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LaCie Biggest Quadra
User Manual
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Setting Up the Biggest Quadra
Follow the steps in sections 4.1. Setting e 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: e LaCie Biggest
Quadra ships with both a FireWire 800 9-to-9-
pin cable and a FireWire 800/400 9-to-6-pin
cable. e FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable is used
when the host computer has a FireWire 800 port.
e 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