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LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class

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Foreword

User Manual 

page 2

Copyrights

Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights reserved. 
No  part  of  this  publication  may  be  repro-
duced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans-
mitted  in  any  form  or  by  any  means,  elec-
tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording 
or otherwise, without the prior written consent 
of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple,  Mac,  and  Macintosh  are  registered 
trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft, Windows 
98,  Windows  98  SE,  Windows  2000,  Win-
dows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Win-
dows  Vista,  and  Windows  7  are  registered 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other 
trademarks mentioned in this manual are the 
property of their respective owners.

Changes

The  material  in  this  document  is  for  infor-
mation  only  and  subject  to  change  without 
notice.  While  reasonable  efforts  have  been 
made in the preparation of this document to 
assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liabil-
ity  resulting  from  errors  or  omissions  in  this 
document, or from the use of the information 
contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to 
make changes or revisions in the product de-
sign or the product manual without reserva-
tion and without obligation to notify any per-
son of such revisions and changes.

Canada Compliance Statement

This  Class  B  digital  apparatus  meets  all  re-
quirements  of  the  Canadian  Interference-
Causing Equipment Regulations.

Japan Compliance Statement

This is a Class B product based on the stan-
dard  of  the  Voluntary  Control  Council  for 
Interference  from  Information  Technology 
Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio 
or television receiver in a domestic environ-
ment, it may cause radio interference. Install 
and use the equipment according to the in-
struction manual.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC 
Rules.  Operation  is  subject  to  the  following 
conditions: 

 

The devices may not cause harmful in-
terference

 

The  devices  must  accept  any  interfer-
ence  received,  including  interference 
that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and 
found  to  comply  with  the  limits  for  a  Class 
B  digital  device,  pursuant  to  Part  15  of  the 
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-
vide  reasonable  protection  against  harmful 
interference in a residential installation. This 
equipment  generates,  uses  and  can  radiate 
radio  frequency  energy  and,  if  not  installed 
and used in accordance with the instructions, 
may cause harmful interference to radio com-
munications. However, there is no guarantee 
that interference will not occur in a particu-
lar installation. If this equipment does cause 
harmful interference to radio or television re-
ception, which can be determined by turning 
the equipment off and on, the user is encour-
aged  to  try  and  correct  the  interference  by 
one or more of the following measures:

 

Reorient  or  relocate  the  receiving  an-
tenna.

 

Increase  the  separation  between  the 
equipment and receiver.

 

Connect  the  equipment  into  an  outlet 
on a circuit different from that to which 
the receiver is connected.

 

Consult  the  dealer  or  an  experienced 
radio/TV technician for help.

Modifications to this product not authorized 
by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Can-
ada regulations and negate your authority to 
operate the product.

Manufacturer’s Declara-
tion for CE Certification

We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this prod-
uct  conforms  to  the  following  European 
standards:  Class  B  EN60950,  EN55022, 
EN55024, EN61000-3-2: 2000, EN61000-
3-3: 2001 

With  reference  to  the  following  conditions: 
73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive; 89/336/
EEC EMC Directive

This  symbol  on  the  product  or 
on  its  packaging  indicates  that 
this  product  must  not  be  dis-
posed of with your other house-
hold  waste.  Instead,  it  is  your 

responsibility to dispose of your waste equip-
ment by handing it over to a designed collec-
tion point for the recycling of waste electrical 
and electronic equipment. The separate col-
lection  and  recycling  of  your  waste  equip-
ment at the time of disposal will help to con-
serve natural resources and ensure that it is 
recycled  in  a  manner  that  protects  human 
health and the environment. For more infor-
mation  about  where  you  can  drop  off  your 
waste equipment for recycling, please contact 
your  local  city  office,  your  household  waste 
disposal service, or the shop where you pur-
chased the product.

CAUTION:

 Modifications not authorized by 

the manufacturer may void the user’s author-
ity to operate this device.

CAUTION:

  A  shielded-type  power  cord  is 

required in order to meet FCC emission limits 
and also to prevent interference to the nearby 
radio and television reception. It is essential 
that only the supplied power cord be used.

 

Tested  to  comply  with  FCC 

standards for home or office use

LaCie  4big  Quadra      
Enterprise Class

Summary of Contents for 301385U

Page 1: ...n the 4big 13 3 RAID 14 3 1 About RAID Modes 14 3 1 1 RAID 0 14 3 1 2 RAID 10 15 3 1 3 Concatenation 15 3 1 4 RAID 3 and RAID 3 Spare 16 3 1 5 RAID 5 and RAID 5 Spare 17 3 2 Changing the RAID Mode 18...

