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LaCie 301385U User Manual - page 5
LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class
• D
esign
by
n
eil
P
oulton
Introduction
User Manual
page 5
1.1. Minimum System Requirements
OperatingSystem
InterfacePort
DiskSpace
The latest versions
of Microsoft Win-
dowsXP*,Windows
Vista,orWindows7
eSATA**, FireWire
400, FireWire 800,
and/orUSB2.0
Minimumof600MB
recommended
The latest versions
ofAppleOS10.4.x,
10.5.x,or10.6.x
eSATA**, FireWire
400, FireWire 800,
and/orUSB2.0
Minimumof600MB
recommended
*WindowsXP32-bitwillnotrecognizelogicalvolumeswithcapac-
ity greater than 2TB. For details, see section
3.4.1. File System
Formats
.
**MostcomputersdonotcomefromthefactorywitheSATAports,
soyoumayneedtopurchaseaconnectioncard(suchasPCIorPCI-
E)tobeabletoconnectyourLaCie4bigviatheeSATAinterface.
LaCieoffersawideselectionofconnectioncards.VisittheLaCie
websiteat
www.lacie.com/accessories
.
Summary of 301385U
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4 1.1. Minimumsystemrequirements......................
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton foreword user manual page 2 copyrights copyright©2009lacie.Allrightsreserved. No part of this publication may be repro- duced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortrans- mitted in any form or by any means, elec- tronic,mechanical,photocopying,reco...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton foreword user manual page 3 health and safety precautions ✦ only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this de- vice. ✦ read this user manual carefully and followthecorrectprocedurewhenset- tingupthedevice. ✦ donot...
Page 4: 1. Introduction
Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 4 1. Introduction thelacie4bigquadraenterpriseclassistheultimateraidsolu- tion,featuringsevenflexibleraidmodesformaximumsecurityand performance.Itsconvenient128-bitaeshardwareencryption,eas- ilyconfiguredusi...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 5 1.1. Minimum system requirements operatingsystem interfaceport diskspace the latest versions of microsoft win- dowsxp*,windows vista,orwindows7 esata**, firewire 400, firewire 800, and/orusb2.0 minimumof60...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 7 fig.01 1.3. Views of the drive front view thebluebuttononthefrontofthelacie4bigservesasaleddrive statusindicatorandthelacieshortcutbutton. Seethelaciedesktopmanagerusermanualonthecd-romfor moreinformation....
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 8 rear view 1. Raidselectionswitch 2. Powerinputconnection 3. Hi-speedusb2.0port 4. Firewire800ports 5. Firewire400port 6. Esata3gb/sport 7. On/auto/offpowerswitch 8. Drivetrayhandle 9. Drivelock 10. Drivest...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 9 1.4. Cables and connectors 1.4.1. Usb 2.0 usb is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devicestoacomputerortoeachother.Hi-speedusb2.0isthe latestimplementationofthisstandard,anditprovi...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 10 1.4.3. Esata yourlacie4bigquadrausesthelatestinsatatechnology,allow- inginterface(orbus)transferratesofupto3gb/s.Satatechnol- ogywasoriginallydevelopedtoserveasaninternalinterface,de- liveringimprovedperf...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton setup user manual page 11 thissectioncoverstheinstallationandconfigurationofyourlacie 4bigenterpriseclass.Followthestepsbelowtopoweronandcon- figureyourlacie4big: technical note: thelacie4bigquadraenterprisecomeswith noencryptionconfigur...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton setup user manual page 12 2.1. Connect the interface cable 1. Plugoneendoftheinterfacecable(usb,firewireoresata) intothecorrespondingportonyourhostcomputer. 2. Connecttheotherendofthecabletothematchingportonthe 4big. Technical note: if t...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton setup user manual page 13 2.2. Turn on the 4big thepowersupplykitiscomposedoftwocables:onecable(a)con- nectstothelaciedrive;andtheothercable(b)connectstoapower outlet,suchasawalloutletorasurgeprotector( fig. 06 ). 1. Connectcableatothe4b...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 14 3. Raid 3.1. About raid modes thissectionwillhelpyoudecidewhichraidmodeisrightforyour application. 3.1.1. Raid 0 raid0(alsocalledfastmodeinsomelaciedevices),isthefast- estraidmode.Requiringatleast2drives,raid0str...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 15 3.1.2. Raid 10 raid10(alsocalledraid1+0)isanotherraidlevelthatcombines theattributesofotherlevels,specificallyraid1andraid0.Itisa “mirrorofstripes”,meaningthatdataisstripedacrosstwomirrored arrays.Thestripingoccu...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 16 3.1.4. Raid 3 and raid 3+spare raid3usesbyte-levelstripingwithadedicatedparitydisk(disk4in fig. 10 and fig. 11 )sothatonevolumemountsonthecomputer. Araid3arraycantolerateasinglediskfailurewithoutdataloss. Ifoneph...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 17 3.1.5. Raid 5 and raid 5+spare raid5combinesthestripingofraid0withdataredundancyinan arraywithaminimumofthreedisks( fig. 12 ). Dataisstripedacrossalldisksandaparityblock(p)foreachdata blockiswrittenonthesamestrip...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 18 3.2. Changing the raid mode the4bigcomespreconfiguredinraid5mode.Beforeyouchange theraidmodeofthelacie4big,familiarizeyourselfwiththe4big’s raidmodes.Seesection 3.1. About raid modes . To change the raid mode: 1....
