries in the computer s drive utility software A JBOD array is the simplest storage policy available to the Two Big but provides no data redundancy Fig 7 4 A D 22 pee R SSeS LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 8 Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB is not working correctly please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from Ifyou have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question You can also visit the drivers pages where the most recent software updates will be
27. e rotary switch Hi Speed USB port Power Switch Mode change confirmation button External SATA II 3Gb s Port Power Supply Connector Plastic stands with rubber feet Lock hole LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 11 2 4 Cables And Connectors H 2 4 1 Serial ATA Il and eSATA Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB uses the latest in SATA technology featuring transfer rates of up to 3Gb s The Two Big comes equipped with an eSATA port and an external SATA cable SATA technology was originally developed to serve as an internal interface de livering improved performance to internal connections Soon after eSATA or external SATA was developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and durable eSATA connectors do not have the L shaped design of other SATA connectors In addition the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to pre vent the use of unshielded internal cables in external ap plications eSATA Cables And Connectors The cables and connectors used to attach Serial ATA drives to your computer are as follows Serial ATA Port Serial ATA Connector LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Your LaCie Two Big User Manual page 12 E 2 4 2 Hi Speed USB USB is a serial input output technology for connect ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation
28. erwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB near other electri cal appliances such as televisions radios or speakers Doing so may cause interference which will ad versely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB near sources of magnetic interference such as com puter displays televisions or speak ers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your La Cie Two Big eSATA amp USB Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Never use excessive force on your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual a Protect your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB from excessive exposure to Ko dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increas ing the risk of damage or malfunc tion a Ko Never use benzene paint thinners detergent or other chemical prod ucts to clean the outside of the La Cie Two Big eSATA amp USB Such products will disfigure and discolor the casing Instead use a soft dry c cloth to wipe the device Please replace defective hard drives only with a new drive provided by LaCie For drive removal process see section 4 1 Removing Replac
29. for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recy cled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho rized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open a disk drive or at tempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuit ing or dangerous emissions The disk drives shipped with your La Cie Two Big eSATA amp USBcon tain no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support represen tative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of elec trical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury
30. gt Make sure that the computer and LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Hard Drive are electrically ground 2 ed If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electri cal shock Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage category II General Use Precautions Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5 s A 50 60 Hz supply voltage fluc tuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal and transient over voltages according to over voltage category II Do not expose the LaCie Two Big eS ATA amp USB to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non oper ating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB near a source of heat or exposing itto sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB in an environment that is too cold may damage the unit LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Forward page 5 Rated cooling for altitudes up to 2000 meters Always unplug the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Oth
31. he USB cable By connecting yet another hub to a connector on the existing hub you can then plug in a new set of peripherals etc up to a maximum of 127 Some hubs have no power supply and others are self powered When you choose a hub opt for the self Tech Tips page 31 powered variety as they have their own AC adapter The most powerful hubs provide 0 5A of power to each port If you buy a hub make sure that it supports per port switching This function prevents the entire chain of pe ripherals from freezing up if one of them is not working properly or is down Will Hi Speed USB 2 0 Devices Work On USB Hubs And Vice Versa You can use your Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices with USB hubs but the peripherals will be limited to USB performance levels There are Hi Speed USB 2 0 hubs that are able to communicate in three modes high speed 480Mb s full speed 12Mb s and low speed 1 5Mb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 is backwards compatible so you will be able to connect USB devices to Hi Speed USB 2 0 hubs however the USB devices will still maintain their normal performance levels i e 12 Mb s In order to achieve the fast data transfer rates of Hi Speed USB 2 0 you must connect your Hi Speed USB 2 0 device directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on ei ther a computer or hub For more information about the USB interface please visit www lacie com technologies TECHNICAL NOTE Avoid using USB connec tors found on certain
