LaCie 2big Quadra
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DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Troubleshooting
User Manual
page 31
4.1. LED Status Indicators
Use the 2big’s front and rear LEDs and the chart below as a reference to determine the status of your 2big:
If the front
LED is:
And the rear
LED is:
And the RAID
mode is:
Then:
Solid blue
Blinking blue
All
The 2big is working properly, only active disks’ LEDs blink.
Blinking blue
Blinking blue
All
The 2big is starting up; front LED and LEDs of functional disks
become solid blue when initialized.
Dimming blue (5s)*
Off
All
The 2big is in standby mode. If the power switch is set to “auto”
the 2big will enter standby when your computer is either off or in
standby. If rebuilding has begun, the process will finish before
the 2big can enter standby. After 30 minutes of standby, the
LED will switch off.
Alternating long
blue and short red:
One disk is blink-
ing blue, while the
other disk is blink-
ing 3 blue, 1 red:
Safe
RAID is rebuilding.
Mixed
Solid red (failed
disks) and solid
blue (functional
disks)
Safe
One drive has failed or was improperly inserted; RAID is func-
tional but the security of the drives has been compromised.
Mixed
Solid red
Solid red (failed
disks) and solid
blue (functional
disks)
All
One or more drives have failed or are improperly inserted; RAID
is not functional.
Blinking blue/red
Normal LED activity
All
Temperature alert; allow the 2big to finish current processes and
then shut it down. Make sure the ventilation holes on the back
of the 2big are not obstructed and that there is ample room for
airflow around the unit. Allow the 2big to cool before turning it
back on.
Dimming red (5s)*
Off
All
During standby mode, when one or more drives have failed or
are improperly inserted; RAID is not functional. Dimmed LED
stays on for 30 minutes.
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* LED dims for 5 seconds and then remains at a low intensity.
