LaCie hard disk MAX
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
RAID
User Manual
page 29
5.5. Removing and Installing Drives
In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie hard
disk MAX, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer
Support. If the product is still under warranty, send the Hard Disk
MAX to our technical support (
7. Contacting Customer Support
).
If it is no longer under warranty, you can open up the casing and
install a new drive.
For drive removal and replacement process, please follow the
steps below.
CAUTION:
After continuous use of the LaCie hard disk MAX,
drives may be hot. Use caution when removing.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
LaCie recommends that replacement
drives have the same capacity and be the same model number as
the drive they are replacing.
To Remove a Drive:
1. Identify the failed disks by noting which drive’s LED has
turned red.
2. Turn off and unplug the LaCie hard disk MAX.
3. Open the casing and remove the failed drive (
Fig. 30
).
To Install a Drive:
1. Turn off and unplug the LaCie hard disk MAX.
2. Carefully insert the drive tray into the empty drive bay (
Fig.
31
).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Data are still accessible during a RAID 1
rebuild. The hard disk MAX can be disconnected from the work-
station during the rebuild; only the power must be connected.
This process can take up to 9 hours.
Fig. 30
Fig. 31
