LaCie 12big rack Serial manual

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    LaCie 12big rack serial T able of Contents Quick Install Guide page 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2 1.1. Safety .........................................................................................................................[...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Introduction Quick Install Guide page 2 Introduction 1. European Regulations This equipment complies with European Regulations EN 55022 Class A: Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Information Technology Equipments and EN50082-1: Generic Immunity. USA Federal Communications Commission (F[...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Introduction/Preparation/Unpackaging Quick Install Guide page 3 WARNING: Do not remove covers from the PSU. Danger of electric shock inside. Return the PSU to your supplier for repair. CAUTION: If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired. [...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Mounting the System into the Rack Quick Install Guide page 4 Mounting the System into 4. the R ack Remove the Rack Mounting Rail Kit from the Accessory 1. Box and check for damage.Attach the left and right chassis slides to the enclosure sides using six M3x4 but - ton head screws. Three screws each side see Figure 2 for loca[...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Mounting the System/Installing Modules/Installing the PSU Modules Quick Install Guide page 5 Figure 4: Mounting the System into a Rack Mount the enclosure into the rack as follows 5. (see Figure 4): a. Lift the enclosure and align it with the rack rails. b. Carefully insert the chassis slides into the rack rails and push ful[...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Installing the Dual Fan/Installing the I/O Modules Quick Install Guide page 6 Installing the Dual Fan 7. Cooling Module CAUTION: Handle the module carefully and avoid damaging the connector pins. Do not install if any pins appear to be bent. Check for damage, especially to the rear connector of 1. the module. With the latch [...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Installing the I/O Modules/Connecting Storage Quick Install Guide page 7 Figure 11: Installing the I/O Module (2) Connecting Storage 9. System to Host Figure 12: Basic Configuration Figure 13: Single Host, Single Connection Figure 14: Dual Host, Single Connection Figure 15: Dual Host, Dual Connection IMPORTANT: Refer to rel[...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial Installing Drives/P ower On/I/O Module Quick Install Guide page 8 Installing Drives 10. CAUTION: All drive bays must be fitted with either a drive carrier or dummy carrier module. No bays should be left empty. T he 1 2b i g ra ck se ri al en cl os u re s ys t em s up p or ts S A S an d S AT A drives. However, mixing of driv[...]

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    LaCie 12big rack serial I/O Module Quick Install Guide page 9 Ops Panel LEDs Other Associated LEDs or Alarms State Description Power On (Green) System Fault (Amber) Logical Fault (Amber) 3 Box Identify (Blue) On On On On 12big rack serial Module activity LEDs flash Ops P anel power on test state. On Off any any P ower On. All functions good. On On[...]

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