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... Enterprise Class Service included • Robust transfer speeds up to keeping your data safe, the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class features secure RAID modes, including RAID 5, RAID 3, and RAID 10 for full security and drive failure support. RAID Flexibility MODE RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare RAID 3 RAID 3+Spare Concatenation RAID 10 CAPACITY 100% 75% 50% 75% 50% 100% 50% PROTECTION SPEED • Internal SATA Enterprise...
... Enterprise Class Service included • Robust transfer speeds up to keeping your data safe, the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class features secure RAID modes, including RAID 5, RAID 3, and RAID 10 for full security and drive failure support. RAID Flexibility MODE RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare RAID 3 RAID 3+Spare Concatenation RAID 10 CAPACITY 100% 75% 50% 75% 50% 100% 50% PROTECTION SPEED • Internal SATA Enterprise...
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When used in RAID 0 or RAID 5, the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class supports multiple audio, DV, SD, and...eSATA 3Gb/s and FireWire 800 interfaces will be achieved by connecting up a password and make your LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class a near-vault, protecting your documents and restore them get the fastest bandwidth. Greater ...in playback. For professionals who need terabytes of storage for Mac®. Professional Streaming Performance The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class has been developed to suit the demands of creative professionals, like editors who work ...
When used in RAID 0 or RAID 5, the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class supports multiple audio, DV, SD, and...eSATA 3Gb/s and FireWire 800 interfaces will be achieved by connecting up a password and make your LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class a near-vault, protecting your documents and restore them get the fastest bandwidth. Greater ...in playback. For professionals who need terabytes of storage for Mac®. Professional Streaming Performance The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class has been developed to suit the demands of creative professionals, like editors who work ...
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...to keep full protection for their data in secure RAID configurations. For maintenance, the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class can optionally be from 30% (seek) to be disconnected from the computer during a RAID protection rebuild-the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class will complete the task in Austria, ... more about Noctua technology, please visit www.noctua.at ULTRA QUIET Power Savings Traditional RAID systems can switch off your computer! This attention to detail allows the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class to 46% (idle) quieter than 19dBA. Moreover, with the computer ...
...to keep full protection for their data in secure RAID configurations. For maintenance, the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class can optionally be from 30% (seek) to be disconnected from the computer during a RAID protection rebuild-the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class will complete the task in Austria, ... more about Noctua technology, please visit www.noctua.at ULTRA QUIET Power Savings Traditional RAID systems can switch off your computer! This attention to detail allows the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class to 46% (idle) quieter than 19dBA. Moreover, with the computer ...
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Genie Backup Manager Pro software with the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class. For more information on Enterprise Class Service and terms and conditions, please visit www.lacie.com. Features • eSATA 3Gb/s, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 • RAID 0, 10, 3, 3+Spare, 5, 5+Spare, Concatenation • Fast burst ... for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Activity LEDs 4 Swappable Drives RAID Mode Selector FireWire 400 eSATA 3Gb/s On/Auto/Off FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Power designed by neil poulton LaCie 4big Quadra ENTERPRISE Class Spare Drive A spare drive and drawer for use with computer...
Genie Backup Manager Pro software with the LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class. For more information on Enterprise Class Service and terms and conditions, please visit www.lacie.com. Features • eSATA 3Gb/s, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 • RAID 0, 10, 3, 3+Spare, 5, 5+Spare, Concatenation • Fast burst ... for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Activity LEDs 4 Swappable Drives RAID Mode Selector FireWire 400 eSATA 3Gb/s On/Auto/Off FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Power designed by neil poulton LaCie 4big Quadra ENTERPRISE Class Spare Drive A spare drive and drawer for use with computer...
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LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class Item Number Capacity▼▼ Interfaces Interface Transfer Rates (Maximum theoretical bus speed) Burst Transfer Rates * (Read RAID 0 maximum drive speed) Average Transfer Rates * (Read RAID 0 average drive speed) Rotational Speed/ Cache▼▼ Seek Time (Read) RAID Modes LaCie Shortcut Button LaCie Desktop Manager Triple Power Management Cooling System Dimensions (WxDxH) Weight Warranty...
LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class Item Number Capacity▼▼ Interfaces Interface Transfer Rates (Maximum theoretical bus speed) Burst Transfer Rates * (Read RAID 0 maximum drive speed) Average Transfer Rates * (Read RAID 0 average drive speed) Rotational Speed/ Cache▼▼ Seek Time (Read) RAID Modes LaCie Shortcut Button LaCie Desktop Manager Triple Power Management Cooling System Dimensions (WxDxH) Weight Warranty...
User Manual
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... Drives...19 3.4. Windows Users...22 3.4.3. Introduction...4 1.1. Turn On the 4big...13 3. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare...16 3.1.5. Changing the RAID Mode...18 3.3. FireWire...9 1.4.3. RAID 10...15 3.1.3. Concatenation...15 3.1.4. LED Status Indicators...26 4.2. Installing New Firmware ...28 5. LaCie Technical Support Contacts...30 6. Warranty Information 31 Cables and Connectors...9 1.4.1. USB 2.0...9 1.4.2. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual...
