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LaCie 2big Dual

User Manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Health and Safety Precautions 

3

General Use Precautions 

3

1. Introduction 

5

1.1. Minimum System Requirements 

6

1.2. Box Content 

7

1.3. Views of the Drive 

8

1.3.1. Front View 

8

1.3.2. 2big Dual Rear View 

9

1.4. Cables and Connectors 

10

1.4.1. Serial ATA II and eSATA 

10

1.4.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 

10

2. Setting Up Your LaCie 2big 

11

2.1. Connecting the Interface Cable 

12

2.2. Turning the Drive On 

13

2.3. Formatting 

14

2.3.1. File System Formats 

14

2.3.2. Formatting for Windows Users 

16

2.3.3. Formatting for Mac Users 

18

2.4. Installing New Firmware (Upgrade) 

19

3. RAID 

20

3.1. About 2big Dual RAID Modes 

20

3.1.1. FAST (RAID 0)– Preconfigured mode of the 2big 

20

3.1.2. BIG (Concatenation) 

21

3.1.3. JBOD 

21

3.1.4. SAFE 100 (RAID 1) 

22

3.1.5. SAFE 50 

22

3.1.6. SAFE 33 

23

3.2. Changing the RAID Mode 

24

3.3. Partitioning the Disks 

25

3.3.1. Windows Users 

25

3.3.2. Mac Users 

29

3.4. Removing and Installing Drives 

30

4. Troubleshooting 

31

4.1. Fan 

31

4.2. LED Indicators 

32

4.3. LaCie 2big Host Connection 

33

5. Contacting Customer Support 

34

LaCie Technical Support Contacts 

35

6. Warranty 

36

Summary of Contents for 301423U - 2big Network NAS Server

Page 1: ...Formatting 14 2 3 1 File System Formats 14 2 3 2 Formatting for Windows Users 16 2 3 3 Formatting for Mac Users 18 2 4 Installing New Firmware Upgrade 19 3 RAID 20 3 1 About 2big Dual RAID Modes 20 3...

Page 2: ...is subject to the following conditions The devices may not cause harmful 1 interference The devices must accept any inter 2 ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation...

Page 3: ...pill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of elec trical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie 2big are electrically ground ed If the devices ar...

Page 4: ...ver use excessive force on your LaCie 2big If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual Protect your LaCie 2big from ex cessive exposure to dust during use or storage Dus...

Page 5: ...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 2big is the ult...

Page 6: ...e 2big via eSATA interface LaCie offers a wide selection of eSATA cards Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories Mac Users Mac OS X 10 4 or later G4 G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 5...

Page 7: ...e hard drives 2 eSATA 3Gb s external cable 1 meter 3 Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable 4 External power supply 5 LaCie Utilities CD ROM 6 Quick Install Guide 7 2 in 1 RAID mode change and drive removal tool 4 La...

Page 8: ...nual page 8 Introduction Fig 1 3 1 1 3 Views of the Drive The blue button A on the front of the LaCie 2big is a drive status indicator LED See troubleshooting section 4 2 LED Indicators for more infor...

Page 9: ...on Fan is not obstructed 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 Op...

Page 10: ...s in external ap plications eSATA Cables The cables and connectors used to attach Serial ATA drives to your computer are as follows S ATA S ATA eSATA Cable Ends 1 4 Cables and Connectors 1 4 1 Serial...

Page 11: ...our LaCie 2big Follow the steps below to power on and configure your LaCie 2big Step 1 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable Page 12 Step 2 2 2 Turning the Drive On Page 13 Step 3 2 3 Formatting Format t...

Page 12: ...aces are connected at the same time the first one connected remains active and the second will not work S ATA Fig 2 1 A 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable confirm safe33 safe50 safe100 fast jbod big o...

Page 13: ...er switch is in the AUTO position the 2big Dual turns off and on with your computer CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific LaCie drive Do not use a power supply from another LaCie...

