Datasheet
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... create. Backup, Restore, and Recover The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class comes with Genie Backup Manager ProTM for Windows® and Intego Backup Manager ProTM for small business and creative professionals who need high transfer rates, the eSATA 3Gb/s and FireWire 800 interfaces will be achieved by connecting up your files against unauthorized access...
... create. Backup, Restore, and Recover The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class comes with Genie Backup Manager ProTM for Windows® and Intego Backup Manager ProTM for small business and creative professionals who need high transfer rates, the eSATA 3Gb/s and FireWire 800 interfaces will be achieved by connecting up your files against unauthorized access...
User Manual
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... 1.4.2. Connect the Interface Cable...12 2.2. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare...16 3.1.5. LED Status Indicators...26 4.2. Box Content...6 1.3. Setting Up Your LaCie 4big 11 2.1. RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare...17 3.2. Minimum System Requirements...5 1.2. Turn On the 4big...13 ... Users...24 4. Warranty Information 31 eSATA...10 2. Formatting and Partitioning...20 3.4.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts...30 6. Concatenation...15 3.1.4. Contacting Customer Support 29 5.1. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page ...
... 1.4.2. Connect the Interface Cable...12 2.2. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare...16 3.1.5. LED Status Indicators...26 4.2. Box Content...6 1.3. Setting Up Your LaCie 4big 11 2.1. RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare...17 3.2. Minimum System Requirements...5 1.2. Turn On the 4big...13 ... Users...24 4. Warranty Information 31 eSATA...10 2. Formatting and Partitioning...20 3.4.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts...30 6. Concatenation...15 3.1.4. Contacting Customer Support 29 5.1. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page ...
User Manual
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...10022; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ✦✦ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ✦✦ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). All rights reserved. Trademarks Apple, Mac,... installed and used . Japan Compliance Statement This is essential that to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. FCC Statement LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class Tested to assure its packaging indicates that this product must accept any interference received, including interference that interference ...
...10022; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ✦✦ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ✦✦ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). All rights reserved. Trademarks Apple, Mac,... installed and used . Japan Compliance Statement This is essential that to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. FCC Statement LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class Tested to assure its packaging indicates that this product must accept any interference received, including interference that interference ...
User Manual
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... PCI or PCIE) to be able to connect your LaCie 4big via the eSATA interface. Introduction page 5 File System Formats. **Most computers do not come from the factory with capacity greater than 2TB. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.1. Visit the LaCie website at www.lacie.com/accessories. Minimum System Requirements Operating...
... PCI or PCIE) to be able to connect your LaCie 4big via the eSATA interface. Introduction page 5 File System Formats. **Most computers do not come from the factory with capacity greater than 2TB. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.1. Visit the LaCie website at www.lacie.com/accessories. Minimum System Requirements Operating...
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RAID selection switch 2. Power input connection 3. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port 4. eSATA 3Gb/s port 7. Drive status LED 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...35° C (32 - 95° F) Operation Humidity: 20 - 80%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 10 - 90%, non-condensing on /auto/off Drive lock 10. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 8 Rear View 1. on auto off power switch 8.
RAID selection switch 2. Power input connection 3. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port 4. eSATA 3Gb/s port 7. Drive status LED 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...35° C (32 - 95° F) Operation Humidity: 20 - 80%, non-condensing Storage Humidity: 10 - 90%, non-condensing on /auto/off Drive lock 10. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 8 Rear View 1. on auto off power switch 8.
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... LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 9 1.4. FireWire 800 Cable Ends USB Cable Ends FireWire Benefits ✦✦ Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed while the bus is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting ... as audio, video and graphics. FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. Included FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is the implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to USB 1.1 ...
... LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 9 1.4. FireWire 800 Cable Ends USB Cable Ends FireWire Benefits ✦✦ Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed while the bus is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting ... as audio, video and graphics. FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. Included FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is the implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to USB 1.1 ...
User Manual
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... originally developed to serve as an internal interface, delivering improved performance to internal connections. S-ATA eSATA Benefits ✦✦ eSATA interface can achieve up to 3 Gb/s transfer rate. ✦✦ Plug orientation - eSATA Cable Ends S-ATA Fig. 05 - LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 10 1.4.3. Included...
... originally developed to serve as an internal interface, delivering improved performance to internal connections. S-ATA eSATA Benefits ✦✦ eSATA interface can achieve up to 3 Gb/s transfer rate. ✦✦ Plug orientation - eSATA Cable Ends S-ATA Fig. 05 - LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 10 1.4.3. Included...
User Manual
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Connect the Interface Cable (section 2.1) Step 2 - Turn On the 4big (section 2.2) Step 3 - Due to the strength of the encryption, data recovery will not be possible in the unlikely event of your LaCie 4big Enterprise Class. Setup page 11 Setting Up Your LaCie 4big... data. Configuring RAID (section 3) TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise comes with no encryption configured. IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a very high level of protection for your LaCie 4big: Step 1 - LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual...
Connect the Interface Cable (section 2.1) Step 2 - Turn On the 4big (section 2.2) Step 3 - Due to the strength of the encryption, data recovery will not be possible in the unlikely event of your LaCie 4big Enterprise Class. Setup page 11 Setting Up Your LaCie 4big... data. Configuring RAID (section 3) TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise comes with no encryption configured. IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a very high level of protection for your LaCie 4big: Step 1 - LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual...
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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 auto off Setup page 12 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 your host computer. 2. eSATA USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 on the 4big. Connect the Interface Cable 1. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • 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 auto off Setup page 12 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 your host computer. 2. eSATA USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 on the 4big. Connect the Interface Cable 1. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 2.1.
