LaCie 5big Network
Foreword
User Manual
page 4
Health and Safety
Precautions
✦
Only qualified persons are autho-
rized to carry out maintenance on
this device.
✦
Read this User Manual carefully and
follow the correct procedure when
setting up the device.
✦
Do not open your LaCie 5big Net-
work or attempt to disassemble or
modify it. Never insert any metallic
object into the drive to avoid any risk
of electrical shock, fire, short-circuit-
ing or dangerous emissions. Your La-
Cie 5big Network contains no user-
serviceable parts. If it appears to be
malfunctioning, have it inspected by
a qualified LaCie Technical Support
representative.
✦
Never expose your device to rain, or
use it near water, or in damp or wet
conditions. Never place objects con-
taining liquids on the LaCie 5big Net-
work, as they may spill into its open-
ings. Doing so increases the risk of
electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire
or personal injury.
✦
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).
General Use Precautions
✦
Do not expose your device to tem-
peratures outside the range of 5° C to
35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to opera-
tional humidity beyond 5-80%, non-
condensing, or non-operating humid-
ity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing.
Doing so may damage it or disfigure
its casing. Avoid placing your your de-
vice near a source of heat or exposing
it to sunlight (even through a window).
Inversely, placing your device in an
environment that is too cold or humid
may damage the unit.
✦
Always unplug the device 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 increased risk of electrical
shock, short-circuiting or fire.
✦
Use only the power supply shipped
with the device.
✦
Do not use the device near other
electrical appliances such as televi-
sions or radios. Doing so may cause
interference which will adversely af-
fect the operation of the other prod-
ucts.
✦
Do not place the device near sources
of magnetic interference, such as
computer displays, televisions or
speakers. Magnetic interference can
affect the operation and stability of
your device.
✦
Never use excessive force on your
device. If you detect a problem, see
the Troubleshooting section in this
manual.
IMPORTANT INFO:
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 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 me-
dia. LaCie offers a complete line of CD and
DVD drives. If you would like more informa-
tion on backup, please refer to our website.
IMPORTANT
INFO:
1GB
=
1,000,000,000
bytes.
1TB
=
1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once format-
ted, the actual available storage capacity
varies depending on operating environ-
ment (typically 10-15% less).
