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......14 3.RAID...15 3.1. RAID 0...15 3.1.2. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare 17 3.1.5. Mac Users ...30 4.Troubleshooting...31 4.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 36 6.Warranty Information 37 Changing the RAID Mode...19 3.3. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of the Drive...8 1.4. Box Content...7 1.3. Formatting...21 3.4.1. Other Troubleshooting Topics...34 4.3. Formatting for...
......14 3.RAID...15 3.1. RAID 0...15 3.1.2. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare 17 3.1.5. Mac Users ...30 4.Troubleshooting...31 4.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 36 6.Warranty Information 37 Changing the RAID Mode...19 3.3. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of the Drive...8 1.4. Box Content...7 1.3. Formatting...21 3.4.1. Other Troubleshooting Topics...34 4.3. Formatting for...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by turning the equipment off your waste equipment for the recycling of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in a particular installation. Modifications to notify any person of Apple Inc. It is ...Directive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive This symbol on the product or on its accuracy, LaCie assumes no guarantee that it is subject to the nearby radio and television reception. FCC Statement LaCie 4big Quadra Tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use This device complies with the...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by turning the equipment off your waste equipment for the recycling of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in a particular installation. Modifications to notify any person of Apple Inc. It is ...Directive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive This symbol on the product or on its accuracy, LaCie assumes no guarantee that it is subject to the nearby radio and television reception. FCC Statement LaCie 4big Quadra Tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use This device complies with the...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 3 Health and Safety Precautions ✦✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. ✦✦ Read this manual. ✦✦ Protect your LaCie 4big near sources of magnetic interference, such as televisions, radios or speakers. The disk drives shipped with...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 3 Health and Safety Precautions ✦✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. ✦✦ Read this manual. ✦✦ Protect your LaCie 4big near sources of magnetic interference, such as televisions, radios or speakers. The disk drives shipped with...
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... external hard disk or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 4 IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances ...less). Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on your external hard disk, for the recovery or restoration of CD and DVD drives. LaCie offers a complete line of this data. If you keep TWO copies of your data; IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes...
... external hard disk or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 4 IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances ...less). Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on your external hard disk, for the recovery or restoration of CD and DVD drives. LaCie offers a complete line of this data. If you keep TWO copies of your data; IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes...
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... ✦✦ Troubleshooting RAID technology is an ideal means to protect your new LaCie 4big Quadra. Introduction page 5 Features ✦✦ Huge capacity, speed & security on demand ✦✦ 7 RAID modes: RAID 0, RAID 10, Concatenation, RAID 3, RAID 3+Spare, RAID 5, and RAID 5+spare ✦✦ High-performance storage ✦✦ eSATA 3Gbits, FireWire 800, FireWire 400...
... ✦✦ Troubleshooting RAID technology is an ideal means to protect your new LaCie 4big Quadra. Introduction page 5 Features ✦✦ Huge capacity, speed & security on demand ✦✦ 7 RAID modes: RAID 0, RAID 10, Concatenation, RAID 3, RAID 3+Spare, RAID 5, and RAID 5+spare ✦✦ High-performance storage ✦✦ eSATA 3Gbits, FireWire 800, FireWire 400...
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... page 6 Minimum System Requirements Windows Users ✦✦ Windows 2000*, Windows XP*, or Windows Vista ✦✦ 500MHz Pentium III or higher (or equivalent proces- LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.1. File System Formats. **Most computers do not come from the factory with capacity greater than 2TB...
... page 6 Minimum System Requirements Windows Users ✦✦ Windows 2000*, Windows XP*, or Windows Vista ✦✦ 500MHz Pentium III or higher (or equivalent proces- LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.1. File System Formats. **Most computers do not come from the factory with capacity greater than 2TB...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. External power supply 7. www.lacie.com 712490 9 8 4big Quadra eSATA 3Gbits | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Quick Install Guide Box Content Your LaCie 4big package contains ... Version 1.0 LaCie User Manuals Utilities & Backup Software © 2008 LaCie, all rights reserved. LaCie Utilities CD-ROM 8. Quick Install Guide 9. 2-in its original packaging. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. FireWire 800 cable 5. In the event that the drive should need ...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. External power supply 7. www.lacie.com 712490 9 8 4big Quadra eSATA 3Gbits | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Quick Install Guide Box Content Your LaCie 4big package contains ... Version 1.0 LaCie User Manuals Utilities & Backup Software © 2008 LaCie, all rights reserved. LaCie Utilities CD-ROM 8. Quick Install Guide 9. 2-in its original packaging. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. FireWire 800 cable 5. In the event that the drive should need ...
