LaCie 2big USB 3.0
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DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Foreword
User Manual
page 3
Health and Safety
Precautions
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Only qualified persons are autho-
rized to carry out maintenance on
this device.
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Read this User Manual carefully
and follow the correct procedure
when setting up the device.
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Do not open a disk drive or attempt
to disassemble or modify it. Never
insert any metallic object into the
drive to avoid any risk of electrical
shock, fire, short-circuiting or dan-
gerous emissions. The disk drives
shipped with your LaCie 2big USB
3.0 contain no user-serviceable
parts. If it appears to be malfunction-
ing, have it inspected by a qualified
LaCie Technical Support represen-
tative.
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Never expose your device to rain,
or use it near water, or in damp or
wet conditions. Never place objects
containing liquids on the LaCie
2big USB 3.0, as they may spill into
its openings. Doing so increases the
risk of electrical shock, short-circuit-
ing, fire or personal injury.
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Make sure that the computer and
LaCie 2big USB 3.0 are electrically
grounded. If the devices are not
grounded, there is an increased risk
of electrical shock.
General Use
Precautions
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Power requirements 100-240 V~,
1.44 A, 50-60 Hz, (supply voltage
fluctuations not exceeding ± 10%
of the nominal and transient over-
voltages according to over-voltage
category II).
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Do not expose the LaCie 2big USB
3.0 to temperatures outside the
range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to
95° F); or to operational humidity
beyond 5-80%, non-condensing,
or non-operating humidity beyond
10-90%, non-condensing. Doing
so may damage the LaCie 2big
USB 3.0 or disfigure its casing.
Avoid placing your LaCie 2big USB
3.0 near a source of heat or ex-
posing it to sunlight (even through
a window). Inversely, placing your
LaCie 2big USB 3.0 in an environ-
ment that is too cold may damage
the unit.
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Rated cooling for altitudes up to
2000 meters.
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Always unplug the LaCie 2big USB
3.0 from the electrical outlet if there
is a risk of lightning or if it will be
unused for an extended period of
time. Otherwise, there is an in-
creased risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting or fire.
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Use only the power supply shipped
with the device.
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Do not use the LaCie 2big USB 3.0
near other electrical appliances
such as televisions, radios or speak-
ers. Doing so may cause interfer-
ence which will adversely affect the
operation of the other products.
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Do not place the LaCie 2big USB
3.0 near sources of magnetic inter-
ference, such as computer displays,
televisions or speakers.
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Magnetic interference can affect the
operation and stability of your La-
Cie 2big USB 3.0.
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Never use excessive force on your
LaCie 2big USB 3.0. If you detect a
problem, consult the Troubleshoot-
ing section in this manual.
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Protect your LaCie 2big USB 3.0
from excessive exposure to dust
during use or storage. Dust can
build up inside the device, increas-
ing the risk of damage or malfunc-
tion.
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Never use benzene, paint thinners,
detergent or other chemical prod-
ucts to clean the outside of the La-
Cie 2big USB 3.0. Such products
will disfigure and discolor the cas-
ing. Instead, use a soft, dry cloth to
wipe the device.
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Please replace defective hard drives
only with a new drive provided by
LaCie. For drive removal process,
see section
3.3. Removing and In-
stalling Drives
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IMPORTANT INFO:
Any loss, corrup-
tion or destruction of data while using
a LaCie drive or drive system is the sole
responsibility of the user, and under no
circumstances will LaCie be held liable for
the recovery or restoration of this data. To
help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie
highly recommends that you keep
TWO
copies of your data; one copy on your
external hard disk, for instance, and a
second copy either on your internal hard
disk, another external hard disk or some
other form of removable storage media.
If you would like more information on
backup, please refer to our web site.
IMPORTANT INFO:
1TB (Terabyte)
= 1,000GB. 1GB = 1000MB. 1MB =
1,000,000 Bytes. Total accessible ca-
pacity varies depending upon operating
environment (typically up to 10% less per
TB). Capacity and cache memory vary de-
pending upon RAID mode.
