LaCie 2big Triple
User Manual
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RAID
Fig. 3.3.2-C
ImpOrTANT INfO: Do not partition the virtual
disk that initially mounts on your OS.
is example illustrates the JBOD RAID mode,
which optimizes the LaCie 2big for performance when
configured as a software RAID 0 on the host computer.
Launch Disk Utility from the Applications / Utili-
ties folder (Fig. 3.3.2-A).
Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab
(Fig. 3.3.2-B, red boxes).
Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme
drop-down list (Fig. 3.3.2-B, green box).
Enter a name for the volume in the Name field (Fig.
3.3.2-B, yellow box).
Select 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 Size field (Fig.
3.3.2-B, light blue box).
TeChNICAl NOTe: e size of the partitions can
only be changed if multiple partitions have been cre-
ated.
Click the Partition button (Fig. 3.3.2-B, dark blue
box).
Click Partition to acknowledge the warning (Fig.
3.3.2-C). Disk Utility mounts the created partition
and represents it with an icon on the desktop. e
icon is labeled with the partition name.
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Fig. 3.3.2-A
Fig. 3.3.2-B
3.3.2. Mac Users■