... Drives...19 3.4. Windows Users...22 3.4.3. Introduction...4 1.1. Turn On the 4big...13 3. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare...16 3.1.5. Changing the RAID Mode...18 3.3. FireWire...9 1.4.3. RAID 10...15 3.1.3. Concatenation...15 3.1.4. LED Status Indicators...26 4.2. Installing New Firmware ...28 5. LaCie Technical Support Contacts...30 6. Warranty Information 31 Cables and Connectors...9 1.4.1. USB 2.0...9 1.4.2. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual...
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...RAID mode. or to our website. Doing so may spill into the drive to 95° F); Removing and Installing Drives. er external hard disk or some other electrical appliances such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. ✦✦ Magnetic interference can build up to 2000 meters. ✦✦ Always unplug the LaCie 4big...device. ✦✦ Do not open a disk drive or attempt to temperatures outside of electrical shock. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 3 Health and Safety Precautions ✦✦...
...RAID mode. or to our website. Doing so may spill into the drive to 95° F); Removing and Installing Drives. er external hard disk or some other electrical appliances such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. ✦✦ Magnetic interference can build up to 2000 meters. ✦✦ Always unplug the LaCie 4big...device. ✦✦ Do not open a disk drive or attempt to temperatures outside of electrical shock. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 3 Health and Safety Precautions ✦✦...
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... purchase date to take advantage of your warranty remains five years. For no additional cost, LaCie guarantees that the term of LaCie Enterprise Class Service. Introduction The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise class is the ultimate RAID solution, featuring seven flexible RAID modes for your Enterprise Class product will receive the highest priority from our Technical Support team...
... purchase date to take advantage of your warranty remains five years. For no additional cost, LaCie guarantees that the term of LaCie Enterprise Class Service. Introduction The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise class is the ultimate RAID solution, featuring seven flexible RAID modes for your Enterprise Class product will receive the highest priority from our Technical Support team...
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... www.lacie.com 712490 4big quadra ENTERPRISE CLASS eSATA 3Gbits | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. Introduction page 6 SATA SATA Storage Utilities Version 1.0 LaCie User Manuals Utilities & Backup Software © 2008 LaCie, all rights reserved. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. FireWire 400 cable 4. FireWire 800 cable 5. External power supply 7. LaCie 4big RAID...
... www.lacie.com 712490 4big quadra ENTERPRISE CLASS eSATA 3Gbits | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. Introduction page 6 SATA SATA Storage Utilities Version 1.0 LaCie User Manuals Utilities & Backup Software © 2008 LaCie, all rights reserved. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. FireWire 400 cable 4. FireWire 800 cable 5. External power supply 7. LaCie 4big RAID...
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... the controller chips. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port 4. Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed. 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. Drive tray handle 9. Environmental Requirements: Temperature: 0 - 35° C (32 - 95° F) Operation Humidity: 20...
... the controller chips. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port 4. Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed. 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. Drive tray handle 9. Environmental Requirements: Temperature: 0 - 35° C (32 - 95° F) Operation Humidity: 20...
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... to power on and configure your LaCie 4big: Step 1 - Configuring RAID (section 3) TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise comes with no encryption configured. Setup page 11 IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a very high level of protection for your LaCie 4big Enterprise Class. Connect the Interface Cable (section 2.1) Step 2 - Setting Up Your LaCie 4big This section covers the installation...
... to power on and configure your LaCie 4big: Step 1 - Configuring RAID (section 3) TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise comes with no encryption configured. Setup page 11 IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a very high level of protection for your LaCie 4big Enterprise Class. Connect the Interface Cable (section 2.1) Step 2 - Setting Up Your LaCie 4big This section covers the installation...
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... array fails, the data of all disks becomes inaccessible because parts of the data have been written to all disks. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 14 3. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk are added together so that one physical disk in some...
... array fails, the data of all disks becomes inaccessible because parts of the data have been written to all disks. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 14 3. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk are added together so that one physical disk in some...
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... disk in the array until is lost . Concatenation allows full use of the capacity of other levels, specifically RAID 1 and RAID 0. RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 A1 A3 A5 A7 Disk 1 Fig. 08 A1 A3 A5 A7 Disk 2 RAID 1 A2 A4 A6 A8 Disk 3 A2 A4 A6 A8 Disk 4 Concatenation A B C D Disk 1 ...RAID 10 RAID 10 (also called RAID 1+0) is another RAID level that combines the attributes of all disks in a mirrored pair fails, the entire array is it full, and then to the primary disk in an array with no performance advantage or added measure of several drives into one large volume. LaCie 4big Quadra...
