Datasheet
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4big Quadra DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Best Products 2010 Videomaker's "Best Hard Drive" of 2010 Professional 4-Bay RAID eSATA 3Gb/s | FireWire 800 & 400 | USB 2.0
4big Quadra DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Best Products 2010 Videomaker's "Best Hard Drive" of 2010 Professional 4-Bay RAID eSATA 3Gb/s | FireWire 800 & 400 | USB 2.0
Datasheet
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...* (Read RAID 0 maximum drive speed) Burst Transfer Rates (RAID 5 maximum burst transfer speed) Rotational Speed / Cache* Seek Time (Read) RAID Modes LaCie Shortcut Button Backup Software Triple Power Management Power Consumption Power Supply Cooling System Acoustic† Dimensions (WxDxH) Weight Warranty 301357 301359 301434 301435 301562 2TB 4TB 6TB 8TB...
...* (Read RAID 0 maximum drive speed) Burst Transfer Rates (RAID 5 maximum burst transfer speed) Rotational Speed / Cache* Seek Time (Read) RAID Modes LaCie Shortcut Button Backup Software Triple Power Management Power Consumption Power Supply Cooling System Acoustic† Dimensions (WxDxH) Weight Warranty 301357 301359 301434 301435 301562 2TB 4TB 6TB 8TB...
User Manual
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... meters. ✦✦ Always unplug the LaCie 4big from excessive exposure to temperatures outside of the LaCie 4big. or to wipe the device. ✦✦ Please replace defective hard drives only with the device. ✦✦ Do not use the LaCie 4big near other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie 4big near water, or in this User Manual...
... meters. ✦✦ Always unplug the LaCie 4big from excessive exposure to temperatures outside of the LaCie 4big. or to wipe the device. ✦✦ Please replace defective hard drives only with the device. ✦✦ Do not use the LaCie 4big near other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie 4big near water, or in this User Manual...
User Manual
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...hard disk, for the recovery or restoration of CD and DVD drives. IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 Bytes. one copy on your data; If you keep TWO copies of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website. 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 will LaCie be held ...
...hard disk, for the recovery or restoration of CD and DVD drives. IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 Bytes. one copy on your data; If you keep TWO copies of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website. 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 will LaCie be held ...
User Manual
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... | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Quick Install Guide LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. FireWire 400 cable 4. eSATA cable 6. Introduction page 7 1 2 3 4 SATA SATA 5 6 7 Storage Utilities Version 1.0 LaCie User Manuals Utilities & Backup Software © 2008 LaCie, all rights reserved. LaCie Utilities CD-ROM 8. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable...
... | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Quick Install Guide LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. FireWire 400 cable 4. eSATA cable 6. Introduction page 7 1 2 3 4 SATA SATA 5 6 7 Storage Utilities Version 1.0 LaCie User Manuals Utilities & Backup Software © 2008 LaCie, all rights reserved. LaCie Utilities CD-ROM 8. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable...
User Manual
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...when adding or removing devices. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is the implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. FireWire FireWire 400, also known ...Hot-swappable: no dropped frames - FireWire 400 Cable Ends FireWire 800 Cable Ends LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.4. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will be connected on a single bus. USB Cable Ends FireWire Benefits ...
...when adding or removing devices. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is the implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. FireWire FireWire 400, also known ...Hot-swappable: no dropped frames - FireWire 400 Cable Ends FireWire 800 Cable Ends LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.4. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will be connected on a single bus. USB Cable Ends FireWire Benefits ...
User Manual
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... and continue to disengage the drive. 4. This time it . If the 4big is vertical (Fig. 3.3-A). 3. To Install a Drive: 1. Use the 2-in the LaCie 4big, please contact your finger into an empty drive bay. For example, rebuilding a 1TB RAID 3 array can leave it is flush with handles. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by LaCie. If the 4big is in RAID 10, 3, 3+, 5 or...