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... Poulton User Manual Setup page 13 2.2. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by LaCie will void your specific LaCie device. To be different from another LaCie device or another manufacturer. LaCie accepts no responsibility for any other than one shown above. CAUTION: Only use this feature, you may take up . Connect cable B to a surge protector or wall...
... Poulton User Manual Setup page 13 2.2. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by LaCie will void your specific LaCie device. To be different from another LaCie device or another manufacturer. LaCie accepts no responsibility for any other than one shown above. CAUTION: Only use this feature, you may take up . Connect cable B to a surge protector or wall...
User Manual
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LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by pushing the frontoLnED button. The front LED will start. Connect the 4big's interface cable. Theodffevice is selected. 4. IMPORTANT INFO: You must partition the disk drives after changing the storage policy configuration. Formatting and Partitioning. IMPORTANT INFO: Changing ...
LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by pushing the frontoLnED button. The front LED will start. Connect the 4big's interface cable. Theodffevice is selected. 4. IMPORTANT INFO: You must partition the disk drives after changing the storage policy configuration. Formatting and Partitioning. IMPORTANT INFO: Changing ...
User Manual
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... and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in -1 tool into the slot on to lock the drive lock. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by LaCie. To Install a Drive: 1. This time it takes to 6 hours. Please replace a defective hard drive only with a drive not provided... by inserting your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Turn the drive on the drive lock and turn it off , the 4big will go into an empty drive bay. In Auto mode, if the 4big is not connected or if the computer is off and unplug it...
... and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in -1 tool into the slot on to lock the drive lock. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by LaCie. To Install a Drive: 1. This time it takes to 6 hours. Please replace a defective hard drive only with a drive not provided... by inserting your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Turn the drive on the drive lock and turn it off , the 4big will go into an empty drive bay. In Auto mode, if the 4big is not connected or if the computer is off and unplug it...
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... the first page of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the system. IMPORTANT NOTE: Formatting will erase everything from the 4big, including encrypted data. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by the icon. and 64-bit versions): These operating systems will erase anything that are installed on... want to protect or continue to unlock the device using the LaCie Desktop Manager, then follow the steps below the Storage group). and 64-bit versions), and Windows 7 (32- CAUTION: Following these steps. Connect the drive to the power source and to GPT. 7. Right...
... the first page of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the system. IMPORTANT NOTE: Formatting will erase everything from the 4big, including encrypted data. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by the icon. and 64-bit versions): These operating systems will erase anything that are installed on... want to protect or continue to unlock the device using the LaCie Desktop Manager, then follow the steps below the Storage group). and 64-bit versions), and Windows 7 (32- CAUTION: Following these steps. Connect the drive to the power source and to GPT. 7. Right...
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Connect the drive to the power source and to section 3.4.1. Select Utilities from...volume options, click Partition. IMPORTANT INFO: Please refer to the computer via the interface port. 2. Fig. 21 LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 24 3.4.3. You can adjust the size of ...choose the volume format. 8. Once you will not erase the encryption configuration. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the 4big, including encrypted data. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for a more familiar experience to...
Connect the drive to the power source and to section 3.4.1. Select Utilities from...volume options, click Partition. IMPORTANT INFO: Please refer to the computer via the interface port. 2. Fig. 21 LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 24 3.4.3. You can adjust the size of ...choose the volume format. 8. Once you will not erase the encryption configuration. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the 4big, including encrypted data. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for a more familiar experience to...
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... reconnecting them. Please see section 2.2. Formatting and Partitioning. Replacement power supply cords are connected to is not encrypted. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by the computer. The 4big is properly connected (see section 3.4. If so, you will need to run the LaCie Desktop Manager software. ✦✦ Make sure your product is also turned on...
... reconnecting them. Please see section 2.2. Formatting and Partitioning. Replacement power supply cords are connected to is not encrypted. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by the computer. The 4big is properly connected (see section 3.4. If so, you will need to run the LaCie Desktop Manager software. ✦✦ Make sure your product is also turned on...
Quick Install Guide
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eSATA designed by neil poulton USB 2.0 FireWire 400 Computer connections FireWire 800 4big Quadra Enterprise Class connections NOTE: Do not connect more than one interface cable between your computer and your computer. Setup 1. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the 4big Quadra. 2. Decide which interface cable you will use (eSATA 3Gb/s , FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0) and connect your 4big Quadra to your 4big Quadra.
eSATA designed by neil poulton USB 2.0 FireWire 400 Computer connections FireWire 800 4big Quadra Enterprise Class connections NOTE: Do not connect more than one interface cable between your computer and your computer. Setup 1. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the 4big Quadra. 2. Decide which interface cable you will use (eSATA 3Gb/s , FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0) and connect your 4big Quadra to your 4big Quadra.
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...-ROM. Push the + or - Connect the 4big's interface cable. Changing the RAID Mode CAUTION! - The 4big will erase the encrypted data. NOTE: Changing the RAID mode and formatting will not change the encryption configuration but will start. 5. buttons on the 4big Quadra. Validate the mode by neil poulton...reformatted. Changing the RAID mode will blink blue and red. 3. Unmount or safely remove the 4big Quadra volumes from your computer, disconnect the interface cable and switch off the 4big. 2. The front LED will erase the data stored on the RAID mode selector until the ...
...-ROM. Push the + or - Connect the 4big's interface cable. Changing the RAID Mode CAUTION! - The 4big will erase the encrypted data. NOTE: Changing the RAID mode and formatting will not change the encryption configuration but will start. 5. buttons on the 4big Quadra. Validate the mode by neil poulton...reformatted. Changing the RAID mode will blink blue and red. 3. Unmount or safely remove the 4big Quadra volumes from your computer, disconnect the interface cable and switch off the 4big. 2. The front LED will erase the data stored on the RAID mode selector until the ...