LaCie 301385U User Manual - page 3
LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class
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Foreword
User Manual
page 3
Health and Safety
Precautions
✦
Only qualified persons are authorized
to carry out maintenance on this de-
vice.
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Read this User Manual carefully and
followthecorrectprocedurewhenset-
tingupthedevice.
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Donotopenadiskdriveorattemptto
disassemble or modify it. Never insert
any metallic object into the drive to
avoidanyriskofelectricalshock,fire,
short-circuiting or dangerous emis-
sions.Thediskdrivesshippedwithyour
LaCie4bigcontainnouser-serviceable
parts.Ifitappearstobemalfunction-
ing, have it inspected by a qualified
LaCie Technical Support representa-
tive.
✦
Never expose your device to rain, or
use it near water, or in damp or wet
conditions. Never place objects con-
taining liquids on the LaCie 4big, as
theymayspillintoitsopenings.Doing
soincreasestheriskofelectricalshock,
short-circuiting,fireorpersonalinjury.
✦
MakesurethatthecomputerandLaC-
ie4bigareelectricallygrounded.Ifthe
devicesarenotgrounded,thereisan
increasedriskofelectricalshock.
General Use Precautions
✦
Power requirements 100-240 V~,
1.44A,50-60Hz,(supplyvoltagefluc-
tuations not exceeding ± 10% of the
nominal and transient over-voltages
accordingtoover-voltagecategoryII).
✦
DonotexposetheLaCie4bigtotem-
peraturesoutsidetherangeof5°Cto
35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to opera-
tional humidity beyond 5-80%, non-
condensing,ornon-operatinghumidity
beyond10-90%,non-condensing.Do-
ingsomaydamagetheLaCie4bigor
disfigureitscasing.Avoidplacingyour
LaCie 4big near a source of heat or
exposingittosunlight(eventhrougha
window).Inversely,placingyourLaCie
4biginanenvironmentthatistoocold
maydamagetheunit.
✦
Ratedcoolingforaltitudesupto2000
meters.
✦
AlwaysunplugtheLaCie4bigfromthe
electricaloutletifthereisariskoflight-
ning or if it will be unused for an ex-
tendedperiodoftime.Otherwise,there
isanincreasedriskofelectricalshock,
short-circuitingorfire.
✦
Useonlythepowersupplyshippedwith
thedevice.
✦
DonotusetheLaCie4bignearother
electrical appliances such as televi-
sions, radios or speakers. Doing so
maycauseinterferencewhichwillad-
verselyaffecttheoperationoftheother
products.
✦
Do not place the LaCie 4big near
sourcesofmagneticinterference,such
as computer displays, televisions or
speakers.
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Magnetic interference can affect the
operation and stability of your LaCie
4big.
✦
Never use excessive force on your
LaCie 4big. If you detect a problem,
consulttheTroubleshootingsectionin
thismanual.
✦
ProtectyourLaCie4bigfromexcessive
exposuretodustduringuseorstorage.
Dust can build up inside the device,
increasingtheriskofdamageormal-
function.
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Neverusebenzene,paintthinners,de-
tergent or other chemical products to
clean the outside of the LaCie 4big.
Suchproductswilldisfigureanddiscol-
or the casing. Instead, use a soft, dry
clothtowipethedevice.
✦
Please replace defective hard drives
onlywithanewdriveprovidedbyLa-
Cie. For drive removal process, see
section
3.3. Removing and Installing
Drives
.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Any loss, corruption
or destruction of data while using a LaCie
driveisthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser,and
under no circumstances will LaCie be held
liable for the recovery or restoration of this
data.Tohelppreventthelossofyourdata,
LaCie highly recommends that you keep
TWOcopiesofyourdata;onecopyonyour
externalharddisk,forinstance,andasecond
copyeitheronyourinternalharddisk,anoth-
erexternalharddiskorsomeotherformof
removablestoragemedia.Ifyouwouldlike
moreinformationonbackup,pleasereferto
ourwebsite.
IMPORTANT INFO:
1TB (Terabyte)
= 1,000GB. 1GB = 1000MB. 1MB =
1,000,000 Bytes. Total accessible capacity
varies depending upon operating environ-
ment(typicallyupto10%lessperTB).Ca-
pacity and cache memory vary depending
uponRAIDmode.