... and continue to disengage the drive. 4. This time it . If the 4big is vertical (Fig. 3.3-A). 3. To Install a Drive: 1. Use the 2-in the LaCie 4big, please contact your finger into an empty drive bay. For example, rebuilding a 1TB RAID 3 array can leave it is flush with handles. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by LaCie. If the 4big is in RAID 10, 3, 3+, 5 or...
User Manual
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Mac OS X Users: You may customize the drive by using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems. RAID page 22 LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to the file system used by Mac OS X. The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in Mac OS environments, format...
Mac OS X Users: You may customize the drive by using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems. RAID page 22 LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to the file system used by Mac OS X. The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in Mac OS environments, format...
User Manual
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...drive that are installed on the system). LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by the icon. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to the right that is represented by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.4.2. In the box to use, back up this information before partitions greater than 2TB...Windows will not recognize volumes greater than 2TB in size, but the disks must be created. 1. TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 2000: These operating systems will list the Hard Disks that is on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. See Fig. 3.4.2-B (screens may ...
...drive that are installed on the system). LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by the icon. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to the right that is represented by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.4.2. In the box to use, back up this information before partitions greater than 2TB...Windows will not recognize volumes greater than 2TB in size, but the disks must be created. 1. TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 2000: These operating systems will list the Hard Disks that is on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. See Fig. 3.4.2-B (screens may ...
User Manual
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...4. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the 4big. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you should use , back up this information before performing these steps will erase everything from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. In the Volume Information...or continue to use. Connect the drive to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Click Partition again when the alert message appears to section 3.4.1. File System Formats, for Mac Users 1. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil ...
...4. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the 4big. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you should use , back up this information before performing these steps will erase everything from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. In the Volume Information...or continue to use. Connect the drive to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Click Partition again when the alert message appears to section 3.4.1. File System Formats, for Mac Users 1. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil ...
User Manual
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.... 3 3. For each volume on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk corresponding to your drive will be ready to your settings, and your LaCie hard disk. Figure 3.5.2-A 4. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each partition using the slide bar 5 ...again to divide the drive into (16 maximum). in Finder. 2. From the Volume Scheme menu, choose the number of each volume (partition) and choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MSDOS). Select the Partition tab. 5. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design...
.... 3 3. For each volume on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk corresponding to your drive will be ready to your settings, and your LaCie hard disk. Figure 3.5.2-A 4. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each partition using the slide bar 5 ...again to divide the drive into (16 maximum). in Finder. 2. From the Volume Scheme menu, choose the number of each volume (partition) and choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MSDOS). Select the Partition tab. 5. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design...
User Manual
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...to Find Information Located on hand: Information 1. LaCie hard drive serial number 3. Macintosh/PC model 4. Operating system version 5. Processor speed 6. Mac users: Click on your internal and external peripherals. Select More Info... If you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us , make ...computer Where to isolate the problem. The brands and models of drive or on the original packaging Mac users: Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer ...
...to Find Information Located on hand: Information 1. LaCie hard drive serial number 3. Macintosh/PC model 4. Operating system version 5. Processor speed 6. Mac users: Click on your internal and external peripherals. Select More Info... If you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us , make ...computer Where to isolate the problem. The brands and models of drive or on the original packaging Mac users: Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer ...
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...will be asked to furnish proof of the hard disks have been removed and re- All systems returned to any person be entitled to LaCie must be held liable for the period designated on the LaCie 4big or an individual Drive Bay casing is broken. ✦✦ One...the defective LaCie 4big. In the event of the LaCie 4big or an individual Drive Bay is defaced or missing; ✦✦ The broken part is void if: ✦✦ The LaCie 4big was installed improperly; ✦✦ The serial number of a drive failure please contact your LaCie 4big against any hard disk other ...
...will be asked to furnish proof of the hard disks have been removed and re- All systems returned to any person be entitled to LaCie must be held liable for the period designated on the LaCie 4big or an individual Drive Bay casing is broken. ✦✦ One...the defective LaCie 4big. In the event of the LaCie 4big or an individual Drive Bay is defaced or missing; ✦✦ The broken part is void if: ✦✦ The LaCie 4big was installed improperly; ✦✦ The serial number of a drive failure please contact your LaCie 4big against any hard disk other ...