LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class
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Foreword
User Manual
page 3
Health and Safety
Precautions
✦
Only qualified persons are authorized
to carry out maintenance on this de-
vice.
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Read this User Manual carefully and
follow the correct procedure when set-
ting 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 dangerous emis-
sions. The disk drives shipped with your
LaCie 4big contain no user-serviceable
parts. If it appears to be malfunction-
ing, have it inspected by a qualified
LaCie Technical Support representa-
tive.
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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 4big, as
they may spill into its openings. Doing
so increases the risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting, fire or personal injury.
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Make sure that the computer and LaC-
ie 4big 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 fluc-
tuations 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 4big 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 humidity
beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Do-
ing so may damage the LaCie 4big or
disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your
LaCie 4big near a source of heat or
exposing it to sunlight (even through a
window). Inversely, placing your LaCie
4big in an environment 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 4big from the
electrical outlet if there 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.
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Use only the power supply shipped with
the device.
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Do not use the LaCie 4big near other
electrical appliances such as televi-
sions, radios or speakers. Doing so
may cause interference which will ad-
versely affect the operation of the other
products.
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Do not place the LaCie 4big near
sources of magnetic interference, such
as computer displays, televisions or
speakers.
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Magnetic interference can affect the
operation and stability of your LaCie
4big.
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Never use excessive force on your
LaCie 4big. If you detect a problem,
consult the Troubleshooting section in
this manual.
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Protect your LaCie 4big from excessive
exposure to dust during use or storage.
Dust can build up inside the device,
increasing the risk of damage or mal-
function.
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Never use benzene, paint thinners, de-
tergent or other chemical products to
clean the outside of the LaCie 4big.
Such products will disfigure and discol-
or the casing. 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 La-
Cie. For drive removal process, see
section
3.3. Removing and Installing
Drives
.
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, anoth-
er external hard disk or some other form of
removable storage media. If you would like
more information on backup, please refer to
our website.
IMPORTANT INFO:
1TB (Terabyte)
= 1,000GB. 1GB = 1000MB. 1MB =
1,000,000 Bytes. Total accessible capacity
varies depending upon operating environ-
ment (typically up to 10% less per TB). Ca-
pacity and cache memory vary depending
upon RAID mode.