Page 2: ...n This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However...

Page 3: ...e is a risk of light ning or if it will be unused for an ex tended period of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped wi...

Page 4: ...using the LaCie Desktop Manager makes the 4big a secure vault for your data Register your Enterprise Class product at www lacie com within 30 days of its purchase date to take advantage of LaCie Enter...

Page 5: ...Apple OS 10 4 x 10 5 x or 10 6 x eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 and or USB 2 0 Minimum of 600MB recommended Windows XP 32 bit will not recognize logical volumes with capac ity greater than 2TB For de...

Page 6: ...ox Content Your LaCie 4big package contains the system tower and an acces sories box containing the items listed below 1 LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot swappable Enter prise Class hard dri...

Page 7: ...Views of the Drive Front View The blue button on the front of the LaCie 4big serves as a LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut Button See the LaCie Desktop Manager User Manual on the CD R...

Page 8: ...o off power switch 8 Drive tray handle 9 Drive lock 10 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 suffi...

Page 9: ...igh speed serial in put output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a com puter or to each other and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard FireWire 800 offers in...

Page 10: ...urable eS ATA connectors do not have the L shaped design of other SATA connectors In addition the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to prevent the use of unshielded internal cab...

Page 11: ...yption configured If you want to set up encryption install the LaCie Desktop Manager and refer that application s user manual IMPORTANT INFO LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a very high level...

Page 12: ...terface cable USB FireWire or eSATA into the corresponding port on your host computer 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 4big TECHNICAL NOTE If two interfaces are connect...

Page 13: ...ce Do not use a power supply from another LaCie device or another manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Always remove the AC ad...

Page 14: ...parts of the data have been written to all disks RAID Number RAID Mode Capacity Protection Speed 0 RAID 0 100 1 RAID 10 50 2 Concatenation 100 3 RAID 3 75 4 RAID 3 Spare 50 5 RAID 5 75 6 RAID 5 Spare...

Page 15: ...disk in the array until is it full and then to successive disks Fig 09 Concatenation provides no per formance advantage or added measure of data safety It is simply a method of combining more than one...

Page 16: ...ID 3 provides good data safety for environments where long sequential files are being read such as video files Disk failure does not result in a service interruption because data is read from parity b...

Page 17: ...5 Spare one disk in the array is left empty If a drive in the array fails the data from the failed disk is automatically rebuilt to the empty or spare disk Fig 13 Applications RAID 5 combines data saf...

Page 18: ...ID 10 2 Concatenation 3 RAID 3 4 RAID 3 Spare 5 RAID 5 6 RAID 5 Spare 7 N A NOTE Although the number 7 appears in the RAID selector no RAID changes will take effect if 7 is selected 4 Validate the mod...

Page 19: ...AID 10 3 3 5 or 5 mode you can leave it turned on and continue to step 2 2 Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty drive bay When the drive tray is most of the way in and you feel resistance pre...

Page 20: ...P Windows Vista and Windows 7 When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 though volume size is limited to 32GB by the Windows partition utility i e Disk Manager and t...

Page 21: ...ore efficiently With HFS you are no longer limited by block size MS DOS File System FAT 32 This is the Microsoft file system more typically known as FAT 32 This is the file system to use if you are go...

Page 22: ...a 32 and 64 bit versions and Win dows 7 32 and 64 bit versions These operating systems will recog nize volumes greater than 2TB in size but the disks must be converted to the GPT file system before pa...

Page 23: ...t Quick Format Click Next Fig 19 14 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 15 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings Fig 20 and your drive will app...

Page 24: ...st 16 partitions You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area 7 In the Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partiti...

Page 25: ...c question You can also visit the drivers pages where the most recent software updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support se...

Page 26: ...ong blue and short red Three disks are blinking blue while one disk is blinking 3 blue 1 red RAID 10 RAID is rebuilding RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 3 5 Solid red failed disks and solid blue functional disks RA...

Page 27: ...not functional Dimmed LED stays on for 30 minutes Dimming red 5s Off All Temperature critical LaCie recommends that following this event you leave the 4big in standby for at least an hour before rest...

Page 28: ...ty with the 4big Quadra See section 1 1 Minimum System Requirements for more information Make sure the power supply is properly connected see section 2 2 Turn On the 4big that the drive has been turne...

Page 29: ...ter and that you have the following information on hand 5 Contacting Customer Support Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive o...

Page 30: ...ie com fr contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact Japan ELECOM CO LTD Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCi...

Page 31: ...emoval replacement process see section 3 3 Re moving and Installing Drives LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems cau...

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