32. ing systems and e mail and Web servers RAID technology is one of the best means to pro tect your data while providing greater data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage With the ability to provide single error detection and redun dant information to recover the original if a disk fails a RAID system is an ideal means to safe guard valuable data while also stream lining performance The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB is the ultimate approach to a flexible RAID solution with its ability to manage various RAID levels 0 1 Concatenation and JBOD E Your Two Big Hard Drive Capabilities Supports powerful RAID 0 1 Concatenation and JBOD lt High performance storage The newest in Serial ATA SATA technology plus Hi Speed USB interface lt Easy plug amp play installation on PC or Mac LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 2 Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 2 1 Minimum System Requirements E Windows Users USB 2 0 lt Intel Pentium IIT 500MHz equivalent or faster CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack installed Available USB 2 0 port eSATA lt Intel Pentium II 500MHz equivalent or faster CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack installed lt Available eSATA port H Mac Users USB 2 0 G4 G5 500MHz or faster CD ROM dri
33. itions on basic disks To contrue click Next Select Partition Type There are thiee lypes of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition pou want to create Primary partition Extended partition Logical drive A primary partition is a volume you create using hee space on abasic dsk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partilion You can create up to four primary parktions or three primary partitions and an extended partition l l l l I I l Description i I l I I I 1 L INS EN _ lt lt Back _ Nest s _ Cance V Fig 3 4 1 E LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Setting up your LaCie Two Big 6 Specify the partition size By default the partition oc cupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 3 4 1 F 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next Fig 3 4 1 G 8 Name and format the partition and click Next Fig 3 4 1 H New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 312318 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB dE Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path ta your partition Assign the folowing drive letter E hee QO Mourt in the following empty NTFS folder
34. ler or LaCie customer support for drive replacement procedure This warranty is void if The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB was operated stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by La Cie The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault im proper packaging or accident The LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB was installed improperly The serial number of the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB or an individual Drive Bay is defaced or miss ing o DE o DE The broken part is a replacement part such as a pick up tray etc The tamper seal on the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp Warranty page 39 USB or an individual Drive Bay casing is broken One or two of the hard disks have been removed and replaced by any hard disk other than a drive provided by LaCie For drive removal replacement process see section 4 1 Removing Replacing a Drive LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of re
35. n 128GB Mac OS 10 3 x Mounts any FAT 32 drive of any size e Mounts NTFS volumes as READ only TECHNICAL NOTE Mac OS 10 3 x Users amp Mac OS Extended Journaled Under Panther Apple introduced journaling to the Mac OS Ex tended file system which helps protect the file systems on Mac OS volumes When journaling is enabled file system transactions are maintained and recorded continuously in a separate file called a journal In the event of an unplanned shutdown the OS uses the journal to restore the file system Journaling is also backward compatible and all vol umes with journaling enabled can be fully used by computers not running Mac OS 10 3 x For more information please visit Apple s Web site LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual H 6 2 1 Windows Users Since the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB comes preformatted in HFS the Mac Operating system you will need to reformat your drive in FAT 32 or NTFS The following information will hopefully make choos ing one or the other a little easier FAT 32 FAT is an acronym for File Allocation Table which dates back to the beginnings of DOS programming Originally FAT was 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 is supported by Windows 2000 and
36. ne A Disk Defragmenter A Disk Management oy Services ard Applestions 305 00 GB nine Sisk z Unknown Hot nitlalzed BB Uratocated B Primary partition LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Setting up your LaCie Two Big 3 Right click the configured disk s unallocated space and select New Partition If the New Partition op tion is not available select the disk and initialize it first Fig 3 4 1 C 4 Click Next to start the Partition Wizard Fig 3 4 1 D 5 Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next Fig 3 4 1 E Computer Management View Window Hap File Action eG Event Viewer Shared Folders lt 2 Loca Users and Groups E Performance Logs and Aert Bpisk D 2 Device Manager Basic C l Sj storage 37 25 GB 37 25 GB NTFS i E P Removable Storage Onine Heakhy Syster BE Disk Defragmenter 7 l Disk Menegemert sone a E E Services ard Appleatons 305 00 SB nine Properties l Spisk z Unknown Hap I Not nitlalzed WB Unalocated B Primary partition Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps pou creats a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to part