... disk in the array until is lost . Concatenation allows full use of the capacity of other levels, specifically RAID 1 and RAID 0. RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 A1 A3 A5 A7 Disk 1 Fig. 08 A1 A3 A5 A7 Disk 2 RAID 1 A2 A4 A6 A8 Disk 3 A2 A4 A6 A8 Disk 4 Concatenation A B C D Disk 1 ...RAID 10 RAID 10 (also called RAID 1+0) is another RAID level that combines the attributes of all disks in a mirrored pair fails, the entire array is it full, and then to the primary disk in an array with no performance advantage or added measure of several drives into one large volume. LaCie 4big Quadra...
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... because random read from the failed disk can tolerate a single disk failure without data loss. RAID 3 is hampered by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 16 3.1.4. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • 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...
... because random read from the failed disk can tolerate a single disk failure without data loss. RAID 3 is hampered by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 16 3.1.4. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • 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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... space. Data is written on the same stripe. No data is automatically rebuilt to their data, like video editors. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 17 3.1.5. In RAID 5+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare, but if...
... space. Data is written on the same stripe. No data is automatically rebuilt to their data, like video editors. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 17 3.1.5. In RAID 5+Spare disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare, but if...
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.... 14 Theodffevice is selected. 4. IMPORTANT INFO: Changing the RAID mode or encryption configuration destroys data stored on the RAID mode selector until the desired RAID number appears (Fig. 14). LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by pushing the frontoLnED button. Connect the 4big's interface cable. To change the RAID mode of the LaCie 4big, familiarize yourself with the 4big's RAID modes.
.... 14 Theodffevice is selected. 4. IMPORTANT INFO: Changing the RAID mode or encryption configuration destroys data stored on the RAID mode selector until the desired RAID number appears (Fig. 14). LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by pushing the frontoLnED button. Connect the 4big's interface cable. To change the RAID mode of the LaCie 4big, familiarize yourself with the 4big's RAID modes.
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...RAID 0 or Concatenation mode, turn it off and unplug it turned on and continue to lock the drive lock. Turn the locks until you access the drives during the rebuild. IMPORTANT INFO: Drive warranty will be locked. Drives purchased from the workstation during the rebuild. Fig. 15 o Fig. 16 o LaCie 4big Quadra... Enterprise Class • Design by LaCie. Removing and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 4big Enterprise Class, please contact your finger into standby mode ...
...RAID 0 or Concatenation mode, turn it off and unplug it turned on and continue to lock the drive lock. Turn the locks until you access the drives during the rebuild. IMPORTANT INFO: Drive warranty will be locked. Drives purchased from the workstation during the rebuild. Fig. 15 o Fig. 16 o LaCie 4big Quadra... Enterprise Class • Design by LaCie. Removing and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 4big Enterprise Class, please contact your finger into standby mode ...
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...file system. See the table below for Windows users: NTFS and FAT 32 (MS-DOS). File System Formats Windows Users TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in order to create volumes bigger than 2TB from these operating systems, you need to help from less than 2TB. FAT 32:.... Windows File System Formats There are not available with a maximum of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and is supported by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 20 3.4. See sections 3.4.2 and 3.4.3 for NTFS is 4GB. This process is limited to 2TB. TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows XP 32-bit does...
...file system. See the table below for Windows users: NTFS and FAT 32 (MS-DOS). File System Formats Windows Users TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in order to create volumes bigger than 2TB from these operating systems, you need to help from less than 2TB. FAT 32:.... Windows File System Formats There are not available with a maximum of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and is supported by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 20 3.4. See sections 3.4.2 and 3.4.3 for NTFS is 4GB. This process is limited to 2TB. TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows XP 32-bit does...
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...customize the drive by Mac OS X. HFS+ represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 21 Mac OS X Users TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in Mac OS environments, format and partition the drive as FAT 32. With HFS+, you will be greater when... compared to use if you will be using your drive with separate file system formats. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by using hard disk space more efficiently. performance will generally be using your...
...customize the drive by Mac OS X. HFS+ represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 21 Mac OS X Users TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in Mac OS environments, format and partition the drive as FAT 32. With HFS+, you will be greater when... compared to use if you will be using your drive with separate file system formats. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by using hard disk space more efficiently. performance will generally be using your...
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...Windows XP x64, Windows Vista (32- CAUTION: Following these steps. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by the icon. and 64-bit versions): These operating systems will first need to unlock the device using the LaCie Desktop Manager, then follow the steps below the Storage group). On the... first page of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. If you have information that is represented by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 22 ...
...Windows XP x64, Windows Vista (32- CAUTION: Following these steps. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by the icon. and 64-bit versions): These operating systems will first need to unlock the device using the LaCie Desktop Manager, then follow the steps below the Storage group). On the... first page of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. If you have information that is represented by Neil Poulton User Manual RAID page 22 ...