Page 14: ...with a maximum of 2TB with no limit to file size Volumes created in NTFS can only be directly accessed not through shares by Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to...

Page 15: ...ance 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 X HFS represents an optimi...

Page 16: ...Fig 2 3 2 A If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window 4 appears click Cancel Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed 5 on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the ico...

Page 17: ...stem formats Fig 2 3 2 C Fig 2 3 2 D Click 8 Next Click 9 Next Click 10 Next Click 11 Next On the Format Partition window select 12 Quick Format Click Next Click 13 Finish to begin the formatting proc...

Page 18: ...tion section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for mat Once you have finalized the volume options click 8 Partition Click Partition again when the alert message appears to conti...

Page 19: ...e 19 Setup LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the 2big Visit LaCie s Web site www lacie com for the latest firmware update For the procedure please contact LaCie technical support 2 4 I...

Page 20: ...ely 83 capacity 3 1 About 2big Dual RAID Modes In Fast mode the two physical disks are striped together RAID 0 so that one larger logical volume mounts on the desktop offering the maximum possible cap...

Page 21: ...2 disk 1 disk 2 Fig 3 1 2 One Big volume 3 1 2 BIG Concatenation In JBOD mode Just a Bunch of Disks the two physical disks work as two independent hard drives in one single housing so that two logica...

Page 22: ...that two logical volumes mount simultaneously on the desktop One Safe volume RAID 1 where data are automat ically mirrored on each physical disk This volume uses 50 of the available capacity of each...

Page 23: ...the SAFE volume are available on the second disk Only 16 of data the data on the SAFE volume are saved if a disk fails One Big volume concatenation for less critical data which do not need to be mirr...

Page 24: ...into 3 the groove on the rotary switch and turn the screw driver to the left or right to select a different mode Remove the 2 in 1 tool from the rotary switch and 4 use it to depress the confirm butto...

Page 25: ...y Computer icon on your desk top and select Manage from the pop up window Fig 3 3 1 A Select 2 Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager Fig 3 3 1 B Important Info Do not partitio...

Page 26: ...ce 3 and select New Partition If the New Partition op tion is not available select the disk and initialize it first Fig 3 3 1 C Click 4 Next to start the Partition Wizard Fig 3 3 1 D Select the 5 Prim...

Page 27: ...rtition size By default the partition 6 occupies the entire volume Click Next Fig 3 3 1 F Assign a drive letter or mount path and click 7 Next Fig 3 3 1 G Name and format the partition and click 8 Nex...

Page 28: ...LaCie 2big User Manual page 28 RAID Review the settings and click 9 Finish to create the logical partition Fig 3 3 1 I Fig 3 3 1 I...

Page 29: ...Select 5 Mac OS Extended journaled from the Format drop down list Fig 3 3 2 B orange box Specify the size of the partition in the 6 Size field Fig 3 3 2 B light blue box Technical note The size of th...

Page 30: ...3 4 B Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the 4 drive Fig 3 4 C To Install a Drive If the 2big is in FAST BIG or JBOD mode turn it 1 off and unplug it If the 2big is in SAFE mode you can...

Page 31: ...ting Customer Support for details 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 fr...

Page 32: ...blue after it has been re inserted the drive may be defective Contact c LaCie Customer Support section 5 Contacting Customer Support In RAID 1 mode SAFE 100 SAFE 50 SAFE 33 a data rebuild may be in pr...

Page 33: ...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 Operating system does not recognize LaCie virtual drives Veri...

Page 34: ...of CD or DVD drives installed on your com puter Amount of memory installed Names of any other devices installed on your com puter 5 Contacting Customer Support Information Where to Find Information 1...

Page 35: ...t us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com...

Page 36: ...ve been removed and replaced by any hard disk other than a drive provided by LaCie For drive removal replacement process see section 4 Removing and Installing Drives LaCie and its suppliers accept no...

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