LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 - Manual (Page 27)

LaCie Biggest Quadra
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Setting Up the Biggest Quadra
4.2.2. Managing Volumes over 2TB in Windows ■
ImpOrTANT INfO: The Lacie Biggest Quadra supports over 2TB capacity on all operating systems except
Windows 2000 and Windows XP which are limited to 2TB. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the maximum
capacity which will mount, regardless of the RAID mode selected, is 2TB.
In Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista, a
RAID array with more than 2TB accessible space will
mount as two volumes. To make the volumes appear as
one volume:
Right-click the My Computer icon on your desk-
top and select Manage from the right-click options
menu.
Select
Disk Management under Storage to open the
Windows Disk Manager.
Right-click the concerned disks and select
Convert
to GPT Disk (Fig. 4.2.2.A). The two volumes appear
as one (Fig. 4.2.2.B).
1.
2.
3.
Fig. 4.2.2.B
One volume
Fig. 4.2.2.A
Two volumes
If you have created an array of more than 2TB on
Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please use the follow-
ing steps to make the array visible in Windows Disk
Manager:
With the scroll button, select Enable over 2TB on
the LCD panel. Press ENT to continue.
Select NO to disable the function. The array will be
visible in Disk Manager, but is limited to 2TB on
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
1.
2.
TeChNICAl NOTe: If you switch from Win-
dows 2000 or Windows XP to another operating
system (Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or
Mac OS X), activate the “Enable over 2TB” func-
tion by selecting YES in step 2, above to allow ac-
cess to arrays over 2TB.