LaCie Biggest FW800, User Manual

Page 1: ...rs 13 2 6 Drive Tray Locks 14 3 Understanding RAID 15 3 1 RAID 0 15 3 2 RAID 0 1 16 3 3 RAID 5 17 3 4 RAID 5 Hot Spare 18 4 Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest FW800 19 4 1 Setting the RAID Level 20 4 1 1 R...

Page 2: ...Information Messages 37 6 Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest FW800 39 6 1 Removing Replacing A Drive 39 6 2 Firmware Updates 39 7 Technical Information 40 7 1 File System Formats 40 7 2 Available Storage...

Page 3: ...ference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interfer...

Page 4: ...stFW800 near other electrical appliances such as televisions radios or speakers Do ing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie...

Page 5: ...the warranty CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device Important Info Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCi...

Page 6: ...stem ideal for safeguarding valuable data while streamlining perfor mance The LaCie Biggest FW800 is the ultimate approach to a flexible RAID solution managing three different RAID levels 0 0 1 and 5...

Page 7: ...s of the Mac OS before Mac OS 10 2 8 do not support the transfer rates of Hi Speed USB 2 0 and all data transfers will be made at the slower USB 1 1 rates Technical note Windows 2000 Users In order fo...

Page 8: ...Replac ing a Drive LaCie Biggest FW800 RAID subsystem tower and 4 drive trays with SATA hard disks FireWire 800 9 to 9 pin cable FireWire 800 400 9 to 6 pin cable Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable Power cable Dr...

Page 9: ...and USB 2 0 Weight and Dimensions 25 3 lbs 11 5 Kgw 152 8 x 206 4 x 268 5 mm Operation Temperature 0 35 C Operation Humidity 5 95 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power Supply 200W...

Page 10: ...Messages Scroll Button The scroll button is used to navigate through the information on the LCD Display and is used to select settings for setting the date and time Drive Trays Each drive tray can hol...

Page 11: ...5 Cables Connectors 4 3 Con necting to a Host Computer and 9 USB Questions Answers 6 FireWire 800 Ports This is where you plug in the FireWire 800 cable furnished with the drive For more information...

Page 12: ...rds compatibility adapter cables al low FireWire 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port at FireWire 400 speed FireWire 400 FireWire 800 Benefits Hot pluggable devices can be added and re m...

Page 13: ...Hi Speed USB 2 0 Benefits Backwards compatibility Hi Speed USB 2 0 works with the original USB specifications Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing de vic...

Page 14: ...e tray Insert the key into the lock Turn the key to the let until the arrow on the lock aligns with the unlocked symbol B See Fig 2 6 1 2 3 1 2 Important Info The drive tray keys are exactly the same...

Page 15: ...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 arra...

Page 16: ...nfiguration you must have an even num ber of disks so in the case of the LaCie Biggest FW800 you would need to have four hard disks installed Characteristics and Advantages Implemented as a mirrored a...

Page 17: ...e capacity available amongst the disks in the array while still providing data redundancy Storage capacity in a RAID level 5 configuration is the result of a mathematical expression that compares data...

Page 18: ...RAID 5 but with the dif ference being that there is one less disk in the array So for instance if there was a RAID 5 Hot Spare array with three drives of varying capacities of 40GB 50GB and 60GB and o...

Page 19: ...FW800 will automatically initialize the four hard disks in the unit Page 23 Step 3 4 3 Connecting to a Host Computer The LaCie Biggest FW800 can be connected to a host computer through either the Fire...

Page 20: ...es 1 RAID level Unmatched 2 Current Rx i e the current RAID level set tings of the installed disks Original Rx i e the RAID level settings on the RAID Level Switch Selectors Example The RAID Level Swi...

Page 21: ...he Hot Spare the default setting and the Disk Status Indicator will light in amber to indicate this configuration Fig 4 1 1 Power off the LaCie Biggest FW800 Move switch 1 of the RAID Level Switch Sel...

Page 22: ...t FW800 Move switch 1 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the ON position Move switch 2 of the RAID Level Switch Selectors to the OFF position 1 2 4 1 4 RAID 0 1 Fig 4 1 4 Technical note In a RAID 0...

Page 23: ...Connect the power cable to the LaCie Biggest FW800 and a grounded electrical outlet See A in Fig 4 2 B Turn on the LaCie Biggest FW800 by moving the power switch to the on position See B in Fig 4 2 B...

Page 24: ...ion process from the point of interruption as soon as the power is restored All four of the Drive Bays should be locked in place in the LaCie Biggest FW800 before the initialization process If the fou...

