LaCie 5big network User Manual

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LaCie 5big network Accessing & Managing FilesUser Manual page 23You can connect an external USB or eSATA hard disk to back upthe data on your LaCie 5big network or as a way to add storagecapacity. Connected hard disks are accessed similarly to sharedfolders.TeChNICAl NOTe: External hard disks must be formattedin one of the supported systems in to mount on the LaCie 5bignetwork: FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, EXT3, REISERFS or XFS.In order to use an external hard drive to back up the 5big, thedrive must be formatted in XFS. External drives can be format-ted to XFS through the Web administration page. For details,see 4.5.5. External disks.ImpOrTANT INfO: The 5big can’t read volumes on externaldrives larger than 2TB.To connect an external hard disk:Turn on your LaCie 5big network.1.Turn on the external hard disk and connect its USB or eSATA2.cable to the USB or eSATA port on the back of the LaCie5big network (Fig. 3.4-A).In the Web Administration Page, click3. System and then onthe External disks tab.The external hard drive will be listed (Fig. 3.4-B). For more infor-mation, see 4.5.5. External Disks.offonautodesigned by neil poultonFigure 3.4-AFigure 3.4-BConnecting External Hard Disks3.4.