37. ort multiplier PM support in the HBA LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 37 9 Contacting Customer Support H Before You Contact Technical Support 1 Read the manuals and review section 8 Your LaCie drive s serial number Troubleshooting Operating system Mac OS or Windows and ver 2 Try to isolate the problem If possible make the sion drive the only external device on the CPU and make Computer brand and model sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly at Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your com tached puter If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent Amount of memory installed questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still Names of any other devices installed on your com cant get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us puter at www lacie com Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 38 9 1 LaCie Technical Support LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Fran ais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http
38. otary switch and use it to depress the MODE Change button Fig 3 3 B CAUTION Disk Drives must be inserted cor rectly in the Two Big before configuration can be b changed 4 Turn on the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB while continuing to hold the MODE change button for 10 seconds before releasing it Fig 3 3 C 5 If applicable restore previously backed up data onto the appliance N lt J i _ SAFE d N l fo O L 1 1 a l l l o Dx I TE aa I i O sone JBO tag i RK I o Um l I W a l o I KR I Wr Np oS l I WoA N N l DE gt oc Y i 1 N I 1 Yeo __ e j l I be iey Fig 3 3 C 1 Setting up your LaCie Two Big page 18 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual 3 4 Partitioning the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB You must partition the drives after changing the Two Big configuration mode SAFE FAST etc Dur ing this process you will format the drives For more information about file system formats see chapter 6 2 File System Formats PORTANT INFO The disks shipped with LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB are formatted S To use the drives with Windows operating systems or for cross platform use between Mac and PC the drives must be reformatted For more informa
39. peripherals such as keyboards These are passive or passthrough longer cables may cause the peripherals to malfunction due to excessive reduction in electrical signal strength LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Understanding RAID and Storage Policies User Manual page 32 7 Understanding RAID and Storage Policies Your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB supports level is right for your application The storage policies of several different RAID levels 0 1 Concatenation and the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Safe Fast Big JBOD This section will help you decide which RAID and JBOD are combinations of these RAID levels 7 1 Fast RAID 0 Striped Disk Array Without Fault Tolerance Also called striping this level offers high transfer rates and is ideal for large blocks of data where speed is Data is broken down into blocks and each block of the utmost importance is written to a separate disk drive RAID 0 implements a striped disk array where all Characteristics and Advantages I O performance improved by spreading the load of the hard disks are linked together to form one large F R aggregate hard disk Fig 7 1 A In this configuration data is broken down into blocks and each block is lt Overhead is lowered due to no calculations for written to a separate disk drive within the array I O parity performance is greatly improved by spreading the I O Seer lede d load across several drives In this array however
40. placement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie product s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty All systems returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with postage prepaid
41. rom host activity System Power on green Power off or corrupt firm N A N A ware ae Drive LED 1 left drive 2 Z a a i s9 3 i 2 gt 2 Drive LED 1 right drive gt gt 4 t 7 x 4 4 J J System LED R eS a 1 nce between a blinking LED and a flashing is that flashing stops when the read write ac tivity is finished and blinking does not stop The blink rate is slower too but the difference in speed is more difficult to detect visually LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Tech Tips User Manual page 25 6 Tech Tips 6 1 Available Storage Capacity A gigabyte GB means 1 000 000 000 bytes In ECHNICAL NOTE Storage capacity of an ar order to utilize a hard disk drive it has to be formatted EA ray depends on the RAID level The capacity of a first RAID array can be found by multiplying the ca Formatting a disk consists of the following pacity of the drives in the array by the number of the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping non redundant drives information on the disk tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment and is generally about 5 to 10 less than the nonformatted capacity LaCie Two
