LaCie S2S User Manual

LaCie Biggest S2S

Quick Install Guide

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• LaCie Biggest S2S RAID system tower and 5 drive bays with hard disks

• LaCie Biggest S2S accessories box: power cable, SATA II 3Gb/s exter­nal cable (2 meters), LaCie Biggest S2S Utilities CD-ROM with User
Manual, Quick Install Guide, Storage Manager and Firmware, and LaCie
Biggest S2S Quick Install Guide (printed version)

• LaCie PCI-X/PCI-Express Card box: LaCie SATA II 3Gb/s PCI-X/PCI­Express Card 4E, PCI-X/PCI-Express Card CD-ROM with User Manual,
Quick Install Guide and Drivers, and PCI-X/PCI-Express Card Quick Install

*For more information, please consult your User Manual on the LaCie Biggest S2S Utilities
CD-ROM. For updates of the User Manual, please check the LaCie website: www.lacie.com

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Front View

1. Disk Status Indicator
(blue LED = disk not recognized, green LED = disk recognized)

2. Disk Activity Indicator (blinking green LED)

3. Host LED (indicates connection with the host)

4. OK LED (no problems found)

5. Drive Bays

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Rear View

6. Casing Fan

7. Power Supply Fan

8. Power Switch

9. Power Supply Connector

10. External SATA II 3Gb/s Port

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SATA connector
to host computer

SATA connector to
LaCie Biggest S2S

1. Power down the host PC.

2. Attach the Serial ATA cable to the external SATA connector on your host computer.
The connector is keyed and can only be installed in one orientation. Connect
the other end of the cable to the LaCie Biggest S2S.

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AC cable receptacle Power Switch

3. Plug the AC cable into the LaCie Biggest S2S and the proper AC receptacle, and
then turn on the LaCie Biggest S2S using the switch on the back panel.

4. Turn on the host computer and install the Configuration User Interface
software from the supplied CD.

5. The LaCie Biggest S2S default configuration is in RAID 0 mode. If other
configurations are needed, use the configuration Graphical User
Interface (GUI) found on the CD-ROM.

6. The LaCie Biggest S2S supports five drives, which are delivered inside it.
In case of drive failure, do not try to replace the drive yourself; your
warranty will become void. Please contact your vendor.

7. The disks shipped with the unit are formatted HFS+.

Register this product at http://www.lacie.com/mystuff/login.htm?rtn=register to ensure the validity
and terms of the warranty.

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change at any time without notice.