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 19 3.3. Removing and installing drives intheeventthatanindividualharddiskfailsinthelacie4bigen- terpriseclass,pleasecontactyourlacieresellerorlaciecustomer support.Pleasereplaceadefectiveharddriveonlywithanewdrive p...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 20 3.4. Formatting and partitioning the4bigquadracomespre-formattedinhfs+(optimizedformac osx).Pleasereadthefollowinginformationonfilesystemformats forwindowsandmacoperatingsystemstodetermineifyouneedto reformatthe4...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 21 mac os x users technical note: thelacie4bigquadracomespreformatted inhfs+foroptimumperformancewithmacosx. Youmaycustomizethedrivebyreformattingand/orpartitioningthe drivewithseparatefilesystemformats.Foroptimalpe...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 22 caution: following these steps will erase everything from the 4big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you wanttoprotectorcontinuetouse,backupthisinformationbefore performingthesesteps. Import...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 23 9. Clicknext. 10.Clicknext. 11.Clicknext. 12.Clicknext. 13.Ontheformatpartitionwindow,selectquick format.Click next( fig. 19 ). 14.Clickfinishtobegintheformattingprocess. 15.Windowsdiskmanagementwillformatandpart...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton raid user manual page 24 3.4.3. Mac users caution: following these steps will erase everything from the 4big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you wanttoprotectorcontinuetouse,backupthisinformationbefore performingt...
Page 25: 4. Troubleshooting
Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 25 4. Troubleshooting intheeventthatyourlacie4bigisnotworkingcorrectly,please refertothetableonthefollowingpagetoidentifythestatusofyour device.Ifyouhavegonethroughallofthepointsinthetableand yourdriveiss...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 26 4.1. Led status indicators usethe4big’sfrontandrearledsandthechartbelowasareferencetodeterminethestatusofyour4big: if the front led is: and the rear led is: and the raid mode is: then: solidblue blinki...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 27 if the front led is: and the rear led is: and the raid mode is: then: dimmingred(5s)* off all duringstandbymode,whenoneormoredriveshavefailedorare improperlyinserted;raidisnotfunctional.Dimmedledstayso...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 28 4.2. Other troubleshooting topics problem solutions the4bigisnotrecognizedbythe computer. Ifthereisnoiconforthe4bigonthedesktop(macusers)orinmycomputer(windowsusers): ✦ checktheinterfacecableconnection...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton contacting customer support user manual page 29 before you contact technical support 1. Readthemanualsandreviewsection 4. Troubleshooting . 2. Trytoisolatetheproblem.Ifpossible,makethedrivetheonly externaldeviceonthecpu,andmakesurethatal...
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Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton contacting customer support user manual page 30 5.1. Lacie technical support contacts lacieasia contactusat: http://www.Lacie.Com/asia/contact/ lacieaustralia contactusat: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ laciebelgium contactusat: http:/...
Page 31: 6. Warranty Information
Lacie 4big quadra enterprise class • d esign by n eil p oulton warranty information user manual page 31 lacie warrants your lacie 4big enterprise class against any de- fectinmaterialandworkmanship,undernormaluse,fortheperiod designatedonyourwarrantycertificate.Intheeventthisproductis foundtobedefect...