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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
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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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...%, noncondensing, or non-operating humidity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Removing and Installing Drives. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshooting section in damp or wet conditions. Such products will be malfunctioning, have it to wipe the device. ✦✦ Please replace defective hard drives only with your LaCie 4big contain no user-serviceable parts.
...%, noncondensing, or non-operating humidity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Removing and Installing Drives. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshooting section in damp or wet conditions. Such products will be malfunctioning, have it to wipe the device. ✦✦ Please replace defective hard drives only with your LaCie 4big contain no user-serviceable parts.
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... of this data. If you keep TWO copies of your internal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other form of CD and DVD drives. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on backup, please refer to our website. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 4 IMPORTANT...
... of this data. If you keep TWO copies of your internal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other form of CD and DVD drives. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on backup, please refer to our website. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Foreword page 4 IMPORTANT...
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... tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. eSATA cable 6. Quick Install Guide 9. 2-in its original packaging. FireWire 800 cable 5. FireWire 400 cable 4. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. LaCie Utilities CD-ROM 8. Introduction page 7 1 2 3 4 SATA SATA 5 6 7 Storage Utilities Version...
... tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. eSATA cable 6. Quick Install Guide 9. 2-in its original packaging. FireWire 800 cable 5. FireWire 400 cable 4. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.2. LaCie Utilities CD-ROM 8. Introduction page 7 1 2 3 4 SATA SATA 5 6 7 Storage Utilities Version...
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...FireWire supports real-time data delivery. ✦✦ Flexible: up to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing devices. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.4. FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. USB Cable ... 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 as audio, video and graphics. Cables and Connectors USB 2.0 USB is...
...FireWire supports real-time data delivery. ✦✦ Flexible: up to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing devices. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 1.4. FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. USB Cable ... 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 as audio, video and graphics. Cables and Connectors USB 2.0 USB is...
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.... 3.3-B o Please replace a defective hard drive only with a drive not provided by inserting your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. To unlock it, insert the round end of the LaCie 4big, drives may be hot. For example, rebuilding a 1TB RAID 3 array can leave it . LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by LaCie. Draw out the drive tray by LaCie. Turn the drive on and continue to...
.... 3.3-B o Please replace a defective hard drive only with a drive not provided by inserting your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. To unlock it, insert the round end of the LaCie 4big, drives may be hot. For example, rebuilding a 1TB RAID 3 array can leave it . LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by LaCie. Draw out the drive tray by LaCie. Turn the drive on and continue to...
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... using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems. RAID page 22 MS-DOS File System (FAT 32) This is the file system to be using hard disk space more typically known as one large Mac OS Extended volume. This is the Microsoft file system, more efficiently. LaCie 4big Quadra •...Mac OS X. Mac OS Extended (HFS+) Mac OS Extended refers to help from third-party products. The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in Mac OS environments, format and partition the drive as FAT 32. With HFS+, you are going to use if you are no longer limited by reformatting ...
... using your LaCie Hard Drive between Macs and Windows operating systems. RAID page 22 MS-DOS File System (FAT 32) This is the file system to be using hard disk space more typically known as one large Mac OS Extended volume. This is the Microsoft file system, more efficiently. LaCie 4big Quadra •...Mac OS X. Mac OS Extended (HFS+) Mac OS Extended refers to help from third-party products. The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in Mac OS environments, format and partition the drive as FAT 32. With HFS+, you are going to use if you are no longer limited by reformatting ...
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...drive to GPT. 7. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). and 64-bit versions): These operating systems will list the Hard... Disks that is on the system. Windows will recognize volumes greater than 2TB... can be created. 1. See Fig. 3.4.2-B (screens may differ slightly depending on next page... Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive... on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. Figure 3.4.2-A...2TB in size. Locate the drive... from the 4big. If you...
...drive to GPT. 7. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). and 64-bit versions): These operating systems will list the Hard... Disks that is on the system. Windows will recognize volumes greater than 2TB... can be created. 1. See Fig. 3.4.2-B (screens may differ slightly depending on next page... Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive... on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. Figure 3.4.2-A...2TB in size. Locate the drive... from the 4big. If you...
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...divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you want to protect or continue to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you have a specific reason to use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk ...of each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. Figure 3.4.3 RAID page 25 CAUTION: Following these steps. Select Utilities from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. Once you should use . LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.4.3. Connect the...
...divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you want to protect or continue to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you have a specific reason to use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk ...of each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. Figure 3.4.3 RAID page 25 CAUTION: Following these steps. Select Utilities from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. Once you should use . LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.4.3. Connect the...
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...4 6 7 "1988.89 GB HDT72251 6..." IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that you want to protect or continue to divide the drive into (16 maximum). Select Utilities from the hard disk. Open Disk Utility. 3 3. For each volume on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk ...be ready to close the alert message and continue. 9. TECHNICAL NOTE: To share a volume with Windows users, select MS-DOS (FAT32) format. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.5.2. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each partition using the slide bar 5...
...4 6 7 "1988.89 GB HDT72251 6..." IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that you want to protect or continue to divide the drive into (16 maximum). Select Utilities from the hard disk. Open Disk Utility. 3 3. For each volume on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk ...be ready to close the alert message and continue. 9. TECHNICAL NOTE: To share a volume with Windows users, select MS-DOS (FAT32) format. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.5.2. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each partition using the slide bar 5...
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LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 35 5. Read the manuals and review section 4. If possible, make the drive the only external device on hand: Information 1. Processor speed 6. If you have the following information on the CPU, ... and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on your computer Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at www.lacie.com. LaCie hard drive serial number 3. Before contacting us at the back of your computer and that you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ...
LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 35 5. Read the manuals and review section 4. If possible, make the drive the only external device on hand: Information 1. Processor speed 6. If you have the following information on the CPU, ... and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on your computer Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at www.lacie.com. LaCie hard drive serial number 3. Before contacting us at the back of your computer and that you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ...
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... liable for any of purchase to any hard disk other than the purchase price paid for free technical support: www.lacie.com/register Removing and Installing Drives. IMPORTANT INFO: Register online for the drive. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by LaCie. Warranty Information Warranty Information page 37 LaCie warrants your LaCie reseller or LaCie customer support for the recovery or...
... liable for any of purchase to any hard disk other than the purchase price paid for free technical support: www.lacie.com/register Removing and Installing Drives. IMPORTANT INFO: Register online for the drive. LaCie 4big Quadra • Design by LaCie. Warranty Information Warranty Information page 37 LaCie warrants your LaCie reseller or LaCie customer support for the recovery or...