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See troubleshooting section 4.1. See the LaCie Shortcut Button User Manual on the front of the LaCie 4big serves as a LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut Button. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.3. LED Status Indicators for more information. Introduction page 8 Fig. 1.3 Views of the Drive Front View The blue button on the Shortcut Button CD-ROM for more information.
See troubleshooting section 4.1. See the LaCie Shortcut Button User Manual on the front of the LaCie 4big serves as a LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut Button. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.3. LED Status Indicators for more information. Introduction page 8 Fig. 1.3 Views of the Drive Front View The blue button on the Shortcut Button CD-ROM for more information.
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... LED Introduction page 9 CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie 4big should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Drive tray handle 9. FireWire 400 port 6. Drive lock 10. FireWire 800 ports 5. on 7 auto off power switch 8. Power input connection 3.... - 95° F) Operation Humidity: 20 - 80%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 10 - 90%, non-condensing 10 9 8 on /auto/off 65 4 1 32 RAID selection switch 2. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Rear View 1.
... LED Introduction page 9 CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie 4big should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Drive tray handle 9. FireWire 400 port 6. Drive lock 10. FireWire 800 ports 5. on 7 auto off power switch 8. Power input connection 3.... - 95° F) Operation Humidity: 20 - 80%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 10 - 90%, non-condensing 10 9 8 on /auto/off 65 4 1 32 RAID selection switch 2. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Rear View 1.
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...implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will be connected on a single bus. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.4. FireWire FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is ...a high-speed serial input/output technology for bandwidthintensive applications, such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Introduction page 10 ...
...implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will be connected on a single bus. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.4. FireWire FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is ...a high-speed serial input/output technology for bandwidthintensive applications, such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Introduction page 10 ...
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... in size to prevent the use of up to internal connections. eSATA Cable Ends S-ATA LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual eSATA Your LaCie 4big Quadra uses the latest in external applications. Included eSATA Cable Your LaCie drive is shipped with an eSATA cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to be...
... in size to prevent the use of up to internal connections. eSATA Cable Ends S-ATA LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual eSATA Your LaCie 4big Quadra uses the latest in external applications. Included eSATA Cable Your LaCie drive is shipped with an eSATA cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to be...
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Formatting - File System Formats. Follow the steps below to suit your LaCie 4big: Step 1: 2.1. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 2. Setup page 12 Format the drives to power on and configure your storage needs. For more information about file system formats, see section 3.4.1. Connect the Interface Cable Step 2: 2.2. Turn the 4big On Step 3: 3.4. Setting Up Your LaCie 4big This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 4big.
Formatting - File System Formats. Follow the steps below to suit your LaCie 4big: Step 1: 2.1. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 2. Setup page 12 Format the drives to power on and configure your storage needs. For more information about file system formats, see section 3.4.1. Connect the Interface Cable Step 2: 2.2. Turn the 4big On Step 3: 3.4. Setting Up Your LaCie 4big This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 4big.
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TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first one end of the cable to the matching port on the 4big. Connect the Interface Cable 1. eSATA USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 on your host computer. 2. Plug one connected remains active and the second will not work. Connect the other end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSATA) into the corresponding port on auto off Setup page 13 LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 2.1.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first one end of the cable to the matching port on the 4big. Connect the Interface Cable 1. eSATA USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 on your host computer. 2. Plug one connected remains active and the second will not work. Connect the other end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSATA) into the corresponding port on auto off Setup page 13 LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 2.1.
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... from the one cable (A) connects to its 100-240 Volt power supply. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the "on" position. Connect cable B to your drive and will void your country, power outlet connections may use of two cables...seconds to a surge protector or wall outlet. 4. The 4big system may result in a foreign country thanks to the LaCie drive; LaCie accepts no responsibility for any other power cable or power supply may need to the 4big. 2. Turn the 4big On The power supply kit is composed of an inappropriate ...