Page 25: ...uter This sec tion is divided into the two different interface connec tivity methods USB and FireWire 800 Important Info The initialization must be completed before connecting the interface cable Othe...

Page 26: ...puter to rec ognize the drive and for it to appear on the desktop or in My Computer Your LaCie Biggest FW800 will now need to be formatted Go to section 4 5 Formatting and Partition ing Your LaCie Har...

Page 27: ...n 4 5 Formatting and Partition ing Your LaCie Hard Drive for more information 1 2 3 4 3 2 Connecting to the Host Computer via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Fig 4 3 2 Technical note To achieve Hi Speed USB 2 0 tran...

Page 28: ...se the Scroll button on the left side of the LCD Display to change the values Fig 4 4 A Press the Enter button to confirm your selection and move to the next value Start by adjusting the year YY then...

Page 29: ...ironment and is gen erally about 10 less than the non formatted capacity 4 5 1 Windows Users After having followed the steps to set the RAID level create the array and connect the interface cable the...

Page 30: ...allows a much faster format however this will disallow Disk Management to check the drive for errors recom mended Click Next 13 Click Finish to begin the format process 14 Your drive is ready for use...

Page 31: ...le System and the volume size 8 Once you have finalized the volume format number of partitions size and options click OK The follow ing message will appear Warning Saving the new volume will erase all...

Page 32: ...reen amber Flashing blue RAID being rebuilt Solid green Unlit RAID initialization complete Solid green Unlit RAID established no activity Solid green Flashing blue Data being accessed Solid red Unlit...

Page 33: ...messages may appear during the Initialization phase LCD Display Message Message Cleared When RAID INIT xx x Total xxxxGB New RAID array being created Initialization completed successfully Initializat...

Page 34: ...mpleted successfully Rebuild failed Dx Rebuild 100 xxxxGB OK Rebuild completed successfully The Enter button is pressed Dx Rebuild Fail xxxxGB yyyyGB The capacity of the new disk is too small xxxxGB t...

Page 35: ...Fail code 1 The RAID array failed The sequence of the disks in the array is incorrect The current sequence is displayed within the space The original disk sequence is restored RAID Fail code 2 The RA...

Page 36: ...w RAID or The LaCie Biggest FW800 is shut down and the RAID Level Switch Selectors are re set to their origi nal RAID level Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Over Temp...

Page 37: ...AID Level LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Level x xxxx GB Displays the RAID level and capacity The Menu button is pressed 5 2 5 RAID and Disk Information Messages The following messages will...

Page 38: ...he Menu button is pressed Fan And Temperature Information LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Fan xxxx rpm Temperature xx C Displays the fan speed and tempera ture in degrees Celsius The Menu but...

Page 39: ...upport Additional spare Drive Bays with pre installed hard disks may also be purchased sold separately CAUTION Do NOT attempt to replace a hard disk yourself Removing a hard disk from a Drive Bay will...

Page 40: ...mat your drive using Mac OS Extended HFS because it provides Mac users with a more familiar operating ex perience Important Info If you will be sharing the hard drive between Mac and Windows oper atin...

Page 41: ...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 th...

Page 42: ...er interfaces vary widely For computers running Windows 2000 and later the FireWire interface which is referred to as either IEEE 1394 or iLink on PCs is less common as a native host bus adapter Nearl...

Page 43: ...device With a separate FireWire PCI card you can isolate the slow devices to one port while dedi cating another port to your high speed devices This principle also has a great effect on the efficienc...

Page 44: ...vices connected to the port to work at their correct speeds Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP automatically manage Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me w...

Page 45: ...ports both isochronous and asynchronous capabilities meaning that it can guarantee real time data delivery so there is no danger of inaccurately ordered or delayed frames What Is The Difference Betwee...

Page 46: ...e original FireWire 400 speeds Will FireWire 800 Devices Work On FireWire 400 Ports And Vice Versa The new standard was designed to be backwards compatible meaning that FireWire 800 devices will still...

Page 47: ...f 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 origi...

Page 48: ...ds 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 d...

Page 49: ...o see if it is a faulty Drive Bay If the problem continues contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support The alarm beep is sounding How do I turn it off Either unlock the Drive Bay of the fail...

Page 50: ...e Bay the Hot Spare location empty The LCD Display reads unmatched The RAID Level Selector Switch is not set to the level of the existing array In the event that the RAID level does not correspond to...

Page 51: ...Before You Contact Technical Support Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or...

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Page 53: ...ie techni cian or a repair technician authorized by LaCie 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 L...