42. se data is written first to the data drive and then to the mirrored drive The storage capacity of a two disk RAID 1 array is equal to the storage capacity of a single disk because the same data is duplicated on both disks However the 100 percent redundancy of data does not require a rebuild in the case of a drive failure In that case data can be copied to a replacement disk Understanding RAID and Storage Policies page 33 Characteristics and Advantages Can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures in most cases Simplest RAID storage subsystem design Transfer rate for each block is the same as that of a single disk Data is 100 percent redundant This diagram represents a RAID 1 array consisting of E four disks which are D connected to the Controller Data blocks are duplicated or mirrored in each pair of disks in the array A g E O ka G Recommended Uses Payroll Accounting Financial Any use that requires high availability NO a ee ee ee ee LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Understanding RAID and Storage Policies User Manual page 34 7 3 Big Concatenation Maximum Capacity Solution ie Characteristics and Advantages A concatenated volume or concatenation is a volume whose data is organized serially and adjacently In case of disc failure other disks are unaffected across components forming one logical storage unit If you have 3 6GB
43. tion see section 6 2 File System Formats PORTANT INFO Before reconfiguring a al drive back up your data and delete previ ou dly defined volume partitions Do not however delete the partition that represents the LaCie pro cessor the Not Initialized disk with no capacity allocated to it After you configure and partition the new virtual drives restore the backed up data to the new configuration H 3 4 1 Windows Users PORTANT INFO Remember do not par yn the disk that represents the LaCie Two Big eS A A amp USB processor the Not Initialized disk with no capacity allocated to it This example illustrates the FAST storage policy which optimizes the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB for performance 1 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage from the pop up window Fig 3 4 1 A 2 Select Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager Fig 3 4 1 B Fig 3 4 1 B Open Explore Search Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties 1 l l l l l Map Network Drive l l l l l l l l Fig 3 4 1 A A mak Healthy System Event Viewer Shared Folders cy Local Users and Groups F Performance Logs and Alerts ic 37 25 GB NTFS Heakhy System 305 00 GB Unalocsted Device Manager Basic Storage 37 26 GB Removable Storage Shi
44. ubleshooting 35 8 1 LEDs and Fan 35 8 2 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Host Connection 36 9 Contacting Customer Support 37 9 1 LaCie Technical Support 38 10 Warranty 39 LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Forward page 3 Copyrights Copyright 2006 LaCie All rights reserved No part of this publi cation may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic me chanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are reg istered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Mil lennium Edition and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks men tioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reason able efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes Canada Compliance Statement LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB
45. ve Mac OS 10 4 or later Available USB 2 0 port eSATA G4 G5 500MHz or faster CD ROM drive Mac OS 10 4 or later Available eSATA port Your LaCie Two Big page Most computers do not come from the factory with eSATA ports so you may need to purchase a PCI PCI X or PCI Express card to be able to connect your LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB via SATA interface La Cie offers a wide selection of eSATA cards Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories A amp USB is compatible with the Intel Core PORTANT INFO The LaCie Two Big processors TECHNICAL NOTE To achieve USB 2 0 speeds your drive must be connected to a USB 2 0 host port If it is connected to a USB 1 1 port your drive will operate at USB 1 1 speeds LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Your LaCie Two Big page 8 2 2 Package Content Your LaCie Two Big eSata amp USB package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing items 2 7 listed below LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB RAID system tower with two trayless hot swappable hard drives 2 SATA 3Gb s external cable 2 meters 3 Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Utilities CD ROM includes User Manual and Quick Install Guide LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB Quick Install Guide printed version External power supply Two plastic drive stands with rubber feet for upright use IMPORTANT
46. y the Two Big creates two volumes Each volume consists of two hard disk drives that mirror each other BIG A storage policy configuration in which multiple physical drives are strung together concatenated and treated as one large volume Big provides the maximum amount of storage space but no additional performance or data redundancy This configuration allows you to increase logical volume size beyond the capacity of individual drives The Two Big implements the Big storage policy by concatenating all the hard disk drives into a single volume JBOD A storage policy that grants the host PC direct access to a physical disk drive With JBOD just a bunch of disks the number of available drives is equal to the number of physical drives JBOD is also called the bypass mode as the host bypasses the LaCie virtualization engine to directly access the disk TECHNICAL NOTE Total disk capacity can vary depending on the storage policy or RAID level LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB User Manual Setting up your LaCie Two Big page 17 3 3 Changing the Storage Policy Configuration device If you have saved data on the drives back up data before following these steps 1 Turn off the LaCie Two Big eSATA amp USB 2 Insert a small flat blade screwdriver into the groove on the rotary switch and turn the screwdriver handle to the left or right to select a different mode Fig 3 3 A 3 Remove the screwdriver from the r
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