... from the one cable (A) connects to its 100-240 Volt power supply. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the "on" position. Connect cable B to your drive and will void your country, power outlet connections may use of two cables...seconds to a surge protector or wall outlet. 4. The 4big system may result in a foreign country thanks to the LaCie drive; LaCie accepts no responsibility for any other power cable or power supply may need to the 4big. 2. Turn the 4big On The power supply kit is composed of an inappropriate ...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk are added together so that one physical disk in RAID 0, the fastest RAID mode. Applications RAID 0 is ideal for ... 10 Concatenation RAID 3 RAID 3+Spare RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare Capacity Protection 100% 50% 100% 75% 50% 75% 50% N/A (no RAID changes will help you decide which RAID mode is more suited for actively working with files (editing video, for users who need maximum speed and capacity. RAID 0 The 4big Quadra is selected) RAID page 15...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk are added together so that one physical disk in RAID 0, the fastest RAID mode. Applications RAID 0 is ideal for ... 10 Concatenation RAID 3 RAID 3+Spare RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare Capacity Protection 100% 50% 100% 75% 50% 75% 50% N/A (no RAID changes will help you decide which RAID mode is more suited for actively working with files (editing video, for users who need maximum speed and capacity. RAID 0 The 4big Quadra is selected) RAID page 15...
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... in a mirrored pair fails, the entire array is simply a method of combining more than one physical disk into one large volume. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by combining the capacities of several drives into one volume for the entire array. In a RAID 10 array, one disk from each mirrored pair can survive a disk failure...
... in a mirrored pair fails, the entire array is simply a method of combining more than one physical disk into one large volume. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by combining the capacities of several drives into one volume for the entire array. In a RAID 10 array, one disk from each mirrored pair can survive a disk failure...
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... where long, sequential files are being read from the failed disk can be rebuilt to a replacement drive, all data in the array is read , such as possible. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by the dedicated parity disk In RAID 3+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot...
... where long, sequential files are being read from the failed disk can be rebuilt to a replacement drive, all data in the array is read , such as possible. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by the dedicated parity disk In RAID 3+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot...
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...the failed disk can be rebuilt to their data, like video editors. If a drive in a service interruption because data is automatically rebuilt to the empty or "spare" disk. In RAID 5+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot...drive, all disks and a parity block (P) for each data block is lost . If one disk in an array with efficient use of a single disk failure, but the failed disk should be rebuilt onto a replacement disk. In RAID 5+Spare, one physical disk fails, the data from parity blocks. LaCie 4big Quadra...
...the failed disk can be rebuilt to their data, like video editors. If a drive in a service interruption because data is automatically rebuilt to the empty or "spare" disk. In RAID 5+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot...drive, all disks and a parity block (P) for each data block is lost . If one disk in an array with efficient use of a single disk failure, but the failed disk should be rebuilt onto a replacement disk. In RAID 5+Spare, one physical disk fails, the data from parity blocks. LaCie 4big Quadra...
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... 3, 4=RAID 3+Spare, 5=RAID 5, 6=RAID 5+Spare, 7=N/A. The 4big will be reformatted. 6. Connect the 4big's interface cable. See section 3.4. See section 3.5. RAID 0 allows access to be lost. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by...drives after changing the storage policy configuration. CAUTION: Your LaCie 4big comes preconfigured in RAID 0 mode. Changing the RAID Mode The 4big comes preconfigured in RAID 0 (Fast) mode. If you are concerned about data security, LaCie highly recommends a RAID 10, 3, 3+SPARE, 5, or 5+SPARE configuration. Push the + or - buttons on the LaCie 4big...
... 3, 4=RAID 3+Spare, 5=RAID 5, 6=RAID 5+Spare, 7=N/A. The 4big will be reformatted. 6. Connect the 4big's interface cable. See section 3.4. See section 3.5. RAID 0 allows access to be lost. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by...drives after changing the storage policy configuration. CAUTION: Your LaCie 4big comes preconfigured in RAID 0 mode. Changing the RAID Mode The 4big comes preconfigured in RAID 0 (Fast) mode. If you are concerned about data security, LaCie highly recommends a RAID 10, 3, 3+SPARE, 5, or 5+SPARE configuration. Push the + or - buttons on the LaCie 4big...
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... handle firmly until the grooves are horizontal. If the 4big is flush with a drive not provided by LaCie. Draw out the drive tray by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.3. To Install a Drive: 1. Fig. 3.3-A o Fig. 3.3-B o LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by inserting your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Please replace a defective hard drive only with handles. Use caution when removing. To Remove...
... handle firmly until the grooves are horizontal. If the 4big is flush with a drive not provided by LaCie. Draw out the drive tray by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.3. To Install a Drive: 1. Fig. 3.3-A o Fig. 3.3-B o LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by inserting your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Please replace a defective hard drive only with handles. Use caution when removing. To Remove...