LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 - Manual (Page 29)

LaCie Biggest Quadra
User Manual page
Setting Up the Biggest Quadra
Follow the steps in sections 4.1. Setting The RAID
Level and 4.2. Creating an Array to establish a RAID
array.
Connect the 9-pin end (A) of the FireWire 800 cable
into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie
Biggest Quadra (Fig. 4.3.1.A/B).
Connect either the other end of the 9-pin FireWire
800 cable (B) into an available FireWire 800 port on
your computer (Fig. 4.3.1.A), or connect the 6-pin
end of the FireWire 800/400 cable into an available
FireWire 400 port on your computer (Fig. 4.3.1.B).
It will take a few seconds for your computer to rec-
ognize the drive and for it to appear on the desktop or
in My Computer .
Your LaCie Biggest Quadra will now need to be for-
matted. Go to section 4.5. Formatting and Partitioning
Your LaCie Hard Drive , for more information.
1.
2.
3.
4.3.1. Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWire ■
ImpOrTANT INfO: The LaCie Biggest
Quadra ships with both a FireWire 800 9-to-9-
pin cable and a FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin
cable. The FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable is used
when the host computer has a FireWire 800 port.
The FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin cable is used
when the host computer only has a FireWire 400
port. For more information about FireWire, please
see sections 2.5.1. FireWire 800 Cables and Con-
nectors , 7.3. Optimizing Data Transfers and 8.
FireWire Questions & Answers .
USB eSATA
0 5 0-1 5-S
Fig. 4.3.1.A
USB eSATA
0 5 0-1 5-S
Fig. 4.3.1.B
A B
B
A