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Page 1: ...ICE USER MANUAL CLICK HERE TO ACCESS UP TO DATE ONLINE VERSION of this document for the most recent content as well as for features such as expandable illustrations easier navigation and search capabi...

Page 2: ...is not described in this manual WHO SHOULD USE THIS GUIDE This user guide assumes that you have a working knowledge of storage application products If you do not have these skills or are not confiden...

Page 3: ...ote server setup Client Types Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X 10 5 x and later through SMB Linux 2 4 through SMB Important info Your LaCie product s performance can be affected by such ext...

Page 4: ...grounding of the enclosure before applying power Provide a suitable power source with electrical overload protection to meet the requirements laid down in the technical specification Never expose you...

Page 5: ...of IEC 60950 1 2nd edition RACK INSTALLATION PRE REQUISITES The 4big Rack Office enclosure is designed for installation into an industry standard 19 inch rack cabinet subject to the following require...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...to four 3 5 inch form factor 3 0 Gb s SATA up to 7200 rpm drives Each individual disk drive is swappable and field replaceable with drive numbers labeled on the casing the cables and the drives themse...

Page 8: ...ower Button and Power LED Used to turn the system on and off see Operation When turned on the 2 button will illuminate to indicate that the product is turned on Ready LED Indicates that the system is...

Page 9: ...nnect a monitor 5 Gigabit Ethernet Port Used to connect the Ethernet cable included with your product See section 6 Setting Up PCIe Card Bracket This panel covers the opening in the chassis that accom...

Page 10: ...device as long as it is formatted in one of the following file systems NTFS FAT32 FAT16 EXFAT MBR and GPT Storage devices with a format not listed here will not be recognized by the 4big No capacity l...

Page 11: ...ch housing two 3 5 inch form factor disk drives The frame has mounting locations for SATA drives The drive frame provides thermal conduction radio frequency and electro magnetic induction protection a...

Page 12: ...hassis Power LED 1 Ready LED 2 H Disk LED 3 BEHAVIOR The following table describes LED behavior LED LED State Indication Power LED On Product is turned on Off Product is turned off Ready LED On Operat...

Page 13: ...tching and provide airflow In addition removable rubber sleeves included to cover the rack connectors when the chassis is not installed in a rack Important Info The LaCie 4big Rack has been designed t...

Page 14: ...s screws to 2 secure the device in place Important Info Please refer to your equipment cabinet s documentation for specific details about device weight and installation instructions Caution Once you...

Page 15: ...le with either 10BaseT 100BaseTX and Gigabit Ethernet Connect the included AC power cord to your LaCie 4big Rack Office and then plug the other end to an AC 1 wall outlet Connect the included Ethernet...

Page 16: ...ER ON Press the power button on the front of the product 1 and wait for the LaCie 4big Rack Office to start up Once the Ready light 2 is on and stays lit the LaCie 4big Rack Office will be ready to us...

Page 17: ...ered outlet and to the product 2 Press the product s on off button 3 The Power LED on the front panel will turn blue when the product s power button is pressed and the disk 4 drives should spin POWERI...

Page 18: ...pacity See Shared Folders for more information For help with other software related tasks please refer to the following technical briefs Technical Brief Description Getting Started An introduction to...

Page 19: ...ll conventional ESD precautions when handling 4big Rack Office modules Avoid contact with backplane components and module connectors etc Whenever replacing a drive never leave an empty bay obtain a re...

Page 20: ...ilable When handling drives make sure that they are placed and stored on a cushioned surface When the 4big is powered on all drive slots must be filled to ensure sufficient cooling Compatible Drives I...

Page 21: ...ower supply and remove the top panel as described above 1 Disconnect the SATA and power cables from the two drives of the drive frame 2 Unscrew the four screws securing the drive frame to the chassis...

Page 22: ...hand remove the three screws securing the 5 drive to the drive frame Turn the drive frame over again then slide the hard drive out from the hard drive frame and slide a new 6 one in Make sure that the...

Page 23: ...Screw in the three screws attaching the drive to the drive frame 7 Screw in the four screws securing the drive frame to the chassis 8 LaCie 23...

Page 24: ...s correspond to the correct disk 9 number from 0 3 The cables and disks are numbered to make this easier Slide the product s top panel back in place and secure it by screwing the three screws at the r...

Page 25: ...help Q Is my power supply unit malfunctioning A Connect a monitor mouse and keyboard and turn your product on If you don t see anything on the monitor that means that the problem may result from the 4...

Page 26: ...d should dramatically reduce the backup time I m receiving a security certificate error in my browser when I access the web admin Q Are you accessing web admin from a computer where Windows Connector...

Page 27: ...Warranty Accessories 2 Year Limited Warranty Personal storage USB flash keys hard drives and optical products speakers hubs 3 Year Limited Warranty Professional storage DAS NAS rackmounted solutions a...

Page 28: ...SET FORTH ABOVE ALL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AS IS AND LACIE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY NONINFRING...

Page 29: ...n or addition to this warranty 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 liable for the...

Page 30: ...ill replace part of the product or all of it depending on our screening process You might receive a reconditioned product in non retail packaging LaCie will cover all freight costs The product s Seria...

Page 31: ...RALIA Phone 02 8063 3711 Email info au lacie com For fast technical support create a support ticket after registering your product at www lacie com au register The Advance Care Option is offered as an...

Page 32: ...articular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to c...

Page 33: ...RADEMARKS Apple Mac Time Machine and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other...

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